Today, just in time for the DNC, civic boosters plan to turn on SkyNet. Don’t worry, you can keep your end-of-the-world weapons stockpile locked away; we’re not talking about Skynet the scary computer-based defense system that takes over earth and spews out Arnold Schwarzenegger robots in the Terminator movies. We’re…
An image from South Park’s “The Return of Chef” episode. The August 10 death of Isaac Hayes at age 65 spurred warm statements from individuals throughout the entertainment industry — but apparently nothing thus far from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the Coloradans who created South Park, the Comedy Central…
So I left for work a little after 5 a.m., confident that I’d have a smooth sail into the office, since only insane people like me are on the road at such an early hour, and fortunately for all of us, there are only a limited number of folks who…
“Who brought the Doritos?” The annual Denvention has landed in Denver, and Jason Sheehan is there. Click here to read his first report from the science fiction convention. What with all the time I’ve spent talking with people who invent scenarios of contact between human beings and alien civilizations –…
As part of our continuous team coverage of Denvention, intrepid reporter Joe Tone took a trip down to Shotgun Willie’s on Thursday night in hopes of catching some attendees from the 66th World Science Fiction Convention in flagrante delicto and getting nasty with some of Denver’s finest amateur pole enthusiasts…
Sexy, sexy Ben Kronberg. Gather these blogs while ye may. The Cat’s Pajamas sends valentines to a model named Junnean and climbs into the dressing room, so to speak, with comic master Ben Kronberg, seen here. Hands off, ladies — he’s ours! Demver offers advice about how to score a…
View larger image Wyoming Total Number of Delegates: 18 Pledged: 12 Unpledged: 6 How to Recognize a Wyoming Delegate: The majority of Wyomingites are uneducated, foul-mouthed cretins who look like toothless meth addicts out on parole. But those are just the Republicans who hate to pay taxes and abide by…
In a rare image, Dan Caplis flaps his left wing. It’s an indication of how focused the rest of the media universe is on Denver these days that no less than the New York Times decided to devote a big chunk of space to a modestly rated local afternoon talk…
Newly spiffy Block 162, formerly one of the worst blocks in Denver, will be strutting its stuff during the convention. On the 16th Street Mall side of the block, the oft-maligned Fontius Building, now officially the Sage Building (named after future tenant Sage Hospitality), is now scaffolding-free, its historic renovation…
The new issue of Newspeak, Colorado Springs’ alt-alt-publication, hits the stands today with a great Obamaham Lincoln painting by Ron English on the cover. Nice. –Jared Jacang Maher…
Mo Udall, mo problems. Our sister paper in Phoenix carries a lengthy cover story this week about the Arizona legacy of John McCain, who allegedly is some sort of presidential candidate (although I haven’t seen him on the cover of any magazines — weird). The story — “Postmodern John McCain:…
According to the DNC, half of the 60,000-plus seats available for Barack Obama’s DNC acceptance speech at Invesco Field at Mile High will go to Coloradans. Those hoping to attend need to fill out an application here. Officials say it’s first come, first served, but we all know they’ll be…
“What? No talking cats?” The annual Denvention has landed in Denver, and Jason Sheehan is there. Click here to read his first report from the science fiction convention. Many years ago — long before I had this gig, long before I even really had a career to call my own…
The preliminary design of Plus Gallery’s new home. The rumors that Plus Gallery was set to close have been flying around the art world during the last month at warp speed. But though it’s true to an extent, it’s just the beginning of the story. Yes, Plus will be shuttering…
In other words: “Hey geeks! Come see some human boobies!” In Latest Word’s continuing team coverage of the second-biggest gathering of geeks in Denver this month – have you seen the goofy hats DNCers will wear? – I dispatched myself last night to Shotgun Willie’s, the venerable club of strip…
Storm Gloor — and yes, that is his actual name. Andy Warhol’s prediction that everyone in the future would be famous for fifteen minutes seems pretty generous at this point. In the age of YouTube and reality television, fifteen nanoseconds is more like it. But Storm Gloor, assistant professor in…
The Divine Ms. C campaigning in the Lone Star state. In an August 7 web chat covered by the Rocky Mountain News, Hillary Clinton emphasized that she’ll come to Denver to praise Barack Obama, not to bury him. But conflicting signals continue to beam forth from her supporters — not…
When the National Anthem is played, be sure to stand erect. The dailies’ desperation to find new angles on the Democratic National Convention is already at a crisis level. A case in point is “Into Thin Air: DNC Visitors May Huff, Puff,” published in the August 8 Denver Post. This…
Mo Udall, mo problems. Our sister paper in Phoenix carries a lengthy cover story this week about the Arizona legacy of John McCain, who allegedly is some sort of presidential candidate (although I haven’t seen him on the cover of any magazines. Weird.) The story — “Postmodern John McCain: the…
See ya, Travis. Wouldn’t wanna be ya — unless I had a whole lot of condoms. The cover boy of Madden 2009, the latest version of the video-game staple, which hits stores on August 12, is none other than Brett Favre, who presumably won’t be wearing his current New York…
The Divine Ms. C campaigning in the Lone Star state. In an August 7 web chat covered by the Rocky Mountain News, Hillary Clinton emphasized that she’ll come to Denver to praise Barack Obama, not to bury him. But conflicting signals continue to beam forth from her supporters — not…
Stick ’em up. Thus far, the increasingly revenue-desperate Denver dailies have avoided placing advertisements directly on the front page — sort of. As noted in the October 25, 2007 Message column, the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post now routinely affix ad stickers to their covers that are considerably…
