Tag: mar 14 2019 issue
The sins of the grandfather
Dear Dan: My grandfather was a pillar of the community and beloved by his family. He was also sexually abusive. He died when I...
Not a question of where, but why
Watching movies in 2019 is no longer a question of where, but why.
It could be everywhere: Multiplexes, art house theater, film societies, living rooms,...
The last names on the wall
As I wind my way north on the narrow two-lane road, I realize Wyoming can’t be far off. I squint over the steering wheel...
Letters: 3/14/19
Stop pretending that France’s gas tax was a carbon tax
French President Emmanuel Macron buckled under a yellow-vested hurricane of opposition after his well-intentioned attempt...
The race question
The U.S. Supreme Court last month agreed to expedited consideration of a case challenging the constitutionality of adding a citizenship question — Are you...
My brightest dancer
When Shara Nova laughs, it’s like a break in storm clouds. You can feel warm sunlight flooding over everything in the general vicinity, vanquishing...
Court program seeks to reduce active warrants in one fell swoop
The legislative season at the State House is in full swing and buried amid controversial bills that would repeal the death penalty, further regulate...
Blurring the lines
The Lafayette Electronic Arts Festival (LEAF) is a place for hackers. Not hackers like Gary McKinnon or Albert Gonzalez, but hackers like Brian Eno,...
NFL considers change to cannabis policy
The National Football League (NFL) is finally ready to chill, at least when it comes to cannabis. According to a report from NBC Sports...
With little drama, New Mexico moves toward legal marijuana
Ever since Colorado voters legalized recreational marijuana in 2012, the state has been a little like West Berlin during the Cold War — an...
Robot farmers — bull, bull, bull, bull!
How’re you gonna keep ’em down on the farm after they’ve seen... Angus?
Not “Angus,” the breed of cattle, but Angus, the 1,000-pound “farmer...
Musically appealing, educationally valuable
The University of Colorado Eklund Opera Program is doing something it has never done before: performing a full opera in Russian, with English surtitles.
The...
