Recent reports provide illustrated proof that Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio will make an appearance on the premiere episode of the 23rd season of The Simpsons. Apparently, Marge wants to be a Top Chef contestant. (Oh, Marge, so adorable!) Which got us thinking about all the memorable scenes involving food…
Much like pantsless subway rides and flash mobs involving dancing in public places, the phenomenon of the “silent disco” — wherein dozens of people, mostly white people (sorry, fellow crackers, it’s true, we’re dorky) dance around — has come and hung around longer than maybe it should have. But that…
Inspired by this week’s cover story, “Kink of the Jungle,” Westword’s crack team of researchers got to thinking about the collective hang-ups, preferences and opinions of related to the sex lives of Coloradans — and we’ve put together a survey to learn more. Don’t worry, it’s anonymous. We’re interested in…
Calling all photo students! Village Voice Media (Westword’s parent company) is recruiting undergraduate photography students for its Fall 2011 Photo Intern Program. By “student,” we do not mean ” student of life.” There’s no cash offered with this gig, only credits. Don’t bother applying if this doesn’t apply to you…
Turkey legs. Everyone was eating them over the weekend at A Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park, where the meaty beasts are downright ubiquitous. On Monday, Taste officials released their cutely named “festimates” of food consumed at the festival, which you can see below, in addition to many more…
Phish played three shows over this past Labor Day Weekend in Denver (Commerce City, actually) at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Read all about each Phish concert in Denver here. Being the tech-savvy — if shaggy haired and a little rough around the edges — fans they are, Phish-heads took to…
From Lil Wayne’s on-stage clowning and Katy Perry’s cooing, to a perspiration-and-PBR soaked reunion of Planes Mistaken for Stars, and even those teenage, Danish punks Iceage melting the audience at Rhinoceropolis, the summer of 2011 was as good as any for live music in Denver. On this Labor Day weekend,…
Showing support for your favorite band, singer or DJ used to be as simple as wearing their T-shirt to the show, even if meant you were That Guy. Fans of Deadmau5, the Canadian-born DJ born Joel Zimmerman, have taken it to a new level though, donning the giant, cartoonish mouse…
Update: 9:50 a.m. Thursday: Thanks for playing everyone! The contest is over, we’ve picked our winners. We won’t announce them here until all the prizes have been picked up. Five $50 gift certificates to the 28th annual A Taste of Colorado (Friday, September 2 through Monday, September 5) just landed…
Colorado State Supreme Court Justice Alex Martinez says he hopes to be a calming influence in the city’s department of Public Safety as Manager of Safety, a job that’s seen five other people fill it in the last fourteen months. “As beautiful as it is here today, it’s also hot…
There are several paintball facilities in the Denver area — more than enough to get your trigger-pulling fix. But after a multiple-night shooting spree by four teens to settle a “beef,” maybe it’s time to build another…
When Al Gore created the information superhighway, he didn’t account for wrong turns, most notably the frontage-road hucksters you encounter after you punch in a typo’d web address…
KMFDM (originally Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid) performed last night, Thursday, August 10, 2011 at Summit Music Hall, with openers Human Factors Lab, out of Orlando, 16Volt and Army of the Universe. Check out the full KMFDM at Summit slideshow. Below are a few highlights…
The job market’s still very tough, your 401 (k) has probably lost its value over the last week, and your rent, car payment and baby mama aren’t going to get paid on their own. You hate your job, your boss treats you like garbage, and bygod, you deserve better. Repercussions…
Save your tips for the best DMV in Denver, because I’ve already been. For most of us with day jobs, going there — especially if you’re from out of state and need a driver’s license and to register your car — involves going to two locations, taking a day off…
A flock of thirty-some people showed up on Saturday morning for the Denver Urban Homesteading Chicken Swap that also included ducks, but, sadly, no goats. The chickens were snatched up faster than they could run, but because of the complexities involved with legally raising and owning livestock in Denver County,…
If you’re looking for one of the few Denver bars that has Strongbow on draft, you’ll have to look past the British Bulldog, 2052 Stout Street — at least for the next few weeks…
That’s the question posed by reader Wade Sears in reaction to Cory Lamz’s piece published on Wednesday about Morrissey’s comments comparing the shooting in Norway to slaughterhouses used by fast-food chains. (Moz, as fans know, is a staunch vegetarian.) Read the full comment by Mr. Sears below…
Rhonda Speers’s story should be familiar those who’ve gone through hard times. After being let go from her temp job, she was involved in a car wreck. That led to surgery and slow recovery in the shadow of a crumbling economy. As such, she’s been out of a job more…
When the U2 360 tour rolled through Denver on May 21 at Invesco Field, it was exactly one week removed from the massive 108,800-person concert in Mexico City. The tour was huge (Huge! Remember how that stage dwarfed the grid at Invesco?) and on Monday, Live Nation released a report…
The 1936 Olympic games in Berlin actually turned out to be Jesse Owens’ Olympics, thank you, but the Führer oversaw the opening ceremonies, held 75 years ago today. And Colorado’s ranch-born Glenn “The Simla Sensation” Morris won the decathlon that year and turned down $500,000 from the Nazis to appear…
To cynics, American Idol is passé by this point. Season 10’s Scotty McCreery only just won back in May. But auditions for Season 11 began weeks ago around the country, and this morning in the pre-dawn black around Invesco Field, wannabes were already lined up…
