Tall Tales: Avenue Theater’s “Bakerfield Mist,” A Review
Denver’s Avenue Theater now featuring “Bakersfield Mist” (through July 2). Tickets here. Below is award-winning writer (and our Denver critic) Mark Stevens’ take o
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The Short Version: Orlando & The No Fly List
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important, and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. Last week, the debate was about
The Short Version: Brock Turner & Sexual Assault
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. The most recent debate was fundame
The Short Version: Universal Basic Income
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. The most recent debate was fundame
The Short Version: Peter Thiel v. Gawker
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story The most recent debate on The Sho
The Short Version: Presidential Tax Plans
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story The most recent debate on The Sho
Tall Tales: “White Guy on the Bus,” A Review
Denver’s Curious Theatre Company’s now featuring “White Guy on the Bus (through June 24). Tickets here. Below is award-winning writer (and our Denver critic) Mark Steven
The Short Version: Felon Voting Rights, Right or Wrong?
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. Last week the subject was the fine
Poets’ Corner: Erika X 2 for Mother’s Day
In most cases, the lucky ones, mothers are the Linus blankets of our early lives. We hang on as long as we can. Early on, we can’t go to sleep without them nearby. When we th
Alien Life a Possibility?
In a recently resurfaced 1985 interview, famed astronomer Carl Sagan finds common ground between science and spirituality. Writing in the Huff Post, Carolyn Gregoire explains. Watc
Technology on Western Slope: Pitch Night 5/7
Are you an early adopter? Do you love being the person who knows before anyone else about the latest trends? Are you an investor looking for the next billion-dollar business? A
The Short Version: Public Corruption
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important, and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. Last week in The Short Version, Cl
Living Past 100
Living well past 100 could come down to (no big surprise here) genes and, well, two very fragrant foods – at least according to Huff Post lifestyle writer James Cave. Read on t
Indian Ridge Farm & Bakery: Big Changes
Wrights Mesa’s Indian Ridge Farm & Bakery is coming alive this spring, albeit with some major changes in its operations. For the past 15 years, the farm’s one and one-hal
The Short Version: Verizon Strike & Future of Labor
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important, and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. Last week in The Short Version, Cl
A Tribute to Prince – When Prince Was Alive & Well
The names are Telluride legends: world-famous actor/singer/songwriter Keith Carradine once lived in town, where, back in the early 1990s, he and his then wife Sandra owned and ope
TIO New England: MASS MOCA & More
Zen-like quiet and profundity? Psychedelic bomb exploding? Take your pick. Both are available in three sprawling exhibitions at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts – not to
Tall Tales: Denver Center’s “Sweeney Todd” is Killer
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ production of “Sweeney Todd” gets a rave from Tall Tales columnist Mark Stevens, TIO’s Denver theatre critic. Through May 1
TIO NYC: Not Your Mother’s (or the Wait ‘Til Next Year Dodgers’) Brooklyn
“B” is for…. Brownstoners, who helped restore the mansions and brownstones in neighborhoods such as Park Slope to their former picturesque grandeur. Our new BFFs, Crai
Local Quilter Semi-Finalist, International Quilt Show
Telluride-area quilter Val Franzese, a founder of the Telluride’s Many Hands Fiber Arts Festival, was selected as a semi-finalist for the 2016 AQS QuiltWeek in Paducah, Kentuck
TIO NYC: “Hold On To Me Darling” & More
Did you ever notice, probably in retrospect, that trips often appear to have been planned around a theme? And then remembered that the theme was inadvertent? This Telluride Inside&
TIO NYC: Portraits X 3
Major talent – and legend in her own times. But a relatively minor brand today – despite her unique talent and rolling legacy. And yet… Cole Porter adored the wo
The Short Version: White Whale of Politics
Last week, Cleo Abram blogged about the controversial tampon tax. Do tampons fall under the category of “necessities,” which in most, read 45, states are not taxed? This week