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First Jane, Now Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: The CW Gets What Young Women Want

We've gotten used to the idea that the highest-quality, most innovative television lives on premium cable channels like HBO and Showtime. But two of the most delightful and inventive series to premiere in the past year have come from an unexpected place: the CW. Jane the Virgin and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend...
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Gazette Admits Marijuana Burglaries Are Down, Revenue Up After Anti-Pot Screed

Back in March, we wrote about "Clearing the Haze," a Colorado Gazette series about the fallout from marijuana legalization in Colorado. The resulting package was a relentless anti-pot screed co-written by Christine Tatum, wife of Dr. Christian Thurstone, one of the area's most prominent physicians against greater access to cannabis by young people...
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Dave Preston on Ambient Music, Justin Timberlake and In These Storms

Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Dave Preston recently released his first ambient album in five years. The luminously evocative In These Storms is Preston's third ambient release, following 2008's Be and 2010's Soundtrack for Motion. Rather than the synth or beat-driven sounds often associated with the ambient style, Preston's music features organic sounds...
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Autechre’s Electronic Music Has Its Roots in Hip-Hop and B-Boy Culture

Legendary experimental electronic duo Autechre performs at the Bluebird Theater this Saturday, October 16. Rob Brown and Sean Booth formed the project in 1987 out of a shared interest in electronic music and the hip-hop world in Manchester UK. “Looking back, as a kid, it appears it was everywhere,” says...
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Nirvana Was a Cover Band: The Ten Best Unexpected Cover Songs

When Radiohead demanded public access to Prince's fantabulous cover of "Creep" recently, I couldn't help but recall falling in love with creative covers as a teenage drummer and finishing all my own shows in the clubs, bars and garages of Pittsburgh with the punk trio Falling Short by blazing through...
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You Owe Me a Coke: This Holiday Season, Think of Your Non-Drinkers

In this legal weed-happy city, the evolving traditions of neo-Denver continually reveal themselves — especially during the holidays. Last year, for instance, I found myself at a marijuana-sponsored New Year's Eve party, where nicely rolled joints sat on tables next to oversize mason jars packed with THC-infused truffles, which were...
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Review: Honor Society Handcrafted Eatery Does Fast, Fine Work

Justin Brunson wasn’t an obvious addition to the founding team behind Honor Society Handcrafted Eatery, a fast-fine restaurant that opened this summer in a new office building behind Union Station. If you’re looking for a charcuterie whiz, he’s your guy. If you’re craving a three-pound pork chop and pork-fat fries,...
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The Seven Best Restaurant Comeback Stories of 2015

We all love the shiny and new, but sometimes the patina of nostalgia adds value to what might otherwise seem like just a trendy novelty. Restaurants are no different; if we recognize the name of the chef or if one of our old favorites finds new life in a new...
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Charlie Ross on Turning the Star Wars Trilogy Into a One-Man Show

The Star Wars films are known for their incredible space battles, bizarre aliens and other crazy sci-fi visuals. But underneath all that, the films also tell a classic story, a near-perfect example of what Joseph Campbell called The Hero’s Journey. That iconic story structure is part of what makes a...
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Ten Fittest U.S. Cities — and Denver’s Falling Score

Last year around this time, we shared the results of the 2014 American Fitness Index. In it, Denver came in fourth — a fine finish, if not quite as good as its performance in a Sharecare.com survey on the same subject published earlier that year. In the latter, Denver was number...
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Restaurant Drama Burnt Is Dead on the Plate

Before Anthony Bourdain published Kitchen Confidential, in 2000, mere mortals who simply eat in restaurants had little idea about the drinking, debauchery and drug use rampant among the folks responsible for getting their fettuccine Alfredo to the table. The book was eye-opening if true, and a rambunctious, vicarious pleasure even...
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Pink Hawks Reinvent Their Sound, Again

Blending sounds from around the globe is nothing new for Pink Hawks, the Denver world-music powerhouse led by saxman and singer Yuzo Nieto. The band has pulled funky rhythmic influences from West Africa and South America, but the latest addition to its sound comes from much closer to home. That...