Tuesday, May 21, 2013
News
Charting the meltdown
"I don't think we have a problem of economics and technology in responding to climate change. We have a problem of perception, because not enough people get the reality of what is happening."
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Long story short
James Balog Photography may be a worldwide enterprise, but there's nothing pretentious about the company's tiny office in Boulder.
Who shot down the sheriff?
Let's be honest: When all factors are considered, El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa announcing that he won't seek a third term just doesn't add up.
Gunning for the job
Evans, unknown in most political circles until last week, is a 42-year-old wonder boy, according to his performance evaluations while a deputy, sergeant and lieutenant with the El Paso County sheriff's office.
Growing trust
Conservative ideology would have us believe that regulation is the enemy of business. And yet, Colorado's hottest new industry is practically begging the government to lay down the law.
Utilities unveils plan for Pikes Peak access
The plan, released this week after two-plus years of meetings, would open some areas that have been closed to the public for a century.
Off-roader blasts Lamborn
Many people in the 5th Congressional District might be happy with the job Rep. Doug Lamborn is doing. Dan Wagman isn't one of them.
Noted: Indy Give! surpasses goals
Also: Broadmoor CEO Steve Bartolin starts committee, Culbreth-Graft loses California house, update on Baca drilling and more.
Columns
Time for a new Haiti
The international community and the people and government of Haiti need to develop and implement a 10-year master plan.
Clark ponders her path
Sallie Clark doesn't usually have this much time to talk. But when we finally connect by phone, Clark has an hour to burn, since she's waiting for a flight back to Colorado. And if you want to talk about politics and what lies ahead, Clark relishes that.
Solving the mascot crisis
If there's one thing we don't need, it's having our kids admire and respect the proud, brave legacy of the first Americans. I mean, who needs Sitting Bull and Geronimo when we have Mark McGwire and Tiger Woods?
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Letters
Thoughts on lottery funds, disappointment in Lamborn, patience for Obama, addressing the Evangelism dictionary and more.
Flatt's perfect timing
As Rachael Flatt stepped onto the Spokane Arena ice last Saturday night at the end of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, it's safe to say the door was not wide open for the unassuming 17-year-old from Colorado Springs.
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
New towers are clear as Chinese glass
A new tower is rising from the ashes of 9/11 — a soaring steel and glass monument to the American spirit, a powerful symbol of our national resiliency! Well — except for the glass.
IQ: Up the down staircase
We've had a spate of high-profile headlines recently. Do they suggest we're crashing down faster than ever?
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Advice goddess
I guess you're asking me to post a personals ad for you: "Enjoyed long walks on the beach; now enjoying short walks between electrified fences."
Food & Drink
Pork to posh
Piazza Wine Bar and Pizzeria aims to serve "fresh, fresh, fresh" ingredients, good food and a warm, neighborhood atmosphere. And it's succeeding.
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Side dish
Second Oscar's to open, local market in the works, restaurant closings and more.
Music
Tangled up in blues
Were he not so talented and accomplished in his own right, it would be easy to dismiss Hammond as the music world's version of Woody Allen's Leonard Zelig. After all, it was Hammond who introduced the Band to Bob Dylan and had Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton sit in with him — at the same time.
Lips don't lie
The Canadian metallurgists' Steve "Lips" Kudlow talks about the documentary, "metal jazz," and recapturing fame.
The Grammy goes to ...
Sure, it's easy to malign the Grammys for celebrating artists better known for commercial clout than artistic merit. After all, Grammy awards and chart success tend to go hand-in-hand.
Ingle in Emoland
"I'd never heard music like that before — I'd only heard Outkast and rap groups at school ... I started playing guitar and figuring things out. And I felt like I'd finally found something I liked, something I could stay with."
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Reverb
Appearing in Colorado Springs at Modbo; citing inspiration from the folky ilk of Joni Mitchell and John Denver, Lindsay Weidmann pens lyrics with a geek/chic blend of honesty, humor and romantic longing, focusing on her "love affair with life's simple pleasures."
Flashbulb Fires
"We were Fiancé for two years, and then we decided to change it to the Atlantic. But then a band from Virginia wrote us and said they'd trademarked the name. We said we'd play a battle of the bands for the name, but they didn't want to."
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Sound advice
Ringo Starr, Lady Antebellum, Patty Griffin
Playing around
Who's playing where, and when, at area venues for the next week.
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Big gigs
Upcoming concerts here and around the region.
Film
The big sleazy
Even if you're a film buff who loathes remakes, the announcement of the filming of Bad Lieutenant had to be easier to take. You only needed to consider the filmmakers involved to be certain that this version would be very different.
Shot in the dark
What's weird about Darkness is that it's surprisingly underpowered, a plodding police procedural that thinks holding back on "action" makes it "serious" even in the absence of anything substantial to take its place.
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Cinefiles
Kingdom of the Spiders: Special Edition, Pandorum, Act of God, Inalienable
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Opening this week
The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call — New Orleans, Edge of Darkness, When in Rome and more.
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
Visual Arts
Story of my life
Shortly before Henry Darger died, his landlord discovered the reclusive Chicago custodian's life works piled inside his rented room. Those works included more than 30,000 pages of manuscripts.
Stage
Thirteen angry men
Why didn't I get a part?
Calendar
Special Section
Kimball's Peak ... Four?
Though the Indy previously reported that unused upstairs office space would become an expanded wine bar, GM Matt Stevens confirmed today that Kimball's Peak Three Theater is tentatively looking at turning the space into a small fourth theater, similar to the added third screen.
Music Monday: Yeti Lane
French rock that doesn't suck — is that even possible? Yeti Lane is the remaining three quarters of Cyann & Ben, a Parisian post-rock band that also made no secret of its saucer full of shoegazer influences.
