The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 11 edition

Look at all those buns. Today in Cafe Society: • Denver's hot dog champ chomp. • Follow the smoke and Steven Raichlen to BBQ University at the Broadmoor. • Video: How to make a John Lennon Latte. • Icehouse Tavern has an opening date. • Hot rocks, hot chefs at...

By Michael Roberts

June 11, 2009

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Look at all those buns.

Today in Cafe Society: • Denver's hot dog champ chomp. • Follow the smoke and Steven Raichlen to BBQ University at the Broadmoor. • Video: How to make a John Lennon Latte. • Icehouse Tavern has an opening date. • Hot rocks, hot chefs at Elway's last night. • Stripping down strip clubs. • Candy Girls: Skittles Smoothie Mix.

Today in Backbeat Online: • MP3 Freeloader, Showcase Edition: ManeLine. • MP3 Freeloader, Showcase Edition: No Plot Kill. • MP3 Freeloader, Showcase Edition: The Northern Way. • MP3 Freeloader, Showcase Edition: The Outta Controllers. • MP3 Freeloader, Showcase Edition: Overcasters.

Today in The Latest Word: • Bill Ritter gets defensive on Channel 9. • Where Brian Dawkins can get a Super Bowl ring: eBay. • Not-So-New-Urbanism: Stapleton. • Obama says he "loves" Jared Polis's reality show. Really, prez? • Boulder cops threaten (totally) Naked Bike Ride participants with registration as sex offenders. Isn't the chafing punishment enough?

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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