Arts & Culture
The second son of a preacher’s daughter
After losing his father and the family cabin from which he derived his stage name, Covenhoven’s Joel Van Horne still sees beauty in the world
History belongs to everyone
When author Preston Lauterbach first met Ernest Withers, the famed Civil Rights-era photographer left Lauterbach in his studio alone while Withers took a meeting.
“Before...
My fellow Americans . . .
By the spring of 2020, André Ramos-Woodard (they/them) was mad as hell.
It started with Ahmaud Arbery, chased and gunned down by white men while...
Reading music
For almost a decade, starting in 2008, I wrote an annual feature for Boulder Weekly detailing 10 great new albums for readers to check...
On paper wings
Boulder’s Marisa Aragón Ware didn’t know what to expect when she was chosen as a contestant on the Discovery Channel’s Meet Your Makers earlier...
Facing up to John Wayne
A few summers ago, Stephen Graham Jones fell down a John Wayne rabbit hole.
The Blackfeet Native American author and professor of English at CU...
Not entirely politically correct
The art Todd Herman curates at east window is his way of addressing the injustices of the world.
“There's still racism, sexism—there’s a lot we've...
Dildos and the flag flap
The November First Friday at Mighty Fudge Studios in the NoBo Arts District is B.Y.O.D.: bring your own dildo.
In addition to customizing your phallus...
A dream come true
A self-described tomboy growing up in Boulder, Annette Buvoli only started ballet classes to hang out with her friend.
“My best friend wanted to do...
Aftermath: Tim Roessler documents the space around tragedy in new photobook
Tim Roessler had a prescription filled on a Sunday. The pharmacist smiled and walked Roessler through his dosage and schedule—he admired the care she...
‘It doesn’t have to sound the same, it just has to...
Delvon Lamarr’s musical career started with a lie.
“I think it was in seventh grade, I ended up lying to the band teacher,” Lamarr, who...