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“It couldn’t happen here. Not like that. Trump loves Israel. His own daughter is Jewish. You’re being ridiculous.” My original opening to this column was going to be: “it’s a very unsettling time to be an American Jew.” But after a moment’s reflection I remembered that in all of recorded history, it’s always been an unsettling time to be a Jew. The timeline of

Spotlight on Brian Regan: “He just goes out and kills.”

Ask any pro comic about Brian Regan, and their response will be some variation of that quote. Try it. For more than 30 years, he’s been turning clubs and theaters inside out with a steady stream of hilarity, thanks to an almost supernatural ability to write relatable material and a deft sense of timing and physical comedy.

Scene Stealers: December 2019 — Yellow Scene Magazine

Napoleon Dynamite featuring a talkback with Jon Heder and Efren Ramirez at Boulder Theater Capturing lightning in a bottle is one of those things that pretty much never happens intentionally. And it’s hard to find a better real life example of the time-honored cliche than the story of Napoleon Dynamite, the 2004 indie comedy shot for a total budget of around $400,000 that ended up

Cuisine

Food News: December 2019 — Yellow Scene Magazine

Boulder Welcomes Rosetta Hall. It is Boulder’s first food/dance hall which features international fare from West Africa, France, Asia, Mexico, and Italy, a rooftop bar, dancing, and more. • On November 12, the Northern Colorado chain Wing Shack opened a new restaurant in Longmont. Wing Shack is a locally-owned, casual wing restaurant with seven locations in Colorado. The newest

Off Menu with Manal Jarrar, Arabesque in Boulder

Arabesque celebrates its’ 10th anniversary serving Middle Eastern inspired breakfast and lunch in their modest digs on Walnut Street. At the helm and in the kitchen you will findfemale powerhouse and arts aficionado Manal Jarrar, whose personality can only be described as the inspiration for the word vivacious. She’s the kind of human being who exudes warmth and hugs you quickly

Off Menu with Josh Dinar, River and Woods in Boulder

Fifteen minutes into our interview, I confessed something to Josh that only a handful of people know. A decade ago, I started a group for people of many interests and pursuits, a gathering that I aptly named Renaissance People. We took turns pitching our ideas, ruminating about our triumphs and failures and navigating a world full of people who say, “You need to just focus on one

Month in Review

Month in Review: December 2019 — Yellow Scene Magazine

In a historic vote the House of Representatives approved two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. The articles of impeachment will now be sent to the Senate for a vote in 2020. • Centura Health, Avista Adventist Hospital received an A grade in a recent report released by the nonprofit group, Leapfrog. Only approximately a third of hospitals surveyed receive

Also in This Edition

Sexual Education and how Colorado’s New Bill is Changing the Way we Teach

I want to have The Talk. You know, the sex one. Birds and the Bees. The one we all had when we were young. Except this time it’s not going to be awkward and cringe-worthy. It’s going to be honest and open. When many of us think back to our own sexual health courses we remember condom coated bananas, anonymous anything-goes questions, and dreadful birth videos. Well, a lot of things

Funding Educators: The Money and Organizations Keeping Roofs over Teachers’ Heads

Teachers help our children acquire important knowledge, develop powerful thinking skills, and attain the talents required to excel at a craft and achieve professional success. However, the pay that our government provides for the teachers of our children is disproportionately inadequate for the magnitude of the position. Though this is a nationwide issue, in Colorado this problem

Crisis in Rural America: Farm Exodus

Farming is back breaking work. It doesn't pay well and it is certainly not glamorous, unless of course your name is Eddie Albert, you're a 60's sitcom star on the set of Green Acres. Otherwise, to farm is to toil endlessly for little reward, if the reward is not found in the work itself. On top of that, farmers face several challenges on a day to day basis. From more obvious issues such

Notables

Fourth Generation: Catherine Long-Gates

A DiverCity conversation with a tenant farmer, a family farmer, who's been on her family's land essentially since birth. The death of the small farm in BOCO won't happen if she has any say in it. Not today. Not after more than a century of time and investment here. Photos: Paul Wedlake The history is incredible. It’s the kind of history that reminds us of the good and bad in our local

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Fourth Generation: Catherine Long-Gates

Community Corner

Community Corner: Darkest Before the Dawn?

If the truism that it is always darkest before the dawn holds up, local and national government policy on homelessness must soon see positive change. Current policy across the country has indeed gotten darker, from Trump vilifying people experiencing homelessness for causing harm to those seeking “prestigious real estate” and placing “real-life horror” Robert Marbut in the role of