Eric Volmers' picks for what to see, listen to and watch this weekend What to listen to: Laurie Anne Fuhr with Toni Vere, April 13 at Jam’s Diner, 1 p.m. 04/12/2024 - 10:41 am | View Link
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5 Things to Do This Weekend “ Civil War ,” a new thriller directed by Alex Garland, follows a group of journalists as they make their way through a future vision of war-torn America. Manhola Dargis calls it “a blunt, ... 04/11/2024 - 6:04 pm | View Link
Weekend top picks: Historic Collinsville season opening, Music on the Lawn and more Historic Collinsville's season opening is this Saturday, along with music on the lawn at Beachaven Winery and the Woodward Library's annual fundraising event. There are lots of fun things to do this ... 04/11/2024 - 9:53 am | View Link
Something For The Weekend: Sinead Gleeson's cultural picks Sinead Gleeson is a broadcaster, essayist and critic, the author of Irish Book Award-winning essay collection Constellations, and editor of a number of acclaimed literary anthologies, among them The ... 04/10/2024 - 8:16 pm | 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.