John Bear
John Bear is a freelance writer based out of Arvada.
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BIFF film review: ‘After Antarctica’ toggles between philosophical, terrifying
This man-versus-nature heart of darkness trip is exhilarating, occasionally tragic and never boring.

Bear with Me: The future is bleak, but so am I
God bless HBO late-night 1995.

Bear With Me: Grocery shopping in a pandemic
The empty shelves in the produce and meat sections made me nervous.

Bear with Me: Mad Max Foodie Road
When the Republican Party nominated a fire-breathing dragon as its candidate for president in 2024, the beast burned and scorched millions more.

BIFF film review: Ai Weiwei doc reveals pain of repression through beautiful portraits
Film will make its Colorado premiere in Boulder Friday, Longmont Saturday.

Bear with Me: ‘My Girl’ lied to me
My innocence died alongside Macaulay Culkin that day.

Bear with Me: Camping sucks
I wouldn’t say I’m a room-service type of person, I’ve always felt that mountains should be admired from a safe distance, say 20 miles.

Bear With Me: The sad suicide of Influenza Virus A
The deep slush of nervousness and anxiety that permeate my being cause flu viruses to get depressed and kill themselves once they enter my body.

Bear With Me: My brief, wondrous career as a hip-hop producer
My high school friend Micah, who fancied himself a rapper, begged his dad to buy him about $2,000 of music-making software and a keyboard.

Bear With Me: Sally goes to heaven
My name is Sally. I’m looking forward to heaven. I’m a shoe-in. I’ve lived a good life. I recycled and ate cage-free eggs.