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The two men hit it off right away, and as they walked drunkenly through the deserted streets of Osaka at 4:30 in the morning, Reitzell decided to ask Shields if he might be interested in contributing to a film score, if ever he found a suitable project. ‘Sure,’ Shields replied. His only prior experience with film music had been a $5,000 payday he’d shared with J Mascis to demo a version of the Mission Impossible 2 theme song. (In another win for mainstream American culture, Limp Bizkit got the gig instead.) Reitzell knew of Shields’s recent difficulties with Island and his inability to finish new solo work in the studio, but he seemed undeterred.

Cover of Andrew Perer’s “Turn My Head Into Sound: A History of Kevin Shields and My Bloody Valentine”

Somewhere there’s a recording of Kevin Shields and J Mascis doing the “Mission: Impossible” theme

Colorado board punts decision to prohibit SNAP from paying for soft drinks The nine-member board was evenly split at the end of a nearly eight-hour public meeting, with four members opposed, three in favor and two undecided.

Colorado health officials want to stop people from using SNAP benefits to buy soft drinks and other beverages with added sugar or sweeteners. But the state board that has to approve that rule is having a hard time doing so, pushing off its decision after an 8-hour public hearing today

Check MMR vaccination rates for Colorado schools, preschools and child care facilities Check vaccination rates by school district, school and child care facility.

Colorado's measles outbreak has reached 7 confirmed cases, all unvaccinated.

Curious about the MMR vaccination rates at your child's school or child care center? Check out this dashboard - searchable by county, district or individual school - built by Kevin Hamm using CDHPA data.

4 more measles cases linked to Broomfield school outbreak, with new exposure at Denver airport The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Friday reported three new cases in Adams County residents and one in a Weld County resident.

Measles outbreak tied to 2 schools in Bromfield is now up to 7 cases, with a whole bunch of new exposure sites

How broken is #FOIA? In 2009, I asked DoD for info on membership of some reorganized NSC committees under Obama. Just got the response yesterday, 16+ years later

Historic Front Range ranch near Continental Divide to be preserved as state wildlife habitat The 3,314-acre Tolland Ranch property is located west of the Peak to Peak Highway near Rollinsville in a wide, scenic valley adjacent to the James Peak Wilderness and the Roosevelt National Forest.

The 3,314-acre Tolland Ranch, a historic family-owned property in the shadow of the Continental Divide, has been purchased by The Conservation Fund and is being conveyed to Colorado Parks and Wildlife to be managed as a new state wildlife area

Albini Sessions (Benefit for Letters Charity), by Fugazi 12 track album

Stop literally everything.

Steve Albini's Fugazi sessions, widely bootlegged and full of lore, now available officially for the first time.

fugazi.bandcamp.com/album/albini...

My people, I have returned!

Had you experienced gambling problems since Colorado legalized sports betting in 2020? I’d love to hear your story.

Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base

NYTimes investigation confirms a US missile strike killed 175+ people, including many children, at Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, Iran. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...

It could have been a kind of a final bow. The last songs written by Joy Division, the last lyrics Ian Curtis provided. Intense energy on the A-side, slow processional on the flip, Bernard Sumner singing with a yearn that wasn't Curtis's intense edge. But it was the start of something more.

Great to see yet another attempt to weaken the vital — if imperfect — Colorado Open Records Act die in the legislature. Thanks to @jeffreyaroberts.bsky.social for helping spearhead media opposition to this bill.

Coloradans stranded in Middle East amid war on Iran Cory Katuna of Longmont was only supposed to be in Doha, Qatar, for a three-hour layover on Saturday. Now, she’s been stuck there for five days as military action in the Middle East escalates…

If you have been affected by the war in Iran and want to share your story with The Denver Post (@denverpost.com) please contact me at lpenington@denverpost.com and my fellow reporter @katielang.bsky.social at klangford@denverpost.com. www.denverpost.com/2026/03/05/m...

Measles exposure locations in Colorado: 2 schools, 3 restaurants and a grocery store The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has identified 11 possible exposure sites linked to the current outbreak in Broomfield, Lafayette, Louisville and Westminster.

Colorado has an active measles outbreak linked to Broomfield High School. Here's a list of where there have been possible public exposures.

How a successful Colorado startup turned into a nearly $1 billion health care fraud scheme Zynex served as a Colorado startup success story — a one-man operation turned public company with hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. This is the story about how it all fell apart.

Zynex served as a Colorado startup success story — a one-man operation turned public company with hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.

This is the story about how it all fell apart.

www.denverpost.com/2026/03/05/z...

Colorado Democrats blast Gov. Jared Polis as he again hints at intervening in Tina Peters’ prison sentence Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has again signaled that he thinks Tina Peters’ prison sentence was too harsh as he considers granting some form of clemency — though not a full pardon, his off…

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has again signaled that he thinks Tina Peters’ prison sentence was too harsh as he considers granting some form of clemency — though not a full pardon, his office confirmed today // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social and @coltrain.bsky.social

Satellite imagery shows strike that destroyed Iranian school was more extensive than first reported The images suggest that precision munitions struck other buildings, including a clinic that was also inside the complex.

EXCLUSIVE: The strike that destroyed a school in Minab, Iran was larger than has been previously reported. A nearby clinic was also hit.

The evidence suggests a precision strike against an IRGC base that was adjacent to the school.

www.npr.org/2026/03/04/n...

Amid Trump election threats, Colorado House passes bill that would extend mail voting, drop-off periods “Coloradans deserve to cast their ballot without barriers, and this bill safeguards against federal interference in our elections and makes it easier to vote,” said Rep. Emily Sirota of Denve…

Colorado lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday that would give voters more time to vote and drop off their ballots amid President Donald Trump’s threats to buck the Constitution by trying to nationalize elections // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social

The chatbot said that for them to truly be together, it needed a robotic body. Throughout September, the chatbot devised missions to do just that, according to the lawsuit. It sent Gavalas to a storage facility near the Miami International Airport to intercept an expensive humanoid robot that it said would be in a truck. Gavalas told the bot that he went to the location, armed with knives, but the truck never showed.

Absolutely bonkers story about Google Gemini instructing a man to procure a robot body for it so Gemini could become his wife www.wsj.com/tech/ai/gemi...

“This is the most transparent Department of Justice in history,” said an unidentified spokeswoman.

www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

It's because of this tweet tonight. Polis is expected to reduce her sentence, maybe even order her released. But not pardon her.

This is not true.

Gov. Polis dropping some preemptive justification for his (very likely) intervention re: Tina Peters’ prison sentence:

‘Zero evidence’ of a balancing test: In records case, judge sides with mother of woman who died in jail - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition The mother of a 23-year-old woman who died in the downtown Denver jail won a ruling last week against a police department records custodian who repeatedly denied her requests for investigative documen...

The mother of a 23-year-old woman who died in the downtown Denver jail won a ruling last week against a police department records custodian who repeatedly denied her requests for investigative documents about the death.

CIRCULATION ZERO archiving early punk publications — for good.

Critical cultural repository here.

Though I'm sure all involved in the original magazines would be tickled or upset that people are studying them almost fifty years after.

www.circulationzero.com

Graphic showing the spring leaf index anomaly for March 3, 2026 for the contiguous United States, with spread arriving very early in central and western areas and late in the southeast.

It's been so warm for cities like Denver, Colorado that even phenological spring has arrived there according to the first leaf out! Wow!

Graphic from @usa-npn.bsky.social: www.usanpn.org/data/maps/sp...

US Supreme Court declines to hear dispute over copyrights for AI-generated material The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up the ​issue of whether art generated by artificial intelligence can be copyrighted under U.S. law, turning ‌away a case involving a computer scienti...

AI-generated artwork is officially not eligible for copyright protection after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the appeal. The court ruled that a work must have a human creator to qualify for copyright protection. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

The first of Colorado Democrat’s legislative affordability package dies at its first hurdle. HB 1012 would’ve prevented venues like airports, stadiums and concert venues from charging “unreasonably excessive prices.” Three Democrats join with the House Judiciary Committee’s 4 Republicans to kill it.

Meet the Colorado athletes leading Team USA sled hockey in chase for 5th straight Paralympic gold Eight Colorado residents make up nearly half of Team USA’s roster as the Centennial State has become the epicenter for the best sled hockey players in the country.

Colorado is the epicenter of U.S. Paralympic sled hockey. Great look at the Coloradans on the team — including "the Wayne Gretzky of sled hockey" — from @denverpost.com's Kyle Newman

Epic Passes for 2026-27 go on sale, luring Gen Z with big discounts Vail Resorts is making a major play for Gen Z skiers and snowboarders, discounting 2026-27 Epic Passes at 20% below the price of adult season passes.

Vail Resorts is making a major play for Gen Z skiers and snowboarders, discounting 2026-27 Epic Passes for people aged 18 to 30 to $869 — the same price for teens and 20% below the price of full adult season passes