Nan Desu Kan 2014’s greatest cosplay moment — the annual costume contest — unfolded onstage at the Denver Marriott Tech Center on Saturday night, with anime-inspired wings and weapons galore. Photographer Marissa Shevins recorded the action with these images and more. See also: Photos: The Cosplayers of Nan Desu Kan…
Step inside the Nan Desu Kan anime convention, the region’s largest, and you walk into a magical universe of gaming, screenings, fan panels, concerts and detailed costumery created in allegiance to favorite characters from the far-fetched world of anime. There’s nothing else like it, as these images by photographer Danielle…
Zombies and booze go great together because, well, booze goes great with everything. Besides, when the undead are clawing at your door, doing their best to feast on your entrails and you’re trapped inside with no possible escape, do you want to face that fate sober? No. No, you do…
I will never forget the first time I saw Phantasm. How could I? It haunted me for years afterward. I was maybe seven or eight years old, surely no older than nine. My dad was watching it, probably on HBO, because I think it was the only movie channel we…
Update: Clockwork Kingdom successfully met its goal with a revamped Kickstarter campaign this week, after failing to raise funding in its original effort. “I can only speculate possibly going back to school, returning from Gencon and all the summer hoopla, that perhaps we were overlooked?” Mr. B founder Sean Brown…
Bright, bold colors are making a splash on the Denver streets — just in time for the transition between summer and fall. This week we noticed neon colors at Dateline gallery, as well as at DISH. Keep reading to learn why these fashionistas prefer their wardrobe with a heavy dose…
What do you get when you cross a passion for fashion with an entrepreneurial spirit? Kathy Bacon, founder of Dress for Success Denver and Fashion Forward Radio. This longtime supporter of the scene took a few minutes away from the mike to answer a few questions about Fashion Forward Radio…
Feminism, like most radical ideas, doesn’t have to be labeled in order to be effective. In 2014, the debate over who is a feminist and if what they do is feminist in nature is the topic for discussion. Which pop stars consider themselves feminists and which ones run as fast…
#57: Dmitri Obergfell A Colorado native, Dmitri Obergfell graduated from the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design under the watch of Clark Richert in 2010. He’s since embarked on a career of international scale, making art that turns classicism on its head, sometimes quite literally, as in the case…
The John Varvatos menswear line will pop up tomorrow at Goldyn, the high-style boutique in Highland, which will host a pop-up shop. Varvatos is a legend in the menswear industry, known for offering the best in design, tailoring and fabrication, all with a rock-and-roll edge. The fall/winter 2014 collection will…
In the past week, two important, interrelated gaming stories broke in the mainstream media. The first was a relatively innocuous-seeming demographic trend report about adult women overtaking adolescent boys as the largest segment of gamers. The second was about feminist game commentator Anita Sarkeesian being forced to leave her home…
#58: Ginger White Brunetti When you see a new mural beautifying urban greenway walls or walk into an exhibit at the McNichols Building in Civic Center Park, you do so under the watch of Ginger White Brunetti, who as deputy director of Denver Arts & Venues oversees city-owned cultural hot…
The Denver Film Society’s Reel Social Club took over Lakeside Amusement Park last Thursday for an evening of kidstuff with a sophisticated edge, which included a live DJ and an open bar (oh, and no kids allowed…). But Lakeside’s retro vibe, streamlined neon and old-school rides were the hits of…
This past weekend, I decided to take a trip back to my old stamping grounds, the Cherry Creek Shopping Center. Working there off and on from 1996 to 2013, I spent a lot of time wandering the building’s hallowed shopping-mall halls (when you work retail, you do a lot of…
With fall right around the corner, we’re starting to get pumped for the season’s new looks. One trend is already clear: Transparent and see-through fashion is now being rocked by modern guys and gals alike, and has hit Denver in a major manner. Keep reading for more. See also: Suitsupply…
#59: Yoshitomo Saito Tokyo-born Yoshitomo Saito came to the States as a glass-blower in 1983, before moving on to work in bronze sculpture as a graduate student at the California College of the Arts. After leaving his mark in the Bay Area, where he is still a member of the…
The people have spoken, and I have listened. Last week, I implored you, the readers, to help me set my path for the immediate future. I offered up a menu of four well-liked and respected science-fiction series — Doctor Who, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Farscape and Battlestar Galactica –…
#60: Andrew Hoffman Artist, art director, illustrator and teacher Andrew Hoffman crosses the line between graphic design and fine art with ease, creating ads and abstract paintings, and mentoring young artists along the way. How do things look to Hoffman, a new model of artist in a corporate world, as…
Suitsupply, a super-hip men’s suit store in Cherry Creek North, is specializing in tailoring and style for its upcoming fall collection, in stores next month. Suitsupply is an Amsterdam-based company with dozens of stores in Europe; over the last few years, it’s spread to the United States. Earlier this year…
#61: Josh Hartwell The talented Josh Hartwell works with some of the region’s best and most creative independent theater companies — Curious Theatre, Boulder Ensemble Theatre and Buntport Theater, to name a few — as both actor and director, but he’s also an accomplished and award-winning playwright with a new…
We hate to see summer go, but September has plenty of fashion events to help make the transition easier — at least for your wardrobe. From a night of boutique shopping in LoHi to the annual Cherry Creek Celebrate Fashion Show, here are ten events that will kick off the…
The other day, while talking with a friend, I referenced how some media outlets had botched coverage of Ferguson, half expecting said friend to agree with me. Instead, he asked me what Ferguson was. I’m used to this kind of interaction: most people I know don’t spend all day on…
