Denver Life

Monday, MSNBC (we know, we might as well be reading Reader’s Digest) ran a piece on sexualized kid’s toys targeting, you guessed it, young girls. It seems that the media outlet missed the Bratz uproar over a half-decade ago, and decided it was time to cause a parental ruckus over…

Sometimes all it takes to arouse our frontal lobes is a name that makes us stop and think. That’s certainly the case with The Man with the Invisible Trousers, a title so curious we had to stop in and set up shop. Thankfully, the gameplay matches the title and we…

#97: Ietef Hotep Vita Words like “organic,” “local” and “sustainable” may be so hot right now in the food world, but for Ietef Hotep Vita, they’re family traditions. The son of noted organic gardener, poet and social justice advocate Ashara Ekundayo, Vita has forged his own path in about a…

While Ben Roethlisberger apparently gets a get-out-of-jail-free card for his numerous rapes on the well-known “Bro, I was wasted” defense, over in Utah, they do things a little differently: BYU forward Brandon Davies was dismissed from the Mormon University’s basketball team last week for having sex — consensual sex –…

In beautiful Nederland lies the dry-iced body of the deceased Bredo Morstøl, a Norwegian man who believed science would one day allow for his reanimation. As such, the town for the past decade, has hosted “Frozen Dead Guy Days,” complete with a parade of hearses, a coffin race, and tours…

#98: Sabin Aell Austrian-born Denver artist Sabin Aell — mixed-media artist and photographer, maker of unusual jewelry, graphic designer, gallerist and curator — casts a ray of sunshine down among the warehouses of RiNo: Not only is Hinterland, the gallery she and husband Randy Rushton run in their living space,…

John Kasaona has helped pioneer a dramatic revival of wild lands in his native Nambia through a program called Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC), where members of rural communities, including former poachers, have been handed the mantle of protecting the wildlife on their lands by the government. Kasaona…

For all those who give pom-pom critters for birthdays, feel an urge to stick googly eyes on everything or just occasionally get a twitch to fold some origami, we bring you “Gettin’ Crafty” where we feature a craft you can easily make with minimal supplies and limited finances. We hate…

In Colorado’s Iceman & The Story of the Frozen Dead Guy, Bo Shaffer, the guy who delivers the ice to keep Grandpa Bredo in cryogenic bliss, tells the story of how a Norwegian dead guy came to inhabit a shed in Nederland and how Frozen Dead Guy Days — one…

It’s hard to think of a more legit way to rep your city than by getting it permanently tattooed on you. And if you’re going to get it permanently tattooed on you, it’s hard to think of a better place to do it than Th’ink Tank, one of Denver’s most…

For all those who give pom-pom critters for birthdays, feel an urge to stick googly eyes on everything or just occasionally get a twitch to fold some origami, we bring you “Gettin’ Crafty” where we feature a craft you can easily make with minimal supplies and limited finances. In honor…

In 99.99 percent of all of video games, you control a character who walks around and explores or kills stuff. That’s all well and good, but what’s it like for those getting killed? That’s the question Second Person Shooter hopes to answer by putting you into the eyes of the…

The best part of the annual Academy Awards is arguably the red-carpet fashion, and this year, stars were showcasing a variety of couture gowns. Bright reds and tangerines dominated the pre-Oscar parade, with some purple trimming and light, ethereal dresses to counterbalance the rich palette. There were hits, misses and…

Best Supporting Actress nominee Amy Adams was your typical senior in the tiny town of Castle Rock, Colorado. Before graduating from Douglas County High School in 1992, Adams may have hung out at these spots in Castle Rock, now a city of more than 44,000…

#99: Ratha Sok Ratha Sok just couldn’t stop tagging. Growing up in the projects of Westwood, he found his young voice in a spray can. Graffiti was the only art he knew. And eventually, he got caught. Ratha spent two months in Juvie, and that’s where things started, slowly, to…

Elephant Quest comes to us from John Cooney, who made a name for himself with the self-referential meta game, Achievement Unlocked, a parody of the curious nature of achievements and trophies in game. Elephant Quest takes takes the same elephant from that and plops him into an exploration-shooter-RPG that initially…

For all those who give pom-pom critters for birthdays, feel an urge to stick googly eyes on everything or just occasionally get a twitch to fold some origami, we bring you “Gettin’ Crafty” where we feature a craft you can easily make with minimal supplies and limited finances. Today, we…

When the local design- and fashion-savvy entrepreneurial couple Tran and Josh Wills visit other cities, they don’t look first for the typical tourist attractions and destinations. “We try to hit the Plastic Chapels, the Mona Lucero Design Boutiques in other places,” Tran says. Tran and Josh are part of a…

Fresh off headlining the fashion show of Westword’s Artopia on Saturday night, local clothing brand DVLP announced yesterday that it will close its doors. The brand, which carved out its niche with eco-friendly materials, domestic manufacturing and relaxed but stylish designs, expanded quickly and went international in 2007, maintaining lines…

It’s a consistent argument against gay marriage that it just ain’t natural, that gays are in some way deviant and that to allow them to wed would be a corruption of the very fabric of society. The GLBT Wedding Preview Event at the Cable Center this weekend, though, seemed to…

DVLP’s “The Distant Vagabond” went down at Westword’s Artopia party on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at the City Hall Amphitheater. Presented by Abella Bala, Justice Talent Agency, Flippin’ Entertainment and Making the Model, the show featured designers DVLP, Akomplice, Jiberish, Tricia Hoke, Fallene Welles and more. Photos by Aaron Thackeray…