Rapper, author, philosopher, activist, community organizer — those are just some of the many hats that Molina Speaks wears on a daily basis. But for tomorrow night’s interactive event, Future of Human Touch, he is an experiment facilitator. And what is the experiment, exactly? “In a very safe way, people…
How the presence of an official Dog the Bounty Hunter merchandise store within 3.5 miles of my home has escaped my knowledge until now, I’m not sure. I’ve always had an affinity for the show, which is unexplainable by any stretch of the trashy imagination. But, man, do I fucking…
No matter how many ways he said no, Mike Doughty was still bombarded with requests for Soul Coughing songs at the Fox Theatre last night. Currently on tour in support of his autobiography, The Book of Drugs, and the recently released album Yes And Also Yes (one of close to…
It’s true: once upon a time in the ’90s, Mike Doughty was the leader of Soul Coughing, the New York-based art rock band that found MTV-ish success with its single, “Super Bon Bon.” Since disbanding Soul Coughing more than a decade ago, Doughty has thrust himself head-on into a solo…
Architects and designers will get a chance to play with their food today as Canstruction Colorado 2012 gets under way at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. To compete in this colossal building event, seven teams will use nearly 10,000 donated cans of food to create visual masterpieces such…
Mike Doughty’s story isn’t uncommon: Guy falls in love with alcohol and drugs, pushes through a major-label music career while still abusing alcohol and drugs, recovers and survives to tell the tale. But what is special about Doughty’s experience is how he tells it. In The Book of Drugs, the…
For a milestone like a quinceañera, youth-centered non-profit Friends First knows the kind of pressure young girls and their families are under. “We started the Quinceañera Fair program because we were being told that quinceañera was becoming the stereotype of prom, and we wanted to associate it with responsibility,” says…
Bike messengers, avid cyclists and racing newbies, strap on your helmets for the Mile High Messenger Challenge 2012. In the grand tradition of unsanctioned alleycat racing — informal city bike races — this all-ages competition is a test of speed and safety, with a series of checkpoints, package pick-ups and…
Raise your hand if you’ve had this (or a similar) experience before: You walk into a retail store and approach a group of salespeople. They are talking to each other in their seemingly normal voices, but when you ask a question of the group, you get a response from one…
While the history of punk is still being written, there are plenty of gaps to be filled when it comes to sharing the impact of women’s roles in the evolving musical movement. Tonight at Growler Records, a screening of From the Back of the Room aims to patch up more…
Curious to know how you could “date better”? Not sure how to talk to a new partner about safe sex? Are you clueless about the basic art of flirting? If you’re a gay or bisexual male pondering such things, Boyfriend University is the program for you. Element, the Colorado-based nonprofit,…
I started writing this piece by reiterating my usual spiel about why I’m a late-blooming feminist and why it’s important for all people to be feminists. But no one wants to hear that. No one likes to be told what they aren’t doing, even if asking that all humans to…
After thirty years in business, Denver Book Fair announced that it was closing its doors last October, and now the cavernous storefront at 44 South Broadway is in final liquidation mode. Everything is for sale: books, magazines, calendars, manuals, even the fixtures are priced to move. Dennis Bonovich, who’s been…
Have a gorgeous handbag or a pair of designer shoes you love to death but can’t ever seem to find the right outfit for? Tonight’s And Then She Saved Accessories Swap is here to help. And organizers Anna Newell-Jones and Tran Wills are stepping up the game with a call…
The hardest part about getting tested for HIV and AIDS often isn’t the test itself; it’s the anxiety surrounding the whole experience. For the last three years, Cafe Cultura has set out to ease that tension by offering free testing in a comfortable atmosphere. In honor of National Women and…
I am the product of weird parents. Okay, “weird” probably isn’t the best word, considering it can describe everything from hairstyles to movies to that guy on the bus who always smells like day-old Whopper Jr.’s and mothballs. But my parents were definitely weirdos. My dad made Tang and Spam…
When Laura Bauer took over the Prom Dress Exchange from its previous organizer, she hoped to make the 2011 event a big success. And although only eighteen girls walked out of her makeshift door outfitted with gently used gowns, she was happy with the results. In contrast, this year’s edition…
The second annual Women + Film Voices Film Festival begins tonight with the documentary Ethel and follows with five more days of thought-provoking films by and about women. Over the course of the week, more than a dozen films will get their due, along with complementing salons and question-and-answer sessions…
The fantasy of high-school prom night can be shattered by the reality of a hefty price tag, but today’s Prom Dress Exchange aims to ease that. For just a $10 donation and a student ID, teens can peruse a showcase of 2,000 gently worn prom dresses — along with some…
While Colorado may be home to one of the worst dressed cities in America, we’re still ranked as one of the fittest. It’s no secret that people here love being active — and Colorado Clothing has been making workout and sport apparel for our generally healthy population since 1998. But…
I’m hardly Catholic anymore. Still, I wear the idea of my Catholicism as a romanticized badge of honor, taking pleasure in the idea that I once was a part of something truly controversial — and it wasn’t even by choice. In fact, I’m only now able to write about being…
T-PAIN @ OGDEN THEATRE | 2.26.12 In a display of what can only be described as obnoxious, drunken, ego-driven mania, T-Pain performed for nearly three hours last night to a two-thirds-full Ogden Theatre that, by the end of his reign of terror, was more than half empty. The king of…
