“I no longer love blue skies,” a 13-year-old Pakistani boy named Zubair told U.S. lawmakers during a congressional briefing in 2013. “In fact, I now prefer gray skies. The drones...

From world takeover to full automation, fears around artificial intelligence could make the plot of a good science fiction novel. Saudi-born new media artist Nouf Aljowaysir is adding a fresh anxiety...

Of all Shakespeare’s plays, few hold fascination with artists and audiences quite like The Tragedie of Macbeth. Romeo and Juliet has the romance and Hamlet has the speech, but Macbeth...

The July 4 holiday has always been problematic for the Colorado Music Festival. The summer concert series at Chautauqua Auditorium — one of Boulder’s premier classical music events — has traditionally...

We all have questions and need advice, but sometimes the pseudo therapy in the Instagram stories of astrology girlies doesn’t cut it. Or maybe the gate-keeping culture of adventure bros...

After the grim spectacle of last week’s presidential debate, we could all use an escape. If the real world isn’t weird enough for you, the film freaks at the Dairy...

ON THE BILL: Canadian indie-pop duo Tegan and Sara come to Colorado for an opening-slot performance at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre with headliner Portugal. The Man. The band returns...

Boulder Symphony: 4th of July 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 4, Boulder Bandshell, 1212 Canyon Blvd., Boulder. $5-15 Enjoy an evening of classics new and old as you celebrate the 4th of...

Brat Girl Summer is in full effect on the Front Range. Charli XCX’s hyper-pop dancefloor masterpiece finished high in last month’s rankings of the bestselling new vinyl releases at Paradise Found...

In the 1964 Supreme Court case Jacobellis v. Ohio, a First Amendment tangle over the line between art and obscenity, Justice Potter Stewart offered a famously subjective metric for identifying pornography...

Looking for some good old-fashioned family fun this Fourth of July? To help you celebrate, Boulder Weekly put together this handy roundup of firework displays and light shows on the...

Boulder prides itself on its arts scene, but the city has long suffered from a lack of low-cost performance space. Enter The Spark, a performing arts venue founded by locals...

Picture in your mind’s eye the average ska enjoyer and you might see a neck-bearded white guy in checkerboard Vans and a goofy little hat. Maybe he’s doing a running-man...

ON THE BILL: Following last week’s release of Santa Cruz, the third LP in the “musical memoir” of singer-songwriter David Bazan, the celebrated musician brings his long-running slowcore emo project...

Movement Workshop6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 13, Terracotta, 2005 Pearl St.  $30 The mission behind this somatic workshop at Terracotta is to help you “move freely, confidently, playfully and expressively while...

For Béla Fleck, the joy of playing music is the ability to be part of a dialogue. As both a speaker and unbiased ear, the celebrated banjo virtuoso’s approach to...

As summer gets into gear, the local theatrical scene is in full swing. From an imaginative immersive experience to a heartfelt musical comedy and a beloved cult classic, here’s a...