contents
news and views
THEIR RIGHTS, OUR RIGHTS / 8
Those who discriminate against gays are just like racists by Pamela White
STATE BULLIES LONGMONT ON BEHALF OF OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY / 8
Move is a disgusting display of politics for hire by Joel Dyer
MORE DISCLOSURE PROBLEMS FOR BOULDER CITY COUNCIL / 13
Questions emerge around forms completed by Becker, Cowles, Ageton by Jefferson Dodge
BOULDER SHERIFF, IMMIGRATION ACTIVISTS AGREE: REPEAL SB 90 / 14
Pelle says Secure Communities makes Arizona-type law unnecessary by Jefferson Dodge
buzz
ON THE COVER: FROM ARTIST TO ACTIVIST / 27
New documentary chronicles Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei’s fight by Sebastian Murdock
Overtones: West Water Outlaws carry Boulder’s blues-rock torch / 31
Overtones: Mighty fifths to end the summer at CMF / 31
Arts & Culture: Aerial artists flock to Boulder /
35 Panorama: What to do and where to go / 37
Screen: The Watch; Beasts of the Southern Wild /
45 Reel 2 Reel: Pick your flick /
46 Cuisine: Fooled by food dyes /
49 Cuisine Review: H Burger / 51
departments
Letters: Frack tracks, revisited; Swooping is dangerous / 7
The Highroad: Insider tips profit biggest hedge funds/ 7
In Case You Missed It: More who have shuffled off this mortal coil / 10
Boulderganic: Bold Doors repurposes refuse to make high-end art / 19
Adventure: World Bicycle Relief athletes give bikes a bigger meaning / 22
Free Will Astrology: By Rob Brezsny / 56
Boulder Marketplace: Your community resource / 59
staff
Publisher, Stewart Sallo
Editor, Joel Dyer
Director of Sales & Marketing, Dave Grimsland
Director of Operations/Controller, Benecia Beyer
Circulation Manager, Cal Winn
EDITORIAL
Managing Editor, Jefferson Dodge
Arts & Entertainment Editor, David Accomazzo
Special Editions/Calendar Editor, Elizabeth Miller
Online Editor, Quibian Salazar-Moreno
Contributing Editor, Pamela White
Interns, Michael Callahan, Travis Mannon, Sebastian Murdock, Don Tartaglione,
Hadley Vandiver
Contributing Writers, Peter Alexander, Krystal Baugher, Rob Brezsny, Chris Callaway, Paul Danish, James Dziezynski, Clay Fong, Jim Hightower, Dave Kirby, Jessie Lucier, P.J. Nutting, Brian Palmer, Chris Parker, Adam Perry, Alan Sculley, Isaac Woods Stokes, Tom Winter, Tate Zandstra, Gary Zeidner
SALES
Retail Sales Manager, Allen Carmichael
Account Executives, Andrea Craven, David Hasson, Lisa Secco
PRODUCTION
Production Manager, Dave Kirby
Art Director, Susan France
Graphic Designer, Mark Goodman
Marketing Manager & Heiress, Julia Sallo
Office Manager, Eva Rieder
Advertising Account Manager, Jamie Peterson
CIRCULATION TEAM
Dave Hastie, Dan Hill, George LaRoe, Jeffrey Lohrius, Elizabeth Ouslie, Rick Slama
12-Year-Old, Mia Rose Sallo
August 2, 2012 Volume XIX, Number 52 As Boulder County's only independently owned newspaper, Boulder Weekly is dedicated to illuminating truth, advancing justice and protecting the First Amendment through ethical, no-holds-barred journalism and thought-provoking opinion writing. Free every Thursday since 1993, the Weekly also offers the county's most comprehensive arts and entertainment coverage. Read the print version, or visit www.boulderweekly.com. Boulder Weekly does not accept unsolicited editorial submissions. If you're interested in writing for the paper, please send queries to:
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