The Cove by Louie Psihoyos of Boulder Colorado stands out as an exemplary personal journey tale in what is now a longstanding genre of independent filmmaking. Ric OBarry was a trainer of dolphins, who brought us …

Groovey wisdom: Put a comb through that thing. And: our music buzz man cuts in line, experiences one legendary life moment after another, and estimates the entire sound crew was fired on one day. The running …

As Donald Rumsfeld liked to say, “There are known unknowns, and unknown unknowns.” Apply that to the secret preparations to invade Iraq -  and to the pieties pronounced for bringing Britain along in that invasion -  …

Not many festivals that are conferences and shows of new computer graphics and virtual interactivities have jukeboxes. SIGGRAPH does. Here is a short preview of whats coming to New Orleans August 3-7. SIGGRAPH is the spot …

Julius Shulman, who died in Los Angeles last week at 98,  lived most of his life in the shadow of the Hollywood Hills, so its fitting that his career was a three-act drama – his struggle …

Years ago, Frank McCourt reflected on his success after his story of oppressive humiliating poverty became virtually eternal bestseller: “I taught for years and nobody paid me a scrap of attention, and then I write a …

You thought Carlsbad was in New Mexico? The original one is in Bohemia, in the Czech Republic, where the spa city once called Karlsbad is now Karlovy Vary. The citys annual film festival ended July 11th. …

Summer is classical music festival season in Colorado. No matter the destination one is sure to find some of the finest musicians and vocalists performing in gorgeous alpine and bucolic settings. Even as Aspen Music Festival …

Denver has an Electronica scene that began really developing about a decade ago and now has fully reached Tesla coil-wave level.  Whether you like your beats in underground warehouse parties or in the slick and  trendy …

When I walked in to David Floria Gallery the morning I left Aspen I had the sense I knew everything about Herbert Bayer, even though I actually knew very little. The creator of an all-lower-case typeface …