Friday, May 24, 2013
- Issue Archive for
- Nov 28 - Dec 4, 2002
- Vol. 10, No. 48
- The Little School That Could
News
The Little School That Could
Sandy Hollands seventh graders lead the way as Ivywild reinvents itself
Answers Sought on "Spy Files"
Council asks for briefing on police intelligence-gathering
Deal Reached to Save Red Rock Canyon
Plan could depend on extension of open-space tax
"Groundswell" Against Commissioners
Courthouse, jail projects might spark recall
Columns
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Livelong Days
What's happenin' this week in the big city highlights from our listings
Rapturous Rupture
CC's Coburn Gallery features contemporary gay, lesbian and bisexual artists from Mexico
Media Time Capsule
Looking Backward at 2002
Focus on the Positive
Face to Faceunmasks the experiences of those with HIV
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Letters
Readers of the Independent talk back to the editor
IQ: Apples and rulers
Were you the one eating paste in the beanbag chair at story time? And how about the day you got caught?
Real-Life Lessons
Teen Court lets minor defendants major in accountability
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Domestic Bliss
No matter how dark our days
Food & Drink
Mama Mia!
The pies of five pizza parlors are put to the taste test
Music
Playing Around: The Mitguards
The Mitguards simple, hard-knock lyrics are held aloft by simple but catchy rock beats, heartfelt sincerity and great musicianship
Film
Melodrama Not Dead!
By now you've heard that Far from Heaven is Todd Haynes' homage to Douglas Sirk's 1950s melodramas.
Pomp and Little Circumstance
It's difficult to understand why a studio optioned Ethan Canin's quiet novella The Palace Thief as a major motion picture, except for the long legacy of boarding school dramas that have been career boosters for screen actors -- think Maggie Smith in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Peter O'Toole in Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society.
Flame-thrower Love
Giant hovercrafts, politically topical locations and an Aston Martin that becomes invisible make up a few key ingredients in the meticulously constructed 20th installment to the longest-running film franchise ever.
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Movie Picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films showing on Colorado Springs area screens.
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Opening This Week
What's new on Colorado Springsarea screens
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Movie Times
What's playing, where, and when, on the silver screen in Colorado Springs.
Books
Give Me Stuff or Give Me Death
New work dismisses the dark underbelly of consumer society
