As was noted in a May Off Limits column, promotional efforts for the Georgetown Loop railroad have recently been stymied by www.georgetowncolorado.com, www.georgetownloop.com and www.gtownloop.com – websites owned by former Loop operator Mark Greksa. The sites, which are usually the first to pop up in a Google search on the…
According to this blog post, Denver is the most texture-mapped city on Earth. What does that mean? It means you can fly through a remarkably realistic mock up of our fair city with the right software on your computer (available here). For those without a computer powerful enough to run…
Here’s a brief rundown of some of the top search items on Google.com today: Tropical Storm Dean Reuters reports that energy markets are going crazy over what could develop into the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, as oil prices surged today because Tropical Storm Dean has developed in the…
On Monday, Karl Rove – once described as President George Bush’s “political Svengali, Robespierre and wizard all rolled into one” – took himself out of the political picture. For now. Rove had come a long way for a kid who was born in Denver and spent much of his childhood…
Rambling incoherence has always been a trait I look for in fliers and leaflets. Sure, the threats of fire and brimstone in those bus-seat fliers attempting to shame readers into accepting Christ as their lord and savior provide for a couple stops of entertainment, but the photocopied rantings of an…
My host at Scum of the Earth Church on Sunday, August 5, spent a good part of the evening explaining to me why this so-called “emergent” congregation is less than newsworthy. Yes, the parishioners are mostly tattooed and pierced 20-somethings and yes, the pulpit band includes a bongo set. But…
The blog post right below this one tells the story of Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s first epic of bad taste, scathing humor and crude execution, Cannibal: The Musical. Here’s the trailer that started it all, launching their careers as the unparalleled masters of questionable content with a musical celebration…
Believe it or don’t, August 13 marked ten years since the debut of South Park, an animated series that turned a gaggle of profanity-spewing kids living in a Colorado mountain town into television and big screen favorites. The show is the unlikeliest kind of success, and that’s appropriate, since Trey…
I am spoiled. Most culinary adventurers would be happy to find one Peruvian restaurant in a town this size, but Denver has several, with more coming all the time. Early this year, Cebiche opened in the space once occupied by El Chalan, a Peruvian restaurant that pioneered this neighborhood more…
There seemed to be two overriding conclusions shared by nearly everyone in attendance at the 38th annual MUFON UFO Symposium in the Denver Tech Center this weekend: First, our planet is being visited by something and second, the government is actively involved in covering up the truth about what that…
Neighborhood Red Alert, the company responsible for those little fear-mongering flyers appearing all over Denver, says there are 34 sex offenders in my area, as defined by my zip code. That’s pretty scary stuff, since we’re talking about an area that’s only a few square miles. Curiously, the official Colorado…
Undaunted by the dismissal of his case against Westword, anti-Ladies Night activist Steve Horner has been busy with other claims against several local bars including Moontime on Broadway and Coyote Ugly in the Denver Pavilions. And he’s been kind enough to keep Westword apprised of everything he’s doing by filling…
Arizona View larger image. Total Number of Delegates: 67 Pledged: 56 Unpledged: 11 How to Recognize an Arizona Delegate: The Arizona Look is famous the world over. Just start with a pair of the definitive two-buckle, slip-on “Arizona” style of Birkenstock sandals and a pair of Arizona jeans from J.C…
Sure, it was exciting to watch Tiger Woods fend off challengers Woody Austin and Ernie Els to win the PGA on August 12 — the thirteenth major championship of his career. But the thrill petered out as soon as Woods was presented with a generic looking silver-plated cup — a…
Now there’s one more perk to voting Democrat: a discount on your paint job. Patrick Nesvadba, a.k.a. “Patrick the Painter,” taped this sign to a LoDo lamppost recently, advertising 10 percent off to left-leaning folks. “I think it sounds like a good idea to put your money where your mouth…
Now there’s one more perk to voting Democrat: a discount on your paint job. Patrick Nesvadba, a.k.a. “Patrick the Painter,” taped this sign to a LoDo lamppost recently, advertising 10 percent off to left-leaning folks. “I think it sounds like a good idea to put your money where your mouth…
In honor of cocktail hour, which is almost here, I bring you this sublime remix trailer for the movie Cocktail, which recasts it as a full-blown Bollywood epic. It’s been around forever, but if you haven’t seen it, you owe yourself a look. – Cory Casciato…
Quieres luchar, pendejo? In the words of Bart’s bespectacled sidekick, “Everything’s turning up Millhouse!” If by “Millhouse” you mean Adam Cayton-Holland and by “everything,” you mean, like, found a sick-ass painting in his alley this morning. Straight up and down, clown. For whatever reason, my alleyway seems to attract discarded…
Here’s a brief look at what America is searching for today on Google.com: Love Demonstrated Ministries The AP is reporting that arrest warrants have been issued for two caretakers who operate a faith-based boot camp for wayward teens, in Texas of course, who are accused of dragging a fifteen-year-old girl…
Yesterday I received my official Broncos merchandise catalog in the mail, and along with the usual jerseys, caps and replica helmets there were some … odd items, such as the pictured football car air freshener. Now, your car can stew in the redolent reek of a locker room! Actually, it’s…
It’s Friday. You don’t want to work, that’s why you’re reading blogs and watching the minutes crawl painfully by. Because I understand your pain, here’s a link to a great collection of old-school video games recreated in Flash. These are simple, one- or two-button controlled Game & Watch-style games, perfect…
Everybody’s getting into the Web 2.0 game. For those of you not in the know, the term refers to websites that rely on user-generated content and traffic while spending little or no money to get it after the initial infrastructure is built. Startup costs and little else, so the theory…
