National Park Week Opens Saturday with Free Entry to Cabrillo National Monument, More National Park Week, a nine-day celebration of all the beauty that U.S. national parks have to offer, begins Saturday. 04/18/2024 - 11:15 am | View Link
Prince William Returns to Public Duties for 1st Time Since Kate's Cancer Diagnosis The UK’s Prince William returned to public duties on Thursday for the first time since his wife’s cancer diagnosis William visited a surplus food redistribution center and a youth club it serves, ... 04/18/2024 - 2:36 am | View Link
Beyoncé is bringing her fans of color to country music. Will they be welcomed in? Houston’s Third Ward, the same area Beyoncé lived in as a child. Loving artists like Miranda Lambert and Shania Twain, Coleman hoped this moment would come. “I was praying then that one day she would ... 04/15/2024 - 8:49 am | View Link
Celebrate National Park Week with Free Entry to All National Parks on Earth Day Calling all nature lovers, adventure seekers, and anyone craving a break from the everyday! National Park Week is upon us, a nine-day extravaganza (4/20 – 4/28) dedicated to celebrating the ... 04/15/2024 - 2:59 am | View Link
The OJ Simpson saga was a unique American moment. 3 decades on, we’re still wondering what it means A generation has passed since O.J. Simpson’s “the trial of the century,” but the case still stands as an American moment like no other. 04/12/2024 - 12:31 am | View Link
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share these mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer?
“Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel,” by Shahnaz Habib (Catapult, 2023)
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share these mini-reviews with you.
“The Memory of Lavender and Sage,” by Aimie K. Runyan (Harper Muse)
Tempesta’s father is dead. His will leaves the family fortune to her brother. But to everyone’s surprise, the will gives Tempesta money that had belonged to her mother, who died years before. Tempesta has no reason to remain in New York. Her grandmother hates her, her brother is disdainful, and she’s bored with her newspaper job.
So on a whim, Tempesta buys, sight unseen, a house in her mother’s native Sainte-Colombe, France.
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share these mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer?
“End of Story,” by A. J. Finn (William Morrow)
“End of Story,” by A. J. Finn (William Morrow)
A. J. Finn’s “The Woman in the Window” was a huge best-seller. “End of Story” is destined to be, too. It’s a mystery more than a thriller, and a tightly crafted page-turner.
Literary critic Nicky Hunter is a huge fan of mystery writer Sebastian Trapp.
Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems).
Right now, fans of sci-fi/fantasy films are going ga-ga over “Dune: Part 2” (which certainly is gorgeous).
But I’m here to sing the praises of another space opera.
A young George Lucas talks with Anthony Daniels, who plays the robot C-3PO, for the film “Star Wars: A New Hope,” in 1977.
I was a bit late jumping on the Star Wars bandwagon.