Tag: feb 11 2016 issue
LBJ and MLK post-JFK in ‘All the Way’
Boulder boasts some outstanding theater. Led by stalwarts like the Boulder Ensemble Theater Company (BETC) and BDT Stage, the Boulder theater scene is both...
Just call it May
Skiing and climbing three of the most challenging mountains in the world while often withstanding temperatures below minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit, sky-tickling altitudes and...
Environmental transformation or a future of Katrinas
Naomi Klein says we had an opportunity for big changes in 2008 after the financial crisis hit and Barack Obama was elected president. She...
2016 could be the year for industrial hemp
In 2015 U.S. consumers bought over $500 million in hemp products, buying everything from food, cosmetics, fabrics and paper to construction material, insulation and...
The forest is crying
"One does not sell the earth upon which the people walk.”
The quote is attributed to Crazy Horse in the late 19th century, as he...
The real stink in Flint, Michigan’s water scandal
The governor and his agency heads who caused the sudden appearance of lead and other toxics in the water that the families of Flint...
Methane leaks are far more common than previously thought; Studies show...
Methane leaks are far more common than
previously thought
The massive methane gas leak at a storage facility near Los Angeles has raised public health concerns...
Hurts so good
In the lead up to its release, I can only imagine how many times director Lenny Abrahamson had to clarify, “No, you’re thinking of...
Astrology: Feb. 11, 2016
ARIES
March 21-April 19:
“Love is a fire,” declared Aries actress Joan Crawford. “But whether it’s going to warm your hearth or burn down your house,...
A baker’s life
By the dawn’s early light Jennifer Bush has already been at work awhile. Scratch-made muffins, quiche, cupcakes, fruit galettes and seriously caramelized dark chocolate...
Easy goes it
One of the best things about food is that you can be astonished by simplicity. By virtue of using fresh ingredients and letting food...
How wine idealizes reality
Sixteen years ago, Stephen Tanzer, one of the world’s leading wine critics, described the cabernet sauvignon from Ridge’s 1991 harvest in Monte Bello Vineyard...