Sunday, May 19, 2013
- Issue Archive for
- Aug 9-15, 2001
- Vol. 9, No. 32
- Guilty Pleasures
News
Guilty Pleasures
Its the little things in life that accumulate and give us pleasure the slant of light following an afternoon thunderstorm, a walk in the woods. But that's not what we're talking about here. In this issue, we own up to our embarrassing guilty pleasures, our weaknesses, the true selves beneath our politically correct exteriors. We offer our guilty pleasures to you in hopes that you'll take a short moment to celebrate your own.
Stillborn in Prison
Inmate Pamela Clifton has filed a civil suit against four prison workers in U.S. District Court alleging that negligence and lack of training on the part of prison personnel is to blame for her baby's stillbirth.
Affordable Housing Plan Draws Criticism
A Hillside neighborhood plan to expand an affordable housing project is evolving into a textbook example of the increasingly frequent conflict in Colorado Springs between community needs and neighborhood preservation, between compassion for the needy and and inevitable NIMBY battle cry.
Columns
Will Bush Ever Say "Better Safe Than Sorry"?
I have been wondering about the difference between the logic of a parent and the logic of a president.
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Public Eye
Mike McKee makes an appearance at PrideFest; the world-class city of Colorado Springs plays small-town politics; and peace activists seek to arrest the commander of Peterson Air Force Base.
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Outsider
For a politician, growing a beard is like farting in church; it's a way of telling the voters that you do what you please, and to hell with em.
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Letters
Readers of the Independent talk back to the editor
A weekly photographic feature
A weekly photographic feature
IQ: Secret gardens
We all have our what-if daydreams, harmless indulgences and private rituals to get us through the daily grind.
Food & Drink
The Balcony Challenge
The ups and downs of dining al fresco at the Fine Arts Center
Music
Who's Yo' Mama?
Manitou Springs own funk supergroup set off to the hinterland of California in search of fame and fortune, and now, theyre on their way home. Thats right, mamaSutra is coming back for a rowdy gig at the Ritz.
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Playlist
Reviews of the latest from Chip Taylor, Built to Spill, and some of L.A. finest young, unsigned bands.
Playing Around: Insolence
San Jose band Insolence has taken away from its angry roots what is quickly becoming a stagnant white boy rap genre and lightened it up a bit with dancehall rhythms, dub grooves and more melody between pummeling guitar attacks.
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Playing Around Listings
Where to find live music in the Colorado Springs area.
Film
Victorian Vixen
In Original Sin, in which Antonio Banderas and Angelina Jolie grapple, entwine, thrust and salivate their way across Cuba, circa 1880, no bodices are actually ripped, but there's plenty of unrestrained passion guiding the plot toward its devilish conclusion.
A Truckload of Sugar
Walt Disney Pictures shamelessly markets and exalts itself as the kingpin purveyor of G-rated entertainment with this truckload of sugary platitudes starring Julie Andrews, Hector Elizondo and adorable teen star Anne Hathaway. A review of The Princess Diaries
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Movie Picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films showing on Colorado Springs area screens.
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Opening This Week
Opening this week on screens in the Colorado Springs area.
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Movie Times
What's playing, where, and when, on the silver screen in Colorado Springs.
Visual Arts
Falling in Sin Again
At its best, acerbic wit suffuses the latest project by exTalking Head David Byrne. At its worst, the prose is inconsistent; incessant sarcasm preaches to the choir of NPR-listeners and stoned undergrads who already get Byrnes joke.
Books
Slices of Life
Three new short-story collections offer hope, convincing detail and a bit of unchecked despair.
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.
