Tag: sep 03 2020 issue
The missing link
Marijuana is suspended in a strange legal and cultural limbo, somewhere between recreational drug, illegal Schedule I substance and legitimate herbal medicine. It’s a...
Make Colorado grizzly again
After almost a decade of federally funded bounty programs, grizzly bears were officially declared “extirpated” in Colorado in 1951. So when Ed Wiseman was...
Oil and gas permitting in national forests may get easier
On Tuesday Sept. 1, the Trump administration published a proposed rule-making that could open up the 193 million acres of National Forest Service lands...
Home viewing: Beau travail
Released at the tail end of the last century, Beau travail was filmmaker Claire Denis’ fifth film: the one that launched her onto the...
A foggy reflection
In 1998, Walt Disney Feature Animation released its 36th film, its first and only retelling of a Chinese legend: Mulan, the story of a...
Mixed packs from Oskar Blues and Bootstrap
Oskar Blues Brewery and Bootstrap Brewing Company have been keeping Longmont hoppy for some time now, but with a new mixed-pack apiece, beer drinkers...
Domestic violence on the rise
Domestic violence has increased around Boulder County, according to data collected by the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office. The local data aligns with state...
Drink this: Vision Quest Brewery’s Hole in Yer Pants Porter
The temperature has dropped, and even a few trees have started to turn. Soon Märzens, pumpkin beers and stouts will load tap lists and...
Chasms and bridges
The skies were a sickly slate gray a couple of weeks ago when we caught up with Gasoline Lollipops’ singer/songwriter Clay Rose. Not so...
Fantasy figures
Dear Dan: I’ve been married for 30 years to the same man. I have dealt with his tantrums, his screaming, and his fits. He’s...
Heavy Rotation
NEW TRACKS TO HEAR
“Blossom,” Britney Jane
“How come I gotta forgive and forget / Walking ‘round like you ain’t done no silly shit?” Britney Jane...