Television shows have always had theme songs. When they’re good, they add to the show in subtle but important ways. They can set a mood, like M.A.S.H.’s theme song “Suicide is Painless.” They can set up the basics of the plot, like the classic opening to Gilligan’s Island or The…
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View larger image Ohio Total Number of Delegates: 162 Pledged: 141 Unpledged: 21 How to Recognize an Ohio Delegate: If the state of Connecticut married the state of Kentucky, their baby would be the state of Ohio. Like no other Americans, Ohioans combine the cold-hearted industriousness of the New England…
Ray Young Chu is an artist who routinely convinces grown men to dress like Furries. The Westminster based canvas artist created four wickedly silly avatars—Ninja Nate, Donut David, Sheep Head and Mascot Mannie, who come complete with head to toe jumpsuits—with whom he does mangled hip hop performances, and canvas…
Tim Russert came to town yesterday, to collect the fourteenth annual Damon Runyon Award handed out by the Denver Press Club — and to give us just a taste of what Denver can expect in August, when the whole world will be watching. Lately, we’ve heard the word “Denver” a…
In all the excitement over Duane “Dog” Chapman returning to Denver on Thursday, April 11, to defend the honorable profession of bounty hunting before the Colorado Legislature, apparently our state’s lawmakers overlooked an important new Dog report. On the cover of the current National Enquirer, right above “Baby for Jen!,”…
These days, it’s far from unusual for newspaper employees to voluntarily leave their jobs. However, the impending departure of Denver Post entertainment editor Ed Smith, whose last day is April 11, remains noteworthy given his reputation at the paper — he’s widely admired by the folks with whom he’s worked…
Remember when you could watch free plays in Civic Center Park during the summer? That was awesome. All you needed for a great night out was a blanket, a cooler full of snacks and drinks and a few friends. In my opinion, nothing beats free outdoor theater. Which is why…
It has been a Colorado rite of passage for decades. Turn 21, then head to Golden for a guided tour of the Coors brewery and, most importantly, the three free beers that come with it. But that changed on Friday when Coors, now called Molson Coors, unveiled its shorter, self-guided…
Oh, Dog. You make us feel so used! Duane “Dog” Chapman, the once and former media magnet, author and reality TV star who got his start in Denver as bounty hunter on bail bond row (see stories here and here, graced the state Capitol today, along with his flowing mullet…
On Tuesday, when the Cory Voorhis case was about to go to the jury, Colorado Ethics Watch asked Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey to “launch an immediate investigation of former gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez and his former campaign manager John Marshall for making false campaign ads against Mr. Beauprez’s opponent.”…
In light of John McCain handily winning the GOP nomination despite his constant on-air harangues about the collapse of conservative values at the hands of this cross-aisle-reaching maverick, Rush Limbaugh might be looking for another outlet for his frustration. After seeing this poor impression of McCain mulling Condoleezza Rice as…
We are gathered here today to mark the passing of one of the oldest Chipotle restaurants in Denver, the location at 13th and Pennsylvania streets. One of the original, 15-20 pre-McDonald’s Chipotles, the store opened in 1998, back before the big-burrito chain — founded in Denver five years earlier –…
Christoph Heinrich, the newish curator of modern and contemporary art at the Denver Art Museum, is obviously using the 2008 Logan Lectures — underwritten, as you might imagine, by super donors Vicki and Kent Logan — as a way to give the art-erati some insight into his interests. For this…
“Target Practice,” Jared Jacang Maher, April 3 Give the Man a Hand In “Target Practice,” one thing clearly stands out: Jason T. Gomez didn’t die from a policeman’s bullet, he died from stupidity. No other explanation is possible. When a policeman has his weapon pointed at you, you do not…
Defense attorneys have accused her of running a death machine, but the wheels came off Carol Chambers’s rattling apparatus this week. On Monday a judge ruled that Chambers, the district attorney for Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties, and her entire office should be removed from one of six death-penalty…
I was standing on line, as the Yankees say, watching a situation escalate in a bodega on the Upper West Side. A large Indian man, distressed and in a hurry, was barking the name of a product while a small Korean woman working the counter struggled to understand him. “Pineapple…
University of Colorado at Boulder journalism professor Michael Tracey has never previously suffered from camera shyness. Indeed, back in August 2006, when bogus confessor John Mark Karr was arrested as a suspect in the JonBenét Ramsey murder due largely to comments he made in correspondence with Tracey, the prof practically…
Three things you need to know right away about Tony Krupicka: First, the guy loves to run. Loves it. He cruises the trails above Colorado Springs three, four, even six hours a day, in all kinds of weather. He runs up and down mountains with more joy and less discernible…
They say that everyone — even the guy with the best gig in the world — dreams occasionally of doing something else with his labors. I know chefs who dream of being musicians, musicians who’d love to be chefs, real estate brokers who spend their nights writing strange novels, and…
No puppies were harmed in the production of this Vlog. Numerous women had their hearts broken, and a few back-alley abortions may ensue, but no puppies were harmed in any way…
After a lackluster and sometimes controversial tenure as Manager of Parks and Recreation beginning in 2003, Kim Bailey is resigning effective May 27 to become vice president of Urban Centers for Outward Bound USA in Golden. I learned the welcome news on Tuesday, April 8, and interestingly enough, I’d been…
