Sunday, May 19, 2013
- Issue Archive for
- Apr 26 - May 2, 2001
- Vol. 9, No. 17
- A Dose of Reality
News
Their Sacred Duty
As I began to cast round for a story that would illustrate the effects of unbridled capitalism in my most recent novel, the pharmaceutical industry offered me the most eloquent example. Big Pharma, as it is known, offered everything: the hopes and dreams we have of it; its vast, partly realized potential for good; and its pitch-dark underside, sustained by huge wealth, pathological secrecy, corruption and greed.
Digging for Moral Truth
Some in literary circles wondered what John le Carr would do now that the cold war has ended. Ever attuned to the public pulse, Le Carr has chosen to face off against the huge international pharmaceutical conglomerates.
The Money Pit
A disabled Divide couple may lose their home after a series of real estate mishaps.
Columns
Nationalizing the West Again
Shortly after her nomination, Interior Secretary Gale Norton complained that Washington-based policy makers often have no real understanding of the West. But in fact she, along with Dick Cheney, is taking the lead in devising and imposing a whole new layer of national policy on the West. This time it's national energy policy.
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Public Eye
A few reflections on the recent election and local politics
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Outsider
During a break in Sunday's Symphony concert, George Vradenburg III came to the podium to announce that his parents entire estate would be used to create a foundation to benefit the arts in Colorado Springs. It was a gift of extraordinary generosity, amounting to several million dollars, and a welcome piece of good news for the local arts community.
IQ: Through the nose
Wonder why you're experiencing such bug-eyed sticker shock at the pickup counter at your local pharmacy?
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Insight
A weekly photographic feature
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Letters
Readers of the Independent talk back to the editor
Food & Drink
Filling and Fulfilling
If you are ready to do your part to help fight hunger in the Pikes Peak region, the first thing you need is a large appetite and a forgiving waistband. I highly recommend elastic if at all possible.
Coffee Talk
The world of coffee is no longer a simple one.
Music
Rock of Ages
Kenny Wayne Shepherd, B. B. Kings heir apparent, brings his hard-charging blues-rock back to the Springs.
Mountain Boogie
New releases from Colorado's finest
Playing Around: Subject to Change
Subject to Change, a hip-hop conference and benefit, is a three-day dialogue on the social, political and cultural effects of hip-hop, examined through independent films, dance, forums, lectures and, of course, live music.
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Playing Around Listings
Where to find live music in the Colorado Springs area.
Film
Meow!
Ultimately, Josie and the Pussycats is more interesting than it might have been, while still falling far short of the mark.
Character Abandonment
After a rip-roaring opening car chase scene that promises much more action and wit than the movie delivers, Along Came a Spider favors surprisingly futile plot twists over character and story development.
Opening this Week
Films opening this week in the Colorado Springs area
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Movie Picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films showing on Colorado Springs area screens.
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Movie Times
What's playing, where, and when, on the silver screen in Colorado Springs.
Visual Arts
The Tip of the Iceberg
The Business of Art Centers Symbolism exhibit provides fertile ground for the inquisitive viewer.
Stage
Theater Reviews
Reviews of The Bauhaus Follies at UCCS and The Woodland Players Barefoot in the Park
R.I.P.
Reflections on the untimely demise of Colorado Actors Theater
Calendar
Event Listings
If there's something going on, we've got it listed here.
Seven Days
What's happenin' this week in the big city -- highlights from our listings.
