CULTURE
12:55 pm, Mar 5, 2013
Best Bets: Getting the Maximum Out of Minimalism
In this Age of More that seems hell-bent on forcing most of us to make do with less, two rat-race refugees have taken the concept of simple living to a blissful extreme. The Minimalists are Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, childhood friends from Dayton, Ohio who left six-figure telecom jobs a few years ago when they realized that the... MORE
2:45 pm, Feb 28, 2013
Meet the Artist: Benjamin Rasmussen
Month of Photography Denver launches tomorrow, with hundreds of exhibitions and events taking place all over the city and its suburbs. It seems an astute time, then, for me to call attention to one particularly talented local photographer: Benjamin Rasmussen. The 28-year-old brings a photojournalistic style to his work, showcasing people and... MORE
12:30 pm, Feb 27, 2013
Best Bets: Women + Voices Starts Next Week
Earlier this month, Denver Film Society held a kickoff event for the Women + Film VOICES Film Festival, its annual celebration of female-focused films. Organizers screened The Invisible War, which showed at last year's festival and was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony. The film exposes the... MORE
1:16 pm, Feb 22, 2013
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10:00 am, Feb 22, 2013
Oscar Q&A Series: Louie Psihoyos
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the final part of our exclusive four-part online series about Colorado filmmakers at the Oscars. Be sure to tune in to the big show on February 24. A still photographer from Boulder, Louie Psihoyos began his career with National Geographic before snagging a job at Fortune Magazine, where he befriended Jim Clark, founder... MORE
3:24 pm, Feb 21, 2013
Picture This
The Big PictureEnlarged photographs will be pasted on approved outdoor surfaces (and a few indoors) around Denver—and other towns across the globe—allowing fine art to mingle with gritty city life. The goal: to connect people through instantly transferable imagery. Opens March 1Lecture by Photographer Duane MichalsUniversity of Denver alum and... MORE
3:18 pm, Feb 21, 2013
Buy In
You might be familiar with agricultural CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture): Pay a fee and you’ll receive a regular selection of meats or veggies. Now the art world is borrowing that idea for CSArt Colorado, a share-based membership program that connects art collectors with local artists selected by the Denver Botanic Gardens and the Boulder... MORE
2:51 pm, Feb 21, 2013
The Sound of Music
Amidst the grandiosity of the Paramount Theatre sits a Mighty Wurlitzer organ, which debuted with the downtown theater’s opening in August 1930. The instrument is one of just two remaining original (and operating) Wurlitzer twin-consoled theater pipe organs in the United States. (Its sister lives in New York City’s Radio City Music Hall.)... MORE
2:03 pm, Feb 21, 2013
City Girl
You’ve been on quite the roller coaster this past year.I would never have imagined this for myself a year ago. It’s wonderful and I’m having such an amazing time living in New York. To be able to walk to places without having to drive—I really love that.What do you miss about Colorado?Every morning, I would drive to school and see the mountains—it... MORE
1:58 pm, Feb 21, 2013
Hidden Gem
More than 150 years ago, prospectors were lured to the Rocky Mountains by the promise of gold and valuable minerals, and to this day the thought of untapped riches baits adventurers deep into the Centennial State’s rugged hills. These pursuits are captured in a new docu-series from the Weather Channel entitled Prospectors, which debuts this month... MORE
2:00 pm, Feb 18, 2013
Colorado Bookshelf: Q&A with Boulder Author Dan Baum
In Dan Baum's new book, Gun Guys: A Road Trip, the gun-owning Boulder-based author tells of his encounters with several other gun owners through his signature style of long-form journalism. Baum has received high acclaim for his previous works, including Nine Lives: Death and Life in New Orleans and Citizen Coors: An American Dynasty. We... MORE
10:19 am, Feb 15, 2013
Oscar Q&A Series: Donna Dewey
Editor’s Note: Welcome to part three (of four) of our exclusive online series about Colorado filmmakers at the Oscars. Check back every Friday until the big show on February 24 for a new Q&A. Donna Dewey is the first Colorado filmmaker ever to win an Academy Award. In 1997, her documentary, A Story of Healing, took home gold for Best... MORE
1:20 pm, Feb 14, 2013
Could Boulder's Historic Bandshell Get a New Home?
Boulder’s iconic Glen Huntington Bandshell could be getting a new home as part of the city's civic-area master plan to revitalize a massive swath of land along Boulder Creek. The bandshell, which has been a target for removal in the past, has been a mainstay between 13th and 14th streets on Canyon Boulevard, near the heart of the city, for nearly... MORE
10:30 am, Feb 14, 2013
Single in the City: She Said “Yes”
I remember it was bright and sunny that day in Chicago. I remember the sound of the elevated train rattling over the roof of the jewelry store. I remember her looking at a ring in the glass display case, pointing, and then the lady behind the counter removing the ring and putting it on top of the case and standing slightly back from it just so—a... MORE
10:00 am, Feb 13, 2013
Single in the City: First Dates
Our Single in the City issue is finally out—and it got some 5280 staffers reminiscing about their first dates with the one, well before the question was asked… I was 16 years old and my best friend had just bailed on a night at the movies. So I called a guy from school. I thought it was just a friends' thing; he thought it was a date. We grabbed... MORE