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My life as a ditch
I am a ditch. I live in the ground. When the water flows
through me it washes along my sides with a familiar
tingling that I...
Pop culture critic Chuck Klosterman: Losing his religion
To write music criticism takes a certain level of self-assurance. That’s pretty obvious: You have to think pretty highly of your own opinion to be motivated to tell others why they should feel that way, too...
Nutcrackers, a complete ‘Messiah,’ and everything classical for the holidays
Trying to get to all of the holiday musical events in Boulder will turn you into a real-world equivalent of Lewis Carroll’s White Rabbit:...
The problem with pulling your punches
When Wonder Woman sailed into theaters this summer, coolly breaking superhero box office record after box office record, it was no surprise that curious...
Hustling in the high country
Jamgrass is often associated with the state of Colorado, which has given birth to many of the genre’s well-acclaimed groups, including Leftover Salmon, the...
The sweetness of Millie
In the first song of Cabaret, Emcee welcomes the audience to the Kit Kat club singing, “Leave your troubles outside. So life is disappointing?...
The Catamounts centers Black folklore in ‘One Way-Back Day’
Before she wrote One Way-Back Day—the most recent production by Boulder’s Catamounts theater troupe—Tresha Farris was questioning her writing ability.
“I had a bad interaction...
Words of comfort
John Hendrickson lives in New York City, but the Front Range is where his life first began to take shape. Currently a senior editor...
Good times for My Chemical Romance
In a way, the huge achievement that was The Black Parade CD and tour almost caused the guys in My Chemical Romance to forget who they are as a band...
The art in everyday
At first, you might not notice Jorge Pardo’s artwork in the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver’s latest exhibit Saber Acomodar: Art and Workshops of...
Illuminating content
Dear incoming film students, take a moment to learn from those who came before you, and please heed Derek Cianfrance’s advice: “Be where you...
The natural arc of rebellion
What an age! Everyone is dying, everything is dying, and the earth is dying also, eaten up by the sun and the wind. I...
