You know Stapleton: the neighborhood in northeast Denver that used to be the airport, and now fancies itself…well, fancy. Despite the fact that it’s officially part of the city, it’s a suburb in virtually every sense, from the well-lit streets to the attached garages to the sidewalks and the schools…
My recent musings on the whole “native versus transplant” issue inspired an explosion of comments the likes of which I haven’t seen before. Many of the responses were completely predictable, but a few surprised me with their rudeness, ranging from “Don’t like it? Then take a hike!” all the way…
Olivia is a novelist nearing forty whose first book received mixed reviews and limited attention; as Sex With Strangers opens, she’s at a writer’s retreat and working on a new novel. This one, she’s convinced herself, she’s doing for herself alone , for the private joy of writing. The scene…
When MTV’s MADE premiered in the early 2000s, teenagers became infatuated with the idea of transforming into someone else. We saw people being coached into cheerleaders, opera singers, BMX riders and so on. Whenever I would tune in for a dose of reality television, I always imagined what it would be…
You can find art all over town — not just on gallery walls. In this series, we’ll be looking at some of the local artists who serve up their work in coffeehouses and other non-gallery businesses around town. Cary Wolfson is best known for his award-winning work as the producer…
Some of us are lucky enough to get a short work week, thanks to Martin Luther King Day. Put that free time to good use by attending one of the MLK events in the metro area today. The rest of the week you can talk about illegal beer, pop some…
Podcasts are in tune with the democratized spirit of Internet media; anyone with a microphone and a computer can offer their listeners endess hours of recordings, usually for free. Limited only by their imaginations, podcasters have a freedom of expression unrestricted by commerce, censorship or geography. Several great podcasts have…
“Dr. King has written over two millions words, and people have found their causes in these words, whether fighting for human rights, health care, labor rights,” says Howard L. Vern, discussing the wide influence of the civil rights leader across a variety of social causes, in addition to the struggle…
Artist Lauri Lynnxe Murphy is building a tiny house and writing about it every week here, and in her most recent installment, she got into the biggest topic in town right now: growth, and the transplants who are helping fuel that growth. Writes Murphy: “I’ve read any number of comments…
Art and fashion go hand in hand, taking cues from each other. This week we spotted the perfect combination of art and fashion near Colfax and Broadway. Up-and coming artist Jose Roman, who was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, came to Colorado when he was seven year old. He describes his…
Benghazi is a hashtag battle-cry, a call to arms that many Americans don’t understand. Unlike the simplicity of “Remember the Alamo!” a bleat of “Benghazi!” still has people wondering, “Wait, what happened? And why are we mad?” Michael Bay’s 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi has an explanation, though…
Critics rarely receive love from filmmakers. Last year’s Best Picture Oscar winner, Birdman, featured a vengeful harpy of a theater reviewer (played by Lindsay Duncan) hellbent on annihilating a play before she’d even seen it. Birdman was joined in its release year by other unfair portraits of critics in Top…
New year, new ideas: There are plenty of those floating around local galleries this month, and a number of shows with interactive and media-based elements are opening this weekend. And then there’s a double-shot of the late Roland Bernier, offered in companion shows at Spark and Walker Fine Art. Look…
‘Tis awards season again and the Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences has spoken from the mountain top and revealed who they deem worthy of potentially taking home the Oscar, their naked little bald statuette that seems to mean so much to so many in the film industry. Did…
City, O’ City awoke to a surprise yesterday: A mystery graffiti artist had used the west-facing utility box in front of the restaurant at Sherman Street and East 13th Avenue to create this hybrid Lemmy Kilmister and David Bowie wheat-paste piece. And the artist really nailed the culmination of loss people…
The town is united in orange for the Broncos this weekend, but there’s still plenty to do before and after game time. You can spit hot fire, roller skate or find out who’s coming out of the queer comic closet. For even more events, smash that Westword calendar button. Telluride…
Alan Rickman has died at the age of 69. To Americans of a certain generation, he’ll always be Hans Gruber from Die Hard; to those of a slightly fresher vintage, he’ll never not be Severus Snape. But it was his ability to transcend the typecasting of those iconic roles that…
How do we remember our heroes? Colorado was one of the first states to celebrate MLK Day, and on January 18, the annual Marade honoring Martin Luther King Jr. will kick off in City Park. But there are now more Americans born after the death of Martin Luther King Jr…
Rodeo events rock the arena throughout the run of the National Western Stock Show, with bull-riding shows, mutton-busting and the flashy Mexican rodeo, and photographer Brandon Marshall caught a lot of the action during 2016 NWSS opening weekend. But there’s still more to come: Official Pro Rodeo sessions kick off…
In metro Denver this weekend, you can go back back in time to ancient Greece, ride a bus loaded with angels in the 1960s, or lend a helping hand while taking in a Mamet drama. It’s all good, and all an excellent reminder of what the local theater scene has…
Since opening Hope Tank in 2012, founder Erika E. Righter has operated with this motto: Gifts that give back. Every purchase made in the store impacts the community, as customers can choose one of the charities and causes on Hope Tank’s list to receive a portion of the sale. Now,…
I don’t often write about music for this column, but it’s not often that a musical icon steeped in science fiction dies days before I write Geek Speak. I’m talking, of course, about David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust himself, a man whose first hit was about an astronaut who was never…
