Email Author Adam Cayton-Holland

Awards

• 2009 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published March 6, 2008

  "Stand and Deliver"

• 2009 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published June 19, 2008

  "Curtain Call"

• 2009 - Society of Professional Journalists/Colorado Chapter, published March 6, 2008

  "Stand and Deliver"

• 2008 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published April 5, 2007

  "An Uphill Battle"

• 2007 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published December 21, 2006

  "Life of the Party"

• 2006 - Bert Greene Award/International Association of Culinary Professionals, published January 27, 2005

  "Word of Mouth"

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2005 Stories by Adam Cayton-Holland

• Aurora Borealis

  published August 11, 2005

  SAT, 8/13 Attempting to promote diversity and raise funds for the non-profit educational art program Destination: Artistic Activism,... More >>

• What's So Funny

  published August 4, 2005

  Thursdays at Hemingway's, as any profiler of the opposite sex can tell you, usually go off. Show up there around ten, and the waft of desperation... More >>

• Fluffers

  published August 4, 2005

  FRI, 8/5 Most people in this country don't equate Canada with the word "exotic." But risqué Canadian dance troupe Fluffgirl... More >>

• Hard to Stomach

  published July 28, 2005

  Donovan Busta may just be the man who finally dethrones Sonya Thomas. The 37-year-old, 105-pound Thomas, the number-two-ranked competitive eater... More >>

• What's So Funny

  published July 28, 2005

  Although a riveting "Rose Is Rose" storyline -- in which Pascuale's guardian angel follows the family on a road trip -- has kept What's So Funny's... More >>

• What's So Funny

  published July 21, 2005

  "Hey, man, do you need some weed?" a young Hispanic man with a black eye asked What's So Funny as we strolled gingerly through Civic Center Park,... More >>

• Dream Boost

  published July 21, 2005

  THURS, 7/21 The urban landscape is inundated with hard-strapped creative kids whose dreams might just be a little harder to reach were... More >>

• What's So Funny

  published July 14, 2005

  It would appear that Queer Eye for the Straight Guy has led America astray. While the Fab Five would have you believe that the modern... More >>

• Fish Shtick

  published July 14, 2005

  Since the beginning of modern time, Denver has played catch-up with other cities. At some point, "cow town" became an unacceptable tag. This was... More >>

• What's So Funny

  published July 7, 2005

  In fifth grade I submitted a poem to my school's literary journal that, to borrow a phrase from Muhammad Ali, shook up the world. People were... More >>

• Racial Profiling

  published July 7, 2005

  WED, 7/13 "I was at a comedy club in the Midwest once where three black comics got put on back-to-back just as a fluke," remembers... More >>

• Bigfoot Speaks!

  published July 7, 2005

  MON, 7/11 "My wife a Yeti so she kind of afraid of fire," Bigfoot grunts as the opener to one of his jokes. "She such a bad cook, we... More >>

• Captured by Gypsies

  published June 30, 2005

  "You're not going to drive us into the desert and kill us, are you?" the man asks, sliding open the door of the brown minivan piloted by the... More >>

• What's So Funny

  published June 30, 2005

  In college I had a pothead friend prone to making grandiose statements. Nothing was ever merely okay with this guy; every experience was either... More >>

• Feast Your Eyes on This

  published June 30, 2005

  THURS, 6/30 There's more to art than meets the eye. The new exhibit Beyond Visual, created by the kid-oriented Downtown... More >>

• What's So Funny

  published June 23, 2005

  Well, it's officially summer in Colorado. Strolling through the neighborhood, listening to the somewhere between endearing and... More >>

• Canine Pride

  published June 23, 2005

  SAT, 6/25 How exactly do you outfit a dog in drag? Do you dress him up like a cat? Do you put Fifi in a muscle tee, squeeze Buster the... More >>

• What's So Funny

  published June 16, 2005

  There are far too few times in life when we're able to recognize the significance of a moment while actually experiencing it. For the most part,... More >>

• Fore Play

  published June 16, 2005

  THURS, 6/16 I am not a Sporty Spice. I don't voluntarily play, attend or view any sporting event unless coerced by friends or a date,... More >>

• All Dolled Up

  published June 9, 2005

  Has there been pressure put on Barbara Inman Beall, Ph.D., to take down her website, www.jamesdeanadventures.com? Of course. When you dedicate an... More >>

• What's So Funny

  published June 9, 2005

  Look, What's So Funny had a pretty busy weekend, okay? First there was our birthday party, which was a total mess. Melo showed up and we had to be... More >>

• Summer Savings

  published June 9, 2005

  SAT, 6/11 Denver's Baker Neighborhood is one of those nostalgic-home neighborhoods that people from other places never seem to... More >>

• Rock the Mike

  published June 9, 2005

  WED, 6/15 In one of his bits, comedian Tony Rock discusses the need for a black president. Not a Colin Powell-type black... More >>

• What's So Funny

  published June 2, 2005

  For the most part, What's So Funny is content to leave the reporting to the reporters. While seasoned journalists here like to go out on... More >>

• Mood Swing

  published June 2, 2005

  Summer is the time for swing sets. While growing up, most of us engaged in the bulk of our swinging during school hours, sprinting out of... More >>