Friday, May 24, 2013
News
Table for one
We've descended from a species that prefers to hang around throwing fruit at one another. And we kind of miss that. Just not enough to seek out its contemporary counterpart, a crowded restaurant, on our own.
Where to go for singular satisfaction
The Indy's choices for best local eateries when flying solo.
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Long story short
A few years ago, BBC Radio asked its listeners a simple question: "Do you enjoy dining out alone?" Turns out they don't. In fact, the "No" responses had it, by an overwhelming 71 to 29 percent majority.
Gassed up
Those institutions, including The Broadmoor and Colorado College, get a generous price break by signing up for interruptible rates. Yet, they're rarely interrupted, so guess who pays for their price break?
Atlas tiptoed
To win his party's nomination and the November election, McInnis must court activists associated with the disjointed but energized tea party movement, without appearing to cave in to them.
A tiring business
To avoid a huge public health risk from tire fires, as well as the ugly sight of tire dumps, the state is trying to encourage more recycling while eliminating the stockpiles, but many fear the consequences.
Spreading the word
The horrors of Sudan, halfway across the world, still chug in Duop Wuol's veins, urging him to do something. So this month, the former Southern Sudan refugee waged a truly all-American protest: He started a Web site.
Noted: More join sheriff's race
Also: County clerk race widens, city still working with the streetlight fee, AFA deals with cross in earth worship circle and more.
Columns
Falcons are heroes, too
As much as his son has gone through in 10 short years, JD Ross didn't hesitate after seeing what the youngster asked for Christmas. What ensued was something remarkable, a memory for a lifetime.
Long live 'Zinn'
I sit here in shock, having just read the headline: "Howard Zinn, historian who challenged status quo, dies at 87." I knew the day would come. I dreaded it.
Hooting at food-stamp recipients
American politics is a hoot! Where else can raw ignorance rise to such high places — and then flaunt itself publicly and shamelessly for all to see?
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
We're already poor, folks
Most of the time, when people mouth off about local politics, my basic instinct is not to listen. But I heard one ignorant comment too many the other day in a west side supermarket checkout line, and it bothered me enough to respond to it here.
IQ: Eat your heart out
Eat to live. Live to eat. Food is one of the few constants in life, no matter whether you daydream about the perfect rabbit confit or not.
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Letters
Call to action for the homeless camps, disgust with the city, thoughts on Twelve Angry Men and more.
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Advice goddess
People romanticize living in close proximity to other human beings. The truth is, humans are smelly, annoying and leak a lot.
Batteries can explode — really
Don King heard the bang and whirled around in his chair. A car backfiring? Perhaps a 2-by-4 popping in his brand-new house? A Christmas light explosion outside the front door?
Food & Drink
Worldly aim
Fusion World Cuisine creates a largely Asian-influenced menu with some involved culinary combinations, some twists on countries' classics, and some dishes that remain true to their land of origin.
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Side dish
Grand Slam Subs closes, upcoming dinners and expos, Temple Shalom sandwiches and more.
Music
Dessa ascendant
Coming to the Black Sheep: the spoken-word artist and leader of the Boy Sopranos and the sole female member of Doomtree, the hip-hop collective set out "to create some of the most forward-thinking beats and rhymes this side of 1987."
Playing the serpent
For a rapper who claims to have an obsession with Jim Morrison, and whose last album was a pitch-black primal scream of spiritual fury and misogynistic roleplay, Tech N9ne maintains a remarkably clean image.
Then there were four
Now on its third album in the three years, the band hones in on its core sound.
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Reverb
Had he not died of an unusual and aggressive (not to mention completely bullshit) melanoma, Bob Marley would have been 65 years old this Saturday. To mark the occasion, a number of local groups have organized various tributes.
Cheap Girls
"We get along pretty well. I had a $60 guitar my brother bought for me when he was 8, just from a $2 allowance he saved up every week."
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Sound advice
Yeti Lane, Massive Attack, Corinne Bailey Rae
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
Off to see the blizzard
How much do you have to love movies to trudge through this stuff?
Comfortable country
Expand the story in your average old-fashioned country song to feature-film length, and it would look a lot like Crazy Heart, writer-director Scott Cooper's debut about drinkin', lovin', and livin' too hard.
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Cinefiles
Whip It, Little Ashes, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell and more.
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
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Opening this week
Crazy Heart, Dear John, From Paris with Love and more.
Visual Arts
Starting at Point A
"There's just endless opportunity here. I think people here are curious and they want to see [GOCA 121], and they're excited about new ideas."
Would that he could
For more than 10 years, the name Rodney Wood was synonymous with Colorado Springs arts. The sculptor, painter and jeweler filled most every role in the galleries, classrooms and studios.
Books
Devil in the details
"I realized there would not be a Pat Garrett without Billy the Kid. And there would not be a Billy the Kid without Pat Garrett. Pat Garrett had to kill Billy on July 14, 1881 to make him a legend."
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Short stories
Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk, Remarkable Creatures, Moregasm: Babeland's Guide to Mind-Blowing Sex
Calendar
Special Section
Italian space mouse on red alert
It's bad enough that the Obama administration pulled the plug on moon explorations earlier this week. Now comes news that the Iranian government has launched a mouse into space. Nicknamed Helmz 1, the rodent began his terminal trek on Wednesday, and is already a great source of national pride for riot squad troops and battered protesters alike.
Sweet surrender
We could've bought a plane ticket, a PlayStation 3 or five weeks of groceries. Instead, we ate at the Penrose Room. And it was worth every dollar.
The 2010 Bites Dining Guide
Your Independent resource for dining out locally.
Chain gang
Chain restaurants that took titles in 2009's Best Of.
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Bites 2010
The Independent's dining guide for over 140 eateries in the Pikes Peak region.
