Saturday, May 25, 2013
News
Signs of the times
Plaques honoring the Colorado Springs area's past have gone MIA all over town.
Burn notice
Dry conditions create concerns for those who remember the Hayman fire of 2002.
Now you see it ...
Mayor Steve Bach's government hasn't been as transparent as promised.
Retirement rumble
El Paso County gets riled over 'one-sided giveaway' pension plan contract.
Noted: New charges for LandCo chairman
Also: Area boosts Santorum, Johnson departs city post, drone training area sought and more.
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Long story short
Unlike a lot of artists, Phil Lear will paint almost anything.
Columns
Komen: shaken to the core
"What happened at the national level took us off our mission. They didn't seem to realize what kind of effect their decision would have everywhere."
Inside the Rick roll
Santorum's victory was stunning ... even if it may not mean much.
CannaBiz: Sad story at Natural Remedies MMJ
Also: Marijuana use by 12 to 25 year olds 10 percent above national average
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Letters
Backing Lamborn and Christo, suspicion about Ultra Petroleum, exhaustion over political games and more.
Sweet and sour
Ah, Valentine's Day. Some embrace it as an opportunity for romance, whereas others critique it as a day of mandatory expenditure and scripted role-playing.
Lee Douglas: a painful tribute
Douglas leaves behind a huge legacy, because he epitomized what a local TV sportscaster should be.
Friends in high places
I linked our governor with the character whose career, uh, stalled just a bit when he was arrested while masturbating in a Florida adult movie theater. (This was known as Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.)
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
Short-sighted politicos shut state parks
"Some'll rob you with a six gun/Some with a fountain pen."
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Advice goddess
The male brain is quick to note that eHarmony could be the ticket to eHarem.
Food & Drink
Bigger fish
A block-away move puts Nemo's Coffee on the map.
Whiskey and honey
"I used 317 pounds of honey from Schmidt Apiaries — it's the most expensive beer I've ever made, in 16 years."
Side dish: The word on Larkburger
Also: Upgrades at Solar Roast
Music
Clarity begins at home
Maylene & the Sons of Disaster make themselves heard
Call it a comeback
After lying low for decades, celebrated singer-songwriter Tom Rush has gone viral
Critical mass
Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn takes time out to get in touch with his serious side
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Reverb
The Music Exchange has been a much-needed alternative to big-box outlets as well as all those pawn shops who serve as middlemen between you and the junkie next door.
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Sound advice
Lana Del Rey, Foxy Shazam, Elvis Presley
Playing around
Who's playing where, and when, at area venues this week.
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Big gigs
Upcoming concerts here and around the region.
Film
The Keira cure: A Dangerous Method
One senses confidence without being burdened with neurosis in this film.
Training wheels: Safe House
Safe House looks and feels like a thousand other movies, and does nothing but tread water in the genre.
Same as it ever was: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
The Hollywood sequel has evolved to the point where specifics of previous installments are irrelevant.
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Cinefiles
Hell and Back Again, In Time, The Big Year
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
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Opening this week
A Dangerous Method, Safe House and other film events around town.
Visual Arts
Suburban myths
GOCA exhibit captures the majesty of the mundane.
King Lear
Fellow artists talk of Lear's superb understanding of color and his impeccable technical skills. But to reach the next level, he's looking at branching out.
Stage
The fallout
Springs Ensemble Theatre reminds us of chilling events too easily forgotten.
Calendar
Special Section
Bruce gets six months in jail, six years probation
Afterward, the anti-tax activist called himself a "political prisoner."
Bonus CineFiles: Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie, What’s Your Number: Ex-Tended Edition and Cop in Drag!
Tim and Eric have to pay back a billion dollars to a film studio. Their solution? Revitalize a run-down mall in the middle of nowhere.
Book review: Companion to Spanish Colonial Art at the Denver Art Museum
At the Prado in Spain, little cigarette-machine-like vendors dispensing thin books dot its numerous galleries. For a few Euros, little volumes in your language of choice pop out for an instant primer on the artist or period you’re touring.
