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The Dinner Is an Invitation to Decline

Steve Coogan is at a fancy dinner, but he’s not doing any Michael Caine impressions. Instead, he’s brooding with resentment of his workaholic congressman brother, Stan (Richard Gere), and grappling with the realization that his son might be a psychopath. It’s all supposed to be harrowing, and the British comedian...
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New Research Links Marijuana Use to Strokes, Heart Failure

On March 18, a report on a research study linking marijuana use to strokes and heart failure will be presented at the American College of Cardiology's 66th Annual Scientific Session. According to the outcomes presented in the data, cannabis users have slightly higher risk for heart problems — and the research shows that there are even cannabis receptors in heart cells.
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Six of the Best Drag People and Places in the Queen City of the Plains

Denver has lived up to its "Queen City of the Plains" nickname, particularly these past few years, as the city's drag scene has garnered national acclaim. With Pride just days away, there's no better time to check out who's hot and where to see them; you can start with these drag winners from the Best of Denver 2017.
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Two Unusual Suburban Barbecues Prove Slow Smoking Is Universal

American barbecue encompasses many regional variations, but even so, the confines of tradition make for a fairly narrow range of choices, especially in Denver’s smokehouses. Here, styles tend to be blurred, sides conform to picnicky favorites, and sauces are mostly of the tangy-sweet kind with varying levels of heat. But...
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Colorado Has One of USA’s Worst Drug Problems, Study Says

A new study maintains that Colorado has the third most serious drug problem of any state, with the highest percentage of both teenage and adult drug users in the country. However, the findings contradict a recent Colorado report showing that teen marijuana use here is actually below the national average. And the adult use statistics don't take into account the fact that cannabis consumption is legal for those over age 21 in Colorado.
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How Terry Frei’s Racially Offensive Tweet and Ouster Helps the Denver Post

Longtime Denver Post sports sportswriter Terry Frei has been disappeared from the paper following a tweet in which he announced that he was "very uncomfortable with a Japanese driver winning the Indianapolis 500 during Memorial Day weekend." But while Frei's ouster is embarrassing, the incident could also prove beneficial to the Post's bottom line during a time of financial stress epitomized by its decision to move its newsroom out of Denver.
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Meet Michael Webber, Naked, Snake-Seeing, Powdered-Nose Sex Offender

Michael Quin Webber was recently busted on suspicion of indecent exposure after being found walking the streets of Aspen completely naked. He allegedly had white powder caked under his nose at the time of his arrest, and he told the officer who fitted him for cuffs that he'd been seeing snakes. The cops soon discovered that he's a registered sex offender.
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The 21 Best Events in Denver, November 7 Through November 13

Denver Arts Week continues through November 11, adding to the already abundant number of entertaining options around town. The calendar is overflowing with opportunities to see films, catch art shows and eat cereal; here are the 21 best events this week, in chronological order.
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Latest DaVita Lawsuit Echoes Charges in John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight Takedown

A new lawsuit filed against DaVita, a kidney-dialysis giant that's among the most prominent companies based in Denver, echo some of the allegations in a scorching exposé of the firm and the industry by HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. The complaint, one of two collective actions being pressed on behalf of past and present DaVita employees, claims that clinics are severely understaffed and the assembly line pace of care that's maintained in an effort to maximize profits exploits workers and endangers patients' lives.
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Cannes 2017: All Hail the Super-Pig of Bong Joon-ho’s Okja

In the run-up to this year’s festival, Bong Joon-ho’s Okja was one of the most mysterious titles in the Official Selection lineup. Now that people have seen it, Okja has turned out to be…one of the most mysterious titles in the Official Selection lineup. What is it, exactly? A children’s...
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Hugh Jackman to Play Senator Gary Hart in Film Touching on Donna Rice Scandal

Hugh Jackman is reportedly set to play former Colorado Senator Gary Hart in The Frontrunner, a new film by writer-director Jason Reitman. The movie will examine Hart's 1988 run for the presidency, which imploded after the publication of a photo showing the senator and a model named Donna Rice posing in a friendly manner in front of a boat named the Monkey Business.
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Will Trump Administration Drilling Order Threaten Colorado’s Recreation Economy?

Zinke's order came as a concern to leaders of the recreation industry as well as conservationists, who say that the Trump administration is putting oil and gas interests first and foremost – even though the BLM leased the second most land in Colorado of any state during the 2016 fiscal year —  and threatening public lands just as many are citing Colorado’s conservation efforts as the reason behind Outdoor Retailer’s relocation from Salt Lake City.
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Online Fundraiser Defends Alleged Capitol Hill White Supremacist Will Planer

As we've reported, alleged Capitol Hill white supremacist William Scott Planer was recently arrested in Colorado Springs on a charge that he put an anti-Semitic sticker on a synagogue, after which authorities discovered that he's wanted in California on an assault charge. Now, the Traditionalist Worker Party, which has been described as an extremist group, is conducting an online fundraiser for Planer's defense in which it claims he was merely defending himself and is being victimized because of political pressure from leftists.
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Chuck Wepner, the Inspiration for Rocky, Gets His Movie Moment

Heavyweight almost-champ Chuck Wepner was a character long before he inspired Sylvester Stallone to pen Rocky. But Wepner is no Rocky Balboa. Sure, he comes from a working-class town (Bayonne, New Jersey), and when he boxed, he took a good punch, bled like a hemophiliac and dreamed of taking home...