Saturday, May 18, 2013
News
Dobson 2.0
The Dobson dynasty reboots with Colorado Springs' latest conservative Christian ministry.
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Long story short
Ryan Dobson thinks of himself as a music guy. In fact, that was half the reason he agreed to sit down with me for an interview after blowing off requests from other media in town.
A place of their own
The Indy contacted the 25-plus organizations known to offer shelter to the homeless. We asked how many total beds they had, how many were usually available, and who was allowed to use them.
Picture of health
The take-home lesson, repeated frequently during an hour-long conversation with the Independent, boils down basically to this: Provide universal health care, and the rest will follow.
Sharing the wealth (and pain)
If other communities pay to piggy-back onto the pipeline, say some city officials, everybody wins.
Canadian invasion
While the "Woe Canada" headlines have poured in, and Europeans have groused about their failures, the Americans have stayed on track.
Noted: Medical marijuana avoids further regulation
Also: Memorial loses millions in mistakes, plans for Woodland Park Bible college grow, CSU weapons ban passes and more.
Columns
Denver 2022? Not so fast
"We are not going to pursue another bid unless, or until, we know that the IOC wants us to. It's too expensive, and we're simply not going to ask a city to spend millions unless we know we have a good chance."
Digest this
Today we'll discuss a delicate and personal medical procedure I endured a few days ago, a potentially life-saving exam that began with a highly skilled medical person blowing large amounts of air into my buttocks region.
Our Corporate Greedhead title up for grabs
America's sports writers had all but ceded the coveted "Corporate Greedhead Trophy" to the Wall Street Barons this year but — holy cow — here come the Health Care Insurance Giants!
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Letters
Points on a Woodland Park pool, ideas on dealing with used tires, anger with Native American mascot column, thoughts on the Supreme Court and more.
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
IQ: Mansion on the hill
Time was when Focus on the Family wielded enormous sway in national politics — and commanded attention locally. With founder James Dobson departing, the scope of its relevance today seems up for debate.
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Advice goddess
Should you bring a child into the world with a raging psycho who can occasionally be nice? Um ... well ... sure ... assuming you've already struck out with all the crack-addicted prostitutes.
Food & Drink
Shake, rattle and rolls
If you're looking for bamboo, or Japanese music videos, or warmed wet washcloths delivered via tong, you'll be completely out of luck at Sushi Ring.
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Side dish
New burger joint in Pueblo, new café on the west side, Yummy closes with another Korean restaurant to follow and more.
Music
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Reverb
In addition to quitting his day job, Jeremy Facknitz has replaced his traditional "bricks-and-mortar" residence with a new tour vehicle, and plans on "being a homeless, drifting moocher of friends for the next year or so."
Orchestral maneuvers
While institutions once considered too big to fail suddenly find themselves in freefall, the Colorado Springs Philharmonic is well acquainted with the skills of survival.
No headphones allowed
The current Los Lonely Boys album, Forgiven, may not have been a full-blown concert performance, but it's close enough for rock 'n roll.
Extremely well hung
It's all part of Fanfarlo's retro-themed vision, which includes old-timey instruments and lyrical topics about noted exorcists and eccentric UFO enthusiasts.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
"I know the history of rock bands and most of the time when you lose an original member, a big part of the band doesn't come back."
Playing around
Who's playing where, and when, at area venues for the next week.
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Big Gigs
Upcoming concerts here and around the region.
Film
From Russia with love
A charming and energetic film about the last months of Leo Tolstoy.
Crime and punishment
Does anyone really want to see Tracy Morgan shooting at or seriously beating the hell out of someone?
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Opening this week
Cop Out, The Crazies, The Last Station and more.
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Cinefiles
Bronson, The Box, Law Abiding Citizen and more.
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
Stage
Magic happens
Mozart's celebrated opera comes to the Pikes Peak Center with some new ideas while keeping true to the composer's masterpiece.
Calendar
Special Section
Boutique shopping day
Without sounding too whiny, or stating the obvious, I can't wait for the warmer weather. The main reason being that summer clothes are much more fun than winter garments. Short sleeves, short skirts, light fabrics; everything my heavy wool coat must protect when I can't stand...
Yes, we knew he was conservative...
U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has always taken pride in his conservative credentials, but you can imagine him positively beaming at this news: The National Journal puts our local representative in a six-way tie for having the most conservative voting record in the House.
Girls dominate CRA culinary competition
Each team was allowed to bring three of its own ingredients (we opted for vanilla beans, demiglace and a killer gorgonzola dolce), and otherwise had to use items provided out of a communal pantry. No mechanical gadgets other than portable burners were allowed — so it was mostly a show of knife skills.
Rubbish anniversary this weekend
The Springs' well-loved back-door Rubbish Gallery will celebrate its fourth birthday this Saturday. The gallery will have music starting at 8 and art work by artists who participated in Rubbish's first show in February 2006...
More fun with fossils
After thrilling to yesterday’s "Nothing interesting was harmed in the making of this video" post, in which Bryce Crawford unearthed the previously undiscovered Florissant Fossil Beds’ web cam (“Imagine a world where every flag movement is documented ... “), I quickly joined the rest of you in making it my new home page. In the process, I was also delighted to discover that you can now follow Florissant Fossil Beds on Twitter! Here’s just a small sample of the action and excitement that you too can witness
Met announces 2010-2011 Live in HD Season
In a previous blog post, I raptured on about the Metropolitan Opera’s Carmen, which was pretty much universally acclaimed as the highlight — at least so far — of this season’s HD simulcast series. This week, the Met unveiled its 2010-2011 Live in HD season.
