By Michael J. Casey - February 20,2024

Tomorrow’s hits, today

When the lights dim and a hush falls over the audience at the Cinemark Century Boulder on Feb. 29, the Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) will open for the 20th...

By Thomas Crone and Jezy J. Gray - February 20,2024

Gone to the dogs

To move forward, sometimes you have to look back. That’s the strategy of singer-songwriter Conor Murphy and his band Foxing, who are hitting the road to mark the 10th anniversary...

By John Lehndorff - February 20,2024

Watching what we eat

The first time I noticed food on the movie screen was probably the spaghetti-stand kiss in The Lady and the Tramp. Once I started paying attention to cinema, it seemed...

By Richard Kiefer - February 19,2024

The case for voting even when you don’t want to

About 63% of Americans express not much or no confidence at all in the future of the U.S. political system, according to Pew Research Center. Only about 66% of the...

By Bart Schaneman - February 14,2024

‘A meanness in this world’

Before the American news cycle was dominated by mass shootings at schools, grocery stores and other public places, there was one killer who tore a hole in the fabric of...

By Boulder Weekly Staff - February 14,2024

A&E events: Feb. 15-22

ON VIEW: The ongoing East Window photography exhibition, Aging Bodies: Myths and Heroines, explores “the social and ethical implications of the observational image and challenges some of the myths and...

By Boulder Weekly Staff - February 14,2024

Concerts: Feb. 15-22, 2024

ON THE BILL: After retiring her trauma-tinged experimental project Lingua Ignota with a pair of sold-out shows last year at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, classically trained musician and...

By Boulder Weekly Staff - February 14,2024

Events: Feb. 15-22, 2024

SHINE: A Love Letter to the Trans Community7-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, East Window, 4550 Broadway, Suite C-3B2, Boulder. Free This collaboration between East Window and Out Boulder County hangs...

By Toni Tresca - February 14,2024

Last of a kind

Driving northbound on I-25, the Flatirons fade in the rearview mirror, replaced by the expansive vistas of the rural Colorado plains. Turning off past RV parks and a livestock trailer...

By Will Matuska - February 14,2024

BoCo, briefly: Feb. 14, 2024

Downtown Boulder Station lobby to reopen RTD’s Downtown Boulder Station lobby is slated to reopen Monday, Feb. 19 after methamphetamine residue was found in the restrooms and in the station’s...

By Dave Anderson - February 14,2024

Just say no to Netanyahu

On Feb. 1, a large crowd urged the Boulder City Council to pass a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. The Boulder Reporting Lab described a raucous and chaotic scene...

By Michael J. Casey - February 13,2024

Short kings

There are no small parts in movies — only those that are long and those that are short. That was the philosophy British filmmaker Michael Powell ascribed to. It’s one...

By Jezy J. Gray - February 13,2024

‘Big Day Coming’

Few bands have surfed the sands of time quite like Yo La Tengo. Formed in 1984 by married creative team Georgia Hubley and Ira Kaplan, the revered indie-rock outfit gelled...

By John Lehndorff - February 13,2024

Boulder’s ‘tea spirit’

Rev. Bu Nan Brown, co-founder of Boulder Tea Hut, likes a mug of Earl Grey now and again. “That’s what we call tea with a small ‘t’ rather than Tea...

By Will Brendza - February 13,2024

Shroom seizures up 369%

According to the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA), 62.8% (177 million) of Americans 12 and older used alcohol at least once in 2022. According to the Centers...

By Gabby Vermeire - February 7,2024

Dear Whole Foods Daddy: Feb. 7, 2024

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

By Toni Tresca - February 7,2024

Curtain calls

From gripping thrillers to immersive experiments, Colorado’s theater scene is vibrant and varied. Here are three ongoing stage shows in Boulder, Aurora and Golden highlighting the breadth and depth of...

By Michael J. Casey - February 7,2024

Hollywood gate crashers

They play together and laugh, eat meals, discuss school and tend to the garden. They’re just like other families, except for one crucial detail: When it’s time to go to...

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