AltWeeklies Wire
Occupy Denver Elects New Leader: Shelby, a Border Collie Mixnew
At three and a half years old, Shelby is too young to vote but not to be voted for. Last night, she almost ruined her greatest accomplishment to date when, during announcements at Occupy Denver's 7 p.m. general assembly, she ran into the center of the circle for attention. It would be a short wait until, with a landslide vote, she would earn it. In about five minutes flat, the young Border Collie/cattle-dog mix was elected the occupation's official leader.
Occupy Denver: Riot Squad Uses Pepper Spray, Rubber Bulletsnew
There are few scarier sights than that of 100 police officers putting on gas masks. The largest showing of police force yet graced Occupy Denver's weekly rally today when state and city police reacted to the renewed presence of tents.
Phish Storynew
A fight on Shakedown Street leaves one man in stitches and another fearing for his family.
Coming Out To Americanew
Immigrants seeking asylum in the United States don't come here solely in search of the American Dream. Some gay immigrants can't go home again.
Tags: Immigration, Asylum
Medical Marijuana Critic vs. U.S. Customsnew
As it turns out, German shepherds have a pretty fucking good sense of smell.
Behind the Controversial Anthology of Rapnew
Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. called The Anthology of Rap "an essential contribution to our living literary tradition," while Chuck D said it "might just break the commercial trance that's had rap in a chokehold for the past several years." But it's also the hip-hop tale of AWOL fathers and fractured identities, of bitter duels and fiery smackdowns.
Disappearing Actnew
The men who are caught transporting illegal immigrants rarely pay the price.
Westword |
Melanie Asmar |
11-12-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Immigration, Jose Chacón-Posada
Heckuva Comeback, 'Brownie'new
Ex-FEMA boss Michael Brown talks about his return to New Orleans for the 5th anniversary of Katrina.
Five Reasons Your Barista Hates Younew
Your baristas are a delicate breed of human -- they are perfectionists when it comes to their craft and sensitive when it comes to social aptitude.
Westword |
Thorin Klosowski |
08-23-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Starbucks
Marijuana Caregiver Fights Backnew
Medical marijuana provider Erick Schmuckal is out of jail and out for justice.
Tags: Erick Schmuckal
What's Indecent Exposure -- and What's a Shocking Accident?new
During a recent debate about a nudity ordinance in Boulder, CO -- one enlivened by the controversy over topless gardener Catharine Pierce -- Judd Golden, spokesman for the Boulder ACLU, frequently urged city council members to wait to find out what kind of public nudity bill would emerge from the Colorado legislature before acting on their own.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
04-21-2010 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Public Nudity
The Insurance Company Didn't Give a Damn, and the Jury Gave $37 Millionnew
Time Insurance is about to discover just how badly it has miscalculated: about the routine business of taking away people's health insurance, about a Boulder jury, about its own by-the-numbers defense — and, most of all, about Jennifer Latham.
Can a Court Help Former GIs Find Justice at Home?new
From the man's physique and hair, Edward Lynch figured he might be military. Maybe from Fort Carson, the Army base down the road that lately seemed to be churning out a lot of veterans with screws loose. The papers were full of stories about Carson vets killing fellow soldiers.
Colorful Plastic's Answer to 'World of Warcraft' Is the Brainchild of NetDevilnew
Spencer and Braxton Jones have to get off this spaceship. It's teetering on the brink of a black hole. The only way out is via the ship's escape rockets, but there's a catch: The rockets' components are scattered all about the spaceship, in the form of little plastic blocks.
Westword |
Joel Warner |
01-11-2010 |
Video Games
