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Humans have always had a complicated relationship with weather. Ancient cultures prayed and made offerings to gods in hopes of receiving conditions conducive to growing crops. Adverse weather, then, w…
Humans have always h…
Humans have always had a complicated relationship with weather. Ancient cultures prayed and made offerings to gods in hopes of receiving conditions conducive to growing crops. Adverse weather, then, was often interpreted as displeasure on behalf of those same beings—a punishment for failing to observe proper rituals. It doesn’t take a history scholar to understand this impulse. Weather, now as then, is both an enemy and ally. On one hand, it provides everything from the raw material for food—sunlight driving photosynthesis, wind the primary method of plants spreading their seeds—to …
Sometimes, writing about art and theater feels a lot like falling down the proverbial rabbit hole as I try to find the angle to write about wandering through a haunted-theater immersive experience, ge…
Sometimes, writing a…
Sometimes, writing about art and theater feels a lot like falling down the proverbial rabbit hole as I try to find the angle to write about wandering through a haunted-theater immersive experience, getting splashed in a Halloween horror show in the basement of a spaghetti emporium, sweating through a DIY D&D in a comic shop, savoring (har har!) Sweeney Todd’s enraged high notes, and trying to quiet my howling dog in a public house. I’ve found myself in some odd and awkward scenarios. To update the metaphor, writing this column is a lot like drunk-clicking through an endless algorithm o…
Jessie Hanson
January 8, 2020
“I’m on Pearl to promote my massage business doing chair massages. I’m licensed and my whole family is in healthcare professions. We have massage therapists and chiropractors so it’s been arou…
“I’m on Pearl to…
“I’m on Pearl to promote my massage business doing chair massages. I’m licensed and my whole family is in healthcare professions. We have massage therapists and chiropractors so it’s been around me my whole life.” Thanks Anjaneya!
Ali Pfenninger
June 23, 2023
Meet Michael "Fast Eddie's" actually started in this spot 25 years ago. We had a brand new cart made and still continue to serve right here on Pearl. Thanks Michael for the Hot Dog -- it was fab…
Meet Michael "Fas…
Meet Michael "Fast Eddie's" actually started in this spot 25 years ago. We had a brand new cart made and still continue to serve right here on Pearl. Thanks Michael for the Hot Dog -- it was fabulous!
Ali Pfenninger
December 16, 2022
Meet Michael Michael is a project lead who is currently working for the Dandelion Project in Boulder. Michael performs general landscape maintenance on parts of CU's campus to rid of the Dandelions…
Meet Michael Mich…
Meet Michael Michael is a project lead who is currently working for the Dandelion Project in Boulder. Michael performs general landscape maintenance on parts of CU's campus to rid of the Dandelions. Michael and his team are striving to create a well maintained and visually attractive Norlin Quad for all visitors and students attending Spring Commencement this weekend. Michael mentioned that the Dandelion Project was selected by students in hopes to maintain a pesticide free campus but is still in a general trial period. Michael is glad he can help maintain a beautiful campus and Norlin Quad…
Ali Pfenninger
June 14, 2022
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