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04 Jul SPARKy: Summer 2014 Overvu
SPARKy Productions is the non-profit founded by Jennie Franks, a playwright and actor, to bolster the diverse cultural life of rural communities like Telluride through theatre, film and the written word. The sun at the center of the SPARKy universe is the Telluride Playwrights Festival,...
04 Jul ALACAZEM 2014.07.03
July 3 to 10, 2014 Visible planets: Morning: Mercury, Venus Evening: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Happy Independence Day! Here we are, the 4th of July and it’s 100% summer. In honor of Mom, home and apple pie, we experience Americana in all its glory. Flags and...
02 Jul Second Chance: Dog Den Dedication
So here I am hanging out at the new Second Chance Humane Society Dog Den thinking, “hmmm, I think I’ll go outside to lie in the sun”…and I do. That kind of freedom has never before been available for shelter dogs in this region. Now...
01 Jul Telluride Yoga Fest: Dr. Scott Blossom Returns
The 7th annual Telluride Yoga Fest takes place this week, July 10 – July 13, with a class for all levels of practitioners: 4-day Guru pass, $495; 3-day Namaste pass, $395; 3-class pass, $108; all-day intensive, $150. Buy here now. Rock stars jump-started the yoga boom...
29 Jun Empire of Rock, China’s Supercaves
In the above picture, climber Emily Harrington takes the hard way up southern China’s Moon Hill, an arch from the remains of a collapsed cave. Sightseers have an easier option; a paved walkway to a viewpoint beneath the arch, then a dirt path to the...
28 Jun Summer Sunday: Why June is the Best Month in Telluride
My husband and I have a disagreement. He says September. I say June. The debate is over our favorite month in Telluride. He favors the crisp days and cold nights of early fall. The shift in leaves from deep August green to the autumnal vermilions...
27 Jun ALACAZEM 2014.06.26
June 26 to July 3, 2014 Visible planets: Morning: Mercury, Venus Evening: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Here we are, on the brink of summer’s first New Moon. Taking place in sweet and nurturing Cancer, sign of the Mother, the Mother Earth and the Cosmic Womb from...
27 Jun What Marc Andreessen Gets Wrong About Our Future Robot Overlords
Tasneem Raja, Mother Jones Interactive Editor, writes about alternative scenarios to mega-venture-capitalist Marc Andreesen’s vision of the future; one that he says will be a robotic utopia of leisure. Marc Andreessen recently wrote a widely shared post about how robots will change the economy. The Netscape founder...