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In The Jungle Book, Disney Builds a Better Blockbuster

Here's about as convincing an argument as I can imagine for the existence of the modern Hollywood blockbuster. Disney and Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book reinvigorates an oft-told tale with star power, technology and calculated charm. It's been billed as a live-action remake (it's too good to be called a...
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The Ten Best Geek Events in Denver in August

The end of summer is in sight, but there's still plenty of geek fun to be had before it's gone. August has a full slate of nerd-tinged fun, from movies to music and all points in between. Here are the month's ten best geek events, in chronological order.  10. Weird Al...
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Follow the Okee Dokee Brothers for a Family-Fun Colorado Adventure

The Grammy award-winning Okee Dokee Brothers, a family folk duo with Colorado roots, release their debut picture book through Sterling Publishing on May 17. Can You Canoe? is named for the acoustic adventure album that launched the Okee Dokee Brothers’ career in 2012; the book takes readers on a cross-country...
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Meet 3 Oklahoma Panhandle Lawmen on the Lookout for Colorado Pot

Last month, as we reported, the United States Supreme Court decided not to hear a lawsuit filed by Oklahoma and Nebraska over Colorado's marijuana laws — specifically Amendment 64, which legalized limited recreational marijuana sales here after its passage in November 2012. The two states wanted the federal government to act...
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As It Saves the Sitcom Once Again, Amazon’s Catastrophe Is Anything But

The second season of Amazon's Catastrophe might do for the #TGIF-style family sitcom of the late ‘80s and ‘90s what the first did for the ailing rom-com: open-mouthed resuscitation on the operating table after one too many Garry Marshall–fueled heart attacks like Valentine's Day. (Or New Year's Eve? It doesn't...
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Reader: Everyone Has a Right to Enjoy This Beautiful State

We know that natives versus newcomers is a hot topic in Denver. That's why we sent relative newcomer Brian Badzmierowski and native podcaster Jon Ekstrom to the streets, to ask people what they thought of the Mile High City — whether they've lived here for a week or a lifetime...
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100 Colorado Creatives 3.0: Sean O’Meallie

To call Colorado Springs artist Sean O’Meallie’s work playful is an understatement — his brightly colored wooden sculptures are toys wittily transformed into fine art and dimensional cartoons. O’Meallie’s affinity for toys led to an early career as a toy inventor in New York; now he’s a full-time artist, channeling...
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Taco Hunting: Five Uncommon Tacos in Denver and Where to Find Them

If you’re like many Americans introduced to Mexican cuisine in the 1980s and ’90s, you grew up with hard-shell tacos hiding miserly amounts of ground beef and shredded lettuce. Then came grilled chicken swaddled in soft flour tortillas and the revelatory steak tacos — sometimes bearing the seemingly exotic moniker...
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Cocktail of the Week: A Sweet and Smoky Sunrise at Root Down

Passion Fruit Sunrise at Root Down Root Down’s bar manager, Nick Feely, has been looking back lately. When he and his bar team began to come up with recipes for Root Down’s latest cocktail menu, Feely directed their focus to a past era of cocktails. Classic recipes were broken down,...
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Florence + the Machine Brought the Love to Denver

The Pepsi Center is a cavernous place to watch a concert. There are arenas like it all around the world. Basketball jerseys hang from the incredibly high ceiling, concrete stairs run top to bottom, and the sound can echo all around the joint. On Thursday evening, however, Florence Welch’s voice...
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Six Ways to Welcome Donald Trump to Denver

Colorado is a purple state, but it was looking mighty black and blue two months ago after a pummeling by Donald Trump, who charged that this state’s political system was “crooked” and “rigged” on talk shows and in tweets — the last a form of communication ideally suited to the...