Tag: jennifer mulson
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Pikes Pick: Tina Brown’s new best-selling book chronicles British monarchy
I’m not glued to every move the British royal family makes, but sometimes their antics are mildly juicy. Tina Brown, however, former editor-in-chief of “Vanity Fair” and “The New Yorker” among others, has been an obsessed observer for three decades. Her new New York Times best-selling book, “The Palace Papers,” released last month, chronicles the…
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Pikes Pick: Colorado Springs folk, Americana musician Edie Carey to release new album
Nationall -known, award-winning Colorado Springs folk and Americana singer songwriter Edie Carey will release “The Veil,” her 11th album, on June 3. If you can’t wait for the whole shebang, two singles are already out in the ether: “The Chain,” about feeling like we’re never enough in the eyes of another; and “The Old Me,”…
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Pikes Pick: Well-acted, Oscar-winning ‘Phantom Thread’ leaves viewer with questions
“The Phantom Thread” is a most beguiling movie, with awe-worthy acting by Daniel Day-Lewis and Vicky Krieps, among others. Set in the ’50s, the 2017 Oscar-winning film is the story of Reynolds Woodcock (Day-Lewis), a famous British dressmaker. He’s picky, rigid and, honestly, a cad you’d like to see receive his comeuppance. He meets and…
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Pikes Pick: Pikes Peak Library District book series gives look at mayhem, disasters, more in region
History buffs of the Pikes Peak region, gather round: Pikes Peak Library District’s Regional History Series offers books galore to whet your thirst for stories of yesteryear. “Disasters of the Pikes Peak Region” details the major fires, floods and other catastrophes in the area, while “Massacre, Murder & Mayhem in the Pikes Peak Region” chronicles…
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Pikes Pick: Theater, comedy, dance, poetry by Colorado women featured in new Colorado Springs production
“Women’s Theatre Festival,” the newest show at Millibo Art Theatre, offers five new short plays and six solo pieces. The all-original works, featuring comedy, music, dance, puppetry, circus, film and poetry, were all created by women who live in Colorado. The festival runs 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $25-$28;…
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Pikes Pick: Pamela Adlon in ‘Better Things’ top-notch
Pamela Adlon is my new hero. She’s the star of “Better Things,” an FX comedy/drama with five seasons available to stream on Hulu. She plays a Hollywood actor raising three high-maintenance daughters by herself, who’s also busy watching over her nearby British mother. It’s funny and poignant, and Adlon’s character voices and adorable laugh are…
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Pikes Pick: Take a break, listen to stories of supernatural on long-running podcast
When I need to check out from the daily drama, I take a walk and listen to people tell their real-life stories of the supernatural on “Jim Harold’s Campfire” podcast. Ghost stories, things that go bump in the night, possible UFO sightings. True? Who knows. But entertaining. One episode to start with contains “The Roadhouse…
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Pikes Pick: Substack newsletters cover gamut of topics
I am a hoarder of Substack subscriptions and receive at least a few of the emailed newsletters every day. A few of my favorites: journalist Jessica DeFino’s “The Unpublishable,” about the unscrupulous beauty industry; Cheryl Strayed’s “Dear Sugar” advice column; and “Shangrilogs,” the journal of a woman who documents her new life after moving to…
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Pikes Pick: Ben Affleck hits sweet spot in ‘Tender Bar’
If you’re a sucker for Ben Affleck like me, head to Amazon Prime Video post-haste for the new movie, “The Tender Bar,” directed by George Clooney. Affleck stars as Uncle Charlie, a bartender who becomes a father figure to his sister’s 9-year-old son, played by Daniel Ranieri, maybe the most adorable child actor I’ve ever…
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Pikes Pick: Free hypnosis, tapping sessions to lift mood
Hypnotherapist and Emotional Freedom Technique (also known as EFT or tapping) expert Baerbel Froehlin will offer Breathing Room, a new free weekly Zoom session for people who are looking for help in improving their moods and escaping depression. She’ll guide participants through waking hypnosis and EFT in each session. Email her at smoothchanges@comcast.net. — Jennifer Mulson,…