Entertainment
Thompson’s last stand
In 2001, convicted murderer Lisl Auman was 13 months into a life sentence when she wrote a letter to the author of a book that had recently brought her some joy in prison...
‘So, You’re a Poet’
Don’t read into the title, “So, You’re a Poet,” just see it for what it is. There’s no question mark, no other words. It’s...
Souls remembered and forgotton
ON JANUARY 25, 2006, police officials in North London executed orders to repossess a bedsit, essentially an efficiency apartment, for which rent had gone intolerably in arrears. With no reply to knocks, the police broke in the double locked front door and found the ...
An orchestra’s VIP
If you have attended a classical orchestra concert, you’ve seen the concertmaster.
He or she enters after the rest of the orchestra is onstage, to...
‘Game of Thrones’ returns to biggest ratings yet
The second season premiere of HBO’s Game of Thrones delivered series-high ratings Sunday night...
Westerns, whiskey and ‘Little Silver Hearts’
Similar to the rule that says you have to kiss under mistletoe, legend has long had it that if you go to a Lucero...
Final weekend of CMF packs variety
The Colorado Music Festival (CMF) ends the 2016 season this weekend with performances representing a portion of the breadth and variety the festival has...
Just say, “D’oh!”
Remember back in elementary school when you could get an A for effort? The end result of your effort might have earned a C, or even a D, but the dedication and hard work you put in shone through, and your teacher would recognize that with an appreciative — if ...
Spring ‘Voice’ judges shakeup: Usher, Shakira in, Cee-Lo, Christina out
A stunning shift will rock the spinny judge chairs of NBC's The Voice in its upcoming spring season, as two new judges, R&B hipster Usher and Latina hip-shaker Shakira, will take the seats of R&B hipster Cee-Lo Green and white/Latina hip-shaker Christina Aguilera...
When rock is illegal
Land of the free, sure, but every once in a great while, there will be a story in local and national media that details an American artist’s struggle against censorship. If an artist is in fact fined or jailed, the general response of many Americans is pure outrage ...
