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Perhaps postmodernism can best explain Trump’s madness

n my obsession with this nasty, toll-taking, bitter election season, I couldn’t help but start thinking about, of all things, postmodernist theory, a philosophical, theoretical and artistic school of thought that has always infiltrated the books, movies and visual artists that have shaped my aesthetic. Viewing these times through the lens of postmodernist theory gave me surprising new insight and understanding into the madness of Donald Trump, his followers and his baffling, disgusting and sinister campaign, especially his latest scorchedearth turn this week, as he has amplified his evidence-free claims of global conspiracies and election-rigging (all against him, of course). Defining postmodernism is difficult because it encompasses anything from architecture (like Frank Gehry’s deconstructionism) to performance (Andy Kaufman and his barrage of arethey-real hijinks), to music (the “silent” John Cage composition 4’33”) and, by its very nature, refuses definition. But characteristics of postmodernism are these: overriding skepticism, relativism (moral, among others), the questioning of truth and reality and a distrust of reason and logic, notably expressed artistically or philosophically. Postmodernism got its footing after World War II, which saw as many as 70 million dead after 10 years and two atomic bombs. For as much as the war changed the world, it also changed the way some thought about the basis of humankind. Rationality, logic and traditional structures of cognitive thought were placed under suspicion. After all, if the thousands of years of enlightenment, progress, philosophy, art, etc., had only led us down a path of annihilation, perhaps the core of humanity needed to be evaluated and revised. Postmodern thought was fueled by the accelerated economic and cultural transformation since the 1950s. Seen through this lens of postmodernism, Trump and his supporters begin to make more sense. Trump’s rise

to power is straight-up postmodern: a reality TV star more famous for being wealthy and more wealthy for playing the part of a powerful businessman than the thing many say they trust him for: business acumen. (How many bankruptcies are we up to now?) One can certainly empathize with the predicament of many of his supporters: disaffected white men – the proverbial coal miner – left behind by globalization, outsourcing and the rapidly-changing skill sets required as technology advances and transforms society and industry. But it also explains the fear-mongering, racism, bigotry, misogyny and authoritarianism ever-present in Trump’s rhetoric and the anger and chaos rampant in his constituency. It’s an easy slide into nihilism, anarchy and welcomed disorder, all with insinuations and threats of violence and malfeasance. It’s also why it’s so frustratingly hard to undercut Trump supporters with facts, nonpartisan analysis, reason, personal testimony and science-based anything. Because it’s a world of moral relativism and anti-intellectualism where every institution – be it political, educational, informational, governmental or industrial – is to be mistrusted and held in contempt, where conspiracies and collusion are the culprits of their predictable demise, not the decades of progress and fight for equality that most of us embrace. To me, postmodernism is a compelling way to explore the human condition, to examine power structures, to question the nature of reality and truth. It has the power to change culture and influence beliefs through the beauty of art and provocative and edgy, but rational and informed, thought. But not like this, where the guns are real, where the sexual assault is real, where the hate and anger is palpable, where the rejection of science, facts and evidence is genuine, where a demagogue like Trump isn’t a character in a movie, but the actual leader of our country. That’s what I call a postmodern nightmare.

Haunted houses Love it I recently read an article about why anxious people love horror movies. It has something to do with psychological distance; we can deal with the negative emotions induced by a scary movie because we know it’s not real, and the fear is manageable. We might even become more comfortable with certain dread-inducing scenarios via exposure to them on film. Haunted houses offer similar therapy. I don’t like roller coasters or dangerous fair rides because I have too active an imagination, and I have seen “Final Destination.” I can picture the wheels spinning off the tracks, the whole thing careening into the abyss below. Activities like skydiving seem life-affirming, but I’ve read too many stories about parachutes failing to deploy, and I don’t think such an ephemeral thrill is worth potentially dying for. But watching scary moves and traipsing through haunted houses allows a comparable adrenaline rush. It’s terrifying and electrifying with absolutely no risk. (Except maybe the risk of wetting yourself.) Attending a haunted house means you get closer to the people you’re with. You might cling to them. It’s a good idea for a first date, because one of you will inevitably need comforting. You’ll see people’s true colors, too. You might witness a grown man scream like a little girl, some guests covering their eyes and cowering in corners, others punching an actor square in the face, startled out of civility. Perhaps a husband will instinctively shove his wife in front of him like a human shield, and she’ll finally learn what kind of man she married. And you get the sense those actors are having the best damn time. Dressed up like zombies, escaped mental patients, chain-saw murderers, whatever. Chasing you, taunting you, leaping out at you in the dark. But they’re not supposed to hurt anyone, so where’s the harm? — Anya Jaremko-Greenwold

Hate it Perhaps it’s for the same reasons I am viscerally opposed to rock climbing or scuba diving or any other activity where people get thrills, in part, from the chance of almost dying. Perhaps it’s for the same reasons I have a fear of clowns: Whether it be a harmless rodeo clown or a crazed, good-god-i-hopeit’s-all-one-big-urban-legend clown stalking the streets at night that little switch in my brain says this is not a person in costume or makeup, but an actual beast, another creature altogether, a real-life monster that wants to do something to me, to harm me, torture me, to steal my being. I do not like to be scared to death. It does not make me feel more alive. It is not something I seek to conquer so that my life has more meaning. My heart pounds plenty reading the news. Haunted houses are a dark escape for many, an examination and embrace of fears, both rational and irrational. I can see the value there. For me, my imagination is too powerful and overwhelming. After I saw “The Sixth Sense,” I saw dead people as well. For the same reasons a number of my friends have turned off Facebook lately, have avoided political conversations and have refused invitations to presidential debate parties, there’s already enough fear and dread in my life. I don’t need the moaning, gauze-wrapped, dimly-lit zombie rolling out in front of me on a skateboard in my world right now. — David Holub

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Get Smart | Cyle Talley

On the Green Party Sick of politics and locker room talk yet? Let Bill Bartlett, former co-chairman of the Colorado Green Party tell you about the 10 Key Values, following the money and how it ain’t easy being ... sorry, we couldn’t help ourselves. How long have you been with the Green Party and what’s so appealing about it?

What would you tell young voters? Become involved and don’t allow party lines to separate. I’m a Green Party guy, but I want to sit down and talk without being divisive with people just because they’re in a different party. I would hope that young voters don’t get so centralized on a party particularly, and instead stay connected to their government and work to make it better, make it part of their routine. Too often, we’re not taught to make it part of our routines, so people don’t get involved until their 30s, or they have kids and it starts to matter to them in a different way, or something horrible happens. Democracy would work better if people get started early. Get on a board, get on city council. Make sure you know how things work. It’s become too mysterious to too many people. That’s part of the reason there’s so much tension in the government, I think.

Five years. [The Green Party] began appealing to me after the Obama election. I didn’t immediately jump to it. I spent a little time as an independent, figuring things out. Not to say that I was totally bought in to Obama changing so much stuff, but his initial cabinet and all of the stuff that started happening turned me off enough to where I wandered loose in the wilderness for a couple of years before I began to align with the Greens. Thanks, Obama. The main thing was his immediate alignment with all of the big money – Goldman Sachs, Larry Summers – all of the big names that were involved in the old Clinton administration, all the big names that hung out in the shadows during the Bush years. Eventually it all comes around. The same people who were begging for money in 2008 when everything was going down. The same companies that are making money off of our students to go to college, they’re making money off of the bombing in Syria – all of this stuff is interrelated with big money interests. When he put together his Cabinet, he put all of those same financiers in there and that just showed me for sure that things weren’t going to change. And they haven’t. Why the Greens? The thing that really got me is that they don’t accept any corporate funding. That was a big deal for me. That, and their 10 Key Values. What are the 10 Key Values? Grass-roots democracy, ecological wisdom, social justice and equal opportunity, non-violence, decentralization, feminism, respect for diversity, personal and global responsibility, community-based economics, and future focus and sustainability. Impressive. I had to bust out my cheat sheet! How does one become an informed voter? Greens stay informed by not getting their news from the mainstream media. You’ll tend to see Greens

Why do we need more than two parties? We see the same solutions over and over again. We need more voices. We’re big enough to warrant a slightly more complicated system, not only of parties, but of voting. To allow people a greater depth of power in the voting booth. reading Common Dreams [website], Democracy Now!, RT has some good shows. If a Green is looking at MSNBC, they’re just trying to figure out what the hell is going on. People who are watching the 24-hour news cycles aren’t really hearing the Bartlett most important topics of our global politiscape. My pet peeve lately is the Hillary/Benghazi scandal. They spend all these hearings wondering if they could’ve saved these guys, but where is the hearing to say, “Should we have destabilized Libya to begin with?” Where is that hearing? For Aleppo and the Libyan people starving to death – literally a human tragedy – and we caused it because we’re invading the country. But our news won’t say anything.

What’s so compelling about politics? It’s the people. I care about the issues, and I would like to see more good, normal people involved. I don’t think I have any extreme qualities that set me apart as particularly better or worse at being involved than a lot of people. We just need to set examples for each other. It’s the disconnection between us that causes these crazy imbalances over the world. We’re being represented overseas by drone bombings and things of that nature. It’s imperative that people get involved to displace the companies who hire staff to get involved. That’s a such a weird thing – companies can hire staff to be more involved than the average American can be! Cyle Talley can’t help but notice that the one thing every party representative bitched about is the “mainstream media.” We’re not so different after all, folks. If there’s something you’d like to GET SMART about, email him at: cyle@cyletalley.com

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Downtown Lowdown | Bryant Liggett

The Yawpers: From melancholy folk to aggressive rock ’n’ roll

he Yawpers’ 2015 Bloodshot Records release “American Man” turned up on more knowledgeable critics’ best-of lists nationwide. With good reason, as it remains a rock ’n’ roll record in its truest sense, a lineage of blues and country reeking of aggression and dripping with sweat. It’s a record that’s thought -provoking, driving with energy and flat out fun on a lyrical and musical level. The album is also an accurate reflection of their live show, a brash, loud and in-your-face performance with plenty of power chords and a few screams mixed among great rock ’n’ roll music. The Denver band, made up of Nate Cook, Jesse Parmet and Noah Shomberg, will perform Oct. 22 at The Balcony Backstage. Opening the show is rock band 4 On the Floor. A lot of music fans, be it a critic, watcher of YouTube or someone vaguely paying attention to independent radio, tend to generalize a band based on sight before listening. If you see acoustic guitars, you may assume owners of said guitars are going to play some form of whispy-folk, a hushed delivery of sensitive lyrics about a river or mountain over quiet finger-picking; but that’s not always the case, as an acoustic guitar does not always equal Simon and Garfunkel or Gordon Lightfoot. With the Yawpers, you’ll get a bass-less, much-amplified set of acoustic guitars and lots of drums. The Yawpers have at one point or another been described as an “acoustic-folk duo,” because that’s where they began, yet it’s an inaccurate description of where they are now. The music they make, which is as influenced as much by Hank Williams or Jason and the Scorchers as it is by The MC5 or Black Flag, is anything but the folk

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heard at festivals. “We started as a kind of a weekly folk duo at a little bar in Boulder. We added a drummer, moved to Denver, and hit the road for the subsequent three years. There’s nothing super exciting about our history; I wish there was. It’s more the blue collar sort of history; we showed up, we worked hard and now are still working hard,” said Cook. “When we started, it was two acoustic guitars and me singing melancholy sort of horse-shit songs just to try and tug at my own heart, because I

didn’t have one at the time. Then we developed into a really aggressive rock ’n’ roll band.” Before this tour, The Yawpers had been in Chicago recording their follow-up to “American Man.” With their label being Chicago’s Bloodshot Records, the trio took to the windy city and Hi-STYLE Studios, a studio known for recording roots music. “It’s a smaller studio, a home studio. J.D. McPherson did his second-to-last album here, it’s a rockabilly, ’50s-driven sort of studio, but we wanted to come make a punk rock record here,” said Cook. Look for this release to be a reflection of the styles that has influenced rock music since Day 1, with aggression and a humble, snotty swagger typical of The Yawpers. “I do love punk rock, I love rock ’n’ roll, I love country music. Obviously I’m across the board,” said Cook. “We wanted to make a really aggressive record in a studio that wasn’t designed for it.” Bryant Liggett is a freelance writer and KDUR station manager. liggett_b@fortlewis.edu.

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label somewhere. I won’t pretend to know exactly how it all works, but ATO is a subsidiary of RCA Records, which is under the umbrella of Sony. It would appear ATO releases albums by bands I very much enjoy that I assume (read: hope) won’t compromise their recordings for anyone outside the band.

Available: Now via ATO Records as a digital download, compact disc, on “Coke Bottle Clear” vinyl, as well as “Jonny Fritz Flesh Tone” vinyl LP formats. A good friend and trusted music confidant recently commented to me offhandedly that “ATO Records is absolutely killing it lately.” While I quasi-agreed with him, I will admit here that in doing so, I wasn’t entirely sure what he meant by that. I knew that the label was started by Dave Matthews to release records independently of major label meddling, but assumed that there was substantial major-label money behind the

Recent releases from the likes of Drive-By Truckers, Old 97’s, Okkervil River, Lucero, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, and the latest from Jonny Fritz prove me right, in my mind only.

Jonny Fritz, formerly Jonny Corndog, is an Americana journeyman. An alternative-country artist who has a handful of releases under each moniker, released a split seven-inch with Deer Tick and has guest vocals on the stellar super group Middle Brother record. This latest long-player is a fantastic contribution to the discography and was produced by Jim James (My Morning Jackets/Monsters of Folk) with contributions from Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes/Middle Brother). Standout tracks include the fiddle-laden “Fifteen Passenger Van” and album-opener, “Are You Thirsty.” Recommended for the sort who dig the Americana stylings of The Delta Spirit, Diamond Rugs, JP Harris And The Tough Choices, or any of the artists listed above. —— Jon E. Lynch KDUR_PD@fortlewis.edu

New at Southwest Sound Oct. 21 1. Wardruna,“Runaljod – Ragnarok” Wardruna is a group dear to my heart. They are a Norwegian folk music outfit led by the enigmatic and mysterious Einar Selvik, who make music based on the runes of the elder futhark, the oldest of the runic alphabets. Wardruna make music ancient and primordial, chants to call the sheep from the field, chants to war, calls celebrating the birth of new warriors and the death of mighty berserkers. Each song is an invocation of a specific rune from the alphabet and features instruments that have existed for more than a thousand years. Listen and prepare for Ragnarok! 2. Lady Gaga,“Joanne” It’s already been three years since the release of “Artpop,” and Mother Monster has returned with another massive pop record sure to satisfy those with that specific itch. Eschewing the motions that worked so well previously, “Joanne” only has one feature from Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine, rather than bringing in massive names like Beyoncé. The few singles released sound like the pop powerhouses you know Gaga to produce, so “Joanne” should hold no real surprises. 3. Dean Ween Group,“Deaner Album” Deaner returns! I know Durango

loves its Ween. I see more Boognish tattoos around here than infinity symbols, and that is saying something. The few songs off this that I’ve heard sound like Primus if they drank a lot of moonshine. Or some burnt out surf rock made by guys who haven’t left the beach in three decades. You all know what Ween sounds like. If you like Ween, you will like this record. Be prepared for jams.

’70s and ’80s like Tangerine Dream and Vangelis, up to contemporary acts like Zombi, analog synths bring a serious amount of warmth to electronic music that is usually categorized as cold and hollow. People look-

ing for a nostalgia trip reminiscent of “Blade Runner” and the like, look no further than SURVIVE’s work on the “Stranger Things” soundtrack. —— Cooper Stapleton

4. Lazarus,“Original Cast Recording” Lazarus is one of the final composed works of David Bowie before his death at the beginning of the year. The songs are new arrangements of familiar tunes, including a morose rendition of “Changes” and Michael C Hall of Dexter fame singing a glorious rendition of the title track, the final single off Bowie’s final album “Blackstar.” Those looking for another way to mourn and celebrate the Thin White Duke’s final burst of creativity will find solace in the cast recording of Lazarus. We miss you, David. Come back.

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5. Stranger Things,“Original Soundtrack” “Stranger Things” took the world by storm earlier this year when the nostalgia-filled sci-fi show made its way onto Netflix. One of the most noteworthy aspects of the show, and something that reinforced the setting, was the focus on the analog synth work by the band SURVIVE. Coming off the wings of acts from the

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’ve spent most of my career as a brewing professional trying my damnedest to get the beer from the fermentor into the finished can or keg free of infection or off flavor, to smell and taste amazing, to have excellent carbonation and foamy head, and for the beer to be as bright as possible when the style called for it. Until now. There is a lot of hubbub and talk of the “New England IPA,” a variation on the IPA that is probably the least understood by the consumer, more divisive to the brewer and a wet dream to the marketing/sales people looking to sell another IPA. In a nutshell, the New England IPA is a hazy, more “juicy” version of the West Coast IPA, which is usually bright, piney, resinous and citrusy. To understand the nuances

in the difference, you have to follow the evolution of the IPA once it was rediscovered by American craft brewers. Once rediscovered, the style spread coast to coast, but little outposts of brewers doing their own thing kept variety in the style. That it became the single most popular style of craft beer made it a little more homogeneous, especially because of a big push from the West Coast – Stone, Sierra Nevada, Rogue, Lagunitas, etc. – with their big Pacific Northwest hops and more focus on IBUs than on actual flavor. All along, those outposts of originality persisted, these little breweries doing their own thing in the face of this wave of Western expansion, started giving the American drinking public the best IPAs, Continued on Page 9

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most notably, Heady Topper, a double IPA from Vermont’s The Alchemist brewery. It regularly receives perfect scores and is considered one of the best beers in the world. The way Heady Topper achieves this result is by shifting all of the hop additions to very late in the boil, meaning there is less bitterness, fewer IBUs, and more flavor and aroma. They also – and this is a technical term – dry hop the shit out of the beer. Dry hopping itself is done in lots of ways, but in the case of most of these beers, the hops are added and they are recirculated throughout the vessel over the course of a couple of days. This results in even more aroma and flavors, and it results in a persistent haze from the oils and proteins in the hops themselves. Now that this style of beer is so well received, it’s being emulated. There’s a wave of hazy, super juicy IPAs flowing back across the states. Breweries brag about how juicy they are. How flavorful. Instead of fighting for more IBUs, they point toward the haze as a sign of quality. Some are making great beers, and some are short-cutting the process. Instead of using just hops for the juicy characteristics, they may substitute fruits, extracts and spices. Instead of excessive dry hopping in order to get haze, they don’t cold condition, they rouse the yeast before packaging or serving or they

even add flour to the wort. Sure, these are ways of emulating a hop haze, but they do little to add flavor and are not as shelf-stable. If you taste these beers over a few weeks, the flavors drop off precipitously. The coveted haze becomes sludge or neutrally buoyant particles. This push to emulate is actually putting out bad beer. It’s not bad because I’m an old school dude: I once brewed a lemon-berry saison called Purple Rain that looked like it was made out of purple mud with a little bubble bath for head. I’m not against new or different. Change is good. Challenging established techniques and styles is what makes craft so punk rock and awesome to be a part of. What bothers me is the short-sightedness. Brewing a beer that lasts a few weeks, even in prime storage conditions seems antithetical to all of beer. Beer is what got us across the oceans because it lasted longer than water. Beer shouldn’t be like a bowl of cereal that one must devour before it turns to mush. But on the other side, beer that diminishes adds some welcome impermanence, making it more artistic in a way. It also encourages drinking the beer faster, and I’m all for that. Robert Alan Wendeborn is a former cellar operator at Ska Brewing and current lead cellar operator at Tin Roof Brewing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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A look at four of Durango’s up-and-coming young artists

‘I can half-ass my math homework, but you can’t half-ass a painting’ We spoke to four senior Fort Lewis art students about what inspires their work, the joys and pressures of being an art student and their creative experience in school. Maia Lang 2-D art, drawing, painting, printmaking Her work: I have a crazy, eclectic hodge-podge of style. You could line up four of my paintings and each one would look like someone completely different painted it. I’m really interested in Japanese art and that’s how I got into printmaking. A lot of those influences come into my work. And there’s a lot of cats; I have three running around the apartment. Whenever I end up in an art slump, I just look around at the »» “Theo” by Maia Lang things I’ve surrounded myself with to draw inspiration from. Without fail, if a sketchbook is out, a cat is probably laying on it. So it’s like, “OK, we’ll sketch you today!” Being an art student: The best thing about being an art student is the freedom to be who you are and express what you like. The worst thing is the underestimation that comes with it, the statement of, “You’re just an art student. You just have to draw things!” Like, “Yeah, I can half-ass my math homework, but you can’t half-ass a painting. Or it’ll show.” People think, “You’re doing that because you can’t do anything else” or “You chickened out of a science field and did art instead.” The social prejudice against art students; how are you going to make money? What are you going to do with your life? Well, I was planning on being an artist ...

Hayley Kirkman Graphic design, painting Her work: Most of the time, I just create things for my family and friends. When I create for myself, I tend to draw upon my own experiences and incorporate the tangible things I see in person, painting from a still-life or from a photograph. I try to create things rich with meaning and sentiment. A wise teacher once told me, “If it doesn’t

move you, it won’t move anybody else.” Being an art student: The best thing about being an art student is having creative assignments for concepts you wouldn’t think of on your own, and the strong sense of community within the art department. »» “Climber” by Hayley Speaking on behalf of Kirkman the design department, I think we are a culmination of multiple studies including marketing, psychology, history, English and communications, among many others. Good design cannot be conducted without good research, and we really do put a lot of time and thought power into our work. Career aspirations: I want to explore many careers throughout my lifetime. I think the ultimate dream is being a creative director at a cool firm. But as long as I am creating, I am happy.

Drew Althage Print design, sculpture, architectural photography, interactive design His work: I’m a big fan of blending cerebral photography and beautiful type. There is a studio called Wedge & Lever; their work has been a huge inspiration over the past few months. Being an art student: Perhaps one of the best things about being an art student is being able to make your own creative decisions – with »» “Fish Taco” by Drew Althage guidance from instructors, of course. Having the freedom to take risks and experiment without serious consequence is very nice. As an art

student, grades are not the priority. If you put time and energy into the project, piece or whatever it is you’re doing, it will show and the grades will come. Art students work hard, write papers and sweat through tests just like other disciplines.

Tricia Gourley Textiles, oil painting, collage, mixed media, environmental art Her work: I am exploring working with fiber and natural dyes and using many different surface design techniques, from printing on fabric to using different forms of resist techniques to create patterns and texture. I love the simplicity of hand-stitching and embroidery, as well. Most recently, I have been exploring a process called eco-printing; the process uses various »» Eco print silk scarf by Tricia plants and flowers Gourley that print directly onto the fiber. I am drawn to these natural dyeing processes because I love that I get to bring the natural world literally into my work. Being an art student: The best thing about being an art student is that my homework is mostly making art. I also love being exposed to so many different mediums and artists. I enjoy the different assignments; it gives me an opportunity to work in a way that I may never had thought of or tried before. I think I could only exist as an art student; getting to be a maker is so engaging. I enjoy the problem-solving and getting to use different parts of my brain. I don’t mind writing a paper every once in a while, and I enjoy the reading that comes along with our classes mostly; but if I were only reading, taking tests and writing papers ... I don’t think I would want to do that. Career aspirations: I am excited to continue developing my work with textiles. I am going to start a studio where I can make functional textiles and wearable art and do some teaching as well. It will have a communal aspect. I love the connection that happens with people while making things in a shared space. —— Anya Jaremko-Greenwold DGO Staff Writer

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Ore House chef on what Americans can learn from European food Cliff Bornheim, chef at the Ore House, competed in the Iron Horse Chef Competition at the farmers market in 2014, winning both rounds and the title. He initially worked at the Ore House for two years in college, before moving to study abroad in Italy. Upon returning to the United States, he ended up back at the restaurant. Bornheim is featured in DGO again this week with more cooking wisdom; this time describing the key distinctions between cooking in Europe and America and explaining why simpler food is usually better. What’s the biggest difference between eating in America versus Europe? When I was studying abroad in Italy, we went on a trip to Venice for Carnivale, and when we got back our teacher asked, ‘What did you do?’ We said, ‘Oh, hung out with a million people.’ And she asked, ‘What did you eat?’ And we were like, ‘Oh, just some street food.’ And she said, ‘That’s the big difference between Italians and Americans. Americans go on a trip and get back and people ask what you saw, what you did. But Italians will ask, ‘What did you eat?’” It’s such a big part of their culture. In the United States, we’re more about getting food down because you need energy, and then going to do stuff. But in Italy, you wake up, they don’t care about breakfast, you get your day done by 3 o’clock and then you pretty much spend the rest of the day eating. I think food being the center of the culture really changes the way they treat it. In Europe, you go to the grocery store almost every day. You’ll never see anyone with a cart overflowing with food. I think because of that, they’re using far less processed food. It’s almost like going to the farmers market every day. The biggest one is lunch meat; a lot of that is because »» Ore House chef Cliff Bornheim removes steak from the grill in 2015. the USDA and the FDA require a lot more processing of meat than what Italians do when they cure their meat, technically for Did you pick up cooking tips in Italy? health reasons. But they’ve been doing it for thousands of years – I think it’s probably fine. UnfortuThe number one thing I learned is their food is good nately, we lose a lot of the flavor in having to over-pro’cause it’s simple. I was studying wine with a som there, cess things. and his comment was, ‘French food is great because it’s complicated. Italian food is great because it’s simple.’ I So is going to the farmers market lived in Tuscany and fell in love with a soup called ribollicheaper than the grocery store? ta, which was originally minestrone, and then whatever I wouldn’t say cheaper, but the quality is there. I think they had left over. They’d throw all their old bread into it, Italian food is able to be simple because they use and the next day boil it back together. It turned into this better ingredients, so they can use fewer of them. thick, almost forkable soup. I think a lot of the best food The prime example is my favorite sandwich shop [in is poor man’s food. Dumplings, grits, things like that. Italy]. There was the thinnest layer of meat and sauce and some arugula, and it’s just exploding with flavor. Do you think people are snobby about You come here and get a pound of lunch meat on your food that’s simpler? sandwich and it still tastes like nothing! So maybe the I think people just like food that tastes good, espefarmer’s market is a little cheaper because you can cially in Durango. People here aren’t as picky about use less? But it all comes down to where you want the hoity-toity, dressing stuff up. They’d rather have it your money to go. We support a lot of local businesstaste good. es here at the restaurant, which comes around to What’s a Southwest region dish you benefit the community. The money stays here.

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love? Green chili. I grew up here, so green chili being in everything is pretty normal. I guess that’s not a thing elsewhere. I think the influence of Mexican culture is pretty huge, and you see a lot of spice added to food. What’s the most popular Ore House dish? The small fillet is our number one seller. We sell twice as much of those as anything else, which is interesting, considering we’re a steakhouse and have been since 1972. Aside from that, a lot of pork. We’re getting local pork called Mangalitsa, a Hungarian breed. It’s from a guy named Bob who raises it in between Mancos and Cortez. He’s got somewhere around 60 pigs and feeds them for a long time exclusively on wheat. And our mac and cheese – which is a testament to people wanting comfort food. —— Anya Jaremko-Greenwold DGO Staff Writer

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[business]

Behind the scenes at Zuberfizz »» The story of a 14-year, two-man journey that became Durango’s own brand of soda By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold

Photos by Shaun Stanley

DGO STAFF WRITER

BCI MEDIA

ou’ve probably seen the dark glass bottles wrapped in vivid retro labels on shelves around town. “Zuberfizz” sounds like some fantastical name out of “Willy Wonka,” but it’s actually just a play on co-founder Bander Zuber’s last name. “Soda is so bad for you,” conscientious readers might protest. “Isn’t Durango all about healthy eating?” Never fear: All nine flavors of Zuberfizz hand-crafted batches are brewed with natural and organic ingredients, much better than those used by other national beverage companies. The nostalgic feel of the product is another bonus, as Zuberfizz comes in glass bottles instead of plastic or aluminum, hearkening back to classic hourglass Coca-Cola containers of old. Homebrewed beginnings Zuberfizz co-owners Banden Zuber and Dan Aggeler began homebrewing beer as roommates at Colorado State University. After college, they found themselves back in Durango, where they noticed, in addition to Carver’s, several new breweries (Steamworks and Ska) were sprouting up around town. Steamworks hired Aggeler as an assistant to their head brewer, and Aggeler eventually moved into the head brewer position, where he remained for almost three years. But why continue brewing beer when you could craft something completely different? “I saw the parallels between craft soda and craft beer – but no one had really done that yet, especially in Colorado,” said Aggeler. “Pure cane sugar, glass bottles, quality ingredients, small hand-crafted batches; everything the market brew industry was doing, we wanted to do with soda.” And so Zuberfizz was founded in 2002, 14 years ago. The same equipment used to brew beer is used for soda, simply skipping the fermentation process. Zuberfizz tanks are turned a lot quicker (24 hours) than brewery tanks, which can be tied up for one or more weeks at a time. All equipment in Zuberfizz’s small Bodo Park headquarters is micro-brewery gear, some of it purchased from Ska Brewing Co. Aggeler and Zuber do the brewing work themselves, and one batch takes about seven hours to complete. In addition to the co-owners, four other employees work at headquarters, doing the bottling operations and packaging work. “We get raw materials from all around, but our four-packs and boxes are made in Denver and our glass is made in California,” Aggeler said. Aggeler says the company logo was designed by “a friend of a friend” in South Dakota 15 years ago, but they now use the local services of Kris Hickcox at Pool Creative. “She does a lot of the design work whenever we work on new labels or packaging,” Aggeler added.

»» Banden Zuber, left and Dan Aggeler in the Zuberfizz warehouse in Bodo Industrial Park.

cades past, namely with the usage of pure cane sugar (which used to be the primary ingredient in soda). “Then in the ’70s, the government did the whole high-fructose corn push, subsidizing farmers to grow more corn,” said Aggeler. High-fructose corn syrup is a highly processed form of sugar, and it’s a lot cheaper than pure cane. Created in the ’60s, high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) comes from corn, and the additive is indeed used in many processed foods. It’s cheaper for food makers than table sugar because sugarcane requires a hot climate, whereas corn can be grown almost anywhere. Although HFCS has a villainous reputation because of its artificial-

ity, and most people believe it’s more fattening than sugarcane (as Aggeler suggests), scientific research is inconclusive regarding the question of whether HFCS is actually any worse for you. There’s no proof of that being the case. Sugar is non-nutritional, empty calories no matter what form it takes, and any excess can contribute to obesity and diabetes. HFCS is certainly ubiquitous in the United States, a common ingredient in most national soda brands, as well as cereals, crackers, ice cream, ketchup, canned soups, salad dressing, pizza and more. Still, lots of people are more comfortable buying Continued on Page 14

Is it good for you? »» Dan Aggeler lifts a bag of pure cane sugar to empty it in a mixer while producing Zuberfizz Soda in Bodo Industrial Park.

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With their delicious drink, Aggeler and Zuber seek to replicate traditional beverages from de-

»» Banden Zuber stacks cases of freshly bottled Strawberry Rhubarb Soda at the Zuberfizz bottling plant in Bodo Industrial Park.

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[business] Five more Durango food-based companies that distribute far and wide Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

Ska Brewing Co.

It started out as a tiny shop downtown but has since grown into a 53,000-square-foot factory in Bodo Park. Still with a home-base in Durango (and a shop on the corner of Main and College), they are now an international franchiser, confectionery manufacturer and retail operator in the United States, Canada and the United Arab Emirates.

Everyone knows the Ska Brewing World Headquarters are located in Bodo Park (and they throw some great parties). Longtime friends and fellow homebrewers Bill Graham and Dave Thibodeau started Ska in a small corner unit of a warehouse in Durango circa 1995. They make 36,000 to 38,000 barrels of suds a year, and their beer is available in 10 states nationally, plus Sweden and the UK. Twenty percent of sales this year came from Durango, 7 precent from abroad and a whopping 62 percent from Colorado state (because Coloradoans know good beer).

The Chip Peddler The company sells gourmet tortilla chips at Durango locales such as Zia Taqueria, City Market, Nature’s Oasis and the Natural Foods Co-Op. Durango Snack Werks, home of the Chip Peddler, was founded in 2010 by Neil Hannum, a longtime local resident. The company distributes chips in additional locations around the Southwest, including Pagosa Springs, Moab and Montrose, and they have recently begun extending into the Front Range, with a new distributor in Fort Collins. Chip Peddler products are now available in four Vitamin Cottages and six independent stores from Boulder to Nederland. About $1,500$2,000 of product is shipped out of Durango per month.

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Tailwind Nutrition Developed by endurance athletes in Durango, namely founder hometowner Jeff Vierling, they produce an energy drink designed to assist with nutrition problems common to endurance athletes; Tailwind mixes with water to meet calorie, hydration and electrolyte needs. Tailwind is based in Durango, with its manufacturing and fulfillment facility in Bayfield. The products can be found at 2nd Ave. Sports in town, and also distributed to stores all over the country. By the end of this year, they will have sold about 500,000 bags and stickpacks of Tailwind domestically and internationally.

products without HFCS, especially here in Durango, where our culture often revolves around healthy eating and cooking with natural, organic ingredients. These sugar types might be equally detrimental, but folks prefer the idea of a natural ingredient as opposed to a processed one. It’s more about the attitude than the absolute science. American soda consumption is additionally on the decline, as obesity awareness has sky-rocketed in recent decades (and bottled water sales have shot up). As reported by the New York Times, while the consumption of soda rose steadily from the 1960s to ’90s, soda sales in the United States have dropped by over 25 percent in the last 20 years. Of course, plenty of people still drink it, miss it or crave it, since sugar can be habit-forming. “Everybody needs sugar, fat, protein and vitamins,” said Aggeler diplomatically. “It’s the balance of it. Where soda got in trouble was with people drinking 32-ounce Big Gulps of high-fructose corn syrup every day. It’s excessive, just not good for you.” He advises consumers to be smart about their share of exercise, food and drink.

Back to basics The industry switch from glass bottles to plastic Continued on Page 15

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»» Banden Zuber works to package Strawberry Rhubarb Soda in Bodo Industrial Park. From Page 14

made soda products cheaper to produce, but from Aggeler’s perspective, cutting corners simply to save some money is rarely a good idea. Zuberfizz remains dedicated to glass. “It’s a plentiful resource, plus it’s recyclable and a very neutral container, so it doesn’t contribute any taste or flavor,” Aggeler said. Some people claim they can taste aluminum in aluminum cans, and plastic can contribute a different flavor as well. Plus, there’s just something elegant and vintage about sipping from an ice-cold glass bottle. Zuberfizz also tries to keep a small footprint, using detergents and sanitizers that are environmentally friendly.

so we’re in all of those.” Several of their distributors serve multiple states. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory also offers Coco Fizz (a chocolate soda Zuberfizz made in collaboration with Rocky Mountain) to all of their franchisees across the country. Zuberfizz flavors include: Creamy Root Beer, Vanilla Cream Soda, Original Cola, Orange Cream Soda, Ginger Ale, Grape Soda, Key Lime Cream Soda, Coco Fizz and Strawberry Rhubarb. So what’s Aggeler’s favorite? “I like the most recent two, the Ginger Ale and the Strawberry Rhubarb,” he said. “They’re both a reflection of the evolution of Zuberfizz, the things we’ve learned and how we’ve gotten even better over the years.”

The scope of Zuberfizz

Community acceptance

Though Zuberfizz began their journey selling in Durango, their distribution has grown widely over the years. They now ship out about 40,000 bottles per week, and you can buy Zuberfizz in 43 states and even some parts of Canada. They put a particular emphasis on the Southwest, with the heaviest accounts in Colorado, California and Texas. “We have main distributors in 12 to 15 states, and we have some national accounts, like with Cost Plus World Market,” said Aggeler. “They’re a big national chain, and they do boutique stuff, craft stuff, furniture, wine, cheese, soda. They have about 300 locations across the country,

Durango has been key in getting Zuberfizz off the ground. The families of both Zuber and Aggeler moved to Durango in 1975, and the partners both graduated from Durango High School. Zuber’s dad used to own the local Durango Dairy Queen, and when he first introduced the product to the market it was sold at DQ for a trial run. “People want to support a local product,” Aggeler said. “And we’re old-school locals. We’re excited to have a company where we can stay rooted within Durango. We’re raising our kids here, and can give them the same awesome childhood we had. That’s the whole motivation.”

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»» From left: Tim Jones (Jon Hamm), Jeff Gaffney (Zach Galifianakis) and his wife Karen (Isla Fisher), and Natalie Jones (Gal Gadot) are neighbors in “Keeping Up With the Joneses.”

‘Keeping Up with Joneses’ plays it safe By Alan Zilberman

Keeping Up with the Joneses

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Best known as the brooding protagonist of the dramatic series “Mad Men,” Jon Hamm is also a gifted comic actor. He first hinted at this potential in the web series “Between Two Ferns,” in which interviewer Zach Galifianakis pretends to have contempt for his guest. Sadly, their latest collaboration, “Keeping Up with the Joneses,” has only a fraction of it. It is the sort of inoffensive comedy that fails to evoke any strong reaction – including laughter. Jeff Gaffney and his wife, Karen, live in a sleepy suburb. He’s a human resources specialist at a nearby tech company and she’s an interior decorator. But when new neighbors Tim and Natalie Jones move in across the street, the glamorous couple becomes the talk of the cul-de-sac. They are so incongruous to suburban life that Karen suspects they are not who they say. Karen is correct, of course: Tim and Natalie are spies who suspect that someone at Jeff’s company may be selling microprocessors to an international arms dealer. Predictably, the couples become embroiled in an espionage scheme, while Jeff attempts to connect with Tim on a man-to-man level. Director Greg Mottola broke

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through with the raunchy “Superbad,” so when this film’s first act goes for the safe punch line, it’s not unreasonable to hope that the jokes will eventually kick into a higher gear. Alas, the script by Michael LeSieur (“You, Me and Dupree”) dutifully avoids shock – one of the most important weapons in a comedy writer’s arsenal. That is not to say that “Keeping Up with Joneses” has no pleasures. As an example, Jeff and Tim discover an underground Chinese restaurant in one scene, where Jeff gets under Tim’s skin in a way he does not anticipate. Fisher is a gifted comedian, too, and there is a long sequence where Karen follows Natalie until they find each other in a vulnerable, intimate place. (There’s an unfortunate double standard here: We see Fisher and Gadot in their underwear, but never their male counterparts). No matter the setup, however, the film always handles its characters delicately, with all the risk-taking of a middlebrow sitcom.

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[ weed ] Seeing Through the Smoke Christopher Gallagher

Cannabanoid cancer fighting remains in a dark alley

and Marinol, a synthetic version of THC, has been approved FDA since 1985. Doctors are able to recommend cannabis to mitigate the side effects of cancer (and cancer treatments), for which it performs remarkably well, but due to its scheduling outside the normal health care system, it can be difficult and expensive (no insurance coverage) for patients to obtain. The National Cancer Institute recently broke the prohibition within the American medical establishment on reporting cannabanoids as cancer fighters with the following admission: “Cannabis has been shown to kill cancer cells in the laboratory.” Much of the best medical and scientific research on cannabis over the past several decades has taken place in Israel. It was in Israel that Simpson’s fellow CannaBoss, Dr. Raphael Mechoulam (backed by the U.S. National Institutes of Health), discovered THC in 1964, and his success in the lab, along with continued funding by our government, has been the impetus for decades of study there. Several studies led by Dr. David Meiri at Isreal’s Institute of Technology in Haifa have shown great promise using cannabanoids to “inhibit cancer cell growth and cause cancer cell death.” So, where does this leave us? As Americans, caught in the same blind alley that was created a generation ago when Nixon ignored the advice and research presented to him by his experts when he decided to place cannabis in Schedule I; as world citizens, on the sidelines cheering for foreign scientists to continue the great work they’re doing; as advocates and lovers of this wonderful plant, content in our hearts that the medicine heralded by Rick Simpson is indeed effective in combating this health scourge. 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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ollowing last week’s column on CannaBoss Rick Simpson and his belief that he has “rediscovered the cure for cancer,” we are going to travel back to the medical side of things and take a more in-depth look at what he is specifically referring to, some of the current research of and applications for the use of cannabis in the fight against cancer, and where the future research and use could be headed. Simpson, a Canadian citizen, has given his testimony – in person and by use of electronic media, to practically anybody who will listen – about his claim that he used cannabis oil developed from strong indica strains to cure basal cell carcinoma, a skin cancer that manifested itself in the form of patches on his face and neck. He believed that his discovery would be heralded by the medical community and the organizations responsible for fundraising and educating the public on issues related to cancer eradication. When he was met with closed minds and police persecution, he left his home and native land to advocate from a much more cannabis-friendly location, Amsterdam. Here in the U.S., as a result of the inclusion of cannabis among Schedule I drugs (high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use – a situation that the DEA and FDA had the opportunity to remedy this year but did not), medical research of cannabis is severely hamstrung. Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia have substantial medical marijuana programs (in addition to 16 others that allow only CBD) but doctors in this country are not allowed to write prescriptions for cannabis or cannabis products; they may only write recommendations. To further confuse the issue, since 2003, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has held patent No. 6630507 for “Cannabanoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants”

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[Netflix and chill — 420 edition]

‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Irony of ironies, Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” wasn’t technically directed by Tim Burton. It’s his story, world and aesthetic – but the director is stop-action virtuoso Henry Selick, who also did “James and the Giant Peach” and “Coraline.” Stop-motion is an animation technique where objects (in this case, clay figurines) are moved in tiny increments between photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the frames are played continuously (like flip-books). “Nightmare” is stop-motion at its finest, the characters dashing about on miniature, 3-dimensional sets crafted with loving detail. The film operates under the pretense of every holiday having its own town, accessible by stepping inside a tree trunk in some random forest (Easter has a door shaped like a pastel egg, Thanksgiving has a turkey, etc. There are no ethnic holidays). At the story’s beginning, we enter through the only door any logical person would choose: One leading into Halloween Town. Inside is an alien landscape; there’s a lonely graveyard with crooked cross stones, precariously slanted buildings (a Burton hallmark), spiky architecture with cobwebs, bats and cruel-looking pumpkins. Everything is gray, with an occasional dash of orange or slime green. And as in every Burton feature, the creatures inhabiting Halloween Town are loners, misfits and weirdos. We meet the two-faced mayor, with a head that spins maniacally between “happy” and “sad” expressions; a nasty bogeyman with a gambling addiction;

Zero, a loyal ghost-dog; a squad of gloomy vampires; Sally, a ragdoll with long eyelashes and a svelte figure who periodically falls apart and has to sew herself back together; and our story’s hero, Jack Skellington, a lanky skeleton in a suave pinstripe suit who lords over his ghoulish charges. But Jack has grown tired of being “The Pumpkin King,” a title he has held forever. One day, he stumbles upon the holiday forest and enters Christmas Town, where his imagination is resurrected. The antithesis to H-Town, everything here is blanketed by sparkling snow, decked with twinkling colored lights and candy-cane trim, filled with elves singing carols and lorded over by “Sandy Claws” (as Jack believes him to be named), a kindly, fat fellow in red and white. Loving the change of scenery, Jack kidnaps Santa and assumes the role himself, demanding that his minions prepare for Christmas this year, not Halloween. He succeeds – somewhat – flying a sleigh with ghost reindeer and delivering horrifying presents to little children ’round the world (to one boy, he gifts a giant snake that devours his family’s tree). “Nightmare” is about the loneliness of fame and power, and the madness writer’s block inspires. We encounter Jack as he grapples with a lack of creative inspiration. He realizes, eventually, that stealing someone else’s ideas isn’t as fulfilling as having your own, and comes to see just how impressive his personal set of skills was to begin with.

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[love and sex]

Savage Love | Dan Savage

The Trump Talk: Something every parent and daughter needs Waiting to pay for my groceries at the market this evening, this guy, stinking of booze, says to my 9-year-old daughter, “Sweetheart, can you put the divider thing there for me?” First, why is some leering grown man calling my child “sweetheart”? He then thumps two huge bottles of vodka down on the belt. I move closer to my daughter; he then reaches his hand over me and wraps his hand around her arm, saying, “Now, you be nice to your Mommy, sweetie.” I pluck his hand off. “Do not touch my child,” I say. My other hand is pressed against my daughter’s ribs, and I can feel her heart POUNDING. “You have a beautiful daughter,” he says. The cashier, whom we know, a guy, looks at me, eyebrows up. I roll my eyes. So pissed. We leave. “I hated that man,” my daughter says once we get in the car. “He smelled bad, I wanted to hit him. If anyone ever does that to me again I’m going to scream.” Here we effing go: “Sometimes you have to be hypervigilant,” I tell my daughter, “because some gross men out there feel they are entitled to touch us.” And then I share my story: “When I was a little girl ...” I don’t even remember the first time it happened to me. I don’t remember the last time some pervert rubbed up against me. But that’s what you have to deal with when you are a girl. We have to learn to brush this shit off, to make sure that this endless assault of predators doesn’t take one bit of your pride, your confidence or your sense of peace as you walk through this world. I am so angry. We should call this the “Trump Talk.” The depressing conversation that every parent needs to have with their little girl about revolting, predatory, entitled men. The Trump Talk. Mother And Daughter Discuss Enraging Realities I’m sorry about what happened to your daughter at the grocery store – I’m sorry about what was done to your daughter by that entitled asshole at the grocery store – but I’m glad you were there with her when it happened.

The author Kelly Oxford, in response to Donald Trump’s horrific comments about sexually assaulting women, called on women to tweet about their first assaults under the hashtag #notokay. Oxford’s post went viral – more than a million women responded – and reading through the seemingly endless thread, I was struck by how many women were alone the first time they were assaulted. Oxford herself was alone the first time it happened to her: “Old man on a city bus grabs my ‘pussy’ and smiles at me. I’m 12.” A lot of women I know, including some very close friends, were your daughter’s age the first time it happened to them, MADDER, but they were alone. Tragically, many assumed that they had done something wrong, that they had invited this on themselves somehow, and most didn’t go to their parents for fear of getting into trouble. And when it inevitably happened again, some became convinced they were indeed to blame, that they were bringing this on themselves somehow, because they thought it wasn’t happening to anyone else, just them. So thank God you were there with your daughter, MADDER, there to pull that asshole’s hand off her, there to protect her from worse and there to help her process the experience. And in that car ride home you inoculated your daughter with your message (you are a human being and you have a right to move through this world unmolested) before gross predators could infect her with theirs (you are only an object and we have a right to touch you). I want to live in a world where this sort of thing doesn’t happen to anyone’s daughter, MADDER, but until we do: Every little girl should be so lucky as to have a trusted adult standing by ready to intervene when it does happen. I only wish the grocery store clerk had intervened, too. Regarding your suggestion, MADDER, I’ve received roughly 10 million emails begging me to do for Donald Trump what I did for Rick Santorum: My readers and I redefined santorum

(“the frothy mixture of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex”) and some wanted us to do the same for Trump. People even sent in suggestions: trump is the streak of shit a large turd sometimes leaves on the bottom of the toilet bowl; trump is the snot that sometimes runs out of your nose when you’re giving a blowjob; a trump is a guy so hopelessly inept in bed that no woman (or man) wants him, no matter how rich he is. The suggested new meanings all struck me as trivial and snarky – and I don’t think there’s anything trivial about the racism, sexism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and violence that Trump has mainstreamed and normalized, and I’m not inclined to snark about it. And, besides, “trump” already has a slang meaning: It means “to fart audibly” in Great Britain – and that definition is already in the Oxford English Dictionary. And it frankly didn’t seem possible to make Donald Trump’s name any more revolting than he already has. If I may paraphrase the amazing letter the New York Times sent to Trump after he demanded they retract a story about the women he’s assaulted: Nothing I could say in my sex column could even slightly elevate the feelings of disgust decent people experience whenever they hear his name. Mr. Trump, through his own words and actions, has already redefined his last name. But then your email arrived, MADDER, and I set aside the column I was already working on to rush your idea into print. Because your suggestion – that parents call the conversation they need to have with their daughters about predatory and entitled men the “Trump Talk” – is just as fitting and apt as the “frothy mixture” definition of santorum. It’s not trivial and it’s not snarky. It has gravitas, MADDER, and here’s hoping “Trump Talk” isn’t just widely adopted, but universally practiced. Because no little girl who gets groped on a bus or in a grocery store or on a subway or in a classroom should ever have to wonder if she did something wrong.

Big fan, longtime reader and listener, and I need your help. How in the hell can a bipartisan relationship survive this election? Things have gotten so heated that my husband and I recently exploded in an ugly argument. I know I’m not fighting fair – calling him stupid and irresponsible for supporting Trump – and I’m being a shitty partner, and he’s being shitty in response by spouting Clinton conspiracy theories. A huge part of it is that he’s someone who lives to disagree – a true contrarian – and our current political environment has been like manna from heaven for his sense of humor. What advice do you have? We’ve been together for ages and have survived other elections and issues. But, as you know, this one’s different. Struggling After Debate Unlike your husband, SAD, I don’t think there’s anything funny about Donald Trump. I’m going to enjoy watching him lose the election, and I’m going to enjoy watching his hotels and golf courses go out of business one by one, but our politics and public life have been sickened by the poison that is Donald Trump. It’s going to take years for us to recover, SAD, and I just don’t see the humor in it. And personally, SAD, I wouldn’t be able to climb into bed with someone who was planning to vote for Donald Trump. I would be out the door. But if you can’t leave because you love him despite his moral and political bankruptcy, or because leaving isn’t an option for you financially, avoid the subject for the next three weeks, don’t take whatever bait your husband throws out and try not to gloat too much when Hillary hands Donald his ass on Nov. 8. 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 savagelovecast.com.

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[happening] Thursday

Show at DAC will be ‘Picture Perfect’

Doggie Social Hour, weather permitting, $5, 5:30-7 p.m., La Plata County Humane Society, 1111 S. Camino del Rio,

In Durango Arts Center’s newest photography show, “Picture Perfect: Contrarian Voices in Photography,” it’s all about personal experience, interpretation and expression. Featuring the work of nine artists, the “differing approach to subject matter or final execution of the photograph speaks out from their layered experiences, personality and social economic, cultural backgrounds,” according to curator (and exhibitor) Arista Slater-Sandoval. The show opens with a reception at 5 p.m. Friday at the Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. Artists in the show include: Slater-Sandoval, James Cammack, Doug Gonzalez, Minna Jain, Brett Masse, Tommy Matthews, Chip Thomas, Sara J. Win»» “Fish, Flesh, and Fowl,” by Brett Masse ston and Robert Zahner. The show will be on display through Nov. 19, with a lecture by Thomas at 6 p.m Nov. 11 in the Barbara Conrad Gallery. For more information, call 2592606. »» “Play Master,” by Robert Zahner

Tim Sullivan, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave. The Living Yoga Project:“Who We Are,” 7 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., whoweare.brownpapertickets.com. Life-long Learning:“Marijuana Tourism,” 7 p.m.,

Room 130 Noble Hall, FLC, www.fortlewis.edu/professionalassociates. Jack Ellis, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave. Beer bingo, 8 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018. Karaoke with DJ Crazy Charlie, 9 p.m., Wild Horse Sa-

loon, 601 East Second Ave., 375-2568. Karaoke, 9 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave.,

259-8801.

Friday Opening for “Picture Perfect: Contrarian Voices in Photography, ” 5 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East

Second Ave., Black Velvet duo, with Nina Sasaki and Larry Carver, 5:30

p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave. Four Corners Film Office and Mesa Verde Country Mixer, 5:30-8 p.m., Stonefish Sushi & More, outdoor

back patio, 16 West Main St., Cortez, www.4cornersfilmoffice.org. Andy Janowsky, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave. 3 Twisted Minds Haunted House fundraiser, to

support SUCAP Youth Services and Skills for Living and Learning, 6-9:30 p.m., $7, ELHI Community Center, Highway 151 and Highway 172, Ignacio. Friends of the San Juans present the Teton Gravity Research Ski Film, 6 p.m., Community Concert Hall,

FLC, www.durangoconcerts.com. Open mic, 7-11 p.m., Steaming Bean, located downstairs at the Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, theirishembassypub.com. Robin Davis, 7 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave. Live music and dancing with DJ Noonz, 8 p.m.,

Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018. Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave.,

259-8801.

Saturday Local Seed Protection and Mandala Event in solidarity with a global movement , sponsored by South-

west Seed Library and Organic Parks Durango, 9 a.m.-noon at Durango Farmers Market, First National Bank parking lot, and 1-2 p.m. at Brookside Park, http://protectancientseeds.weebly. com/ for more information. Playing With the Press: Printmaking Workshop,

with Judy Hayes, artist’s studio, register at www.durangoarts. org. Continued on Page 22

Where yoga and dance meet There’s a lot more to yoga than just contorting yourself into pretzel-like poses: It can also be a beautiful form of expressive dance. The Living Yoga Project will bring yoga to artistic life this week when the group presents “Who We Are” for two shows at the Durango Arts Center. Dancers perform pieces combining yoga and dance that are set to live music accompaniment.

The performances will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the DAC, 802 East Second Ave. Tickets are $20 general admission, $15 for students (with ID) and kids 12 and younger are free. Pick yours up at http://whoweare.brownpapertickets. com/. Online ticket sales close at 4 p.m the day of the show, but if you miss it, you can still get your tickets at the door.

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Arena. Greg Ryder, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave.

Henry Stoy, piano, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Jean-Pierre

Bakery, 601 Main Ave., 385-0122. Black Velvet Trio, 8 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440, www.derailedpourhouse.com. Free genealogical drop-in session,

presented by the Southwest Colorado Genealogical Society and the Durango Public Library, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Durango Public Library, Room 2, 1900 East Third Ave. The Metropolitan Opera presents Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” $23/$20/$5,

10:55 a.m., Student Union Vallecito Room, FLC. American Association of University Women (AAUW) Fall Luncheon,

Hasan Minhaj’s one-man show, Homecoming King, $32/$24, 7:30 p.m.,

Community Concert Hall, FLC, 247-7657, www.durangoconcerts.com. Live music and dancing with DJ Kaztro, 8 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018. Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509

East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.

Sunday ► ◄ Peanuts, The Great Pumpkin Patch Express, 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., $24-

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

91.9/93.9 FM, www.kdur.org. Joel Racheff, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699

Main Ave. 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. Ace Revel, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave. Spoken Word, 7-9 p.m., Steaming Bean,

located downstairs at the Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com.

Main Ave. Bluegrass Jam, 6-9 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, theirishembassypub.com. Pub quiz, 6:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200. Two-step dance lessons, 6:30-7:30 p.m., $10, Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., 799-8832. Open Studio Live Figure Drawing,

6:30-8:30 p.m., $10 members/$15 general, Education Studio, Durango Arts Center, www. durangoarts.org/visual-adult/. Terry Rickard, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main

Ave.

Tuesday

$45/$20, 11:30 a.m., Pullman Room, Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave., reservations, contact Patty Joy, 759-0622, pjoy450044@aol.com.

$46, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, 479 Main Ave., DurangoTrain.com. Henry Stoy, piano, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Jean-

Terry Rickard, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle,

8 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018.

Pierre Bakery, 601 Main Ave., 385-0122.

699 Main Ave.

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

Harvest Supper, 5-7 p.m., $10 adults, $4

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

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

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

children, under 6 free, Mt. Allison Grange, 2622 County Road 329, 883-2483 or 769-7789.

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

Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., 247-5792, www. facebook.com/SuperTedsTriviaAtSkaBrewing.

Ace Revel, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699

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

FLC Common Reading Experience: “Apocalyptic Planet: Field Guide to the Future of the Earth” Panel and Discussion, 7 p.m., Noble Hall, Rm. 130, FLC.

Main Ave. 3 Twisted Minds Haunted House fundraiser, to support SUCAP Youth Ser-

vices and Skills for Living and Learning, 6-9:30 p.m., $7, ELHI Community Center, Highway 151 and Highway 172, Ignacio.

House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440, www.derailedpourhouse.com. Bluemoon Ramblers, 7 p.m., Diamond

Tim Sullivan, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main

Belle, 699 Main Ave.

Ave.

Joel Racheff, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave.

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

“Pink the Rink,” a charity hockey game

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

featuring Durango Women vs. Firefighters., 6:30 p.m., $10 adults/$5 ages 14 and under/ free for ages 5 and under, Chapman Hill Ice

CONTIKI, 8 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-

East Eighth Ave., 259-8801. 9018.

Ave., 259-9018.

Wednesday Greg Ryder, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699

Pingpong and poker tournaments,

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

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

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Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Think before you speak, especially to partners and close friends because you might blurt out something you later regret. Be aware of this. Count to three before you open your mouth. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your work routine will be interrupted. It might be because you feel feisty and independent about something and refuse to do it. Or perhaps high-tech equipment breaks down and co-workers are unreliable. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is an accident-prone time for your kids, so be vigilant. You also can expect social plans to suddenly change. Everything is up for grabs!

avoid an argument. However, this is an accident-prone week at home. Small appliances might break down, or minor breakages could occur.

You are restless, edgy and nervous this week. This might be subconscious or you might be aware of it. Avoid doing anything that is upsetting or nerve-racking.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)

This is a mildly accident-prone time for you. It’s also the classic week for you to shoot from the hip and say something that you later wish you did not. Therefore, think before you speak! VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You might find money, or you might lose money. Ditto for your possessions. Something about your finances is unpredictable. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)

Be diplomatic with family members to

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)

Bizarro

CANCER (June 21 to July 22)

Guard against knee-jerk reactions. Be like the wise carpenter: Measure twice, cut once.

A younger friend might surprise you by doing something reckless or by suggesting something unusual. Be careful, because this week is a crapshoot! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) This is not a good week to ask for permission or approval from bosses. In fact, they might say something that upsets you. Don’t quit your day job. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Travel plans will be changed, canceled or rescheduled. Likewise, classes and schedules pertaining to higher education will be unreliable. This is not a

good week to discuss religion, politics and racial issues. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Stay on top of your banking and money needs because something unexpected might affect your finances. Checks could bounce. An important bill might be due. Is the posse after you? BORN THIS WEEK You are kind, caring and sympathetic. You are quick to see many sides of the question. Your optimism lets you see the brighter side of life. This is a year of choice. You will likely make an important decision. During the first half of the year, reduce your overhead expenses so that you are financially strong later in the year. Happiness is having alternatives. © 2016 King Features Syndicate Inc.

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