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Fort Collins boy, 12, wins Colorado spelling title, will compete at Scripps National Bee The clever 12-year-old won the competition after 55 rounds with the word “amaxophobia” — a fear of being in or riding in a vehicle.

We've got a new kid on the spelling block, folks

Meet your Colorado spellers representing the state in the @scrippsbee.bsky.social

Nikhil Ganta, 12, prefers writing non-fiction, obviously & fancies himself a brisk read of the dictionary.

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My podcast is also on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4LoHHg1...

Oscar race after The Actor Awards + "The Moment" and "Crime 101" | Movies Kill Plants Podcast | E1 YouTube video by Movies Kill Plants

I have launched my first podcast, Movies Kill Plants. It combines two topics I love with news, commentary and a feature on one of my green buddies in my collection. It's my first self-made project like this, and I already see room for improvement, so be gentle. youtu.be/fX6VHiCjIlU?...

If it's Vail Hospital, it's just comfort food. That stuff is good.

for lent, denver gave up snow for 40 days

Colorado 2026 film festivals: What to see before Sundance comes to Boulder? Here’s a guide. Awards-season heralds dozens of worthy events in Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs and the high country

Before Sundance comes to Boulder next year and reshapes Colorado's cinematic landscape, check out this year's film festivals happening across the state. www.denverpost.com/2026/03/05/c... by @johnwenzel.bsky.social

"THE FLYING ACE” The 1926 All-Black cast silent film [AAHIAH SPECIAL] YouTube video by African American History Is AMERICAN History

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This Women’s History Month, we celebrate a 1926 silent film with an all-Black cast. "The Flying Ace," inspired by pioneering aviator Bessie Coleman and starring Kathryn Boyd, challenged Hollywood’s color line...A soaring legacy!

The Hula-Hoop was patented on March 5, 1963, by Arthur "Spud" Melin, co-founder of the Wham-O toy company. Although sold since 1958.

Pictured enjoying the twirling toy:

Peggy Cummins
The Meadows sisters
Duke Ellington
Jane Russell

hi are you a journalist who has just started freelancing, either by choice or necessity? or are you thinking about making the jump because of...well, everything?

i am helping to put on this conference next week designed with freelancers in mind and you should check it out!

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Westernaires end Native American dancing program after decades of Indigenous pushback The Westernaires have been teaching horsemanship to kids in Colorado and performing equine entertainment with Wild West themes for more than 70 years.

"I am not just a child, but I am a poet and a person that loves her culture and will do anything to stop people being racist to my culture," said 11-year-old Indigenous girl Justice Maldonado.

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Guy Fieri driving in a car with text on the screen that says "Diane, 11:30am. February 24th"

I'm sorry but it made me laugh
🦉☕🥧

This. People love to dance on the grave of local journalism — even in the quotes of this thread! — but it's just objectively worse if no one is paying any attention.

Sundance Film Festival reveals Boulder venues, dates for 2027 debut University of Colorado, eTown and other venues will host film screenings and talks

Sundance Film Festival reveals Boulder venues, dates for 2027 debut: www.denverpost.com/2026/02/24/s... by @johnwenzel.bsky.social

Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

On February 19, 1992, 24-year-old John Singleton became the first Black film director nominated for an Academy Award for BOYZ IN THE HOOD. He also remains the youngest person ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director.

Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline Damage was minimal but police are investigating.

Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Why choose only one cuisine? This buffet will take your taste buds on a trip. Sawa Restaurant and Buffet on East Evans Avenue offers Sudanese, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern eats.

This post is for food lovers. Here's a Denver restaurant that offers Sudanese, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine, and you can get it all at its buffet. www.denverpost.com/2026/02/16/s... via @denverpost.com and written by me!

My great-uncle died yesterday. He was the last of my paternal grandmother's siblings. His life was so interesting that it should be in movie form.

two women are dancing in a classroom in front of a rainbow . ALT: two women are dancing in a classroom in front of a rainbow .

In a bit of personal news:

This time in 2025, my A1C was 12.5. One year later, it's 6.9. It hasn't been under 7 in 16 years. Please celebrate with me.

Are GLP-1 weight-loss drugs really rewriting Denver restaurant menus? | Opinion Restaurants like Olive & Finch and Tap & Burger now cater to leaner appetites.

Are GLP-1 weight-loss drugs really rewriting Denver restaurant menus? (Opinion) www.denverpost.com/2026/02/11/g... via @denverpost.com

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

Movies to Watch if You Love Bad Bunny | Features | Roger Ebert 10 films to watch as accompaniments to Bad Bunny's new hit album.

Still deeply affected by Benito’s latest album, I wrote a watchlist of things that complement it for @ebertvoices.bsky.social:
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Slain correctional officer was big Seahawks fan Before last year’s Super Bowl, Eric Williams made plans to visit his brother in New Jersey to watch the game, but the federal correctional officer had to cancel to work at the United States P…

With the Seahawks in the Super Bowl, I pause to remember one of the team's biggest fans: Eric Williams.

Williams was killed in 2013 by an inmate while working as a corrections officer at a federal prison in Wayne County in Pennsylvania. (Gift article) www.citizensvoice.com/2014/01/31/s...

Many of my dance friends are traveling to or are already in Brazil to perform in Carnaval, and all I can think about is how they have the chance to see "The Secret Agent" in a theater packed with Brazilians.

ICE Out protests, general strike will close at least a dozen Denver restaurants on Jan. 30 “The entire point is to grind the economy to a halt,” the owner of Sap Sua said.

ICE Out protests, general strike will close at least a dozen Denver restaurants on Jan. 30: www.denverpost.com/2026/01/29/i... via @denverpost.com

I'm sorry for your loss.

Adventures in stress-baking: Chocolate chip, peanut butter and rose sugar cookies. Each is made with some sort of calorie or fat reduction. All of them are good.

Friends, I have entered my old lady era. You can actually buy these candies. They don't magically appear when you hit senior citizenship. Now, I just need to find the perfect glass bowl.

What Bezos & Co. have done to the Washington Post is a travesty. One of the country’s great newspapers is being gutted b/c Bezos stuck his fingers into the editorial board, hired shit newsroom leaders and drove off veteran staff. Now journalists - not Bezos or his hapless underlings - pay the price.

Man killed in Minneapolis shooting, Alex Pretti, had Colorado ties The Colorado parents of Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis on Saturday, said they told him to be careful during protests.

(gift article) Man killed in Minneapolis shooting, Alex Pretti, had Colorado ties: www.denverpost.com/2026/01/24/a... by @katielang.bsky.social and @apnews.com