Last night’s American Idol episode focusing on the show’s Denver auditions introduced America to Fort Collins’ Haeley Vaughn, who’s clearly Colorado’s great Idol hope. But arguably the most memorable moment came courtesy of Ty Hemmerling, dubbed “Bikini Boy” by judge Randy Jackson because he showed up wearing a revealing two-piece…
Is the media beating this whole Jersey Shore thing to death? Definitely. Are we here at Westword going to join in on beatin’ up the beat? Damn right. Being the thoughtful and responsible journalists that we are, we decided to use the “Jersey Shore Nickname Generator” to create Guido and…
For a while, it looked as if the most notable thing to happen at the Denver auditions for American Idol would be the death of a dog left locked in a car by an idiotic wannabe from North Dakota. Frankly, most of the contestants seen receiving golden tickets to Hollywood…
Are the elephants at the Denver Zoo freezing their giant butts off? In Defense of Animals says they are. The zoo says no way. According to a Groundhog Day-themed report issued today by the animal watchdog group, the Denver Zoo is among the thirty-one U.S. zoos housing the hot-weather animals…
In her decade-in-the making tracing of a woman whose cells were instrumental to modern medicine, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, author Rebecca Skloot, a Colorado State University graduate, uncovers the injustice of one family whose biological legacy was stolen. The undying HeLa cells, as medical scientist have come to…
It’s Denver Blogs, our daily roundup of locally oriented bloggery. Over at Bronco Talk, Mr. East offers a hilarious diatribe about all the Broncos jerseys he’s purchased shortly before the players in question have been sent packing. His latest buy? A Brandon Marshall. Lookin’ like another bad move, pal… Rocky…
Trailer Precious, which just earned a Best Picture Oscar nomination for Colorado producers Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, and The Cove, directed by Boulder’s Louie Psihoyos and nominated as Best Documentary Feature, aren’t the only high-profile flicks with local connections. This Saturday, HBO will debut Temple Grandin, a biography about…
Yesterday, we told you about the strange case of Imogene Jackson, who was mistakenly buried in place of another woman with the same last name — who happened to wind up in the open coffin of a wake held to honor Imogene. This incident took place at Pipkin Mortuary, which…
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Last month, Boulder district attorney Stan Garnett (who weighs in today about medical marijuana) argued that the Boulder City Council should pass what he called “a simple public-nudity ordinance” regarding participants in events like the World Naked Bike Ride and the Naked Pumpkin Run. That way, scofflaws wouldn’t be charged…
The last decade wasn’t always kind to the Air Force Academy. In January 2003, Westword published “The War Within,” a feature by reporter Julie Jargon about mistreatment of female cadets that kicked off a series of scandals and PR black eyes. Among the latter: A 2005 military study that documented…
Last week, ex-ICE agent Cory Voorhis made his case for why he should get his old job back during a two-day hearing; click here to read J. David McSwane’s account of the first session and here for his take on the second one. But even as he waits for Merit…
This year’s Oscar nominations are out, and Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire earned six nods, including Best Actress (Gabourey Sidibe), Best Supporting Actress (Mo’Nique), Best Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Directing (Lee Daniels) and Best Picture. This last category recognizes a film’s producers, and while Oprah Winfrey…
Volunteer youth minister William “Bill” McLaughlin has been in Douglas County jail since mid-December on a $500,000 bail thanks to multiple charges of sexual assault on a child. But the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the possibility of additional victims. According to the DCSO, McLaughlin has been associated…
Boulder district attorney Stan Garnett is the rare public official who’s willing to speak plainly about marijuana, medical or otherwise. Note that way back in September, he wrote that “legalizing marijuana entirely would be the simplest way to resolve the tension between the Constitution and the Criminal statutes,” and he…
Today, while law enforcement and bank honchos were meeting to discuss a recent upsurge in Denver-area bank robberies, a new bank was hit a little over a mile away. Score one for the robbers. In total, there were 208 robberies in Colorado and Wyoming in 2009, a 37 percent increase…
Want proof that Foster Graham Millstein & Calisher is among Denver’s most powerful law firms? Check out the notables who eagerly appear in its tenth-anniversary video, seen above. Included is Denver mayor John Hickenlooper, seen at about the 45 second mark reading words of effusive praise for FGMC handed to…
More Denver blogs for your infotainment. In his preview of tonight’s matchup between your Denver Nuggets and the Sacramento Kings, Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein writes, “If the Nuggets can get a fresh Melo back tonight, we’ll be looking at thirteen wins in sixteen games while the rest of the Western…
So you thought the most controversial recreational activity in Breckenridge these days involves smoking marijuana? That’s nothing compared to the damage done to Amon G. “Chance” Carter IV’s ass. Channel 7 reports that Carter, whose grandfather founded the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and remains a prominent civic leader, joined members of…
Update, 1:10 p.m., February 1: The Colorado Senate has approved Senator Chris Romer’s medical marijuana bill regarding the doctor-patient relationship 34-1. Read Matt Brown’s take on the measure below: Like many other prominent figures in the medical marijuana community, Matt Brown, frontman for Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulation and co-chair…
Update, 1:08 p.m.: Mohammed Zazi has now been officially accused in Brooklyn of conspiring to obstruct justice in Colorado and New York, prompting a scheduled appearance in U.S. District Court at 2 p.m. today. Click here for the details and read a U.S. Attorney’s Office release below our original item…
Last month, a spokesman for the CU Buffs maintained that the well-documented turmoil swirling around the return of embattled Coach Dan Hawkins hadn’t really hurt recruiting. But with national signing day coming up on Wednesday, at least one indication of trouble has already surfaced: According to the Boulder Daily Camera,…
