Are all modern Democrats socialists? Are Republicans all Tea Party fascists who’ve fabricated history to prove their points? Maybe not, but the public perception on both sides of the aisle makes it seem that way, much to the consternation of Brookings Institution political analyst and Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne,…
The tiny town of Glendale has been doing a bang-up job of celebrating July 4th for years – though its festivities, which always fall a day before or after Independence Day, never compete with all those municipalities that shoot off their own spectaculars on the holiday proper. The date isn’t…
Looking for some good July 4 pre-game fun? Tonight, the Civic Center Conservancy and Anadarko present Independence Eve at Civic Center Park, a night of fireworks and music set to the quintessential patriotic backdrop of Denver’s City and County Building. The Colorado Symphony Orchestra — along with the guest vocals…
When pilot Gary Rower started planning his July 4 air show in the mountain town of Dillon, he had no idea he’d also be attempting to set two world records. “I have watched the sunset over the Dillon Marina and over the Breckenridge ski area for years and thought those…
Considering that the United States was built on the radical concept that happiness and comfort should be accessible to everyone, our national independence came at an inconvenient time of year: Battling extreme July heat and that all-permeating dust that’s all too common at outdoor festivals is no small task. And…
Today’s Big O Tires Jet Car Nationals and Family Fun Festival at Bandimere Speedway plays host to some of the fastest cars in drag racing and attracts amateur racers from across the globe. But don’t let the “amateur” label fool you: These higher-end vehicles are powered by jet engines dropped…
The Denver Outlaws professional outdoor lacrosse team takes on the Ohio Machine this year in an Independence Day brawl that will end with fireworks afterward — no matter what happens on the field. The July 4 game in Denver has set attendance records for Major League Lacrosse ever since the…
“Picturing things, taking a view, is what makes us human; art is making sense and giving shape to that sense. It is like the religious search for God.” — Gerhard Richter If the above is true, you’ll be singing “Hallelujah!” after viewing the documentary Gerhard Richter Painting, a cinematic celebration…
Downtown Denver will be smokin’ today and tomorrow when the Big Denver Barbecue Block Party comes to town for its first event outside of New York. “I’m really excited that we’re hosting a festival in a place where we actually have restaurants,” says Dave Robinson, executive chef for the Jim…
Want to host a screening? Find a film in Tugg.com’s library, create an event, spread the word and Tugg handles the rest. Want to see how it works? Tomorrow night at 9:30 p.m. Nacho Vigalondo’s comedic alien invasion movie, Extraterrestrial, is showing at Denver Film Center…
Last Saturday was scorching, and not just because the temperature broke 100 degrees. There was also blazing local music at the eighteenth annual Westword Music Showcase — with a record-breaking 15,000 fans in attendance. While many focused on remaining hydrated with booze or water, others were fixated on their own…
First-time author and Denver native Matthew Batt tells of his entry into the real world when he and his wife bought a house — a former crack house — in Sugarhouse: Turning the Neighborhood Crack House Into Our Home. The tale takes readers on his journey into adulthood, which included…
Looking to the planets can give us tremendous insight about our future on Earth, climate scientists said last night at the Boulder Theater’s “Climate Change on Earth and Other Planets.” A bow tie-clad Bill Nye the Science Guy led the panel of four distinguished scientists with a keynote speech, hooking…
Who should learn — or re-learn — how to give their lovers the best oral sex possible? Everyone. Local sex educator Shanna Katz has a new book out this week, Oral Sex That’ll Blow Her Mind: An Illustrated Guide to Giving Her Amazing Orgasms. Her inspiration for this guide was…
The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, where movies and beer dwell together in perfect harmony, won’t open its doors at Aspen Grove until early next year, but the much-awaited franchise is already serving that community by hosting a Wednesday-night outdoor film festival at the Littleton mall this summer…
During a day at Water World, Bree Davies discovered that politics, like beauty, really can be skin deep as she looked at a raft of bad tattoos. “I did have time to ponder the meaning of inked life while waiting 45 minutes for a turn to ride a backwash-water-filled tube…
Foul-mouthed, hilarious, shameless standup comic Louis C.K. rolled out his latest direct-to-fans initiative last night, saying that he was selling tickets for his upcoming tour directly to fans, much in the same way he sold his special “Live at the Beacon Theatre” online for $5 late last year. The upcoming…
The only heavy-metal band in Iraq. A charter school in the most diverse square mile in America. A letter written by a Maine mayor asking Somalis to keep out. Those are the subjects of three of the six documentaries to be screened at the three-day 2012 Refugees In Focus Film…
Before he restored landmarks like the Molly Brown House, Ninth Street Historic Park and Four Mile House Historic Park, and designed some landmarks of his own, architect Ed White was a student at Columbia, where he met many of the people who would become famous figures of the Beat generation,…
I have bad tattoos. Okay, they aren’t all bad — only about 33 percent of them are, if I break it down by specific tattoo artist. Also, since I didn’t get my first tattoos (almost all came in pairs) until I was 24, they are strategically placed, meaning that, for…
In author Sapphire’s new novel, The Kid (a semi-sequel to Precious — the Hollywood adaptation of her ’96 novel, Push), we are treated to another relentless marathon of abuse, rape, failed dreams and unsettling conclusions. “Commercial media looks at things in terms of heroes and villains,” Sapphire told us in…
To the stroller-pushing mommies and patio-side drinkers who lined West 32nd Avenue on Sunday afternoon, it probably looked like just another Cruiser ride, as thirty folks on bikes trekked up the Highland hills in Sunday’s 100-degree heat. Yet this sweaty mass, organized by the Denver New Rail~Volutionaries, was on a…
