Thursday, May 23, 2013
News
What now?
"The only thing that's left is public safety; everything else has been fairly decimated. I guess Douglas Bruce will get his wish. He wanted to destroy Colorado Springs. I think this is a great step forward."
i know why the @cagedbird tweets
Twitter has been the target of much ridicule, as well as the dismissals and doomsday predictions that typically arise in the aftermath of hype and popularity. But the numbers speak for themselves.
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Long story short
The need to actually try Twitter before forming strident opinions about it is about as important as the need to actually understand issues before casting a vote. That is to say, not at all.
Off target
Taking an artist's word in good faith seems to be enough for some players in the arts sector.
Dues ex machina
Amid this economic downturn, the chamber has persuaded 69 businesses and agencies to contribute nearly $1 million, beyond regular membership dues, to keep the organization afloat.
Walk on the child's side
The county has received more than 9,200 child abuse and neglect reports through October this year, exceeding Denver County, the next-busiest, by close to 2,000 reports.
Noted: 2010 election shaping up
Also: Snyder becomes Manitou mayor, Weinstein responds to Klingenchmitt, Women's Community Leadership Initiative seeking locals and more.
Columns
Let's all move forward
Something has gone terribly wrong over the past year. The people's trust in City Council, already eroded, has totally evaporated. Vanished.
Looking into the future
The latest tax proposal defeat was greeted with cheers by the anti-government group People Against Anything You Can Think Of.
The state of the Independent, 2009
The Independent depends on its readers, advertisers and employees for its success. One of the best measures of that success is when we can help worthwhile people and organizations.
IQ: Tweet 'n low
Millions of Twitter users a day attempt to elevate the social-media outlet out of the realm of the trivial, in 140 characters or fewer.
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
Good USOC news, finally
You'd expect another dose of disappointment in the Olympic Committee's first steps toward finding a new CEO to take charge in 2010. Instead, there's a glimmer of fresh hope.
The art of Wall Street
Poor Wall Street — several of the biggest banks have discovered that they have a new problem. Believe it or not, their problem is art.
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Advice Goddess
Chances are, she's a 37-year-old woman with a teen-girl orientation toward relationships: "I'm pretty, so guys should like me."
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Letters
Budget priorities, City Council, death panels, McInnis misleading and more.
Food & Drink
Ain't dainty
I'd never have dreamed of finding one of the best burgers I've ever had at a tea house.
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Side dish
Lanna Thai, Trinity's slow food movement, Violet Beauregarde at the Holiday Chocolate Festival and more.
Music
Killing us softly
Lou Reed says Sally can't dance, a Canadian punk band named itself I Hate Sally, and now San Francisco's Blame Sally is carrying on the tradition.
Barnstorming
The band decided to skip the usual trip to a conventional studio and instead recorded their new album in the Woodstock, N.Y. barn owned by Helm.
Going rogue
Eddie Argos is pretty much the last person you'd look to for sincerity. But the mastermind behind England's most archly melodic power-punk band insists we've got him all wrong.
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Playing Around Listings
Who's playing where, and when, at area venues for the next week.
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Reverb
Yes, for a mere $2.8 mil, the historic landmark-church-turned-infamous-booty-club can be yours, all yours!
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Big gigs
Upcoming concerts here and around the region.
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Sound Advice
Alec Ounsworth, Robert Earl Keen, Caroline Herring
Chuck Prophet
"...prior to that I'd been on British labels and North America became this thing that I figured would just go away if I ignored it long enough."
Film
True lies
A movie that's unwilling to do much more than grin and wink at you.
Candid camera
Hudson says that as a Colorado College women's studies major, attending the Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival pushed her toward a life of making documentaries.
Off the rack
There's an anesthetized feel to this sedate biopic that suggests problems in its focus. Maybe the more interesting part of her life was after Coco became the fashion icon.
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Opening this week
The Box, Coco Before Chanel, Endgame, More Than a Game and more.
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
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Cinefiles
Stan Helsing, Nothing Like the Holidays, Hanna D: The Girl from Vondel Park
Visual Arts
Stealing beauty
Local photographer Paul deBerjeois' alias, Color Bandit, is in reality less menacing and more practical than it sounds.
Stage
Funny on the fly
"Sometimes we look at each other right before the show, when we're about to walk onstage before a thousand people and all we have is a little piece of paper with a list of games."
Calendar
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Get involved
Silver Key Volunteer Assistance, Care and Share Benefit Reading, "Same Sex Marriage: A Civil Debate"
