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The Hanukkah Fairy

December 3, 2009 Like 0 French Davis

Perhaps no character in history has evoked more controversy or provoked more heated discussion than the Hanukkah fairy. Mostly because he doesn’t really exist—and not even in a “Santa Claus doesn’t exist” way. He doesn’t exist in a much more…

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A Flash of Genius

November 12, 2009 Like 0 French Davis

The Universal Serial Bus might be one of the biggest leaps forward in computing since the advent of microprocessors. Prior to USB connections, peripherals (printers, mice, joysticks, etc.) connected to computers via a multitude of proprietary connections; serial ports, parallel…

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The Pettyjohn Spirit Lives On

November 12, 2009 Like 0 James Burrus

When done right, a local mom-and-pop shop thrives, not only because of a loyal customer base but because it grows up with the neighbors it serves. And for a textbook example, look no further than Pettyjohn’s Liquor and Wine in…

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Seven Questions with Tribute Artists Super Diamond

November 12, 2009 Like 0 French Davis

You might not know Randy Cordero by his given name. Most people don’t. Most people know Cordero by his stage persona: Surreal Neil. Cordero fronts what might be the greatest Neil Diamond tribute band in history, Super Diamond. Indeed, their…

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Duly Noted: For the Record

October 19, 2009 Like 0 French Davis

I went into a music store yesterday. An honest-to-God, brick-and-mortar music store. It’s a lot like going into a museum, except the whole thing’s the gift shop. In fact, this particular music store even sold records.

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Burrus at the Bar: Dry Dock Christened Brewery of the Year

October 19, 2009 Like 0 James Burrus

As much as anything, medaling at the Great American Beer Festival is about bragging rights. Putting together a beer that fits a particular style—especially when that style is being attempted by another four or five dozen brewers around the country—and…

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Seven Questions with Comedy Duo Michael & Michael

October 19, 2009 Like 0 French Davis

The new Comedy Central show Michael and Michael Have Issues reunites Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter at their bickering best; a latter-day Odd Couple more like the I’m-a-PC-I’m-a-Mac guys than Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. The duo first exposed…

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The Empowered Psychic

October 14, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

When Rosemary came to Colorado in the mid ’90s, she started having dreams of a place she had never heard of. She felt strongly that she had to move there. One morning over breakfast, she asked her husband if there…

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The Monster Hunter

October 14, 2009 Like 1 Lacy Boggs

Jack Hanley wants to believe. Hanley is not exactly spooky. Friendly and genial with a booming voice made for radio (or in this case, TV), Hanley is a graduate student at CU focusing on folklore and European History. And in…

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The Curious Skeptic

October 14, 2009 Like 1 Lacy Boggs

J. Allen Danelek isn’t a ghost hunter or a UFO conspiracy theorist or a hypnotist specializing in past life regressions, but he has written the book on the subject. All of them, in fact.