Matt Sebastian
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Managing Editor, @denverpost.com. "There's a bit of magic in everything, and then some loss to even things out" — Lou Reed
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NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
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AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
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November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
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Alex Hunter, who died Friday, was elected 7 times as Boulder County DA, serving nearly 30 years. He's most widely known as lead prosecutor during the JonBenét Ramsey case, refusing to sign secret grand-jury indictments of the 6-year-old's parents because he felt he couldn't prove the case
Alex Hunter, Boulder’s longest-serving DA and key figure in JonBenét Ramsey case, dies at 89
Alex Hunter spent 28 years as Boulder County’s elected district attorney, serving seven consecutive terms between 1973 and 2001.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Alex Hunter, who died Friday, was elected 7 times as Boulder County DA, serving nearly 30 years. He's most widely known as lead prosecutor during the JonBenét Ramsey case, refusing to sign secret grand-jury indictments of the 6-year-old's parents because he felt he couldn't prove the case
A community group said it was disappointed that Denver's elected school board "opted to conduct its first order of business with its new board members in a largely non-public way” // Story by @jessicaseaman.bsky.social
Denver school board’s weekend swearing-in ceremony draws scrutiny
The Denver Public Schools Board of Education swore in four newly-elected members on Saturday, a move that drew criticism for its timing.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A community group said it was disappointed that Denver's elected school board "opted to conduct its first order of business with its new board members in a largely non-public way” // Story by @jessicaseaman.bsky.social
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The last of reggae's founding fathers. Rest in Power, Jimmy Cliff. youtu.be/ck1ZiRXmRN4?...
Jimmy Cliff - Guns of Brixton
YouTube video by ReggaeNeration
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November 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The last of reggae's founding fathers. Rest in Power, Jimmy Cliff. youtu.be/ck1ZiRXmRN4?...
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The National Labor Relations Board has found Starbucks illegally fired workers in response to organizing, closed stores because of union votes and engaged in widespread unfair labor practices designed to quash workers’ efforts.
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How Starbucks tried to quash union activity in Colorado
The coffee giant shuttered a store in Colorado Springs in 2022 shortly after its workers voted to unionize. A federal agency later ordered Starbucks to reopen that store, along with 22 others.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The National Labor Relations Board has found Starbucks illegally fired workers in response to organizing, closed stores because of union votes and engaged in widespread unfair labor practices designed to quash workers’ efforts.
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/23/s...
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The Associated Press is back in a courtroom Monday defending itself and our principles against the White House, continuing to fight for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by the government apnews.com/article/asso...
OpEd: Executive Editor Julie Pace on why AP is standing for your right to speak freely
The executive editor of The Associated Press says the news organization is fighting for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by the government.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The Associated Press is back in a courtroom Monday defending itself and our principles against the White House, continuing to fight for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by the government apnews.com/article/asso...
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Farewell to the great Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican singer who played a pivotal part in introducing reggae to the rest of the world. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
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November 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Farewell to the great Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican singer who played a pivotal part in introducing reggae to the rest of the world. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
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New: Meet the volunteers “bearing witness” at Denver immigration court.
These are the court watchers. They keep eyes open for ICE. They pass out resources to immigrants.
“It’s the best I’ve felt about being white in my entire life.”
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These are the court watchers. They keep eyes open for ICE. They pass out resources to immigrants.
“It’s the best I’ve felt about being white in my entire life.”
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‘Grassroots’ movement of local residents keeps a watchful eye at Denver immigration court
Denver-area residents provide support and information to families at federal building.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
New: Meet the volunteers “bearing witness” at Denver immigration court.
These are the court watchers. They keep eyes open for ICE. They pass out resources to immigrants.
“It’s the best I’ve felt about being white in my entire life.”
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/23/v... via @denverpost.com
These are the court watchers. They keep eyes open for ICE. They pass out resources to immigrants.
“It’s the best I’ve felt about being white in my entire life.”
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/23/v... via @denverpost.com
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CORRECTION: A *third* potato has been named after Prince.
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
CORRECTION: A *third* potato has been named after Prince.
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Colorado voters hold a dim view of national politics, with nearly 3 in 4 characterizing the political situation as “in crisis,” and nearly 2/3rds of respondents to a new poll fear political violence will worsen over the next few years, per @coltrain.bsky.social: www.denverpost.com/2025/11/21/c...
Coloradans have gloomy outlook on economy, elected leaders — and fear rise in political violence, poll finds
Nearly 3 in 4 Colorado voters characterized the political situation as “in crisis” in a new poll, while nearly two-third feared political violence would worsen over the next few years.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Colorado voters hold a dim view of national politics, with nearly 3 in 4 characterizing the political situation as “in crisis,” and nearly 2/3rds of respondents to a new poll fear political violence will worsen over the next few years, per @coltrain.bsky.social: www.denverpost.com/2025/11/21/c...
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NEW: White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats. Work began on secret CIA finding early in the administration, prompting pushback re use of lethal force. Officials persisted in seeking, military and covert options.
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White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NEW: White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats. Work began on secret CIA finding early in the administration, prompting pushback re use of lethal force. Officials persisted in seeking, military and covert options.
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"The Roses were built on Mani’s tiptoe-light touch — something delicate but propulsive, an anti-rock energy that had heart, and was dreaming of something, borne of an internal rhythm and beauty that burnt a trail from itself outwards."
Remembering Mani, by Gordon Moakes | The Quietus
There’s a real nostalgic binary when it comes to the present-day view of Mancunian music from the 80s and 90s: it’s easy to see it as an amorphous blob of naive youth culture, macho posturing, retrogr...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:48 AM
"The Roses were built on Mani’s tiptoe-light touch — something delicate but propulsive, an anti-rock energy that had heart, and was dreaming of something, borne of an internal rhythm and beauty that burnt a trail from itself outwards."
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Update: DOC officials are now allowing all inmates at YOS to purchase food from the canteen.
Previous policy only allowed those who hit certain levels based on good behavior.
Families say their sons have lost 20-30 lbs in recent weeks
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Previous policy only allowed those who hit certain levels based on good behavior.
Families say their sons have lost 20-30 lbs in recent weeks
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/21/c...
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Update: DOC officials are now allowing all inmates at YOS to purchase food from the canteen.
Previous policy only allowed those who hit certain levels based on good behavior.
Families say their sons have lost 20-30 lbs in recent weeks
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/21/c...
Previous policy only allowed those who hit certain levels based on good behavior.
Families say their sons have lost 20-30 lbs in recent weeks
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/21/c...
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From @gedge1.bsky.social's great piece on the new "Let It Be" reissue. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
The moment it all clicked for the Replacements — before it fell apart
‘Let It Be,” the Replacements’ 1984 album, hit a sweet spot they would never again find. Drummer Chris Mars and guitarist Tommy Stinson discuss a new RE-release.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
From @gedge1.bsky.social's great piece on the new "Let It Be" reissue. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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Reporting on the Replacements in 2025.
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Reporting on the Replacements in 2025.
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NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
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Quite a crystallization of the bizarre moment we're living in, especially when they get into how AI transforms their fair use argument into a tool of corporate oppression. Recommended to all - not just people (like me) doing sample-based art work.
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Quite a crystallization of the bizarre moment we're living in, especially when they get into how AI transforms their fair use argument into a tool of corporate oppression. Recommended to all - not just people (like me) doing sample-based art work.
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Chris Elliot's groundbreaking anti-sitcom, Get A Life, is finally coming to streaming, courtesy of Shout TV.
Stand in the place where you live because Get A Life is finally coming to streaming
Stand in the place where you live because Get A Life is finally coming to streaming
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November 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Chris Elliot's groundbreaking anti-sitcom, Get A Life, is finally coming to streaming, courtesy of Shout TV.
Never got to see the Roses, but Primal Scream touring XTRMNTR w/ Mani and Kevin Shields in the lineup was mind-bending (and SO loud)
I recall an interview where he was asked what it was like playing with Shields on stage. "I'll be watching him and just before he taps a pedal with his foot, he'll look across at me as if to say, This is REALLY going to fuck you up."
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Never got to see the Roses, but Primal Scream touring XTRMNTR w/ Mani and Kevin Shields in the lineup was mind-bending (and SO loud)
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50 years ago this week, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert made the first pilot for their TV show. In honor of this huge anniversary, I created my definitive “Best of Siskel & Ebert” article - 50 of their best reviews from across their entire career. 👍🏻👍🏻
The 50 Best Siskel & Ebert Reviews
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November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
50 years ago this week, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert made the first pilot for their TV show. In honor of this huge anniversary, I created my definitive “Best of Siskel & Ebert” article - 50 of their best reviews from across their entire career. 👍🏻👍🏻
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#PurnellSteen was an absolute legend and one who deserves all the posthumous attention he can get. News obit and context by jazz columnist and radio host @bretsaunders.bsky.social for @denverpost.com
Tireless Colorado jazz pianist-bandleader Purnell Steen has died
Purnell Steen, a joyous Colorado jazz pianist-bandleader and tireless civil rights advocate, died on Nov. 18. He was 84.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
#PurnellSteen was an absolute legend and one who deserves all the posthumous attention he can get. News obit and context by jazz columnist and radio host @bretsaunders.bsky.social for @denverpost.com
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So great to see college radio in all its glory featured in today's NYT. I interviewed for the piece (WFUV is at Fordham, WFMU is independent, formerly of Uppsala--such is the way with radio, which has more acronyms than the New Deal): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
College Radio Keeps Its Cool
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November 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
So great to see college radio in all its glory featured in today's NYT. I interviewed for the piece (WFUV is at Fordham, WFMU is independent, formerly of Uppsala--such is the way with radio, which has more acronyms than the New Deal): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
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This is a good example of how you introduce essential context right at the very top of a story:
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November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is a good example of how you introduce essential context right at the very top of a story:
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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RIP, Mani. What a tremendous musical loss. Never have I been so completely drawn in by a record's opening notes than the first time I heard his "I Wanna Be Adored" bassline
November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
RIP, Mani. What a tremendous musical loss. Never have I been so completely drawn in by a record's opening notes than the first time I heard his "I Wanna Be Adored" bassline
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