Round 'em up.
Today in Backbeat Online:
• Chris Martin, seen here, is at the center of our live review of Coldplay at the Pepsi Center. • Eric Eyl's Mile High Makeout experiences a renaissance. • Hotties provide an important element in Synthetic Elements' new video.
Today in Cafe Society: • A tough month for Colorado kitchen disasters. • A taste test of Snowbound Ale. • A Milking It review of Incredible Berry Crunch! • Hosea Rosenberg dodges a bullet on Top Chef. • Santa Fe Tequila Company closes in Denver.
Today in The Latest Word: • John Hickenlooper and Bill Pullman on the red carpet at the Denver Film Festival's Last Night. • "Expanded fruiting" instead of a holiday party at the Rocky Mountain News this year. • Russ Cook: a good cop's lonely death. • Santa rappels safely (damn it!) at the Denver Pavillions. • 9News' Susie Wargin gets blistered -- by my daughter. Hell hath no fury like a sports fan scorned. -- Michael Roberts