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Reader: PETA’s “Sexiest Vegan” Contest Isn’t About Looks

Veggie Girl Amber Taufen wasn't surprised when People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals launched yet another campaign that, at its core, was based on objectifying human beings. This time, though, the organization isn't posting billboards with naked supermodels on them or staging "protests" that involved nude women in cages. Instead,...
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Beer Calendar: More Pliny and the Southern Hemisphere Hops Fest

Greeley’s WeldWerks Brewing — which Westword called one of five breweries to watch this year — has also attracted some national attention: USA Today has included the company in a readers' choice contest to select the Best New Brewery to emerge over the last few years. And the voting will...
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Cannabis Can Gives Free Pot to the Homeless on Christmas Eve

Many philanthropic organizations spend the days leading to the holidays donating their time and resources to those in need — but one local non-profit made headlines for its choice of charitable gifts. Wearing sweatshirts that said, "I helped 1,000 people get high for Cannamas," members of Cannabis Can handed out...
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Remembering David Bowie’s Risks and Restlessness

Genre-defying pioneer David Bowie succumbed to an eighteen-month battle with cancer on Sunday evening, and left a massive hole in the world’s musical landscape. A statement issued on his social media accounts said that he “died peacefully surrounded by family.” Bowie was an artist in the truest sense of the word, never afraid...
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Marijuana Strain Review: Golden Goat at Altitude

Am I the only one who feels like the day is over once the sun goes down? And by day, I mean all things productive: work, chores, exercise, etc. Because once the darkness comes, I’m in Homer Simpson mode, and pizza, beer and lowbrow entertainment become my only interests. Since...
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2015’s Five Most Popular Schmucks of the Week

Regularly throughout the year, we highlight a special someone as the Schmuck of the Week. But not all Schmucks are created equal. Our posts about the following folks collected the most views from our Schmuck of the Week archive in 2015. Look below for the complete original items about each member...
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Powerball Mania Masks Lottery Scandal With Colorado Ties

Interest in Powerball leading up to the next drawing, on Wednesday night, January 13, is reaching frenzied proportions thanks to a jackpot that's currently being estimated at $1.4 billion — and could go higher. But even as excitement builds, an investigation into a lottery rigging scheme that prompted an indefinite...
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A Defense of Togetherness’s Blinding Whiteness

In a September interview with GQ, Constance Wu, star of NBC’s Fresh Off the Boat, observed of the HBO series Togetherness, “It’s a show about white people.” She’s not wrong: Created by indie-film luminaries Jay and Mark Duplass, along with the actor Steve Zissis, Togetherness is a low-key look at...
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Reader: Cops Tell Me Not Having to Arrest People for Pot Has Relieved Their Stress

We recently posted about an anti-pot Colorado cop's address to lawmakers in Nebraska, where legislation allowing medical marijuana has been introduced. Among other things, Thornton Police Department Sergeant James Gerhardt, the law-enforcer in question, maintained that legalization of limited cannabis sales in Colorado is actually draining police resources rather than...
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Five Things That Make Five Points Residents Really, Really Mad

Five Points is one of Denver’s oldest neighborhoods, so it makes sense that it has a long and winding history whose high points include the area's time as the “Harlem of the West,” when it was a must-stop for African-American entertainers — and the only place in Denver where they...
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Toxic Spill Questions, Concerns Haunt Animas River “Open House”

It's been a rough time for people who rely on the Animas River in southwestern Colorado, ever since the August 5 blowout at the Gold King Mine that released three million gallons of toxic, heavy-metal-laced gunk into the river. A consortium of businesses, public agencies, environmental groups and other stakeholders...
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Legislators Kill Homeless Bill of Rights Proposal

Last week, legislators considered a “homeless bill of rights” at the State Capitol, but representatives at a House committee meeting ultimately voted the proposal down five to six. It was a major defeat for homeless activists who were counting on passage of the Right to Rest Act — sponsored by...
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Erik Storey Could Be Colorado’s Next Literary Star

At the rest stop off Interstate 70’s Exit 90 — near the banks of the Colorado River, just before you enter the sleepy town of Rifle — a legendary drug-cartel enforcer known as Chopo drew his last breath, felled by a bullet in the neck.  “Over there is where Chopo...