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Smartphones Love it Smartphone, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

With sense of taste on hiatus, ordering food is complex task

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hanks to some kind of sinus ordeal last weekend, I lost my sense of smell, and, in turn, my sense of taste.

I was out of town, which meant that I wasn’t at home and didn’t have to make any decisions about questionable milk or fret over potential natural gas leaks that my nose would have failed to alert me to. It also meant that every meal took place at a restaurant, and lacking the ability to taste tripped me up, opening a series of questions about why we eat the things we do and why, at restaurants, we order what we order. If food has no flavor, how is one to decide?

I was hanging with my parents in Alamosa for the Crane Festival (it’s about birdwatching ... don’t ask), and every time we’re in Alamosa we eat at Calvillo’s, which I adore for its extensive and mind-blowing Mexican buffet, chock-full of tamales, enchiladas, pozole, carne asada, carne guisada, you name it. I was set to do the buffet per usual until I considered my lack of taste. Is the point of a buffet to stuff my giant, obese face or is it to delicately sample a number of different options? For me, it’s both, but I lean heavier on the sampling opportunities (this is me trying to seem respectable).

Stuck with the menu, I began consider: Do I order the thing that will fill me up the cheapest – rice and beans – or something texturally interesting – fajitas – or perhaps something I’d normally order anyway and suffer with the thought of what I was missing?

I went with the latter option – chile relleno/enchilada combo and silently pouted throughout the meal.

Monday, as my sense of taste was ever slow in returning, I found myself at Steamworks, again trying to make decisions about food while lacking a sense of taste. A veteran at taste-free food ordering at this point, I scoured the menu for the thing that would best suit my predicament.

I put the question to Sean Moriarty, on as barkeep that night, who was immediate with suggestions, most of

which had to do with spiciness (the meatloaf with chorizo, chimichanga, hot wings), which Dr. Moriarty said would cut through my sinus catastrophe.

I went for the hot wings, for their simplicity and the pure filling protein factor. Sean added that the texture might be satisfying, in a primitive, rip-it-from-the-bone-with-your-face kind of way, I imagined. Plus, there’s the celery sticks, “so you can pretend you’re being healthy,” he said. Even better for me. I merely tolerate celery in my normal, tasting lifestyle, so a chance to eat celery without having to endure the off-putting flavor seemed enticing, though the tragic stringy texture would still upset me greatly.

For beer, Moriarty recommended the Conductor, one of the strongest tasting beers on the menu, not to mention being Steamworks’ strongest alwayson mainstays at 9.3 percent ABV. He figured the flavors might awaken my senses. My take was that at 9.3 percent and with no taste, why not pick the option that’s gonna get me boarding that train the quickest? Nothing against the Conductor, but it didn’t faze my tastelessness. The chemistry associated with the ABV was another matter.

The experience showed me how complex the calculus can be when ordering a meal and why those decisions can at times be maddeningly difficult.

Before, I might have given taste and flavor more credit than it deserved. Lacking taste demonstrated how much I had implicitly taken other factors into consideration when answering the question “What am I in the mood for?” Do I want the lightness and healthiness of a salad (despite its lacking value)? Do I want the straightforward fill-me-upwith-overwhelming-flavor of chicken wings? Do I want the flavor variety of a four-item Mexican combo? Do I want the thing on the menu that will fill me up for the least amount of money?

I’m on the lookout for the perfect meal that combines all of these. How satisfying that would be.

I love you for letting me check my email once every 3.7 minutes, as needed.

I love you for telling me exactly where to go, because I cannot remember how to read a map. Or a street sign. Or how to memorize phone numbers.

I love you for alerting me to weather patterns where I am. And weather patterns where I’m not. And the weather in Cupertino, which is not as helpful as you seem to think it is.

I love you for giving me news. Why pick up a newspaper? I can follow everything on Twitter. People makes jokes and memes. It’s practically better than interacting with real human beings.

I love you for your camera. I can’t afford a real camera. But your camera ain’t bad at all.

I love you for Netflix. And HBO. And iTunes. And streaming sites that are probably illegal.

Yeah, your screen is small and that sucks. But I don’t have a TV, and you are easy to cradle in comfortable horizontal positions.

(That sounded wrong. I’m talking about watching movies and stuff).

I love you for depositing my checks. Just by taking a photo.

That’s amazing. I never have to visit the bank.

I love your searing blue light. It lulls me to sleep, like a moth to a flame. I want the last thing I hear before I lose consciousness to be “Gilmore Girls.”

— Anya Jaremko-Greenwold

Hate it How many of us have been at a table of friends, outings designed to connect us, to bring us closer, and we all have our phones out, texting people who haven’t chosen to be in our presence, or we’re scrolling mindlessly through Facebook, viewing the curated lives of acquaintances instead of the real friends sitting at the same table? This is what smartphones do, they take us away from the present.

Smartphones hack into our brains and change the way we live. Simply, they are disrupters and distractors. They chirp, buzz, beep and alert about things happening elsewhere. This is what these devices were designed to do. More worrying than the productivity-sucking distractions, we get used to those interruptions and begin anticipating and expecting those rushes, those bings, and our brains, like the drug addicts they are, begin to need those hits: Who wants to talk to me now? Who needs my attention? Who is thinking of me? We begin checking our phones even when they don’t bing: Maybe I missed something.

We feel phantom buzzing and hear ghostly chirping.

We also lose those empty moments, times when we’re waiting in line, waiting for friends. Instead of people watching or taking time to reflect, to let our minds wander, we instinctively pull out our phones and mindlessly consume, playing games, checking email, scrolling Facebook.

I’m an advocate of moderation in all things, smartphones especially. Silence it, turn it off, put it out of reach every once in a while. It’ll do you good.

— David Holub

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[Expert Advice on Trivial Affairs]

Cyle Talley | Get Smart

Reading critically Without saying that you’re illiterate (you’re reading this, after all), let physician and writer David Clark give you a few pointers on what to look for the next time you’ve cracked one open. A book, that is.

What about earning your MFA made you a better reader?

We were required to read and annotate a minimum of 62 novels over the course of two years. For each book, we wrote a summary and detailed analysis.

There were assigned readings, but also some latitude to bring your own suggestions. I’ve always been a voracious reader, but this made me a much more analytic reader in terms of reading for more than just enjoyment.

fancy and begin to expand that.

Maria’s (Bookshop) is a great resource. They have some incredibly knowledgeable readers who work there functioning basically as diagnosticians. They’re really good at suggesting books that gently push you.

Clark

How so?

A lot of people read books and have in mind that they’re going to be like watching a 30-minute action drama so that they’re motivated by surprise or situation. One of the first steps to take in reading for more than enjoyment is to start to look at how the author develops the characters – both what the character thinks, but more importantly what the character does in situations. The next is you want to take a look at how well the author develops the characters’ desires and how well you’re aware of both the desires that are overt and spoken outright, but also those that are hidden.

Jaybar Crow, by Wendell Berry, Plainsong, by a Colorado writer, Kent Haruf,

Have you had an “A-ha!” moment as a reader?

I read Pride and Prejudice when I was 18 and didn’t like it at all. I read it again in my late 50s and discovered an incredible social and class commentary and a morality tale wrapped up in this story about upper-crust British life. I missed it completely the first time I read it. C.S. Lewis said that a good book is one that has to be read more than once.

The books don’t change, we do. We read books through the lens of our own experience, and as that experience changes, really good books will have more to offer.

A-ha! So it IS necessary to read the difficult stuff!

What matters is when the writing is smartly done.

Tobias Wolff’s short stories come to mind. Bret Lott’s Jewel is a simple tale that becomes psychologically complex. Vocabulary is something that sets the tone, and that is not good, bad or otherwise. There are a number of authors who might not expand your vocabulary, but their sentence structure – how those words are put together – might expand what you think a story can be.

The use of paragraphs, of stops, the white space; poetic elements of rhythm and rhyme, punctuation so natural you don’t notice it. John Gardner used to say that the writer’s one job is to create the dream for the reader and that anything that gets in the way or that makes the reader come out of the dream is bad writing. Great writers make you notice things without having to put up a sign that says, “Here! Notice This!” The very best writers – the very best books – are those you finish and you can’t answer how good or bad the writing itself was because you were so caught up in the story.

What keeps you a voracious reader?

I vary between fiction and nonfiction. With nonfiction, my reading is driven by my interest in a subject.

I do think that fiction tells a truth that can’t be told in nonfiction, even though it might be a story, I think that it often gets at deeper truths. That’s what keeps me going. I’m looking for stories that get at something that we as a society or me as an individual aren’t fully aware of or aren’t willing to look at.

Is there a gateway drug of quality reads?

It’s important to realize that there is no such thing as great book lists. Start with whatever strikes your

What recommendations do you like to make?

Lila, by Marilynne Robinson. I’m partial to Richard Russo’s books. I’ve also gotten to be fond of Cormac Maccarthy’s writing, though I wouldn’t recommend him to everyone, as it’s ... difficult.

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Cyle Talley will talk about books for hours, if you let him.

So don’t. If there’s something you want to Get Smart about, email him at: cyle@cyletalley.com

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Downtown Lowdown | Bryant Liggett

Celefunktion: Three nights of funk and genre-busting

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urango Massive “Celefunktion” festival has in its six-year existence grown into a musical showcase celebrating beloved regional bands and acting as a foothold for younger bands growing their audiences. It’s a nice music showcase, a now multi-night and multi-venue show bringing funk as its moniker suggests, but also highlighting hip-hop, jam and rock.

Celefunktion will kick off tonight (Thursday) and run through the weekend, featuring headliners The Motet performing tonight and Friday at the Animas City Theatre. There’s also a strong local band showing among the three nights, as the weekend features sets by Durango Funk All-Stars, Elder Grown, Diabolical Sound Platoon, Pants Party, Posh Josh, D.J. Noonz and Liver Down the River. Also playing are Zach Deputy, Tnertle, Andreas Kapsalis, DJ Dan, Greener Grounds, and Steve Raskin and Q-Dup from Fort Knox Five.

It was the Fort Knox Five full band that kicked off Celefunktion six years ago; Eugene Salaz of Durango Massive and the Animas City Theatre were really just trying entertain friends and family while also building a fan base for The Fort Knox Five, the Washington, D.C., outfit that has since become local favorites. “Give the people what the want” may be a general cliché, but it’s also a solid act when you know it will be supported.

“I started the CeleFunktion at the Summit in 2010, it was a three-night event that I organized with (the late) Jon Horvath of the Fort Knox Five as a request from my wife to bring more funk to Durango and to build the Fort Knox Five in our market,” said Salaz.

“Over the years, CeleFunktion has continued to draw music fans from out of town and out of state.”

While “funk” is in the name, it wouldn’t be a Colorado festival without a promoter taking liberties with the styles, flexing their confines to include musicians with some different appeal. Greener Grounds isn’t a funk band. Andreas Kapsalis is a badass, but no funk artist. They might have slight funk influences, but it’s not like you’re seeing Maceo Parker. This palettebroadening exercise is nothing new in the festival world, as it’s ultimately an attempt to do some general good for its listening audience. “I look for bands that appeal to the Durango mindset” said Salaz. “Bands that have been popular in our market, and bands that are new to the market that deserve exposure.”

The must sees include: »» The Motet: Drummer Dave Watts has led this band for years, a band as capable of a night of AfroBeat as they are a night of a blaxploitation film soundtrack. »» Fort Knox Five: Any and all configurations of

Courtesy of The Motet

»» The Motet headlines Durango Massive’s “Celefunktion.”

Bryant’s best Durango Massive “Celefunktion” features multiple bands Thursday to Saturday at Animas City Theatre, Balcony, Balcony Backstage, Moe’s and El Rancho Tavern. Single Day Tickets $35/$40, full festival passes $80/$90. Information: www. durangomassive.com

New at Southwest Sound March 18 Courtesy of Greener Grounds

»» Though it might not be a funk band per se, Greener Grounds brings variety to “Celefunktion.”

this band have drawn a large local following. Celefunktion will feature the genre mashing D.J. duo of Steve Raskin and Q-Dup. »» Andreas Kapsalis: The guitar dork’s wet dream, a classically trained nod to Django Reinhardt and Eddie Van Halen. »» Durango Funk All-Stars: Trust your music teachers and support explorations of improvisational and original funk.

A complete schedule with performers and venues

»»1. Iggy Pop and Josh Homme, “Post Pop Depression” »»2. Underworld, “Barbara Barbara We Face A Shining Future” »»3. Gwen Stefani, “This is What Truth Feels Like” »»4. Redfoo,“Party Rock Mansion” »»5. Sean Watkins,“What to Fear”

is available at ww.durangomassive.com Bryant Liggett is a freelance writer and KDUR station manager. liggett_b@fortlewis.edu.

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[sound] What’s new Iggy Pop,“Post Pop Depression” Available: Friday via Loma Vista/Concord a download, CD, LP and a deluxe LP. This may very well be Iggy Pop’s swan song.

In a recent interview with Vice, Iggy admits that “I feel like I’m closing up after this ... it’s my, my guts instinct. To really make a really real album, it takes ... you really have to put everything into it and the energy is more limited now.”

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“Post Pop Depression” is billed under Iggy Pop, but is FEELS like a definitive collaboration with Queens of the Stone Ages front man Josh Homme. Homme’s fingerprint is indeed all over, lending guitar, bass, vocals, piano, various percussion, a slew of other instruments, while serving as the record’s producer. Dean Fertita (QOTSA, The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs) adds his signature lead guitar along with wurlitzer, vocals, etc., and Matt Helders (Arctic Monkeys) holds firm behind the drum kit.

It is an Iggy Pop record; the man just surrounds himself with appropriate company. The tone of the album is what you’d expect from members of QOTSA, unsurprisingly recorded at Homme’s Joshua Tree studio Rancho De La Luna. That said, it is Iggy’s unmistakable baritone that really cements the record as HIS. The songs and lyrical content are bleak, hopefully, and furious all at once. Should this be the last Iggy Pop record, I say well done. Play loud. Especially the album’s closer “Paraguay.”

Recommended if you are a fan of Iggy Pop, Queens of the Stone Age, The Stooges, Dead Weather or Desert Sessions.

— Jon E. Lynch KDUR_PD@fortlewis.edu

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[Sartorial over-enthusiasm with Heather of Sideshow]

Style Fetish | Heather Narwid

European chic and secondhand scores Tina Valles cruised into Sideshow in a cloud of European chic last Thursday and I thought she looked amazing – all glowing skin and gorgeous outfit.

Tina’s jacket is from H&M, and I want to possess it: thick stretch jersey sweatshirt material in a pearl white, done in motorcycle style with zips and snaps. It would look so cute over a summer dress, too.

The top is a flattering, high-waisted design with a folklore feel by Johnny Was, bought at Reruns. It is a good silhouette with the skinny pants, an H&M-style called “tregging.” H&M, I’ll grudgingly accept this new, awkward pseudo-word for trouser-legging because these pants looked excellent – thick, stretchy, heavilyseamed and flattering to the figure.

I like H&M clothing; current designs, decent quality

and good prices from a European label now available in the U.S.

Tina’s silver, pearl and smoky quartz jewelry perfectly complements her clothing and natural beauty.

The boots, oh my! They are the label Swedish Hasbeens, and Tina scored these boots secondhand at Roseduds for half-retail. That gorgeous buff leather with wooden stacked platform soles are fit to tromp the most stylish streets ... and Durango, too (just joking!). Tina told me she had been coveting this brand of boot for years, and her thrifty patience was finally rewarded. Way to hold out for that discount!

That perfect skin may be the best advertising ever for Tina’s business – Pure Skin Organic Day Spa, downtown.

Also from Roseduds is the brilliant velvet and cotton scarf with secret zip pockets.

Thanks to Tina for talking with me and for looking awesome.

Heather Narwid owns Sideshow, a vintage and modern clothing store currently in downtown Durango but soon to be moving shop to the fabulous commerce corridor at Florida Road and County Road 250.

»» Tina Valles’ top is a flattering, highwaisted design with a folklore feel by Johnny Was.

»» Left: Valles and her glowing skin and gorgeous outfit. Above left: Valles scored these Swedish Hasbeens boots secondhand at Roseduds for half-retail. Above right: Valles’ silver, pearl and smoky quartz jewelry perfectly complements her clothing and natural beauty.

Photos by Heather Narwid/DGO

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First Draughts | Robert Alan Wendeborn

#drainpour: A douchey, ignorant trend that needs to stop now

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ost of the confessions that I’ve made I can claim shamelessly. I rarely try to justify or dodge the darker, more embarrassing aspects of my life. I’ll wear my Irish sunglasses with pride.

I’ll take my bumps and bruises in stride. There is one thing that I will deny and will hang my head in shame if it’s accused: I have been called a hipster more times than I can count. Yes, I’ll dress and look trendy, but I don’t fall for every new trend, and I’m pretty set on via Instagram the things I want and do. But I »» One Instagramming beer nerd/snob. don’t think my way of being in the world should be the same for advocating pouring out perfectly good beer. I’ve seen everyone else. I’m not going to judge anyone for people claim that a Crooked Stave beer was “infectbeing basic. It actually makes me sick when I see ed,” but guess what? All their beers are infected! I’ve people prescribe a way of dressing, or acting, seen people pour out really really big beers, beers in or believing. But what does this have to do with the +15 percent ABV range that people thought were beer? There’s a new trend in the beer world that too boozy or too sweet. But hey people, when you brew is particularly nauseous in all these ways: the beer that big, it’ll be boozy! If it were liquor, it would drain pour. be 30 proof! And it’s not been distilled, so of course If you search for the hashtag #drainpour on Inyou can anticipate the sugars. People are opening 3- to stagram, you’ll see photos of people pouring their 5-year-old bottles of beer and being surprised by signs beers into drains. The beers are usually nicer, more of oxidation or infection. Unlike wine, beer isn’t dosed expensive beers, that in the eyes of the drinker are with sulphides, which will fight off infection for the so flawed that they need to be poured down the life of the bottle. Not all beer is supposed to hold up drain, and shame brought to the brewer who would in a cellar because even minute, teeny, tiny amounts produce such a terrible product. This aggravates of dissolved oxygen will drastically reduce the taste me, in most cases, to no end. I want to punch evof freshness in a beer, where as some wines are even eryone of these pretzel-necklace-wearing, beardsupposed to taste oxidized. growing, man-baby beer nerds in the face, then push So now that the school-time learning is over for them into a locker or give them a swirly in shitty the dumb-dumbs, let me tell you what really pisses domestic light beer until they say “uncle.” me off about this trend. If people took this same atThe defense of a #drainpour is that no one should titude toward books, or clothing, or food, we’d see waste time drinking bad beer because there is so people burning books, ripping clothing and shaming much good beer out there. But, I don’t think this is local farmers and grocery stores. Why don’t we see what it’s about. It’s a lot of things, but the biggest people hashtagging their pictures of them throwthing is ignorance. Oftentimes, these are people who ing away frozen pizzas or ripping up their Old Navy have no idea what they’re talking about, and they are

Performance Fleece or burning the newest Franzen novel? I have no idea, but I think it’s some uber-capitalist bougie bullshit: “Let me buy this expensive bottle of beer and pour it out, not for my homies, not for the gods, but so that people can see how ‘good taste’ is completely beneath me.”

Maybe the price point for being a shitty beer snob is too low. I mean, if a pouring out $15 or $30 bottle of beer shows how classy you are, go buy an expensive bottle of wine and do that. What? You don’t have $250 to spend on a truly nice bottle of wine that you just pour down the drain? That’s what I thought ...

The last thing that pisses me off is the complete disrespect of the process: the labor and the intentions of the brewer specifically and the traditions of beer making in general. No one approaches art with expectations one way or another. No one goes up to a Van Gogh and comments on sloppy brush strokes, or puts down the color selection of Monet, or the lack of meaning in a Picasso. I’m not saying that every beer is perfect or every brewer completely blameless, because I’ve had some bad beers, uninspired beers, beers that made me wish it had been a bit different, more hops maybe, or drier finish, maybe a little less haze. But I can always close my eyes as I take a sip and see a human being dumping a bag of grain into steaming mash tun, hoping and praying this time they’ll nail the mash temp, or feel the sweat as they’re scrubbing every inch of stainless steel and throwing away every rubber gasket in the hopes they’ll kill the bad bugs that got into their last batch, or see the joy in their eyes when they realize the beer that got a little too warm during fermentation didn’t get ruined. And that is why I will drink every beer, even if to imagine how it could have been better or worse.

Robert Alan Wendeborn puts the bubbles in the beer at Ska Brewing Co. His first book of poetry, The Blank Target, was published this past spring by The Lettered Streets Press and is available at Maria’s Bookshop. robbie@skabrewing.com

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Bookcase and the Barber gets literary with its cocktails »» ‘Speakeasy’ wants to go back to the golden age of cocktails

By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold DGO Staff Writer

The Bookcase and the Barber is Durango’s only speakeasy (as far as we know ...). The barbershop is just a “front” (chosen because the owners wanted something “manly”); if you tell the barber the password, (“Who is Hemingway?”) he will pull open a bookcase to reveal the bar’s hidden entrance. Of course, they’re not sticklers – the password is posted regularly on social media. Durango is an inclusive town, after all.

“The speakeasy thing has been starting to catch on again in the U.S., especially in big cities,” said Beau Black, co-owner. “We’re going back to the golden age of cocktails.

You’re not mixing 20 different ingredients in there; you want to taste the alcohol.” Durango was once a rough-and-tumble Wild West town, so a speakeasy seems like a good fit here.

This bar boasts unusual drinks – all author or literary themed, so book lovers rejoice.

“These are classic cocktails,” said Black. “We pride ourselves on using the original recipes.

One hundred fifty years ago, this is how they were made.” The writers selected to be a part of the menu are some of the most famed and predominant drinkers throughout history (Hemingway, of course, is among them); the employees did research on the authors’ favorite pick-me-ups. Bridgett Tesmer, a bartender and expert mixologist, came up with original cocktails for the menu, too; “Rust and Stardust” got its name from a poem Humbert Humbert writes in Nabokov’s Lolita, while the drink “Thoughtcrime” is a nod to George Orwell’s 1984.

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»» Clockwise from top left, Bookcase and the Barber bartender Bridgett Tesmer and co-owner Thomas Gibson; the “Tom Selleck;” the NY Whiskey Sour, with menu behind it; and Reuzel, Holland’s finest pomade.

Five of the most interesting drinks on the menu: “Capote”

“Faulkner”

“Hemingway Part I: Daquiri”

Named after Truman Capote, the American author known for Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood. His signature drink was a screwdriver, which he referred to as “my orange drink.” This is one of the bar’s most popular concoctions. Ingredients: KGB Vodka Viracocha, fresh orange juice, soda water and orange slices.

Named after William Faulkner, Nobel Prize laureate and American author of The Sound and the Fury. Hailing from the Deep South, Faulker loved mint juleps (most refreshing when it’s hot outside). Ingredients: Buffalo Trace Bourbon, fresh mint, mint simple, Barber’s Bitters and fresh crushed ice.

Named for Ernest Hemingway, American author of The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms. Hemingway spent so many days and nights drinking at El Floridita, a Cuban bar, that the drink he enjoyed was eventually named the Hemingway Daiquiri.

“People expect a classic daiquiri, with strawberries, bananas or a flower in it,” said Black. “But this is the original with only three ingredients: really good rum, lime juice, and syrup. Ingredients: Diplomatico Silver Rum, fresh lime juice, simple, lime wheel.

“Hemingway Part II: Death in the Afternoon” Hemingway invented the drink and wrote a book about it. This one has a very high alcohol content – so only imbibe if you can handle Absinthe. “Two of these IS death in the afternoon,” said Black. Ingredients: Leopold Bros Absinthe Verte, agave nectar, Prosecco.

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Courtesy of Durango DOT Comedy

»» Durango DOT Comedy’s next performance is this Saturday at the Durango Arts Center, a show the troupe is calling “Size Matters.”

Size Matters ...

(according Durango DOT Comedy) »» Improv comedy troupe

returns with a show at DAC

By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold DGO Staff Writer

GO! What: “Size Matters,” improv comedy by Durango DOT Comedy When: 8 p.m. Saturday Where: Durango Arts Center Cost: $10 admission, $2 Ska brews

Fun-loving improv group Durango DOT Comedy performs in the grand comedic tradition of “Whose Line is it Anyway?” They’ve been together for 15 years, and currently have nine members – though two or three will be departing soon, so if you’re looking to get on stage and make a fool of yourself, you might just be what the troupe is looking for.

“Everyone in the group brings something different,” said member Andre Pierre-Louis. “In some you look for talent, others dedication and commitment. We don’t get paid, so you have to love it.”

DDC’s next performance is this Saturday at the Durango Arts Center, a show the troupe is calling

“Size Matters.” Their shows always involve audience participation; all attendants have a hand in choosing what the comedians perform, thus the process is almost collaborative. “The show goes where the audience takes us,” said Pierre-Louis. “In Durango, they love dissing New Mexico. They love local jokes.”

Some members of the group have dark senses of humor, while others are uplifting and bright. Each member brings something disparate to the hilarity table.

“It’s easier to do improv than stand-up,” said Pierre-Louis. “With stand-up, you have to write stuff

and memorize it, and know what’s going on in the world and convey all that with a sense of humor. But some humor doesn’t click with a lot of people. I tried it – and bombed.”

Improv has its challenges, too; you must generate rapid-fire material off the top of your head. “I don’t think you can master improve,” said Pierre-Louis.

“We might play the same games, but we’ll never have the same show. Anyway, it’s boring if it’s the same thing every time.” The unpredictable, tenuous nature of improv is precisely what makes it so rewarding if done successfully.

Comedians might not be offering up cures for cancer, but they nevertheless provide a community with essential benefits. “I like making people laugh – I feel better if I can put a smile on someone else’s face,” said Pierre-Louis. “You never know what a person is going through. I’m not trying to say I’m a superhero, but a smile or a laugh that night can save somebody’s perspective on life. Maybe they had the worst day and they needed it.”

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Sexual harassment on the music scene Onstage and off, local female musicians give insight into gender injustices

By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold DGO Staff Writer

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he sexual harassment of women is insidious; you won’t always see it happening, but rest assured, it’s always happening. The extent to which females receive rampant, pervasive disrespect might be surprising – unless you are a woman yourself, in which case you already know all about it. Nonprofit anti-harassment group Hollaback! released a viral video in late 2014; a hidden camera trails a woman walking in New York City for hours, recording the endless catcalls she receives from men on the street. The Internet reaction to this video was swift and extreme; men in particular seemed unnerved. “Is it really this bad for girls?” a lot of them asked. “Yeah, it’s pretty bad,” most women responded. Pop star Kesha’s ongoing lawsuit against music producer Dr. Luke has made numerous headlines recently; the singer has accused him of sexually and mentally abusing her for 10 years under contract. Her claims have prompted myriad conversations surrounding misogyny in the entertainment industry.

Women must constantly toe the line between getting offended by comments (“Hey, you should smile!”

“Nice ass!”) and letting it go, picking their battles.

From a young age, most girls are taught to smile, be gracious, look nice, appease the authority figures of the world (most of whom are men). Many guys, in turn, have been socially conditioned to believe certain behaviors will ultimately be tolerated. Film, TV and popular music have all assisted in encouraging male aggression, suggesting that dominance is attractive and even important in the quest for a woman’s heart. Audience members at a concert might think the performers on stage are attractive or generally willing to be seduced because they’re in the spotlight. These women are seeking attention, sure – but are crude propositions the type of recognition anyone could believe they crave? “Female musicians are expected to have a provocative, sexually charged stage presence,” said Tracy Ford of the local band

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The Crags. “I just want to be a band member playing music. People have said to me, ‘You should look nicer up there,’ so I do feel pressured to dress up. But I usually wear jeans and a T-shirt. I refuse to be a part of those expectations.”

Women on the stage Women in performance industries - musicians in particular, for the sake of this article – need to incur the affection of potential devotees. They can’t afford to alienate fans, especially in the beginning of their careers. Simultaneously, most musicians want to avoid being followed home by an overenthusiastic admirer after a show.

Local solo artist Lacey Black began performing at age 16, getting attention for being young and cute; she couldn’t tell whether it was harassment or if Continued on Page 14

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the novelty of seeing a young person playing music inspired people to comment. In her early 20s, the attention began to shift; though it seemed mildly flattering and not overtly sexual, the remarks grew more annoying. “I don’t think the performer aspect is all that different from any waitress or retail employee in the public domain,” said Black. “The difference is that I can’t walk away and say I have another table. I don’t have an escape. The nature of performers is that we’re required to be available.” Musicians have to engage with their audience in order to connect; whether this audience is booing, making disrespectful side-comments or listening to the music with hushed reverence.

“As a private contractor, I don’t have a boss to go to and report it when it happens,” said Black.

“There’s no protocol.

When do I bring this up: When he looks at me weird from across the room? When he talks to me? When he makes a threat? They hardly ever make a threat. But if he’s with a group of people – might he break off and wait for me outside? You have to do a lot of mental calculations.”

No matter where Black has performed, she feels lucky the waitstaff or bartenders have her back. There is strength in camaraderie, and Black also observes that she was never harassed when she had male band members surrounding her. While grateful to have support, she’s realistic about what her chosen profession entails. “On the one hand, it’s not that bad – it’s an inherent part of my job,” said Black. “I’m not proud of it, I don’t like it, but it’s something I’ve

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managed to deal with in a way that works for me.” Although Black feels help is never far away, it’s not necessarily apparent when she does need it.

“Even if you have friends in the room, they may not recognize what’s going on,” said Black. “They don’t realize the guy who just came up and talked to me for 30 seconds was propositioning me.

I’ve had sexual harassment happen with my dad sitting 15 feet away.”

“Harassment” doesn’t only connote a man grabbing a girl; perpetrators might be charming or subtle in their advances. “I’ve been offended down to my core only a handful of times,” said Black. “Usually I’m just irritated.

I’ve had somebody walk me out to my car maybe 10 times in my whole career, and that’s playing over 200 shows a year.” Women are accustomed to using caution when walking alone at night anyway, especially in urban areas; we’re on the lookout, glancing over shoulders for prospective creeps. A performer, bartender or waitress might request a questionable character be removed from their establishment when he’s making them uncomfortable – but if the harasser is a regular, or prone to spending lots of cash there, the profit could take precedence.

Musicians want people to hear their music, to appreciate their art. An artist might flirt inadvertently with listeners – but this doesn’t mean further romantic overtures are welcomed. “I’ve had casual run-ins where I have to question, ‘Is this conversation about my music, or is it because I’m a female?’” said Giovanina Bucci, a solo musician new to the area. “I don’t want to have to assume someone is ill-intentioned; but sometimes you get deeper into a conversation and realize, ‘this has nothing to do with my music.’”

Possibly the most tragic result of this trend is women questioning whether harassment is their fault, or if they’re doing all they can to attract the “right” kind of treatment. “If I curl my hair, put on red lipstick or wear a shirt with the shoulders cut out – am I inviting that energy?” asked Caitlin Cannon of local all-girl group The Cannondolls. “It’s necessary for me to have a brand and dress how I want; I don’t Continued on Page 15

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think it’s bad for women to look or feel sexy, and it seems like my responsibility to look good when I perform.” How fair is it for women to wonder whether unwarranted scrutiny is something they’ve brought upon themselves? “I do play into the culture of it, trying to come off sultry and inviting when I get my picture taken for PR reasons,” said Bucci. “But I also want to maintain my dignity. The thing I have to offer is my craft. What do my face, legs or cleavage have to do with that?”

How to deal Figuring out how to maneuver through these situations is an arduous process – but that’s OK. “I’ve had generally great interactions with men, but I’ve also had years of learning,” said Ford. Both Black and Cannon look to humor to rebuff come-ons. “I treat every advance as a joke,” said Black. “Ninety percent of the time, they’re drunk or emboldened by the atmosphere, but as soon as they say something and I laugh it off, they realize ‘I’ve said something terrible; I’m so glad she’s laughing.’” Maybe these men are trying to get laid, but often they just want your attention, Black said. “Being confrontational makes it escalate,” said Black. “They might come back with, ‘What, you can’t take a joke?’”

Bucci tries her best to avoid confrontation, although she’s not sure that’s the best tactic to employ. “I’ve had men say inappropriate things, and I reinforce the behavior by laughing it off and moving forward with the conversation,” said Bucci. “That’s doing nobody any favors. It’s giving them permission to say ‘Your tits look hot when you play,’ or whatever.” At what expense are women keeping their mouths shut, preserving the peace?

“If I can respond with an off-color comeback or quip, it will shut them up and redirect things,” said Cannon.

“This is sad, but true: if you show a man you’re smart, the observance of your intelligence trumps anything he might have to say about you physically. If you can intimidate them with your intellect ...” Well, what’s better than getting the upper-hand with brains?

“Playing here, I do get people saying, ‘Hey doll face, you sure look pretty up there with your guitar,’” said Cannon, “But I use that to my advantage

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This is sad, but true: if you show a man you’re smart, the observance of your intelligence trumps anything he might have to say about you physically.

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and try to make it part of the show, or call them out on the microphone.”

Undermining people’s expectations and staying strong in the face of disparagement works, Cannon said. The knowledge of your own self-worth might be the only weapon you have to hurl back. “Try not to take it personally,” Cannon recommends, noting that those who show disrespect are likely compensating for their own howling insecurities.

How can we change things?

Most women are accustomed to sexual harassment, and we often find ways to deal. But when is it time to stop sweeping insolence under the rug and challenge the status quo? “There aren’t many defining moments when I was off-put by someone’s behavior – but that got me thinking about how I’ve become complacent due to the normalization of that behavior,” said Bucci. “It’s now part of the common culture.” We should tout examples of acceptable conduct versus inappropriate comportment. They’ll never know unless we set boundaries. “It’s about moving feminism forward in a constructive, thoughtful way, so that the culture starts to shift,” said Bucci.

It’s not all bad news. Black points out that Taylor Swift has managed to conjure a wildly successful music career without nude photo shoots or sexual provocation. Fans connect with her music and message because it’s universal. Cannon is also optimistic: “If I’m connecting to people on a heart-based level, that other stuff kind of falls away,” said Cannon. “It’s a good exercise in intention. What am I here to do? I could get upset by a lot of what happens and feel victimized.

Whether or not (a guy is) going to be an asshole to me is secondary. That’s what I feel my job is – to transcend all of that.”

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revelations of “Insurgent,” Tris (Shailene Woodley) must escape with Four (Theo James) and go beyond the wall enclosing Chicago. For the first time ever, they will leave the only city and family they have ever known. Once outside, old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless with the revelation of shocking new truths. Tris and Four must quickly decide who they can trust as a ruthless battle ignites beyond the walls of Chicago that threatens all of humanity. In order to survive, Tris will be forced to make impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice and love.

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»» Kylie Rogers, left, and Jennifer Garner deal with serious illness in “Miracles from Heaven.”

‘Miracles’ could have been 30 seconds long

By Mark Jenkins

Miracles From Heaven

The Washington Post

Playing at the Gaslight

Mexican-born, California-based director Patricia Riggen has developed something of a specialization in marvels. Just a few months ago, her factbased drama “The 33” celebrated the combination of technology and luck that saved 33 Chilean miners who had become trapped deep underground.

In 2007, Riggen’s “Under the Same Moon” sent a young Mexican boy across the U.S. border on a providential quest for his mother.

With her latest film, Riggen has gone fully supernatural: In “Miracles from Heaven,” a little girl receives medical care from the doctor upstairs.

The movie is based on a 2015 memoir by Christy Beam, whose daughter made a most unusual recovery from a severe gastrointestinal condition. It was produced by the team that made “Heaven is for Real,” adapted from a similar account of a child’s religious experience. The new film should draw the same sort of admirers – and detractors – as the earlier one.

Religious belief aside, “Miracles” is the weaker of the two films. Stretched

Rating: PG Genre: Drama Directed by: Patricia Riggen Written by: Randy Brown Runtime: 1 hr. 49 min.

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 71%

across nearly two hours, it tells a story that would have been adequately laid out in a 30-second television spot. The question is never what will happen to Anna (Kylie Rogers), who suffers a bloated belly and chronic pain. The only issue is how long she, and the audience, will have to wait to find out.

When the film begins, Anna is living with her mother (Jennifer Garner), her father (Martin Henderson) and two sisters on a Texas ranch. The family attends one of those Protestant churches that seems to have traded the choir for a Christian-rock band.

In this somewhat fictionalized account, Anna’s affliction arrives suddenly. A series of condescending doctors misdiagnose the problem, until

Christy becomes angry and despondent. She even stops going to church.

Eventually, Christy takes her daughter to Boston Children’s Hospital, pushing past others on the waiting list for an appointment with the leading expert, Dr. Nurko (Eugenio Derbez).

Although Nurko makes Anna somewhat better, a lasting cure would require one of two things: divine intercession or a fluke. The movie’s title has already telegraphed its choice.

The plight of ailing children and desperate parents can touch the hearts of anyone who has a kid, or who has been one. But the movie is stuffed with filler, notably an annoying interlude with a Waitress with a Heart of Gold, played by Queen Latifah in a case of racial stereotyping.

While waiting for the advertised miracle, some viewers may wish for divine intervention of another sort – not from this movie’s God, who appears as a delicate butterfly, but from the cranky Old Testament one. He could sweep away the cardboard supporting characters as easily as he did the Egyptians in the Red Sea.

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[pages] This week’s Maria’s staff pick The Valley, by John Renehan What kind of novel can you expect from an attorney-turned-field artillery captain turned back into an attorney?

If you’ve read John Renehan’s The Valley, you know this answer. If you haven’t read it, you should. It’s an answer that’s worth discovering.

Lt. Black is a desk officer at battalion headquarters who is sent to one of the most remote and dangerous outposts in the Nuristan province of Afghanistan to conduct an after-action investigation. This investigation, called a 15-6, is nothing more than a low-level fact-finding mission to find out why an American soldier shot a civilian’s goat. This investigative version of army “busywork” quickly spirals out of control – in several surprising and alarming directions.

The Valley is definitely a whodunnit/whydunnit/what exactly is it that’s being done.

But Renehan’s novel is much more than that. The story includes some sharp insight into soldiers who are put in dangerous and immediate harm’s way with ambiguous orders and uncertain leadership. It puts the social politics of isolated individuals in extreme circumstances on vivid display (think “Restrepo” x 5).

Along with the peek-behind-the-curtain view of the soldier’s world, The Valley is packed with numerous “what the hell” moments. That, along with plenty of misdirection and red herrings, will keep you reading late into the night to find out just what is really going on and who is responsible. The Valley is absolutely worth your time.

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Numbers (6:1-21), the Vow of the Nazarite – the oath Dreadlocks, reggae, the Lion of Zion, Babylon and sworn by Samson who wore seven locks upon his smoke that ganja ... Right? head; it involves dietary and ritual restrictions and Yeah ... kinda, sorta. But let’s take a few minutes is an oath of subservience to Jah. to flesh things out and learn about the foundation of The use of cannabis is a spiritual practice akin to the sect that reveres cannabis as a sacrament. the taking of the Eucharist and is said to aid in penRastafari is a religious and political movement etrating the veil of deception cast over the eyes of that started in Jamaica in the 1920s and ’30s; it, like Judaism, Christianity and Islam, takes its foundation from the Abrahamic deity of the Old Testament but also maintains an Afrocentric slant and is politically connected at its roots with the teachings of Marcus Garvey. It is a movement centered on the belief that the Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellassie I was the reincarnation of Christ on Earth – the Second Coming.

The name derives from Selassie’s title, Ras, and first name, Tafari (last name Makonnen), before his coronation as emperor. It is a movement that promotes spiritual growth toward an embodiment of the concept of “Heaven on Earth” known as Zion and eschews all “isms,” especially materialism, oppression of others, and the choice of embracing life’s sensual pleasures instead of maintaining an eye toward spirituality – these things stand in opposition to Zion in the eyes of Rastafari and are known as the embodiment of Babylon (after the location of the Hebrew enslavement in the Bible).

The god of Rastafari belief is called Jah, a Biblical title shortened from Jehovah or Jahweh Shutterstock (think back to the Indiana Jones »» The Lion of Judah is an important symbol in movies). The Christianity of the Rastafari culture, tied back to the Hebrew tribe of Judah.

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To read the lyrics to Bob Marley and the Wailers’ “War,” which were derived from a speech made by Haile Selassie before the United Nations on October 4, 1963, go to dgomag.com.

You can also watch a performance of the song at http://bit.ly/1Rirfgs humankind by the focus on materialism inherent in the predominant worldview of Babylon. In addition to the ritual ingestion of this plant, which Rastas see as the Biblical Tree of Life, they also engage in sessions of spirited philosophical discussion known as reasonings. The well-known colors of the movement – red, yellow and green are symbolic of the blood that runs through the veins of all humanity, the sun which shines above us all, and the earth upon which we walk together.

Rastafari is often practiced as a deeply personal religion that looks inward for answers to spiritual questions, but there are also groups within it known as the Mansions of Rastafari, the best-known being the Twelve Tribes of Israel, which housed the world-famous prophet Bob Marley. Like any religion, there are fundamental problems within Rastafari, particularly its stance on and treatment of homosexuals in Jamaica, but its transcendent beauty and promise can be heard in this live performance of Bob Marley and The Wailer’s “War” http://bit.ly/1Rirfgs, a song whose lyrics derive from a speech made by Haile Selassie before the United Nations on October 4, 1963.

Burn one down, click that link and soak up the Irie vibes, DGO. One Love!!!

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[review]

[netflix and chill — 420 edition]

‘Synecdoche, New York’ actors are playing actors in a story within a story. Caden has something to say, a beauty and reality he is trying to access through art. Instead of narrowing in, he keeps expanding it to the point where the play becomes life itself. At the same time, he pursues love and sex, along with his lost wife and child, suffering through his genius and madness all along. The passing of time itself becomes fluid, unreliable and haunting.

If you’re looking for an in-da-couch kind of movie to turn your brain off, you’ll want to skip this one entirely. But if you’re in the mood to fire up a heavy head-high sativa, this is all you.

Sueño What is it?

Sueño is an obscure strain that’s gaining popularity in Colorado both for its amazing effects and its good production value. Because there’s nothing online, researching its genetics and origins was a serious challenge that brought me all the way back to one of its original breeders. After many phone calls, I learned she’s a cross between Blue Dream and Sour Diesel, which makes sense given her Spanish translated moniker of “Dream.”

The effects Sueño’s effects are honestly the best of both of its parents. It has the soaring first 15-minute high of Blue Dream and the long-lasting, comfortable hazy feeling of Sour Diesel. It seems to eliminate the harsh comedown feeling you get from Blue Dream, but gives you the added mule kick to the head you don’t normally get from Sour Diesel. The result is a very dreamy yet powerfullycerebral experience that even includes a nice calming body buzz.

The smell Just like grandma’s blueberry pancakes with an orange slice on the side.

The look Medium-sized tight pale green buds with few orange stigmas.

Every Charlie Kaufman movie will send you on a cerebral joy ride, but “Synecdoche, New York,” might be his crowning achievement.

Written and directed by Kaufman, the movie is a trip into the complexity and expansiveness of the human mind ... and you just might have to be high for it to change your life.

The movie follows Caden (Phillip Seymour Hoffman), a successful-if-underachieving playwright who is awarded a MacArthur “Genius” fellowship to produce his opus.

Meanwhile, he is deserted by his artist wife (Catherine Keener) and young daughter, exacerbating his already troubling idiosyncrasies, psychosis and hypochondria.

The movie is unique in that it takes you through the realities of a man’s descent into madness, a journey into a mentally ill human brain through narrative that we normally can only access in theory or through scientific explanation.

The play that Caden produces is literally larger than life, expanding exponentially in terms of story and cast, an unending rehearsal process that lasts years and years, where

Don’t forget the green!

The movie is full of metaphors – one character’s apartment that is inhabitable yet perpetually smoking and on fire. It’s full of soliloquies that speak to the nature of modern life. There are characters who carry a hard-to-decipher presence and meaning. All would impact a sober viewer. But, man, if you’re accessing that high part of your brain, the part that can open up to see and grasp webs of complexity and multidimensions, prepare to have it all blown apart.

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[love and sex]

Kinksters: Better get your kink on while there’s still time Savage Love | Dan Savage

at the center, POWER, there are also tons of volunteer opportunities – and there’s no better way to get to know the local kinksters than to pitch in and help out. I’ll email you directly about your shiny new membership.

And speaking of safe words ...

I’m a 27-year-old, feminist, conventionally attractive, straightish, GGG woman. Over time, my tastes have changed, and now I find myself more of a kinkster.

typos and aggros, POWER, and, more importantly, your pussy thinks so, too – excuse me, that’s crude. Perhaps I should say: Your erotic imagination and your libido think so, too. But you A few years ago, my desire for kinkier may find the search for kinky play partners a little less frustrating if you sex and my willingness to take a devote a few hours a week to it – set chance came together in a mutually a regular schedule: two hours a night, beneficial, exciting D/s relationship. twice a week – instead of waiting until I’ll be honest: I wasn’t as smart as I horniness and desperation drive you could have been. I met this guy on back online. If you search for kinky Tinder, and after verifying his idenguys only when you just gotta have it, tity, I told some friends where I’d be POWER, your inability to find it imand I met up with him. He was great mediately is gonna be that much more for a while, but a big move took me frustrating. away from the area and I grew tired of his conventional gender ideals. I And you might wanna get out there and assumed I would find another partner find a kinky guy now, POWER, while you in the future as functionally great as still can. him but maybe a better conversation“Uh-oh, kinksters: Sex cops could alist. be coming for you next,” Elizabeth Fast-forward to today. I’ve dabbled Nolan Brown writes at Reason.com. with pain and submission play with a “According to a new federal court few boyfriends with no great success. decision, Americans have no consti(A subsequent partner who didn’t retutional right to engage in consensual spect my safe word, in fact, assaulted BDSM because ‘sexual activity that me.) I’m now greatly discouraged in involves binding and gagging or the use my search. of physical force such as spanking or The cycle always goes like this: I get choking poses certain inherent risks to horny and want kink, I go looking for personal safety.’ Thus, officials could it online, and I am then buried in a constitutionally ban or regulate such landslide of creepiness, typos and agactivity in the interest of ‘the protecgression. tion of vulnerable persons,’ the court held.”

There are just so many men out there who hate women. These men are more In 2003, the US Supreme Court ruled interested in condescending to me and that Americans have a constitutional bossing me around than they are in right to get their asses [bleeped], and power exchange. one day soon we could be asking the Supreme Court whether Americans It was recommended to me to join have a constitutional right to get their the local center for sex positivity in asses spanked.

Seattle, but that costs money. I want to engage in kink to relieve stress, Finally, POWER, I’m a huge fan of not to cut into my already tight Seattle’s Center for Sex Positive budget.

Culture (thecspc.org). And I’m an even Are my only options perseverance or an extra grand lying around?

Perseverance Or Withdrawal, Eternal Regrets I definitely think you should keep hacking your way through the creeps,

bigger fan of people getting out there, meeting up IRL, and making face-toface connections with like-minded kinksters. I’m such a big fan that I’m going to pick up the expense of your first year’s membership at the Center for Sex Positive Culture. While there are additional charges for most events

You messed up in your response to THINK, the man whose wife wanted to engage in consensual role-play rape scenes despite having been sexually assaulted by a previous partner who didn’t stop “when she said ‘no.’” THINK said he worried “the same thing could happen” to him. Because of some ambiguous wording, you thought he doubted his wife’s account and was worried the “same thing” he was worried about was “being falsely accused of rape.” I think he was actually worried about accidentally making his wife relive that trauma in a non-sexy way.

Although it was poorly worded, I don’t think his intentions were motivated by the fear of being falsely accused.

His worries were based in the ambiguity of when does consensual rape play cross the line in this very delicate scenario.

The other thing you forgot, the most important thing you forgot, the thing that should never be forgotten when talking about rough-sex role-play, consensual rape scenes, power exchange, bondage or SM: a SAFE WORD! Simple And Frequently Effective Word Omitted Recently, Dan! THINK’s wife told him she was raped by an ex who refused to stop when she said no, SAFEWORD, and here’s how THINK described his concerns: “I’m over here wondering if her previous trauma was a result of her encouraging forceful sex *and regretting it later*, and I worry the same thing could happen to me.” [Emphasis added.] Awkwardly worded, yes, but THINK’s meaning seems clear: He didn’t want to go for it, like that other guy may have, and be accused of raping his wife if she came to regret it later. That doesn’t seem ambiguous to me.

on a safe word. And I didn’t just leave “get a safe word” out of my response, SAFEWORD. It was worse than that: I deleted “get a safe word” from my response. There were two very similar paragraphs in the original draft of my response to THINK, both on the mechanics of making it happen, and I had to delete one paragraph for space. In an unbelievably stupid move, I deleted the one with “get a safe word” in it.

I should’ve caught that, I didn’t, and I’m grateful to SAFEWORD and everyone else who did.

And remember, kids: We have a new universal kink/BDSM/power-exchange safe word: Scalia.

I am the only liberal in my family. I love them, but there is no talking to them on the issues. I have come up with the idea of a Planned Parenthood jar. It is like a swear jar, but I will put money in it when I am too chickenshit or conflict-avoidant to have a hard conversation. Every time one of my family members puts up a stupid, ill-informed article on Facebook and I don’t say anything, I will put money in the jar. Any time they tell me why Hillary Clinton is the devil, I will put money in the jar. It will assuage my guilt and make those moments easier because I can smugly think: “Keep talking, the only one you are helping is Planned Parenthood.”

Is this a cop-out or a narrowly tailored, appropriate penance?

Fearful And Milquetoast, I’m Leaning Yellow Can’t something be a cop-out and a creative, appropriate penance? But whether it’s one or the other or both, FAMILY, I’m strongly in favor of anything that benefits Planned Parenthood. For those who don’t want to go through the motions of filling a jar with money before making a donation, just go to plannedparenthood.org and click Donate.

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 every week at savagelBut you’re right to ding me for failing to advise Mr. and Mrs. THINK to agree ovecast.com

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[happening]

Thursday Live Music with Patrick Crossing,

4:30-7:30 p.m., The Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave. Tim Sullivan, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Kirk James Solo, 5:30-7 p.m., Durango Crafts Spirits, 1120 Main Ave. #2.

Better Knot Duo, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Eno Wine

Bar, 723 East Second Ave. Laugh Therapy, 6-10 p.m., $15, Irish Em-

bassy Pub. Ace Revel, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699

Main Ave. St. Patty’s Day Beer Bingo, 8 p.m.-2 a.m.,

Moe’s, 937 Main Ave.

Courtesy of The Afrobeatniks

»» Live art and music with the Afrobeatniks will collide Saturday night at Crash Music in Aztec.

Live music and art at Crash Music Music and art will collide in a cool mash-up Saturday night at Crash Music, 104 N. Main Ave., in Aztec.

The Afrobeatniks will be getting down with its Afro-pop, reggae and funk and will throw in a little rock for good measure, while artists will be setting up their stuff and getting down to business creating pieces during the night.

Artists will include Michael Gautier, Beth Mc-

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

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

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

East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.

Friday Durango Ragtime & Early Jazz Festival, March 18 - March 20, Strater Hotel,

699 Main Ave., HenryStraterTheatre.com or 375-7160.

The Cannondolls, 5:30 p.m., Diamond

Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Jack Ellis, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699

“ACTING: Inside Out/Outside In –The Feedback Loop,” 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,

Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. DurangoArts.org/performing-adults.

Clure, Tirzah Camacho, Crystal Hazen, Meredith Rose and Dan Groth.

And when the show’s over, the artists will display their creations at Crash for the next month.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and food and drinks will be available for purchase.

For tickets and more information, check out www.crashmusicaztec.com or call (505) 4276748.

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

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

Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com.

91.9/93.9 FM, www.kdur.org.

Informal Tango Practice & Instructions, 5-7 p.m., 26369 U.S. High-

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.

Kirk James, 5:30-7 p.m., Durango Mtn. Club,

way 160 , www.tangodurango.info, 5337231.

Purgatory.

Tuesday

Blue Moon Ramblers, 5:30 p.m., Dia-

Midnight Backhand - Annual Cowboy Luau Fundraiser, 6 p.m., Billy Goat

mond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Terry Rickard, 5:30 p.m. Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Saloon, 39848 U.S. Highway 160.

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

Greg Ryder, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699

Super Ted’s Super Trivia, 6:12 p.m., free, Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., 247-5792.

Donny Johnson, 5:30 p.m. Diamond Belle

Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Main Ave.

Main Ave.

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

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

State Street Ballet of Santa Barbara performance “Carmen,” 7:30 p.m.,

Main Ave.

East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.

The Transplants, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.,

Billy Goat Saloon, 39848 U.S. Highway 160.

Funked up Friday live music and dancing with DJ ICITE, 9 p.m., Moe’s,

937 Main Ave.

Saturday

Joel Racheff, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699

$34/$44, Community Concert Hall, Fort Lewis College, 247-7657, www.durangoconcerts. com.

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

Black Velvet Trio, 8 p.m., Derailed Pour

Main Ave., 259-9018.

House, 725 Main St. Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509

East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.

The 4th Annual People’s Choice – a unique art exhibit opening, Three Riv-

Live music and dancing with DJ Noonz, 9 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave.

ers Art Center, 123 West Main, Farmington.

Sunday

East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.

Latin music night, 8 p.m., Moe’s, 937

Monday Joel Racheff, 5:30 p.m. Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Rob Webster, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699

Main Ave.

Tim Sullivan, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699

Main Ave. Open Mic Night, 8 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main

Ave., 259-9018.

Wednesday Reception for National Art Honor Society students art work exhibit,

5-7 p.m. Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Greg Ryder, 5:30 p.m. Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

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[happening] State Street Ballet brings ‘Carmen’ Love. Jealousy.

Fate. Sounds like reality TV, but nope – just a night at the ballet.

Where should we

DGO tonight?

The State Street Ballet of Santa Barbara, California, the ballet company that brings “The Nutcracker” to the stage here every Christmas, is back in Durango this weekend at Courtesy of State Street Ballet the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College for its performance of the ballet “Carmen.”

It’s a story for the ages: Boy meets girl, girl gets arrested and boy is told to take her to jail. Girl convinces boy to let her go, and he agrees on the condition that she love him. She takes off and boy is arrested. Girl takes up with another guy (a bullfighter, no less), and ultimately, someone doesn’t make it out of the story alive.

State Street’s “Carmen” is choreographed by William Soleau, choreographer of more than 20 ballets for the company. In this production, Soleau breaks down the “fourth wall” of the stage – an imaginary boundary between the people on stage and the audience – allowing audience members to move from passive spectators to more voyeuristic participants in the unfolding drama.

The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost $44/$34 and are available at http://www.durangoconcerts.com.

For more information, call 247-7657.

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sions, Feb. 26-April 26, Durango Arts Center,

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

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

“Defining Spaces: New Work” by Cynthia DeBolt, March 3 - March 30, Sor-

Bluegrass Jam, 6-9 p.m., Irish Embassy

rel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave.

Pub, 900 Main Ave.

Annual Community Exhibit “SOUND,” March 4-March 30, Open Shutter

802 East Second Ave.

Pub quiz, 6:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900

Main Ave., 403-1200.

Open studio figure drawing, 6:30-8:30

Your #1 source for what’s going on around Durango dgomag.com/calendar

p.m., $15/$10, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., www.durangoarts.org.

Two-step and cha-cha dance lessons, 6:30-7:30 p.m., $10, Wild Horse Saloon,

601 East Second Ave., 799-8832.

Terry Rickard, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium,

699 Main Ave. Poker and Ping Pong Tournament, 8

The 4th Annual People’s Choice – a unique art exhibit opening, March

19-April 8, Three Rivers Art Center, 123 West Main, Farmington.

National Art Honor Society students artwork exhibit, March 23-May 21, Du-

rango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.

Geeks Who Drink trivia, 8:30 p.m.,

“Earthly Presence,” May 6 through May, Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave.

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

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

Ongoing

to the DGO calendar with

30, Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave.

p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave. BREW Pub & Kitchen, 117 W. College Drive, 259-5959.

+ Add an Event

Gallery, 735 Main Ave. “One Paycheck Away,” March 4-March

Obedience, Conformity, Apathy...”It’s All Good!” Feb. 26 - March

26, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. Ink & Wax : Intimate Surface Dimen-

Submissions To submit listings for publication in DGO and dgomag.com, go to www.

swscene.com and click “Add Your Event,” fill out the form with all your event info and submit.

Listings at swscene.com will appear both at dgomag.com and in our weekly print edition.

Posting events at swscene.com is free and takes about one business day to process.

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Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Interruptions to your home routine or your family situation are likely in the early morning. Expect the unexpected.

Be patient with family members to avoid quarrels.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Tread carefully because this is a mildly accident-prone day for your sign. Be especially cautious in the morning. Avoid arguments with siblings and neighbors.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Guard your possessions against loss or theft today, especially in the morning.

However, even though you might lose money, you also might find money. Yay! (Works both ways.)

CANCER (June 21 to July 22)

Bizarro

This is a restless day, and you will feel this at the beginning of the day – no question. Just go with the flow because

as the day wears on, things start to calm down.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Quite likely, you will awaken early today. That’s because something going on behind the scenes is nagging you mentally. You might even remember something you forgot.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) A friend will surprise you today. Alternatively, you might meet someone new who is bizarre or unorthodox in some way. It’s not a boring day.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Relations with bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs are a bit dicey, especially this morning. Do not wake the sleeping giant. Tread carefully. Avoid arguments with parents and bosses.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Travel plans will be changed, resched-

uled or canceled today, especially this morning. Allow extra time so that you can cope with these changes. This also applies to schedules for colleges and universities.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Check your bank account because something unexpected might affect shared property, inheritances, taxes and bills. Don’t wait until late in the day to do this. Do it right away.

es, staff shortages and surprise changes are par for the course, especially this morning. Yikes!

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Parents should know that this is a mildly accident-prone day for your kids, especially in the morning. Be vigilant, and protect them from all hazardous situations.

BORN TODAY

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)

You have a flowing style that makes you adapt to any situation. (If you so choose, you are expressive and enthusiastic!)

You are forever youthful and interested in the world around you. This year, others will benefit and help you, which is why your success lies in interacting with other people. Make friends. Join clubs and organizations. If you help others, you also will help yourself.

Your work routine will be interrupted today. Computer crashes, power outag-

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Partners and close friends are unpredictable today, especially this morning.

Just give everyone a wide berth so that you are not caught up in other people’s turmoil.

[overheard] “This song’s got me feeling weird.”

Private party

“Your glitter beard was the shit, by the way.”

Studio &

“I need a drink and a dictionary.”

Coming out of a movie at Animas City Theatre

“Good things come to those who wait but only what’s left from those who hustle.”

Carver’s

“I’m seeing a lot of these Bernie Sanders bumper stickers.”

“I thought that was illegal in Montezuma County.”

The police scanner

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