Post Entertainment: R.E.M.'s farewell marks end of an era

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Today's Entertainment and Lifestyle Headlines

R.E.M.'s farewell marks end of an era
Certain news items lend themselves particularly well to social media. And Facebook and Twitter were on fire Wednesday morning with the news that the legendary, 31-year-old rock band R.E.M. had broken up.  

• Boost your balance and sharpen your performance
• Denver's Oriental Theater closed by partial ceiling collapse; no injuries
• RSVP: Actor hailed for speaking out against racial injustice
• "Putnam County": A case for keeping small theater small

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Today's Fitness

Boost your balance and sharpen your performance
Whether you are negotiating a boulder-strewn trail on one of Colorado's fourteeners or the steep steps into your basement — outta my way, kitty! — good balance is a critical component in athleticism and plain old getting around.  

• Build up chest and back after rehabbing shoulder
• Fitness Calendar, 9/26/11
• Fit Pix: Bill Sova
• Now Eat This! Easy fall salad's light on calories
• Exorcise effects of aging through exercise

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Moms - Parenting

Secondhand but first-rate furnishings at area consignment stores
Whether you are on the buying or selling end of the furniture life cycle, consignment is a hot option. Design tastemakers — stagers, designers, set artists and brand-conscious consumers — have long reaped the benefits of home consignment stores. Why? As our society becomes more waste-conscious, consignment stores thrive. Immediate gratification is a welcome byproduct of shopping  

• Cameron: Secrets to a happy marriage

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Reverb

News: Caveman, Balkans, Gauntlet Hair, more to play Reverb party @ CMJ Music Marathon
Caveman, Balkans, Gauntlet Hair and more will play the Reverb party at this year's CMJ Music Marathon

 

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Today's Style

Boost your balance and sharpen your performance
Whether you are negotiating a boulder-strewn trail on one of Colorado's fourteeners or the steep steps into your basement — outta my way, kitty! — good balance is a critical component in athleticism and plain old getting around.  

• Build up chest and back after rehabbing shoulder
• Fitness Calendar, 9/26/11
• How To: Get more out of your walks
• Fit Pix: Bill Sova
• Now Eat This! Easy fall salad's light on calories

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Theater - John Moore

Schedules by opening date
Last updated Sept. 24, 2011  

• Schedules by company
• "Putnam County": A case for keeping small theater small

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Society - Joanne Davidson

RSVP: Actor hailed for speaking out against racial injustice
The Spirituals Project brought Academy Award-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. to Denver last week to salute his longstanding commitment to achieving social justice for all.