“There’s so much of me out there that one could wonder, ‘What am I going to get seeing him in person?’” says astrophysicist and all-around science guy Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. “What I do know is that when I’m on stage, it’s almost like we’re one on one.” So if…
The best part in any sword-and-sorcery epic is always the big battle — the fierce cries of the combatants, the ring of steel on steel, and the sweet sight of the bad guys falling to the ground after they’ve been decapitated by the hero. Now you can get all of…
Evan Weissman, one of the programmers behind the civic health club Warm Cookies of the Revolution, says he and his cohorts have wanted to create an event about how busy everybody is for quite some time. “We were talking about this idea that everyone is so busy — or feels…
We’re one month into 2015, and by now, many of us have already given up on our New Year’s resolutions — if we ever kept them to begin with. Whether your promise to stop drinking was sabotaged by the bottomless Bloody Mary bar or your new acro-yoga gym membership has…
Just because the Broncos fell well short of the big game and it’s come down to two of the most hated teams in the nation is no reason to skip the Super Bowl. After all, there’s still the commercials and the halftime show — and, hell, one of those awful…
With universities now offering scholarships to League of Legends players and head-to-head gaming scheduled to appear at this month’s X Games in Aspen, video games are getting more respect as a competitive activity. Beginning today, Clutch Con, a three-day tournament and convention organized by Arvada’s Clutch Gaming Arena, will draw…
“It’s huge for us to have the whole industry right in our back yard, because we’re from here, all of our skis are made here, we ski here, and now most of our business is done here through the SIA trade show,” says Icelantic Skis co-founder Ben Anderson, who will…
Beets Read and Rant Productions Aurora Fox My mother grew up in what is now Slovakia, and she used to tell a story about one of the Russian prisoners who’d been sent to work on her family’s farm during World War I, when she was still a little girl. It…
What will audience members experience at “An Evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson” at the Buell this weekend that they wouldn’t get from Tyson in another medium? “There’s so much of me that’s out there, one could wonder, what are you going to get seeing me in person?” he acknowledges. We…
While the Denver Center Theatre Company premiere of Benediction, the final installment of a Kent Haruf trilogy adapted for the stage by Eric Schmiedl, might be the biggest news on local stages this weekend, regional companies big and small will also be powering up for February with a blend of…
The Motherfucker With the Hat Edge Theater The glory of The Motherfucker With the Hat, now receiving its regional premiere at Edge Theater, lies in author Stephen Adly Guirgis’s dialogue, which is swift, surprising, inventive, aggressive and often staccato, and boasts a fling-about, take-no-prisoners energy. Despite the tough title, the…
Spanish has birthed one unique letter: ñ, pronounced “en-yay.” The squiggly line above the n is called a tilde. Twelfth-century Spanish scribes used the tilde to shorthand the pairing of the same letter in a word: nn, aa, etc. Of all the Spanish letters that once carried a tilde, ñ…
One of the most rewarding film-industry moves of the last few years came when Magnolia Pictures and Shorts International partnered to release all of the Academy Award -nominated short films in theaters, so that movie fans can catch up on the nominees before the February 22 awards ceremony. Starting Friday,…
Westword’s Artopia now includes Whiteout, our annual fashion show. In advance of this year’s art extravaganza, which is coming down on February 21 at City Hall, we checked in with the seven designers and boutiques that will be part of the Alice in Wonderland-themed Whiteout to ask what they have…
The road to simplicity is complicated. I crave simplicity. Even sitting down to write this now, my mind races with my extensive to-do list, between the tiny house, my three jobs, my studio practice, design gigs, needs of students, trying to plan this giant project…this constant dance to stay afloat…
Are you ready for Valentine’s Day? Stritch Boutique and Denver Style Magazine are hosting a Whiskey and Wishlists Valentine’s Gift Fair from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight at Stritch, 3326 Tejon Street. Megan Timlin, the boutique’s owner, collaborated with Denver Style Magazine editor-in-chief Heather Okimoto on this event to help…
As if Denver hasn’t already gone to the cats — as evidenced by the recent opening of the Denver Cat Company, the city’s first cat cafe — the Denver County Fair just announced its first-ever Kitten Pavilion for the 2015 edition, which opens on July 31 at the National Western…
It was never about being in-flight entertainment. Since 2010 when my roommate purchased the home that would become the Witch House House, we have always kept a fresh copy of SkyMall next to our commode. Everyone likes to read when they are in the john; but even in a magazine…
On any given night in Denver, a film lover has a wide array of movies — from mainstream fare, to art-house curiosities and even classic repertory — to choose from. Still, local filmmakers have to work hard to get their visions out into the world when they haven’t been blessed…
#40: Cecily Cullen If curation is an art, Cecily Cullen wields it with a broad brush; as creative director at Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Center for Visual Art, she continually creates sophisticated exhibitions that take a global and multicultural look at art or offer comprehensive overviews of mediums and…
Cartoons & Comedy, is one of Denver’s most purely fun shows for crowds and performers alike, a rare glimpse into childhood from the safely ironic distance of years past. The show offers a way to bond over shared memories and laugh at the absurdity we used to innocently accept at face value, all leavened by cheap beer and sugary cereal. Keeping a comedy show going for two years, particularly one that requires such elaborate pre-planning is impressive feat. In its two short years, Cartoons & Comedy has changed time slots, venues and formats, while retaining its childlike bonhomie and essential spirit. Along the way, they’ve enjoyed the nimble riffs of Denver’s funniest locals and drop-ins from comedy nerd heroes like Ron Funches and Rory Scovel. At the helm of this monthly endeavor is Chris Baker, who hustles his cherubic ass off cutting together a video package of old cartoons, wrestling videos and 80s toy commercials and booking a lineup of quick-witted comics every month. Westword caught up with Baker at Fifty Two 80s, a local retail outlet and archivist of half-forgotten treasures from childhood to discuss reaching the two-year milestone, the enduring appeal of nostalgia and coked out wrestlers.
No, Colorado is not Los Angeles or New York. But the homegrown films this state has to offer defy the expectations of moviegoers whose tastes are limited to Hollywood and Indiewood offerings. We have bold, original voices, untamed by industry standards. A host of recent documentaries have made national waves,…
