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Love in the age of

cynicism and smartphones Modern romance is rapidly evolving and Valentine’s Day is no different

Also: In defense of ‘Savage Love,’ loving and hating fantasy, beer cocktails, street style, roadtrip to Telluride, and eating crickets

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What’s inside Volume 1 Number 15

February 11, 2016

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8 Scoping street style

Douglas Bennett

This week, we look to the streets for inspiring examples of personal style among our fellow Durangoans. Street style is important – one can see fresh trends, get ideas for yourself and just marvel at the creativity and confidence of your community.

V.P. of Finance and Operations Bob Ganley V.P. of Advertising David Habrat V.P. of Marketing Kricket Lewis Founding Editors Amy Maestas David Holub

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In defense of ‘Savage Love’ “Of all the content we’ve run in DGO, Savage has been the only thing I have received specific complaints about.

Though certainly many more harbor silent condemnation, the number of complaints or concerns can be counted on one hand (or foot, if you’re into that). I felt it was time to address it all, this lightning rod of a column,” writes Editor David Holub:

dholub@bcimedia.com 375-4551 Staff writer Anya Jaremko-Greenwold Contributors Katie Cahill Christopher Gallagher Bryant Liggett Jon E. Lynch Clint McKnight Heather Narwid Cyle Talley Robert Alan Wendeborn Advertising 247-3504 Reader Services 375-4570

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Love it or Hate it

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Beer

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Katie Klingsporn Editor/ designer/ art director

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Get Smart about photography vs. film Filters lost their luster? Snapchat lacking that old appeal? Let Jacob Brooks of Brumley & Wells Photography tell you about film, then you can call those photos of your dinner “ still-lifes” and not “OMG!!! SO DELICIOUS!!!”

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9 Beertails to the rescue Don’t like beer or not in the mood? Forget the taboos. Mix it up with one of these beer cocktails.

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thing: Eating crickets It’s happening – people are eating bugs. On purpose.

Three protein bars making their ways onto grocery stores lately are Chapul, Exo and Jungle – all made with crickets.

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Seeing Through the Smoke 18

Review 19

Netflix and chill ‑ 420 edition 19

20 Savage Love 21 Happening 23 Horoscope/ puzzles/ Bizarro

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On the cover Relationships in the digital age are fraught with expectations and unspoken rules, and Valentine’s Day is no different. 12 Illustration by David Holub/DGO

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Fantasy Love it

Refreshingly racy: Why I chose to run ‘Savage Love’ in DGO

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’ll admit, there have been some “Savage Love” columns that have made me uncomfortable.

There was one, two weeks ago about a practice known as “sounding” (Google it ... but not at work) that I physically had to stop reading, lest I squirm out of my chair onto the floor. And sometimes I just don’t feel like reading such frank talk about genitalia belonging to either gender. I get it: Dan Savage can be rather eyeopening at times, racy, blue, shocking or offensive to some.

Of all the content we’ve run in DGO, Savage has been the only thing I have received specific complaints about. Though certainly many more harbor silent condemnation, the number of complaints or concerns can be counted on one hand (or foot, if you’re into that). And while you’d need more than two hands to count the number of people who’ve gone out of their way to praise “Savage Love,” I felt it was time to address it all, this lightning rod of a column.

If you haven’t noticed, Dan Savage will talk about anything. His column raises issues and addresses concerns about topics that are taboo, issues many people are curious about but are too embarrassed or uncomfortable to talk about openly.

Being gay himself and an outspoken gayrights advocate, Savage also gives a voice to and uniquely addresses the questions of the LGBT community, an underrepresented group in mainstream media and a virtually nonexistent one in the world of advice columns.

Even if you’re a negative-three on the Kinsey scale, we often feel like we’re the only ones with certain questions or dilemmas, especially when it comes to sex. Savage creates a safe and entertaining space for those questions. And if you think the subjects Savage brings up in his column are way over the top, hardly apply to anyone and are not relevant to people who live in Durango, think again.

You’d be surprised.

On that note, the value of “Savage Love” isn’t always about the particulars or subject matter in the question but in

Savage’s approach in answering questions. His guiding principles and criteria in giving advice are where we can find his wisdom. There are a number of themes inherent in Savage’s answers: He always encourages clear communication with your partner, safe practices, honesty and often sees through letter writers’ excuses or justifications for acting or not acting with his trademark frankness. Even if you’re not into male chastity and don’t know what a dom is, we can all benefit from communication, safety and tough love in our endeavors.

It’s important to know that “Savage Love” is a nationally syndicated column.

Dan Savage does not work for DGO, and he doesn’t live in Durango. His column, written for the alternative newspaper The Stranger based in Seattle, is carried in dozens of alt-weekly publications across the country, and his “Savage Lovecast” podcast is heard by tens of thousands each week around the world.

Point being, he’s kind of a big deal, one of the most regarded, read and heard love/sex advice columnists this side of Abigail Van Buren. Also, it being a syndicated column bars us at DGO from major editing or omitting questions we might feel are too racy. But then again, what I might find to be too racy might be tame to someone else and vice versa.

One of our goals with DGO is to highlight events, viewpoints, voices and personalities that aren’t seen or heard much around here. That’s our approach to arts, nightlife, marijuana, food and drink, and, yes, love and sex. We also want to continue to try to reach an audience that is not being served, seen or heard. Sometimes that means offending or disrupting the sensibilities and tastes of others.

At the same time, we understand that we are a part of this community and that DGO exists in a specific place, with its own collective traditions, standards and values, however they differ from one person to the next. We want to continue to try to understand where the lines, boundaries and limits are and push them when necessary and pull back when we’ve gone too far.

Fantasy films like “Lord of the Rings” boast noteworthy qualities other projects lack. They feature gorgeous on-location shoots (New Zealand’s green valleys and towering mountains) and elaborate costumes and makeup (hand-woven capes, dresses fit for regal elves, gruesome orc maquillage). They allow for more absurdity and nonsense than non-fantasy projects; you don’t have to obey rules of logic or gravity. A viewer’s imagination is free to run rampant. There’s also a rich history behind fantasy stories – such films are usually adaptations of beloved book series, thus they are merely companion pieces, a further opportunity for readers to immerse themselves in another world. Finally, fantasy films employ a lot of people: extras in gigantic battles sequences, special-effects technicians who invent digital creatures and little people who don’t get cast often enough (Peter Dinklage as Tyrion on “Game of Thrones” or John RhysDavies as Gimli in “LOTR”).

The genre is wonderful for children, who are hugely influenced by the books and films they’re exposed to. Movies like “The Chronicles of Narnia,” “Harry Potter,” “The Princess Bride,” “Labyrinth,” “The Goonies” and “Spirited Away” are filled with noble principles, character evolution, instances of bravery and loyalty, and lessons about conserving and protecting our planet.

The real world is disappointing. Lots of things are tedious. You never get to meet a wizard or a talking horse. But fantasy takes you away from all that. It’s often dark and complex – most fairy tales are filled with death, gloom and impossible tasks – but good is always rewarded.

— Anya Jaremko-Greenwold

Hate it It was 2001 and I found myself in a movie theater watching “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” on a friend’s suggestion. Vaguely recalling British-ish accents, swords and CGI-ed beasts, the only thing I clearly remember was some guy with a chiseled jaw and flowing brown hair of the breathtaking variety making some soliloquous speech to his friends and the dialogue was so stilted I looked around with my is-this-not-a-comedy face. I excused myself to the can then sat the lobby for 25 minutes, because staring at popcorn under a heat lamp was way more entertaining.

When it comes to books and movies, call me unimaginative but I go for the recognizable, I go for the world I live in: Suburbia, New York City, U.S. history, the 20th century. I go for Middle America over Middle-earth. I’ve spent so much time and failed so often trying to understand the rules of my real surroundings that I simply don’t have the desire to learn the rules of some made-up netherworld. I need to somehow place myself in the setting, which is hard to do when a little person is wearing the weight of the world in makeup and prosthetics and speaking with a comically wicked voice.

Some might say that if I’d read the books, I might better appreciate the movies. There are two main reasons this seldom happens: Fantasy books are always 8 inches thick and the type smaller than the footnotes in a David Foster Wallace book, to which I say hail no.

—— David Holub

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»» Photographs taken on film by Jacob Brooks in Cuba (left) and Cambodia. Above, a portrait of Brooks.

Courtesy of Jacob Brooks

Photography: Digital vs. film Filters lost their luster? Snapchat lacking that old appeal? Let Jacob Brooks of Brumley & Wells Photography tell you about film, then you can call those photos of your dinner “still-lifes” and not “OMG!!! SO DELICIOUS!!!”

What do you shoot with?

I work primarily with medium-format film and shoot with a Contax 645 camera.

You started with digital photography?

I worked with digital for two years.

Over time, I started to realize that the photographs that inspired and moved me, that made me want to be a photographer, were all film shooters.

As I dug deeper and worked to improve my craft, I realized that shooting film was necessary to achieve the look that I wanted.

What is it that draws you to film?

I fell in love with the process. I love loading film canisters, finishing the roll, even being in the lab and watching as an image comes to life is such a rewarding process. I would’ve burned out as a photographer if not for film.

Why? It’s so easy to produce a digital image, either with our phones or with a DSLR, and that takes away the magic. You have to understand film to shoot it – how to expose it, how to capture light – and that causes you to slow down, to think more and to shoot less. With a

digital, you can be too aggressive and shoot off a hundred shots, but with film, you have to be more cognizant with each shot. You’re interacting with your subject on a more intimate level, and that shows in the results. There’s a feeling coming from the subjects I capture in film that I wouldn’t get in digital.

What changed most as you made the switch?

My approach, and the things that I value in an image. There’re images that, had I shot them digitally, I would’ve discarded. Maybe the focus is too soft, or something’s out of whack – but there’s something magical, something that moves you. Maybe the light or the intimacy of the subject, and you fall in love with it. Whereas with digital, you’d see the RAW file, see it as out of focus, and toss it aside because you had hundreds more to go through. With film, you value each image. One, because it costs a lot more, and two, because there’s less of them.

What do you value aesthetically about film?

This could get really technical. The dynamic range – though there are a few digital cameras that are supposed to match the range, there’s a falloff in the shadows and the highlights. With film,

there’s a natural grain that’s so pleasing for skin tones, and is so pleasant to look at.

light, I’m stoked out of my mind.

Are you biased against digital now?

When you take a picture on a digital, it’s impossible not to immediately look at that image on the screen. But I don’t get to do that. And because I don’t get to do that, I stay in the moment. I’ll be traveling and see people shooting, and everybody’s just buried in their screen. I did that, too. But now because I don’t have that luxury, I get to stay in the moment and keep my eyes moving. I don’t even bring a digital when I travel anymore.

I think I’m a realist. There’s a time and a place for the digital photograph, and it’s an amazing piece of technology, but at the end of the day, digital is trying to mimic film. Companies sell presets to make digital images look like film.

For me, shooting film skips a step.

That said, being able to shoot almost in the dark with digital is pretty great.

Memory cards are way easier than film, but it still goes back to the process. I like hiking into a location where I’m shooting and lugging around these really heavy cameras in this huge bag filled with backup parts and inserts and lenses, plus another bag that’s just for film, and it’s a struggle, but it places more value on each image, and makes me question if the image I’m about to take is really worth the sacrifice of toting this stuff around.

What gets you excited about what you do?

Light. The subject comes to life in the light. I could have a great subject, but in poor lighting, I won’t get excited. If I’ve got a semi-decent subject and great

What’s different about being a film photographer?

What’s a good way to get into shooting film?

Get on eBay and find a 35mm camera somewhere between $60 to $200, and start experimenting. Honestly, the quality that you can achieve after some work to find what exposures you like and what works well can easily rival a digital camera that cost $2,000. You’ll have to find a processing lab, and the one that I use is called Mammum and is in Denver.

—— Cyle Talley Cyle Talley is a 22-year Durango veteran and can remember when the mall had a K-Mart. Now he writes short fiction that you can read at: cyletalley.com or on Instagram @borderlineobscene.

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Downtown Lowdown | Bryant Liggett

Photos courtesy of MarchFourth!

MarchFourth!: Freaky, funky, vaudevillian, traveling weirdos

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one are the days when small-town America would occasionally get an unexpected group of traveling weirdos that pull into your town and set up camp. Maybe it was a vaudeville act bringing song, dance and magic, or perhaps a traveling circus complete with clowns, acrobats and animals zipping down your main drag one by one. Soon after, a tent is constructed, rigged games are set up and you’ve got a circus in your town.

Or maybe it was a couple selling magic elixirs, which was really alcohol disguised as a youthful energy drink. All of these situations were played out in Mayberry on “The Andy Griffith Show,” and they were glorious.

The closest we get to any of that these days is when a band like MarchFourth! pulls into town.

Band leader and bass player John Averill acknowledges all of those

Bryant’s best Saturday: MarchFourth! plays funk genre-breaking music with visual shenanigans, 7 p.m. $25/$29.

Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Information: 247-7657.

Saturday: Country musician Tyller Gummersall record release party, 8:30 p.m. $5/$10. Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave. Information: 375-2568. similarities to his decade-old band, realizing he’s got a modern, funky take that fuses horn-driven funk music with the eye-candy of a traveling freak show from early America.

The 13-piece band and its costumed, juggling, stilt-walking, acrobatic entertainers will perform Saturday at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College.

They’ve dropped the term “march-

ing band” from their title. Although they originally began as a pseudo marching band for a Mardi Gras party, they’ve always been more than a take on a high school or college pep band supporting a football game.

“It’s a giant funk band with some performers mixed in there. We call ourselves ‘MarchFourth!’ now because the marching band thing is really misleading,” said Averill. “We don’t march that much and we never played marching band music. We have evolved; we have a lot more guitar and a lot more vocals right now. We add a visual party, and try to break down that fourth wall of the audience, to create an inclusive experience.”

The breaking down of that fourth wall is what creates a visually-stimulating, musically-satisfying rock concert and theatrical experience. Take the up-beat, horn-driven styling of any street band kicking around New Orleans, add in circus performers, throw in some outlandish wear that

could come from the closet of a court jester, Burning Man attendee, uniformed second line, steam punk pimp or prostitute and combine it with the unpredictability of Funkadelic and you’ll be dangerously close to what MarchFourth! does. It’s celebrated musical and visual chaos contained within a rowdy party with all of your weirdest friends, the ones you weren’t allowed to hang out with as a teen.

After local shows in the old Summit and Animas City Theatre, the band may finally have a large enough stage in the Community Concert Hall to host their extravaganza. The dance floor will also be open.

MarchFourth! spent last spring in The Big Easy recording its next record with Galactic’s Ben Ellman.

Look for that to drop in the fall of 2016.

Bryant Liggett is a freelance writer and KDUR station manager. liggett_b@fortlewis.edu.

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Dead Oceans is the difficult-to-pigeonhole sister label to the Bloomington, Indiana, indie stalwarts Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguawar. The label boasts a diverse roster (A Place To Bury Strangers, Akron/Family, Phosphorescent, Ryley Walker, Bleached, to name a very select few) that, per its mission statement, “will focus on bold and timeless recordings, not emphasizing a particular genre or scene, but instead fostering a diverse stable of sound-creators.” I personally enjoy 80 to 90 percent of the label releases, so I thought I’d blindly give its first release of the year a listen. I recommend you do the same.

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Style Fetish | Heather Narwid

You look awesome today! »» Durangoan Gina Buchanan’s dress, cardigan and boots made me stop and admire This week, Style Fetish looked to the streets for inspiring examples of personal style among our fellow Durangoans. Street style is important – one can see fresh trends, get ideas and inspiration for yourself, observe how certain styles work (or don’t) on those with similar body types as yours and just marvel at the creativity and confidence of your community.

I snagged Gina Buchanan to ask about her well-fitting and well-balanced outfit. She was on her way into the Palace Restaurant for a business-casual lunch in a simple outfit of dress, cardigan and boots. Gina looked comfortable, classy and perfectly appropriate for the day.

Wearing a dress, even the most comfy and casual one, is an easy way to fancy-up your outfit. Dresses also require less decision-making when choosing your outfit. Gina says she “wears dresses 24/7 and hates pants!”

Good call, girl, because you look awesome today!

Gina’s dress is from Eureka! on Main Ave. (I love it even more now. Shopping for clothing at locally-owned shops gets you better service, more interesting choices, supports non-corporate commerce and helps Durango remain heavy on the individuality.)

The print is excellent, a knit version of woven Japanese Ikat fabric in complimentary orange and blue. Prints can be more flattering than solids, as they break up your silhouette and can serve to camouflage the topography under the garment, if need be. Dresses such as this in medium-weight fabric and darker colors can work year round, too. When it’s cold, layer like Gina did with a sweater and boots, tights, even leg-warmers. The knit fabric rules for its flattering stretchiness – form-fitting with drape. A lower scoop-neck (or V-neck) draws attention to the face and feels more flattering and fun than a high crew-neck (and visually reduces The Girls, if they happen to be, ahem, prominent.)

Gina’s pthalo-blue cardigan is without

Style in Durango and online In the coming weeks, Style Fetish will continue to scope the streets to bring you style examples and inspirations from all types of Durangoans.

In the meantime, check out two of my favorite street-style websites: Hel-looks.com, http://www.hellooks.com/ (style from Helsinki, Finland) The Sartorialist, http:// www.thesartorialist.com/ (swank couture from the streets of NYC) closures, a feature that keeps a nice vertical line up the front to create visual height. The over-the-knee boots are retro-’90s, adding a bit of sexy edge to Gina’s look. Her use of blue tights helps balance the whole outfit, allowing the eye to swirl around without one element, color or area being too obvious. Gina bought her cardigan from TJ Maxx and her boots are from Famous Footwear, places at the Durango “Mall of the Damned” that are large corporate chains, sure, but also convenient, reasonably-priced, employing local folks and certainly still have their place in the broad style ecosystem.

Thanks for sharing your style with us this week, Gina Buchanan!

Heather Narwid owns Sideshow Emporium, a vintage and second-hand clothing store recently relocated to downtown Durango from Dolores. She thinks you look nice today. Ask her anything at sideshowdolores@gmail.com.

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»» Gina Buchanan was snagged off the streets of Durango and questioned about her wellfitting and well-balanced outfit.

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First Draughts | Robert Alan Wendeborn

Not feeling like beer? Mix it up with these beer cocktails Monkey Driver A take on a screwdriver and a brass monkey, this cocktail will add a little booze to your brass monkey and the beer will add complexity to the screwdriver, as the malt in the wheat beer will really come to the foreground with the added OJ.

cocktail with streaks of purple though the middle layer.

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2 ounces orange juice

Another usual taboo when making a beertail is the use of ice, as it will water down the beer and kill the carbonation. But this recipe breaks this rule so that in the end you get a strong cocktail with lots of good balanced flavors and a hint of carbonation.

8 ounces wheat beer

2 ounces vodka

slice of lime for garnish

2 ounces grapefruit juice (I prefer white grapefruit, but any freshly squeezed juice is great)

2 ounces chilled vodka

Chill the vodka (either shaken with ice or stored in a freezer) mix with OJ in a 16-ounce shaker glass, pour beer to fill the glass.

Crushed Velvet A lot of the debate with beertails is if one should layer the cocktail and the beer so that they each maintain their own qualities, or mix them to bring out complimentary flavors.

This is an example of a layered cocktail and is a play off a Black Velvet.

6 ounces stout

Pale Ale and Euphoria) ice Lime or grapefruit slice for garnish Mix the ice, vodka and juice into a shaker, pour contents into a shaker glass, pour beer to top of the glass.

Garnish with lime or grapefruit slice.

8 ounces IPA with fruit-forward hops (important because the piney/resinous IPAs tend to lend too much bitterness to the cocktail; think of the difference between Sierra Nevada

4 ounces champagne 4-6 frozen blackberries 2 ounces chambord Pour stout into a pilsner glass, pour champagne over a spoon so not to disturb the stout, add enough blackberries to cover the champagne, then drizzle the chambord over the berries. The result should be a three-layered

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know a lot of people who don’t really do beer. My younger brother for instance, pretty much will only drink beer with cider. His faves are snakebites (stout and cider) and hot-rods (yellow beer and cider), but he’ll occasionally go out and get a nice wit, IPA or fancy stout. He can tell you what he likes and what he’s in the mood for, but he’s not a diehard beer guy. There are also the people who like to drink beer, but it’s way too filling to drink more than one, and then they have to switch to cocktails. There are a lot of people like this, and this week I’m writing for them.

A bit of taboo here in the states, beer cocktails (beertails) are the best way to drink beer and not drink beer at the same time. For some reason, especially in beer culture, mixing beers with juices, other beers or with liquor is frowned upon.

True, there are a few exceptions: red beers, brass monkeys, car bombs, etc., but those are usually just beer mixed with one ingredient that makes beer have more alcohol or more tolerable. But, beer is either too pure for beer nerds to mix with something else, or too lowbrow to be taken seriously at a cocktail bar. Rarely are the ingredients, liquors and beers chosen to create a cohesive drink that can be as classy and complex as a Manhattan or a martini.

So here I am to the rescue, I guess. I’m not a bartender by any means, and my tastebuds are set to taste for description, not appreciation. None of these drinks exist (yet), so don’t go wandering into a bar expecting them to know what it is.

But make them at home, or memorize the recipe when you go out.

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Day trippin’ in T-Ride »» Some fun events for you to check out this week if you’re in Telluride February might be the shortest month of the year, but there’s still plenty going on in Telluride. Tickets are selling for these events quickly, and could sell out entirely by the night of the event – so get ’em in advance!

17th annual Telluride Comedy Fest Each night of the festival is a mix of stand up, sketch and improv comedy. Many performers who have attended Comedy Fest are now household names: Aziz Ansari, Rob Corddry, Ed Helms, Jack MacBrayer (“30 Rock”), Rob Riggle, Stephanie Weir (“Mad TV”), Tig Notaro and Nick Kroll, to name a few. This year’s fest will feature comedians Jon Daly, Ian Edwards, Rob Huebel, Jason Mantzoukas, Brian Huskey, Claire Mulaney, Andrew Michaan, Gil Ozeri, Lilly Sullivan and Bren Weinbach.

»» Nahko & Medicine for the People

»»8 p.m. (plus a special 11 p.m. late-night show Friday), Thursday to Saturday, Sheridan Opera House.

Tickets are $25-$125 reserved seats depending on the night.

Judy Collins live in concert Judy Collins is a Grammy Award-winning American folk legend who is known for her unique interpretations of traditional and contemporary folk songs, as well as her original material. Her rendition of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” from her landmark 1967 album “Wildflowers” has been entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Her version of “Send in the Clowns,” a ballad written by Stephen Sondheim for the Broadway musical “A Little Night Music,” won “Song of the Year” at the 1975 Grammy Awards. Collins has had several top-10 hits and gold- and platinum-selling albums. Recently, renowned artists like Rufus Wainwright, Shawn Colvin, Dolly Parton, Joan Baez and Leonard Cohen honored her legacy with the album “Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins.”

»» Judy Collins

»»8 p.m. Feb. 18, Sheridan Opera House. Tickets $35 & $45 reserved seats, ($5 more at the door),

Nahko & Medicine for the People, with opening act Paul Cannon Nahko, an Oregon-native who was born a mix of Puerto Rican, Native American and Filipino bloodlines, considers himself a citizen in service to the planet. He was inspired by vagabond Americana musicians and storytellers like Connor Oberst and Bob Dylan, and describes his music as a mix of hip-hop and folk rock. Paul Cannon is a Native American singersongwriter from the San Pasqual Indian Reservation in San Diego. »»9 p.m. Feb. 19 and 20, Sheridan Opera House. Tickets $30 general admission, floor and $45 reserved seats, (add $5 at the door).

Burlesque Pre-Sale Tickets Telluride’s own raunchy vaudeville-throwback variety

»» Jason Mantzoukas shows with dancing, comedy and acrobatics. Cheap Thrills is the “graduation” of a beginning class, while Intergalactic Burlesque seeks to “boldly go where no woman and her pasties have gone before.” »»Two different shows: Cheap Thrills at 9 p.m., March 23, $25, $35, $300 VIP Tables and Intergalactic Burlesque at 9 p.m. March 25 & 26, at the Sheridan Opera House. Tickets $35, $45, $500 VIP Tables and go on sale Monday. 21+ only.

Hands on a Hard Body Check out a musical inspired by the true events of the 1997 documentary of the same name. “For 10 downon-their-luck Texans, a new lease on life is so close

»» “Hands on a Hard Body , the Musical” they can touch it. Under a scorching sun, armed with nothing but hope, humor and ambition, they’ll fight to keep at least one hand on a brand-new truck in order to win it.” »»8 p.m. March 3-6 and March 10-13, Sunday matinees 4 p.m., March 6 and 13 at the Michael D. Palm Theater. Tickets $25 adults, $15 children. Suitable for ages 12+.

—— Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, DGO Staff Writer

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[eat]

Apparently this is a thing:

»» Chapul protein bars made from cricket flour go for $3.29 apiece at Durango Natural Foods Co-Op.

Eating crickets It’s happening – people are eating bugs. On purpose. “Entomophagy” is the practice of eating insects, like tarantulas and centipedes. Insects have been a popular food in many developing regions of Central and South America, Africa and Asia; Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Africa, Mexico, Columbia and New Guinea are all areas where inhabitants eat insects for nutritional value and taste appreciation. But insect delicacies are now becoming prevalent in developed countries like our own. Some of the best-liked varieties include crickets, grasshoppers, ants and scorpions, all creepycrawlies you wouldn’t necessarily want to touch – but perhaps you’ll be willing to put in your mouth.

Three protein bars making their ways onto grocery stores lately are Chapul, Exo and Jungle – all made with crickets. They contain cricket flour, which is advertised by manufacturers as an environmentallyfriendly alternative to milk or soy protein. So don’t worry, you’re not eating whole crickets, they are all mashed up into powder first. Yum. Durango Natural Foods Co-op carries Chapul bars in several flavors; the Aztec, with dark chocolate, coffee and cayenne; the Thai, with coconut, ginger and lime;

the Chocobar with peanut butter and chocolate; and the Matcha, with matcha tea, goji berries and nori seaweed. These are dairy free, no soy, all natural; containing 15 percent more iron than spinach, two times the protein content of beef and as much B12 as salmon. According to Chapul, crickets need only 17 percent of the food and less than 1 percent the amount of water and land that livestock need to produce the same amount of protein. They also require fewer natural resources than meat substitutes like soy, corn and rice. So you’re eating bugs AND saving the planet.

Classic win-win.

Brent DuBois, grocery buyer at Durango Natural Foods Co-Op, claims Chapul is an innovative food bar, totally different from anything else out there. “I don’t think anyone is grossed out – they’re more apprehensive, but interested,” he said. At $3.29 apiece, these bars aren’t cheap, but DuBois suggests we give it time; “it’s a niche

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market right now, they’re not being mass produced yet.

Plus, they have higher quality, organic ingredients, so that’s part of why they’re on the upper end of the price range.”

Though bugs might be a greener alternative source of protein, who knows whether Americans will be too grossed out by the idea of chomping down on pests to really get insect farming off the ground. There are other drawbacks, too; sometimes you can’t be sure what insects are exposed to. Most agricultural methods include pesticides and other toxins. If you know your source, however, you’re probably safe – as is the case with any product in the food industry these days.

— Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, DGO Staff Writer

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Just because it’s Valentine’s Day doesn’t mean this is a date.

Aren’t I amazeballs?

Why can’t you be hot AND not boring?

I’ve got my eye on you... so please don’t close your blinds.

Young luv in the digital age »» A

cultural analysis of the polarizing holiday and modern-day romance

Story by Anya Jaremko-Greenwold | DGO Staff Writer

V Paradoxically, I think we both could do better.

Illustrations by David Holub | DGO, images via Elizaveta Frolova

alentine’s Day was easy in elementary school. Most of us have pleasant memories of the holiday from a youthful perspective; carefully selecting cards at the drugstore, full of puns about love from Spongebob Squarepants or The Little Mermaid; handing them out to classmates; the precarious decision of which card to give your crush (it couldn’t be too obvious, but it had to hint at something).

As an adult, Valentine’s Day is fraught with expectations and potential ways to screw it up. Because there’s a high premium placed on “showing that you care” on such a fateful date, most people have at least one horror story involving being dumped, or receiving the crappiest present in the world, or their significant other forgetting a gift entirely. V-Day can be a fun way for couples to express their affections – but it can also get expensive and disappointing. The holiday is more widely mocked than ever in our digital age of cynicism and well-informed consumers, who recognize how materialistic the occasion has become. Of course, people still participate; human beings cling to rituals and traditions. “On a cultural level, the idea of romantic love and connection is something people are drawn to and long for,” said Keri Brandt, professor of Gender/Women’s Studies and Social Theory at Fort Lewis College.

“But it’s interesting to look at romantic love in the context of capitalism; you buy commodities for others, to show

them you love them.”

Evolving gender roles Men might bear the brunt of Valentine’s expectancy, as women traditionally put more precedence on grand romantic gestures. “It’s more of a holiday where the female is anticipating the male will take her out to dinner, buy her chocolates, some little gift or at the very least a card,” said Nicole Fuller, a Durango psychotherapist and couple’s counselor. “On the other hand, the man might expect his lady to go all out in the bedroom. He has some expectations that she’s going to wear an outfit, or it’s gonna be more steamy than normal.” Indeed, pop culture has conjured up a charming alternative holiday for men on March 14, informally known as “Steak and Blowjob Day” (it’s on Urban Dictionary). This is supposed to reward men for their patience and gift-giving in February. Either way, Valentine’s is a conventionally heteronormative celebration, geared toward the male-female, monogamous, committed relationship.

“It would be interesting to know how the dynamics shift in a same-sex context, but I don’t think there’s been much research on that,” said Brandt. “Do more lesbians celebrate Valentine’s Day than gay men?”

Eliminate misunderstandings before the date arrives, and you’ll be better off, advises Fuller from a counseling perspective. It’s best to know your particular partner’s taste; do they think V-Day is B.S., or do they want to be showered with cuddly teddy bears? Are you mutually contemptuous of corporate Hallmark festivities, or do you both enjoy getting dolled up and showing your appreciation for each other? An article in Psychology Today titled “How Millennials Do Valentine’s Day” provides some recent survey numbers: 44 percent of 24- to 35-year-olds are planning an experience together to celebrate the holiday, and more than 51 percent say a shared experience is what they’d most like to receive; meaning they’re giving the gift of time together, rather than material goods.

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Changing attitudes on marriage Surprisingly, although the statistic “50 percent of marriages end in divorce” is habitually tossed around as hard fact, America’s divorce rates have been dropping. A piece in the New York Times’ data blog Upshot suggests that although divorce rates peaked in the ’70s and ’80s, they’ve been on the steady decline ever since. There are plenty of reasons for the drop: the Times attributes later marriages, birth control and the rise of “so-called love marriages.” Gender roles are shifting rapidly, and with the growing acceptance of feminism, women aren’t expected to get married and stay married with the same rigidity of old. College-educated couples actually have a much lower divorce rate, maybe because working-class families “often have more traditional notions about male breadwinners.”

In the ’50s and ’60s, marriage was mostly about role-playing; the breadwinning husband and homemaker wife. Once women entered the workforce and began

“Happy Valentine’s Day,” he said, ironically, of course.

to earn money in earnest, both genders were more able to choose a partner based on shared interests, respect and mutual regard (rather than on necessity or societal constraints). Divorce used to be a bigger deal: “We now live in a day and age where you can design your marriage, relationship and breakup any way you want,” said Fuller. “There are no rules.

Marriages today are not cookie-cutter; they are completely personal, and so are divorces.”

Hookup culture and disconnection The concept of love in the digital age is constantly evolving. It’s wonderful that women now have more autonomy and options than before. But there’s a worrying trend among millennials conflating dating with detachment. “Casualness seems to be the organizing principle,” Continued on Page 14

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said Brandt. She often discusses modern-day relationships with students in class, and is shocked to discover how different things are from 20 years ago. “They’re dating in the context of a ‘hookup culture,’” said Brandt. “There’s a desire to put one’s career first and their relationship second. Young people aren’t looking for their one and only.”

These young people seem to find normalcy in vague, ambiguous entanglements (“It’s complicated”); but within these ill-defined connections, it can be difficult to determine where you fit in, what your purpose in the life of another person is. “I hear my students say they might want to text somebody after a hookup and write, ‘That was great, I can’t wait to see you again,’” said Brandt. “Yet that’s forbidden.

Some scholars call it the ‘principle of least interest’; the one who shows the least interest wins.

Sociologically, that’s very disturbing – human beings need each other! They need to be connected in order to be healthy and well.

This culture is promoting a deep disconnection.”

I love you so much, I’ll wait three years before I tell you about my secret family in Puerto Rico.

Continued on Page 15

Steam things up this weekend at one of these Valentine’s Day events.

Romance on the Rails Brunch Train at the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

I love you, but not as much as I think I might love your roommate.

On Saturday, take a train ride through the beautiful wilderness to Cascade Canyon. Board between 9 and 9:30 a.m., depart 9:45 a.m., arrive at Cascade Canyon 11:50 a.m., arrive back in Durango 2:45 p.m. First-class tickets are $149 (designed for passengers age 21+). Standard coach seats also available, with access to concession car where you may purchase snacks, hot and cold lunch items, beverages, cocktails and souvenirs. Standard class adult tickets are $62 (age 12+), child $36 (age 4-11). Champagne Brunch Premium Class Package: All passengers who book in the premiumclass cars will be treated to a brunch buffet in the morning, special chocolate treat and a complimentary glass of champagne or sparkling cider. The ladies will receive a fresh-cut rose.

Comedy at Henry Strater Theatre

Playing the numbers One in five adults aged 25-34 have tried online dating. Five percent of Americans who are in a marriage or committed relationship say they met their significant other online. The problem? When faced with endless possibilities, as you are online, human beings become conflicted and confused.

“When the number of options increases, we become maximizers – unsatisfied with those options, and wanting more,” writes Leah Reich in a Times piece called “Playing the Numbers in Digital Dating.” With the advent of online dating and Tinder, many people are inclined to keep looking, always hoping to stumble upon someone better. With Tinder, you’re swiping right or left as though flipping through a catalog.

“The new iPhone is going to come out, so maybe I shouldn’t get this one – the next will be a better version,” said Brandt, an apt analogy.

“They’ve taken that view of commodities and transposed it onto

Three V-Day specials in Durango

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Was there a second part to that?

Intimate dinner from the Valentine weekend menu at the Mahogany Grille combined with the Strater’s Comedy Night for one special date night package beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday. (doors open 7:30 p.m.) Ages 18+.

Advance general admission tickets are $10, and $12 at the door, A Special Valentine’s Day Dinner and A Show Option for Two is $151.39. The show features comedians Talon Saucerman (headliner) and Brett Hiker (feature).

Hiker’s stand-up made its TV debut in 2011 on the “After After Party: with Steven Michael Quezada,” aka Gomez from “Breaking Bad.” Since then, his comedy has been featured on Fox, the CW, Comcast and dozens of morning radio shows across the country.

Greek theme at Durango Arts Center Opa! Enjoy a Greek-themed dinner catered by PR Gourmet and watch the hilarious “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” before “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” hits movie theaters in March. Dinner is from 5:30 to 7 p.m., and the movie starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $75 per person, $140 per couple. Proceeds benefit the 11th annual presentation of Durango Film - An Independent Film Festival.

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each other. ‘What if some other great guy comes along, and I’m stuck with this one?’”

There’s an inherent inequality in hookup culture, too. “They’re doing research on orgasms in hookups, and men report high rates, whereas women report low ones,” said Brandt.

“The women say ‘it wasn’t that great.’

Someone is getting more pleasure out of it. And women are taught their job is to please men, anyway.” Another double standard exists in attempts at separating sex from love; men are culturally approved to do so, while women who do it are “sluts.”

Maybe young people are more cynical about love simply because this generation is highly educated, more

aware that starry-eyed notions of a romance that lasts forever are unrealistic. Millennials have largely been raised to put themselves first, taught the importance of individualism and independence, told they don’t need a partner to be happy. Brandt claims her students still believe wholeheartedly in the idea of romantic love – but they’re suspicious of commitment to long-term partnership at a young age, and wary of the institution of marriage. Kids want to take their time: sleep around, have friends with benefits or live with their partners first before heading to the altar. In a way, they are displaying mindfulness in place of reckless abandon: spending time getting to know each other before jumping into a life together is probably a good thing.

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Anomalisa Playing at Animas City Theatre Rating: R Genre: Drama,

animation, comedy Directed by:

Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson Written by: Charlie Kaufman Runtime: 1 hr. 30 min.

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 92% Synopsis: A man struggles with his

inability to connect with other people.

Zoolander 2 Playing at Stadium 9 Rating: PG-13 Genre: Comedy Directed by:

Ben Stiller Written by:

Justin Theroux, Ben Stiller, Nicholas Stoller, John Hamburg Runtime: 1 hr. 40 min.

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: Not available Synopsis: The continuing misad-

ventures of fashion model Derek Zoolander.

How to Be Single Playing at Stadium 9 Rating: R Genre: Comedy,

romance Directed by:

Christian Ditter Written by:

Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein, Dana Fox Runtime: 1 hr. 50 min.

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: Not available Synopsis: Explores the dating lives

of five single New York women, one of whom, Julie, is writing a book about how bachelorettes across the world manage.

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»» Ryan Reynolds is a fast-talking, funny and filthy superhero in “Deadpool.”

‘Deadpool’ has attitude out the wazoo

By Michael O’Sullivan The Washington Post

“Deadpool” is not your grandfather’s superhero movie. Come to think of it, it isn’t your 13-year-old nephew’s superhero movie, either.

Blatantly, buoyantly vulgar and jam-packed with conspicuously perverse, often bloody violence, the film has been touted as Marvel’s first Rrated comic-book movie.

That’s not entirely accurate. While the wildly popular “X-Men” and “Avengers” franchises – including “Iron Man,” “Thor” and other feeder films – have never strayed beyond PG-13 territory, some Marvel adaptations occasionally have, such as “The Punisher” and “Blade.” “Deadpool,” however, takes itself far less seriously than either of those films.

Based on a Marvel character introduced in 1991, “Deadpool” is the origin story of mercenary Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool. After he receives a cancer diagnosis, Wade (Ryan Reynolds) is cured with a treatment that leaves him physically disfigured – hence the head-to-toe suit – but with his own latent mutations unleashed, leaving him with superhuman agility

Deadpool Playing at Stadium 9 Rating: R Genre: Action & adventure,

science fiction & fantasy, comedy Directed by: Tim Miller Written by: Rhett Reese, Paul

Wernick, Rob Liefeld, Fabian Nicieza Runtime: 1 hr. 40 min.

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 82%

and the ability to heal rapidly.

As much of an embittered antihero as Wade is, he’s also hugely likable, if not entirely “good.” That’s because of Reynolds, who brings to his character a charmingly sarcastic verve that’s more tart than completely sour. If the actor was miscast in “Green Lantern” – and the “Deadpool” script is certainly not the first to admit that he was, lobbing several well-earned insults in the direction of that 2011 film – he’s pretty perfect here. Like Deadpool, who’s not afraid to kiss a guy, Reynolds exudes a pansexual appeal, at once hyper-mascu-

line and ever so slightly homoerotic.

The forward momentum of the film is fueled by Wade/Deadpool’s attempt to exact revenge on the man who left him deformed (Ed Skrein), and who has kidnapped Wade’s prostitute girlfriend (Morena Baccarin).

But that’s just the plot. Despite loads of eye-poppingly well-shot fight choreography, “Deadpool” is only 10 percent action. The other 90 percent?

Attitude. It has it out the wazoo, to use a word that Wade never would.

At one point, he calls this movie a love story; at another, a horror movie. (There is a lot of directcamera address, a hallmark of the character.) In truth, it’s a voraciously self-aware comedy, one that dines out on the inherent inanity of its own premise as much as it does the movies it’s competing with.

Deadpool may not be the first Marvel character for grown-ups. But this “merc with a mouth,” as he’s known, feels like the first one with real teeth.

I’ll wager he’s got legs, too. The fasttalking, funny and filthy superhero “sounds like a (expletive) franchise,” to use his own words. As with nearly everything else that comes out of the character’s mouth, it’s hard to argue.

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[pages] This week’s Maria’s staff pick H is for Hawk, Helen Macdonald Imagine standing in a rolling, grassy English landscape, a world of green hills receding into the purple distance, white clouds racing across the sky.

And on the gloved fist raised at your side, a fierce and feathered predator: a goshawk!

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Macdonald finds inspiration for her task in the writings of T.H. White, whose The Goshawk chronicles his own efforts to train a bird particularly notorious among falconers. Macdonald recognizes that White, too, is on a difficult emotional journey. While his traditional training techniques would be considered harsh and even cruel today, Macdonald’s connection with the goshawk is gentler. This produces a unique kind of nature writing, for it offers an intimate window into the mind and behavior of as wild a creature as surely exists, and dangles the tantalizing possibility of a relationship with the beast.

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Durangoans will understand this compulsion (for that’s what it becomes to Macdonald). For so many of us, the desire to get into the wild, and become a part of it in some way – even for a moment when something fundamental and awesome is revealed – is why we are here.

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H is for Hawk has been showered with critical acclaim and literary awards, but it’s not for everyone; no book is.

This soaring memoir should resonate, however, with anyone who’s found emotional redemption in wild places, among wild hearts.

— Clint McKnight

When you are broken, you run. But you don’t always run away. Sometimes, helplessly, you run towards.

– Helen Macdonald, H is for Hawk

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Maria’s Bookshop top sellers Jan. 31 to Feb. 6 »»1. My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante (Paperback) »»2. Brooklyn, by Colm Toibin (Paperback) »»3. I Hold the Stone and the Stone Holds Me: Selected Poems, by Joel M. Jones (Paperback)

back) »»7. The Bands of Mourning, by Brandon Sanderson (Hardcover) »»8. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo (Hardcover)

»»4. The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown (Paperback)

»»9. The Surrender Experiment: My Journey Into Life’s Perfection, by Michael A, Singer (Paperback)

»»5. My Name is Lucy Barton, by Elizabeth Strout (Hardcover)

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»»6. Euphoria, by Lily King (Paper-

er’s Stone: The Illustrated Edition, by J. K. Rowling (Hardcover)

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[ weed ] Seeing Through the Smoke Christopher Gallagher

Dear U.S. government: Medical marijuana is nothing new

I

am not a doctor, nor am I trying to play one here on DGO, but, I believe it’s time to take a deeper look into medical marijuana. This is partially to shine a light on the surprisingly varied methods by which the cannabis plant works in concert with the human body in order to promote good health, and partially to put a final nail into the coffin of the argument that claims MMJ programs are simply a way for potheads to establish a foothold in the push for legal weed.

Cannabis has not been noted throughout history as an intoxicant nearly as often as it is as a healing herb; C. sativa has been has been used for thousands of years to combat maladies as widely varied as pain, nausea, wounds, tapeworm and hemorrhoids and is found in the medical literature of ancient China, India, Egypt, Greece and extensively in the Middle East, in both ancient Biblical contexts and by Muslim doctors. It has been used as food for nearly 10 millennia and as a folk medicine for nearly as long.

The modern history of cannabis as a medicine centers on Irish doctor William O’Shaughnessy, who introduced it to Western medicine as pain- and spasm-relieving agents in the mid-19th century and its use in the United States in hundreds of patent medicine formulas.

For reasons that have more to do with immigration issues and racism than with sound medical and scientific research, California was the first state, in 1910, to outlaw cannabis use and in the fol-

lowing decades, with the nation’s first “Drug Czar” Harry J. Aslinger. Aslinger pushed spiritedly for its prohibition using wild tales of the “Reefer Madness” style and tone and cannabis was relegated from an important and useful place in medicine to a plant that could not be investigated or studied

for its healing properties. This demonization reached its zenith in 1970 when Richard Nixon decided to classify marijuana as Schedule I drug and to leave it there two years later against the best advice of a commission that he himself appointed. As the standard for Schedule I substances lists them as chemicals with the “greatest potential for abuse and no medicinal value,” researchers were unable to work with or investigate its possible medicinal value for the next several decades.

In a quirk of history and politics, the United States government established a medical program based at a facility in Oxford, Mississippi, which, in 1978, dispensed marijuana to 20 patients.

In the late 1990s, states began to ignore the federal government’s ban on cannabis as medicine and started implementing their own medical marijuana programs.

California was first in 1996 and has since been joined by 22 other states and the District of Columbia. Sixteen additional states operate programs in which cannabidiol, a chemical compound found within the cannabis plant and is highly effective at managing childhood seizure disorders, among other conditions, is legal and monitored as a medical substance.

Next week, we will look more closely at some of the conditions that medical cannabis combats and the evolution of the research and discovery that has led us to this exciting time in the history of this wonderful plant. Be well til then.

Christopher Gallagher lives with his wife and their four dogs and two horses. Life is pretty darn good. Contact him at chrstphrgallagher@gmail.com

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[strain of the week]

[netflix and chill — 420 edition]

‘That ’70s Show’

Aphrodisiac (Sensi) What is it?

An aphrodisiac is anything you can take that stimulates sexual desire, and on this Valentine’s Day, Sensi is the strain of marijuana that definitely fits the definition. Her full name is Sensi Star and she’s a multiple Cannabis Cup-winning indica strain from Paradise Seeds.

Her genetics have been kept secret, but if I had to guess, I’d say it’s at least 80 percent indica with just 10 to 20 percent sativa.

The effects You’ll immediately feel a lightness to your head, which is different from most indica-dominant strains, followed by a floating sensation in your body.

Sensi leaves you feeling clear-minded, but there are some mild psychoactive effects. Now for the good part. Taking one or two hits just before sex will leave women’s skin feeling sensitive and will definitely bring about climax much easier. A few hits for men will cause immediate blood flow where you need it, followed by an intense, explosive conclusion.

This period sitcom aired on Fox from 1998 to 2006, tracking a group of teens in a fictional Wisconsin town in the 1970s. The series normalized pot use among young people; the group of friends who regularly imbibed weren’t all burnouts or degenerates – well, some of them were – but mostly they were harmless adolescents. One or two were nerds, a couple were ambitious and several were content to just get high and sit around. Topher Grace played Eric Forman, the skinny “Star Wars”-loving protagonist who had full reign of his parents’ basement – aka the group’s sacred hangout spot. Rounding out the cast were Danny Masterson as stoner Hyde, Ashton Kutcher as lovable idiot Kelso, Mila Kunis as snobby Jackie, Laura Prepon as girl-next-door Donna, and Wilmer Valderrama as the perverted foreign exchange student Fez. Eric’s parents Red and Kitty (Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp) gave two of the show’s standout comedic performances; Red was a gruff Vietnam vet (who regularly threatened to put his foot in someone’s ass), and Kitty was a sweet, bubbly, highfunctioning alcoholic.

The show’s production design flawlessly embraced a ’70s aesthetic; lime-green armchairs, psychedelic flowered patterning, wall-to-wall carpeting. The series even had a signature technical move: the circular camera setup, famous for illustrating how the kids got high without ever showing the drugs. After school, they all sat at a table and passed a joint around – but the camera only captured

clouds of smoke and their druginduced witticisms (“They want to kill rock ’n’ roll because they know it makes us horny, man!”)

The strength of “That ’70s Show” wasn’t in the demonstration of how outdated or cheesy the foregone decade seems now; the narrative focused on depicting all the innocent, supercharged moments teenagers experience, and imbue with monumental importance, before they’ve had a chance to go out and begin their real lives. Climbing the local water tower and painting a giant pot leaf on it, falling for your best friend, getting into trouble with your parents or losing your virginity; these adolescent adventures are universal, not specific to ’70s America. “That ’70s Show” portrayed teens hanging out accurately, without any heavy moralizing.

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The smell Hints of lemon, grapefruit and mint.

The look Very thick and sticky buds covered with orange hairs.

The taste It’s very smooth, but who cares? The effects are so good you’d smoke it even if it were awful.

The final verdict It’s Valentine’s Day! Forget the flowers and chocolates, and get something you and your love will really enjoy. Just a few hits of this amazing strain will get you both in the mood, and keep you going all night. Don’t blame me when you’re too exhausted to go to work the next day.

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[love and sex]

Can an introvert and extrovert make it work over the long haul?

Give it – give him – a chance.

Savage Love | Dan Savage

Gay male in my late 20s. I recently ended things with a guy. Our relationship started as a strictly sexual one.

We’re both involved in the kink scene in our city and have interests that align in a particularly great way. Quickly it became clear there was a real connection. The next two months were great!

I had a toothbrush at his place within three weeks. But early on, I noticed that he was a much more extroverted person than I was. He would laugh loudly at movies, work the room at parties, say things about kink in the middle of crowded restaurants. I prefer to blend in. Initially, I thought of this as “the price of admission,” one I was willing to pay, but it soon became tiresome. I ended things, telling him that there were conflicts with our personalities that made a relationship difficult, not specifying what. He fell for me but I don’t want him to think he has to change who he is to be with me. I’m confused, Dan. I loved being in a relationship again, the sex is great and finding someone who shares your kinks and you’re attracted to emotionally is rare. We have a ton in common when he’s being down-toearth. He’s asking me to reconsider. Was I right to end this?

—— Tired Of Being Single He shouldn’t have to change who he is to be with you, but what if he wants to?

It’s unlikely he’ll morph into an always-quietly-tittering, always-discreetly-kinking introvert, just as you’re unlikely to morph into a braying, oversharing extrovert. But if making an effort to dial it back is the

price he has to pay to be with you, why not let him decide if he’s willing to pay?

Gays represent a tiny percentage of the general population, TOBS, and kinky gays represent a not-so-tiny-but-still-smallish percentage of the gay population. I don’t think you have to marry this man, regardless of his flaws, just because you’re gay and your kinks align. But you should think twice about discarding a guy who’s gay and kinky and whose company you enjoy most of the time just because he gets on your nerves now and then.

At the very least, you owe it to yourself, just as you owe it to him, to be specific about the reasons you pulled the plug – because he might want to make an effort to win you back.

There’s a lot that’s good here and there are always work-arounds for the bad. An example from my own life: My husband is way more extroverted than I am. So sometimes he goes to movies, restaurants, clubs and concerts without me.

I stay home and read or sleep or clean.

And then, when he gets home, we have something to talk about – how the movie was, whether the restaurant was any good, who was out at the clubs and if there were any cute boys in the band. He doesn’t make me go out; I don’t make him stay home. It’s a work-around that works for us.

With some effort, TOBS, you could find the work-arounds that work for you two: He makes an effort, when you nudge him, to dial it back; he goes to comedies with his friends, dramas with you; if he’s working a room, he won’t take offense if you slip into another room.

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I’m a gay male college student in a healthy D/s relationship with a bisexual guy. My boyfriend posts pictures of our kink sessions to his Tumblr. (No faces.) A trans woman active in campus queer politics confronted me today.

Ze had seen my boyfriend’s Tumblr (!) and recognized me (!!!). Ze demanded I stop engaging in BDSM because ze has to see me on campus and knowing my boyfriend “controls and abuses” me is triggering for zir. Ze said images of me in medical restraints were particularly traumatizing. Ze was shaking and crying, and I wound up comforting zir. I stupidly let zir think I would stop. Now what?

—— Scenario Utterly Bananas P.S. Ze also threatened to out my boyfriend if ze saw new pictures go up on his Tumblr. My boyfriend is already out – about being bi and being kinky – so he laughed it off. But how [bleeped] up is that?

You tell this woman you take orders from your boyfriend, SUB, not from random campus nutcases. You advise zir to stay away from Tumblr porn ze finds traumatizing. And if ze pushes back, you explain to zir that if anyone’s being controlling and abusive here, it’s zir. And if ze starts shaking and crying, SUB, direct zir to the student health center.

And for your own protection, tell zir all of this with at least one witness present.

Document everything, and if ze keeps getting in your face about your consensual, nonabusive relationship, take the ironic step of filing a restraining order against zir.

I’m a 24-year-old gay male. My boyfriend and I have been together for just over a year. I have a hang-up when it comes to anal sex. I like bottoming,

and I’ve had my share of great experiences, but I’ve bottomed only once with my boyfriend. I think I know why: The ceremonies around anal sex (the lube and condoms part) turn me off because of the smell of the lube and the sound of the condom wrapper. It brings up memories of times when I didn’t have a great time bottoming. Also, he is a little bigger than most, so there’s that. What do you suggest? Would it be as simple as finding a lube that doesn’t smell so much?

When I top him, which is something we both enjoy, there isn’t a problem.

—— Wants Anal Now, Goddamnit!

Usually when someone complains about an unpleasant smell associated with anal sex ... lube isn’t the issue. But that’s an easily solved problem, WANG, so easily solved that you bundled the answer up with your question: There are 10 million brands of lube on the market. Shop around until you find one that doesn’t offend your nostrils.

As for the wrapper issue, try opening condoms 10 or 20 minutes in advance.

Open condom packets early, and put the condom on the BF during foreplay. That way, if the fumbling deflates your bottomboner (which is a state of mind), you’ll have time to make out, roll around, rim each other, stroke yourself – whatever it takes to get your bottom-boner back.

To get a handle on your performance anxiety and those negative associations get some butt toys of varying sizes, and use ’em when you’re alone. In a month or two, with a little effort and non-stinky lube, you’ll have built up a store of positive associations and gained some confidence.

Dan Savage is a nationally syndicated sex advice columnist writing for The Stranger in Seattle. Contact him at mail@savagelove.net or @fakedansavage on Twitter and listen to his podcast at savagelovecast.com.

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[happening] Thursday

ck, 9 p.m. - 2 a.m., Moe’s.

“Art Genres,” 3 - 4:30 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., www.DurangoArts.org or 259-2606.

Saturday

Women’s Movie Night, 5:30 p.m., Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave. Lifelong Learning Lecture “Cuba Libra! An Introduction to AfroCUnban Music,” 7 p.m., Roshong Recital

Hall, Fort Lewis College.

Beer Bingo, 8 p.m. - 2 a.m., Moe’s, 937

Main Ave. Karaoke with DJ Crazy Charlie, 9

p.m., Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., 375-2568.

Karaoke, 9 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509

East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.

Valentines Jewelry Sale, 10 a.m. - 2

p.m., 2350 Main Ave., www.durangorocks.org.

The Met: Live in HD featuring The Magic Flute, 10:55 a.m., $23/$21, Val-

lecito Room, Fort Lewis College Student Union, metopera.org/Season/2015-16-Season.

Greek-themed dinner and a screening of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” 5:30 p.m., Durango Arts Cen-

ter, $75 per person, $140 per couple.

March Fourth! Marching Band brass ensemble, 7 p.m., $29/$25, Com-

munity Concert Hall at FLC, durangoconcerts.com.

Friday

Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509

Kirk James Solo Blues, 6 p.m., 6512’

Restaurant & Lounge,152 E. College Drive.

Live music and dancing with DJ Noonz, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., Moe’s.

Andy Janowsky, 5:30-10 p.m. , Diamond

Kirk James Solo Blues, Purgatory.

Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Recital Series John O’Neal percussion with M. Brent Williams violin,

7 p.m., $20 adults, $8, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive.

Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509

East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.

The Ben Gibson Band, 8:30 p.m. -

12:30 a.m., Billy Goat Saloon, 39848 U.S. Highway 160 Gem Village.

Live music and dancing with DJ

East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.

Sunday Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m.,

Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 4031200, www.theirishembassypub.com.

Red Shoe Trio, 3 p.m., Roshong Recital

Hall, FLC. Black Velvet Trio, 5-9 p.m., Clancy’s,

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Ott wants to put you in a trance Start your weekend off right Friday night when Ott comes to Animas City Theatre.

A master of sonic experiments and an obsessive electronic tinkerer, Ott is not only known for laying out his own prolific work of psychedelic dub tracks, but he has worked with Brian Eno, The Orb, African Head Charge, and tons of others as well.

Doors open at 8 p.m., the show will kick off with The Monogahela at 9:15. I Cite will take the stage at 10, and then it’s Ott’s turn at 11 to send you off into the night.

This is an 18-and-older show.

Silverton and skijoring: Winter sports get cray There’s nothing cooler than watching skiers getting pulled by horses down Blair Street during the annual Silverton Skijoring races. If you’ve never seen it, you’re missing out.

Happen to be a skijoring virgin? Here’s a quick and dirty: Competitors use short skis and are hooked up to a horse with some type of modified waterskiing-towing equipment. The skiers are towed through a course that includes jumps, gates and rings that they pick up with a stick. All while being pulled by horses that are galloping really, really fast. In the snow. With tons of people hooting and hollering.

Courtesy of Ott

Tickets are $18 and are available at Southwest Sound and www.durangomassive. com.

For more information, call 799-2281.

Skiers must finish the course and cross the finish line or the team will be disqualified. And skiers have to cross in an upright position and on at least one ski with the tow rope in hand. And both skier’s boots have to cross the finish line ... hopefully still attached to the skier.

The action will start at high noon Saturday in Silverton, so get up there early to claim your spot along the route.

Participants and spectators are reminded that this is a dog-free event, and that dogs and horses do not mix at this kind of thing, so leave your furry friends at home.

For more information, call 744-9446.

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[happening]

Courtesy of Tyller Gummersall

Country at the Wild Horse

Where should we

DGO tonight?

Looking for some locally-grown live music this weekend? The Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., is the place to be Saturday night when country/Americana singer-songwriter Tyller Gummersall celebrates the release of his fourth album, “Long Ride Home,” produced by Grammy winner Lloyd Maines.

Joining Gummersall on stage will be will be Ted Hockenbury (steel), Jim Jacobs (drums), Dan Hancock (bass) and Hannah Howard (fiddle).

And when they’re done playing, Gummersall will sit in with Wild Country then will sign CDs, with other merchandise items available to buy as well.

The party will start at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Cover is $5 for 21 and older; 10 bucks for those age 18 to 20.

From Page 21 2701 East 20th Street, Farmington.

Jazz church (experienced musician drop-in session), 6 p.m., Derailed Pour

House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440, www.derailedpourhouse.com.

Miss Tess and the Talkbacks, 7 p.m.,

$14-17 Sunflower Theatre, 8 E Main St, Cortez, www.sunfloerthatre.org.

Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509

East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.

Latin music night, 8 p.m., Moe’s, 937

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Main Ave., 259-9018.

Monday Four Corners Arts Forum, 9 a.m., KDUR

91.9/93.9 FM, www.kdur.org.

FLC Music Senior Recital: Katie Patton, 7 p.m., Roshong Recital Hall, FLC. Happy Hour Yoga, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Ska

Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., yoga and a pint of beer for $10, www.skabrewing.com.

Tuesday Super Ted’s Super Trivia, 6:12 p.m., free,

Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., 247-5792.

Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.- 2 a.m., Moe’s, 937

Main Ave., 259-9018.

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to the DGO calendar with

Wednesday Ace Revel, 6-8 p.m., Eno Wine Bar and Cock-

tail Lounge, 723 East Second Ave., 385-0105.

Open studio figure drawing, 6:30-8:30 p.m., $15/$10, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., www.durangoarts.org.

Two-step and swing dance lessons,

6:30-7:30 p.m., $10, Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., 799-8832.

Geeks Who Drink trivia, 6:30 p.m.,

BREW Pub & Kitchen, 117 W. College Drive, 259-5959.

Pub quiz, 6:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200.

Ping Pong and poker tournament, 8

p.m. - 2 a.m., Moe’s.

Karaoke with DJ Crazy Charlie, 9 p.m.,

Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., 3752568.

Ongoing “Irregularities” by Jen Pack, Jan.

8-Feb. 20, Durango Arts Center Art Library, 802 East Second Ave., durangoarts.org.

Site Unseen: Anna Hepler, Jan. 22-Feb. 19, Fort Lewis College Art Gallery, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday, fortlewis.edu/art-design/ ArtGallery.aspx.

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Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) The Moon in your sign today can empower you. This is the day to ask the universe for a favor because the answer just might be yes.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You will prefer to withdraw from the busyness of the world around you today. With the Sun at high noon in your chart, you have been in the limelight.

Take a rest.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Your conversation with a female friend could be significant today. This is a good time to share your hopes and dreams for the future with someone to get his or her feedback.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22)

Bizarro

Personal details about your private life might be made public today, especially

in the eyes of bosses, parents and VIPs. Just make sure you are aware of this.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Because your sense of adventure is aroused, this is the day to do something different! Travel somewhere. Go someplace you’ve never been before.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Clean up loose details about shared property, taxes, mortgages, debt and insurance issues. Today, you have the energy to set things in your favor.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Today and tomorrow, the Moon is opposite your sign, which means you have to go more than halfway when dealing with others. This requires patience, tolerance and compromise.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)

Take 10 or 15 minutes out of your day to do something that makes you feel better organized. Psychologically, this will give you a boost.

at lightning speed. Discussions with siblings, relatives and neighbors will take place.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)

You might feel attached to something you own today. This is why you will want to clean it, maintain it, fix it and certainly, not lend it.

This is a playful day! It’s also a creative day for your sign. Enjoy the arts, sports events, fun times with children and any activity that makes you feel like you’re on a vacation.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)

BORN TODAY

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)

You do things to improve the lives of those around you because this matters to you. Freedom is important to you.

This year, the changes that take place will take place quietly beneath the surface because it is a year of growth and building. Wait until next year to make major changes. If you can reduce your overhead, you will strengthen your financial position.

You have a busy mind today, which is why your ideas flit from topic to topic

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Home and family are your primary focus today. You will enjoy a chance to cocoon at home and hide a bit if you can.

[We need a word for this] When there’s a misspelling for your name or street by an order-taker that you are willing to let go because who cares.

The reply you make when someone calls you by name and you don’t know theirs, e.g., “Hi, John!” “Heeeyyy ... guy! How are you?”

When you combine two similar words and say something like “I’m grood how are you?”

That feeling you get when you’re binge watching Netflix and realize that you just watched the last episode.

When guys decide to shave their beard then get tempted to keep the mustache halfway through.

Got a phenomenon that it’s time we have a word for? Send it to editor@ dgomag.com.

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