Duly Noted

The irony is painfully evident. The First Amendment exists specifically to protect the unpopular speech. The things the majority doesn’t want to hear. It exists precisely for the Kaepernicks and Alis and Smiths and Carloses to stand up for what…

Tikkun olam. It’s Hebrew for, “repair the world.” There’s some room for interpretation as to what that fundamentally means. In my Jewish perspective, it means I have a duty to try and leave the world better than I found it.…

French Davis examines the value of music.

This year marks the 5th outing for what has quickly turned into one of the largest comic cons in the nation, turning downtown Denver into a unbelievably delightful miasma of costumed revelry and geek pride over three days starting Friday,…

Growing up Jewish, the proverbial grandchild of survivors of the Holocaust, meant seeing the world through a very specific lens. And it’s why I hate the term “Nazi” being thrown around in a callous manner.

Getting older sucks. Your metabolism slows down. It’s easier to put on weight. Your hair turns gray. Or falls out. Or both. Pain is more common — joints, and muscle fatigue sets in easier and your body takes longer to…

I’m still not completely convinced Trump isn’t actually the greatest troll of all time. It’s almost as if his entire candidacy is performance art — that he’s acting a role in the fashion of Stephen Colbert’s Colbert Report caricature, and…