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December 26, 2012 Like 0 Andra Coberly

Breasts have become iconic cultural and sexual symbols in the United States—lovely lady lumps, as Fergie once sang. They are nourishers of life, they are muses and they are proverbial balls of clay that have been molded, enlarged, minimized, restrained…

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The Pursuit of Beauty

December 26, 2012 Like 2 Andra Coberly

The more I watch The Real Housewives, the more normal the women look. For those of you who have never seen this particularly cracked reality show, it’s a peek into the lives, drama and excesses of Gucci-soaked women in wealthy…

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The Silver Tsunami

December 26, 2012 Like 3 Andra Coberly

Their soundtrack was rock and roll: The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and The Grateful Dead. They protested war and discrimination, fought for civil and women’s rights, and championed sexual liberation and drug experimentation. They touted Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dylan, Robert Kennedy…

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Q&A With Richard Wobbekind

December 26, 2012 Like 0

CU economist predicts another strong year for Colorado Every year, the Business Research Division of CU’s Leeds School of Business produces the Colorado Business Economic Outlook. The forecast focuses on 13 different industries, analyzing the current economic trends, predicting job…

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What is the Fiscal Cliff?

December 26, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

While the passage of Election Day has eliminated most political buzzwords from the lexicon, there’s one term we’re hearing with increasing breathlessness: “fiscal cliff.” It’s a reference to more than just economic calamity in general, but to a specific set…

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Month in Review

December 26, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

A Boulder company made up of former NASA employees announced plans to fly tourists to the moon for $750 million each. Coloradans can now break out the Cheetos and Goldfish: Gov. John Hickenlooper officially made recreational marijuana use legal by…

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The Art of Aging Gracefully

December 26, 2012 Like 0 Andra Coberly

“In full disclosure” is a statement journalists give when they have something discomforting to reveal. It’s where they divulge an asterisk to their fair and balanced pretenses and then quickly move on to the next paragraph. It may not make…

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Smart Money

November 20, 2012 Like 0 French Davis

Information is power. In the first few thousand years of civilization’s existence, this evolved quickly to mean, “He who controls the flow of information controls the power.” And, for much of that time, that power resided in the ruling class,…

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Six questions with celebrity dessert chef Keegan Gerhard

November 20, 2012 Like 0 French Davis

Talk about some culinary cred. Chef Keegan Gerhard launched to fame as a host on the Food Network Challenge and then opened D Bar Desserts in Denver to critical acclaim. He was also named one of the nation’s Top 10…

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Editor’s picks

November 20, 2012 Like 0 French Davis

Natural Born Killers Lots of bands have been hailed as saviors of rock and roll. While that’s hyperbolic (seriously, why is rock and roll always on the brink of a horrific death knell? Critics are a-holes), The Killers stand out…