Funny stuff inside. How ridiculous is Colorado’s ballot this year? So much so that even the notoriously dry sorts at National Public Radio find it amusing. Yesterday, the network ran a piece by correspondent Curt Nickisch about the prospect that Massachusetts voters will decide to eliminate the state’s income tax…
That’s good to know… Editor’s note: Today marks the three-week point until this year’s election, and to get you in the mood for ballot-casting, The Latest Word will kick off each weekday between now and then with Buttoned Up, a look at political buttons from my family’s extensive collection. The…
David Byrne. Make like Columbus and discover some blogs — but without committing genocide, please. Backbeat Online ponies up live reviews featuring former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne at the Temple Buell Theater, Unearth at the Gothic Theatre, and Deerhoof at the Bluebird Theatre. How theatrical. There’s also news about…
Dan Savage. Editor’s note: Sex-advice columnist Dan Savage recently vowed to respond to any question from a person who’d donated to the defeat of Proposition 8 in California — and promised to publish the letter of the biggest contributor. That deal prompted this missive: Dear Dan: I saw your offer…
Game on. That’s right — it’s that time of year again to start planning what you’ll purchase for your loved ones during the holiday season. And for the Wii or Nintendo DS player on your list, Nintendo has some new game options that should keep them occupied … at least…
The city’s been busy erasing outdoor art that appears to violate the Denver Revised Municipal Code regarding signage. If only it were as ardent about enforcing the rules when it comes to clearly commercial ventures. According to the city’s zoning code, real estate signs cannot be over six feet “from…
Here kitty, kitty. The creative team over at the Denver Public Library’s central branch has occasionally released peculiar videos starring some nameless but game staffer trapped in a giant white kitty suit to promote upcoming events and programs. But the latest entry in this bizarre oeuvre de cinema, a shameless…
Ed Hochuli. When I saw “Borderline Calls Leave Broncos Steamed,” the article that led off the Rocky Mountain News’ post-mortem about the Broncs’ ridiculous 24-17 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, I nearly plotzed into my Count Chocula. Sure, there were several questionable penalties that went against the team,…
Other appropriate AC/DC songs: “Money Talks,” “Thunderstruck,” “Shot Down in Flames” and “Meltdown.” At this writing, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is considerably higher than it was at the day’s open, and that’s good news for all of our 401(k) plans, as well as for those who fear the Rocky…
After the jump: What you missed this weekend while you worked on your Palin costume …..
“You mean you haven’t noticed the resemblance?” In today’s Fun With Typos segment, check out this line from a KOA radio web page posted in advance of the first presidential debate: John McCain suspends his presidential campaign to address the situation. He call son Obama to do the same, including…
Transportation pros: In case you don’t recognize it, this is black ice. After the blizzards that blanketed the Denver metro area in late 2006 and early 2007, transportation officials pledged that they’d do a better job of being ready in advance for weather-related road hazards, rather than scrambling to pick…
Russell Means. Columbus Day protests are an annual staple in Denver. But Saturday’s drizzly, arrest-free version was a calmer-than-usual affair, since folks like Glenn Spagnuolo decided in advance to dial down the confrontation for fear of overtaxing lawyers up to their necks in post-Democratic National Convention-related casework. But those who…
Josephine and the Mousepeople stand tall. We’ve got so damn much new content today that as soon as I finish writing this blog, I’m taking the rest of the day off. Backbeat Online brings you live reviews of Nick Warren at Beta, as well as a Rhinoceropolis gig featuring BDRMPPL…
Strike a pose. After several delays and millions of dollars, the new Comedy Works South opened in the Denver Tech Center Thursday night to much fanfare. A red carpet welcomed the many attendees, replete with photogs snapping shots of famous folk and average joes alike. Comedian George Lopez hosted the…
Maison de Fleur in happier days. The sprawling, pale-pink building near the corner of 12th Avenue and Logan Street looks like a storybook castle. From the turret windows to the vine trellises painted on the columns framing the front door, it reeks of romance and history. According to the website…
Not just for athletes anymore. Denver may be a mile high, but there must be something in the rarified air above us that drives people to do, well, shmucky things. Take New Yorker Christina Elizabeth Szele, 35, who hurled racial epithets and punched a flight attendant who tried to stop…
Irv Brown and Joe Williams. Yesterday afternoon, Lincoln Financial Media Company of Colorado, which owns FM-104.3/The Fan and KEPN/1600 AM, the area’s ESPN affiliate, announced a big change in the key afternoon-drive slot: On October 20, Irv Brown and Joe Williams, who’ve manned this time period at The Fan for…
In case you strategically blocked it from your memory, the Obama campaign has produced a fourteen-minute behind-the-scenes video from the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Propaganda, obviously, but there’s some fun stuff in here. — Joe Tone…
Dick Armey. In yesterday’s debate between Republican Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave and Democratic opponent Betsy Markey at Colorado State University, the Rocky Mountain News reports, Musgrave “portrayed herself as someone who is bipartisan and understands the struggles of real people.” But the real person she was hanging out with earlier in…
Continue at your own risk. A Denver entrepreneur’s new web site is threatening to overtake Yahoo! Fantasy Sports and YouPorn as the site most likely to inspire women to hurl hot irons at their boyfriends. Jordan Eisenberg, whose previous endeavor was the much safer Collar Card, recently launched PMSBuddy.com, which…
Mike Coffman. To their credit, both Denver dailies followed up on a New York Times report naming Colorado one of six states that have purged thousands of voters from the rolls in apparent violation of federal law — read the Rocky Mountain News’ coverage here and the Denver Post’s here…
