The 13 Scariest White Guys in America

The bully is back in American politics. Intimidation, dismissal of majority opinion, denial of scientific facts and aggressive scapegoating these tactics have once again taken center stage. Blatant propaganda feeds fear and distrust, and the powerful and the privileged wallow in the spoils.

• by AlterNet and Don Hazen

Public Radio Fixture Off the Air

This week, KRCC station manager Mario Valdes adamantly insisted that Davis had resigned. Valdes declined to discuss the issues surrounding Davis departure, including whether other employees had complained about Davis attitude. "Perhaps, perhaps not," Valdes said. "You know I cant talk about personnel issues to you."

• by Cara DeGette

Espinoza's Death a Mystery

El Paso County Sheriffs detectives are stumped over the discovery of a local gay man whose naked body was found late last month in the county landfill.

• by Cara DeGette

Bush Vs. Smart Sex

George Bushs election highlighted three problems in the system: first, that state legislators consult "We the People" only as a courtesy while five Supreme Court justices can install a president; second, that a candidate can actually win by losing Gore won the popular vote by half a million after the Votomatics were liberated of their gremlins; third, the Electoral College. In Colorado, George W. won all eight electoral votes by the rule of "winner take all" when only 50 percent (of those who did vote) voted his way.

• by Richard Hiatt

Junior Brown blows life into WestFest

Junior Brown blow life into WestFest full review of last weekend's performance.

• by Kristen Sherwood

A weekly photographic feature

A weekly photographic feature

IQ: Scared Straight

Every week, the Independent takes to the streets, in search of your opinion on the latest, breaking news.

BR549 kickin at WestFest

BR549 kickin at WestFest, a full review of last weekend's performance.

• by Kristen Sherwood

Food of the Gods

People who don't stay at home to raise their children will never know how hectic it is in the kitchen. Because I do, I snuck out of the house one Saturday morning to have breakfast all by myself at Ambrosia Café. No one wanted bites of my toast, no one threw themselves sobbing into my lap, and, on top of that, the food was delicious.

• by MB Partlow

Eat your borscht

Being a restaurant that specializes primarily in Polish food in a small town whose economy is driven by tourists, mainly from Texas and its surrounding states, must be difficult. So I imagine that the tourists are one of the main contributing factors to the ongoing menu changes over the years at Manitou's European Coffee and Deli, beginning with the name.

• by Suzanne Becker

Playing Around: Tempa and the Tantrums

Tempa throws a Tantrum at the Pikes Peak Blues Fest this weekend at the Air Force Academy.

Dumb Blonde Joke

Based on all the media-hewn backslapping over Reese Witherspoon's first shot at a leading lady role, you'd think Legally Blonde was a modern Billy Wilder comedy with the latest rendition of Marilyn Monroe in front of the camera. Instead, this weak and predictable comedy by debut feature director Robert Luketic is a poorly lit attempt at dredging humor from a sterile and flat script.

• by Andrea Lucard

Justice for Janitors

Bread and Roses isn't just a movie. Its a political tract. Its a heated and often persuasive argument for the unionization of janitors in Los Angeles delivered via a story of illegal immigrant workers fighting for their rights to a decent wage.

• by Patton Dodd

Abstract Angle of Repose

During the running of the Exquisite Corpse show at the Pikes Peak Community College Downtown Studio this spring, several observers expressed a desire to see the work of Colorado Springs artist Lisa Chicoyne set off in a space of its own. Chicoyne's current exhibition at the Edge Gallery in Denver does just that. Although the current installation is different than her contribution to Exquisite Corpse, it is unmistakably the next step in Chicoyne's development as an artist.

• by Dave Rootes

Ends Don't Justify Means

We have come to expect a certain magical air from our Shakespeare comedies: Whether set in an Elizabethan forest or transplanted to a modern era, we want our fix of twinkles like a drug. In the UCCS TheatreWorks production of one of Shakespeare's stranger comedies, All's Well that Ends Well, director Murray Ross is intent on thwarting our expectations..

• by Paul Wilson

Power Struggle

The Power Plays, written collaboratively by Elaine May and Alan Arkin, were originally written as three one-acts. The first two are currently being performed at the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts in Palmer Lake. Two plays. Two characters each. Two struggles for power. Too much struggling.

• by Paul Wilson

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Seven Days

What's happenin' this week in the big city -- highlights from our listings.

• by Kristen Sherwood