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The Good Soldier
When the Army tried to take down Andrew Pogany, it messed with the wrong coward.
By Joel Warner
Published: March 20, 2008
Do you like green eggs and ham? I do not like them, Sam-I-am. I do not like green eggs and ham! It was September 28, 2003, Andrew Pogany's second day in Iraq, and he was...
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Night & Day
In It to Win It
Play Blingo, win money and fashion.
By Cory Casciato
Published: March 20, 2008
When Denver fashionista Brandi Shigley took over Sputnik's bingo night from Ben Kronberg, she added her own twist to things. "We call it Blingo. Every week, we have a different...
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Full Fusion
Lemon Sponge Cake and Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra do something different.
By Amber Taufen
Published: March 20, 2008
"It's going to be really interesting," says Jillian Crandall, director of marketing and public relations for the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra. "The ballet style from Lemon...
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In Stitches
By Cory Casciato
Published: March 20, 2008
Forget everything you thought you knew about quilts. Even Grandma's most extreme quilting patterns never hinted at the possibilities realized in the work on display at Don't...
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Night & Day
Hip-Hop History
By Luke Turf
Published: March 20, 2008
The glass ceiling in hip-hop remains to be broken. Back in the day, artists such as Queen Latifah and MC Lyte rocked the mike as hip-hop spread from the underground to the...
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Dork Dynasty
Dorks plus electricity plus art equals one hell of a show.
By Cory Casciato
Published: March 20, 2008
The future of art is in the hands of dorks. More accurately, in the hands of Dorkbot — an international organization of hackers, artists, builders, modders and makers...
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Jilted Lovers and Mad Kings
Catch two tales of madness in the ATLAS Black Box.
By Mark Dragotta
Published: March 20, 2008
Take a multimedia tour through the jagged world of the deeply insane, exploring the aftermath of a broken mind's civil war. In these twisted worlds, a jilted recluse keeps her...
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Down Pat
By Susan Froyd
Published: March 20, 2008
Even the most accomplished guitarists do a double take when they hear Pat Donohue on A Prairie Home Companion, where the versatile finger-style picker has masterfully performed...
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Giant Inspiration
By Jessica Centers
Published: March 20, 2008
Anybody can take a tour and be told what to think about a work of art. Alison Croney at the Museum of Contemporary Art would rather get adults — and their kids —...
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Oliver Twist
The Daily Show's John Oliver on fake news and afflicting the comfortable.
By Michael Roberts
Published: March 20, 2008
These days, most folks who attend standup gigs featuring British transplant John Oliver, who arrives for a two-night run today, know what to expect from his contributions to...
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Beyond the Bush
The Urban Bush Women join forces with Compagnie Jant-Bi.
By Jessica Centers
Published: March 20, 2008
"Sassy, strong and relevant" is how the Urban Bush Women describe themselves. Since 1984, this New York City ensemble has sought to bring the untold and under-told histories...
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The Road Home
By Amber Taufen
Published: March 20, 2008
"There's an untold story about this guy who was a muse for several different social movements, and he was born and bred in Denver," says KBDI Channel 12's Heather Dalton. She's...
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Zen and the Art of Water
By Amber Taufen
Published: March 20, 2008
Zen master, artist and author John Daido Loori has a point to make. At a reception, film screening and gallery talk titled "Art and Environmental Activism" — which takes...
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Jam Session
By Amber Taufen
Published: March 20, 2008
The organizers of this year's Bud Light Spring Jam in Aspen/Snowmass are pulling out all the stops. The eighth annual snowfest will extend over three weekends, continuing each...
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West Side Story
By Patricia Calhoun
Published: March 20, 2008
When choosing this year's MasterMinds — five arts groups that are changing the cultural landscape of Denver — Creative Music Works was a no-brainer. And that was...
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Hart Beat
By Michael Roberts
Published: March 20, 2008
When George W. Bush was elected president, he promised to work with Republicans and Democrats alike. But former Colorado senator Gary Hart's efforts to reach across the aisle...
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What's So Funny?
Pup Talk
How I learned to stop living and start loving a dog.
By Adam Cayton-Holland
Published: March 20, 2008
After recently donning a freshly laundered pair of pants, I plunged my hands into my pockets, as all men are wont to do when cloaking their morning thorax, only to discover...
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The Message
Credit Is Due
The Associated Press credits the Rocky Mountain News for a story about Nuggets star Kenyon Martin that Channel 7 broke weeks earlier.
By Michael Roberts
Published: March 20, 2008
On March 11, the Rocky Mountain News published a story about two (very fast) moving violations racked up by Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin and the less-than-draconian...
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Ask A Mexican
Any Deport in a Storm
What’s an eighteen-year-old illegal to do?
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: March 20, 2008
Dear Mexican: I am an illegal alien who just turned eighteen. Is there anything I can do to become a legal alien besides deportation or marrying a U.S. citizen?Wetback Who...
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Off Limits
Stage Fright
Mike Jones looked buff in the buff, but when the naked truth about a Denver ordinance was exposed, the nudity had to exit stage left.
Published: March 20, 2008
Keep your pants on! Because that's what Mike Jones has done since Naked B4 God: Exposing the Hypocrisy of Ted Haggard opened at the Bug Theatre last Thursday night. The play,...
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