Tag: jennifer mulson
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Pikes Pick: Watch Apple TV+ free via T-Mobile offer
I’m super late to the party yet again, but “Ted Lasso” is the very best thing I’ve watched on TV in a long time. I’m not sure which character I love the most. Ted? Coach Beard? Rebecca? Roy Kent? Truly, it’s soul food. And you can watch it free on Apple TV+ if you have…
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Pikes Pick: Singer songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov to perform in Denver
My favorite singer-songwriter, Gregory Alan Isakov, will perform once again with the Colorado Symphony this month. The Boulder County resident will do songs from his 2016 album, “Gregory Alan Isakov With the Colorado Symphony,” 2018’s “Evening Machines” and other songs from his catalog. It’s Aug. 19-20 at Boettcher Concert Hall in Denver. Call 303-623-7876 for…
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Pikes Pick: Spend summer nights at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Picture it: You, a plate of morsels, a drink and your friendly, neighborhood giraffes. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo will offer three Tails & Tunes events: 6-9:30 p.m. Thursday and Aug. 25 and 5:30-9 p.m. Sept. 29. The events are for 21 and older. Tickets are $55.75 and include two drinks. Food is available for purchase; cmzoo.org/tails. — Jennifer…
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Pikes Pick: Have cocktails at Colorado Springs version of ‘Stranger Things’
For those with a penchant to enter the world of the supernatural, ’80s-themed Netflix series “Stranger Things,” head to Allusion Speakeasy. The tiny bar, which now has two locations, operates with a revolving pop-up theme that changes every quarter. From now through September, its downtown location, 323 N. Tejon St., will be themed around the…
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Pikes Pick: ‘Queen of the Beach Read’ Elin Hilderbrand returns with new novel
It wouldn’t be summer without a new Elin Hilderbrand novel to tuck into as I laze about in the summer heat and watch the weeds grow. The popular Nantucket author’s latest, “The Hotel Nantucket,” her 28th, released last month, revolves around a crumbling Nantucket hotel. A billionaire buys it, hires a Nantucket native who’s going…
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Pikes Pick: ‘Pinkcast’ short, light video series with life tips
Daniel Pink is the New York Times bestselling author behind “The Pinkcast,” a 225-second or less video he releases every other Tuesday with science-based tools and tips, such as “This is How to Become a Little Bit Better Every Single Day,” “This is the One Question to Ask When You’re Stuck on a Decision” and…
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Pikes Pick: ‘Vladimir’ is steamy summer read
Find a college scandal, romance, midlife love affairs in Julia May Jonas’ “Vladimir.” While an English professor and author deals with the exposed extramarital liaisons of her professor husband, she develops an infatuation of her own. — Jennifer Mulson, The Gazette
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Pikes Pick: Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ coming to Netflix
Count me in as super stoked about Netflix’s latest addition to the canon of films based on Jane Austen novels. “Persuasion” will debut July 15, and star Dakota Johnson as heroine Anne Elliott and Cosmo Jarvis as her ex-fiancé Captain Frederick Wentworth, whom she jilted when her family persuaded her he wasn’t good enough. In a…
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Pikes Pick: New book deciphers texts, text senders
We all have the friend who texts mostly in emojis, and the one who uses no punctuation or capital letters. What’s up with that? Mimi Winsberg, who co-founded a behavioral health startup while acting as resident psychiatrist at Facebook, has written a new book, “Speaking in Thumbs,” to help us read between the texts, especially…
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Pikes Pick: BeReal app prompts you to share unfiltered moments with friends
Ever wonder what your friends are doing at 2:10 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon? Now you can find out. Download the free BeReal app, and you’ll get a daily notification at a random time that prompts you to get real. A two-minute timer will start when you open the app, which will use your front…