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The 50 worst rock/pop lyrics: The Complete list

Well, here we are, at the end of the road of lyrical idiocy. As our countdown to crappiness finally culminates, we've trained our eye on some of the greatest lyricists in rock, who during select moments, greatly disappointed us with their valueless verse. These lyrics are all bad on their own terms, ... More >>

The worst rock/pop lyrics of all time: 20-11

Join us as we go further down the rabbit hole of cringe-worthy rock lyrics, making our way through an underselling David Lee Roth, a culture war waged by Avril Lavigne, a melodramatic suicide note from Blink 182, some lumpy Black Eyed Peas and Chinese food that makes LFO sick, while Bob Dylan and th ... More >>

Fifteen Colorado beer bloggers take on Buddha Nuvo beer in this single review

​It took fourteen breweries to collaborate on Buddha Nuvo -- one of the most unusual beers ever made in Colorado -- so it seems only fair then that a review of this beer should include just as many beer loving bloggers, and then some.

The Denver County Fair's speed-sewing competition was sew intense

​Chances are good that you may have missed the most intense part of the Denver County Fair over the weekend. If it wasn't the animals (and the hipster animals), the floating hamster balls, the Sears representatives casting for a new commercial or eating fried Lucky Charms mixed with Cap'n Crun ... More >>

Twenty things to eat (and drink) in Denver this summer

Mark MangerTry the Tree Line, Colorado's new official cocktail... and these twenty other dishes.​Happy 4th of July weekend, Denver. It's really summer in the city now, when patios beckon and menus bloom with produce. In celebration, we're serving up twenty things to eat in restaurants around t ... More >>

Round two with Pizza Republica's Eric Chiappetta

Lori Midson​ Eric Chiappetta Pizza Republica 5375 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village 720-489-2030 www.pizzarepublica.com This is part two of my interview with Eric Chiappetta, executive chef of Pizza Republica. In part one of this interview, Chiappetta weighs in on why he believes the cook a ... More >>

Medical marijuana: HB 1250 edibles bill hearing stars Cap'n Chronic, Pot Tarts (PHOTOS)

Pot Tarts.​In a Monday interview about HB 1250, co-sponsoring Representative Cindy Acree said the bill would outlaw the medical marijuana edibles business. But between her Westword interview and yesterday's hearing, the focus switched from a total ban to marketing and labeling -- and according ... More >>

Arrr! Is the DMNS's upcoming Pirates exhibit discriminatory?

Standing up against the oppression of scurvy swabs.​In the midst of Black History Month, it seems a particularly appropriate time to consider the plight of another marginalized group, a group that has been disenfranchised since the seventeenth century, has been historically oppressed by the U. ... More >>

Top Chef Just Desserts , round eight: CelebriTea sweepstakes

Zac's dessert was Inspired by the Pink Panther​I really like this batch of contestants on Top Chef Just Desserts -- well, perhaps not "I focus on me" Morgan, who does seem to be a bully in the kitchen -- and also the general dynamic among them. Several are clearly fond of each other, and almos ... More >>

Unicorns, Crunchberries, and butt hole meat: the five dumbest food-related legal tiffs of all time

The offending white meat​Perhaps you've heard by now about the legal scuffle that's pitting The New White Meat against The Other White Meat. Here's a primer, if not: About a week ago, the Pork Board sent a cease and desist letter, via Denver's Faegre-Benson legal team, to ThinkGeek. The lette ... More >>

Journal of a gastric bypass alternative: My week with the beFull Solution

​I am not a dieter. I am not equipped with the willpower required to say no to delicious morsels like pork belly buns or triple creme brie or basically anything that's battered and fried. Likewise, I'm never going to forgo a particularly good bread basket; in fact, I'm going to slather that s ... More >>

Cowboy Down: Rob Krentz's Family Talks About the Life and Death of the Murdered Arizona Rancher

Ask the Critic: The downside of success

​ I recently raved about Chili Verde -- the new, kinda-upscale Pueblan restaurant at 3700 Tejon Street. Poblano crepes, perfect ceviche, all kinds of seafood -- I loved the grub, the service, the room, everything about the place. The only thing that had me slightly concerned? The fact that ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, September 8 edition

Photo by Aaron ThackerayBlink-182's Tom DeLonge.​Blink and you'll miss it. Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Blink-182 at Fiddler's Green. • Over the Weekend: Fell at Larimer Lounge. • Over the Weekend: Ween at Red Rocks. • Over the Weekend: Warlock Pinchers (almost) reuni ... More >>

Milking It: Cap'n Crunch's Peanut Butter Crunch

Cap'n Crunch's Peanut Butter Crunch Quaker Oats Rating: Three-and-a-half spoons out of four Cereal description: An amalgam of corn, oat and rice flour baked into roughly shaped orbs whose surface is a symphony in brown: specs and swirls of varying intensity, pocked with the occasional dark blobs ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, March 23 edition

The Photo Atlas live in Texas. March forward. Today in Backbeat Online: • The Photo Atlas live at SXSW 2009. • Overcasters SXSW tour diary. • Epilogues SXSW tour diary. • Aloft in the Sundry SXSW tour diary. • Meese SXSW tour diary. Today in Cafe Society: • Appleman's cooking in Bould ... More >>

Milking It: Hannah Montana Multi-Grain Secret Identity Cereal

Hannah Montana Multi-Grain Secret Identity Cereal Kellogg's Rating: Two-and-a-half spoons out of four Cereal description: Corn-and-oat discs that resemble semi-flattened Crunchberries -- a resemblance underscored by the light red and dark purple color scheme. Does that mean the real secret ident ... More >>

Milking It: Cap'n Crunch's Touchdown Crunch

Cap'n Crunch's Touchdown Crunch Quaker Rating: Three spoons out of four Cereal description: If you're not Osama bin Laden, you'll recognize the standard Cap'n Crunch design: yellowish corn and oat squares that puff with deliciousness at their center. Supplementing the main attraction just in tim ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, January 26 edition

Look out below! Falling blogs! Today in Cafe Society: • Rock, paper, scissors, booze at Nine75. • Mark & Isabella now open in Belmar. • Just in time for the Super Bowl, a Milking It review of Cap'n Crunch's Touchdown Crunch. • Buenos Aires Grill to close. • Thanasi Foods thinks Bigs wit ... More >>

Westword.com Blog Shortcut, December 22 Edition

All day long, we be bloggin': On the Backbeat blog:Rather than sitting by idly, Denver artists take action 3OH!3 really crosses over...Top Ten Dance Collections of 2008, Both Mixed and UnmixedBeyond Playlist presents Xmas-rated, part four: Variety Packs On the Cafe Society blog: New digs in the n ... More >>

Milking It: Cap'n Crunch's Christmas Crunch

Christmas Crunch Quaker Oats Rating: Three and a half spoons out of four Cereal description: Corn and oat cereal that delivers a surprise package of shapes. There's the standard Cap'n Crunch serrated yellow bundles, plus green quasi-trees and kinda snowmen, red faux-hats and bogus stars, plus th ... More >>

The Corner Office is one hot hotel restaurant

Milking It: Incredible Berry Crunch!

Incredible Berry Crunch! Disney Magic Selections Rating: Two spoons out of four Cereal description: Yellowish, puffy corn and oat squares accompanied by rough orbs that appear in four different colors more typically associated with ink than food: blue, purple, red and green. There's a name for th ... More >>

Milking It: High School Musical cereal

Ice Cream Alchemy makes sorbet out of a sow's ear

Milking It: Cap'n Crunch's Treasure Hunt Crunch

Candy Girls: Japanese Candy Extravaganza

Candy Girls: Kuulture Frozen Yogurt

Milking It: Cap'n Crunch's Home Run Crunch

Denver's Own Royal Tenenbaums

The late Timber Dick's children are carrying on a brilliant family legacy that includes Nancy Dick and Tom Lantos.

Candy Girls: Chill-In Frozen Yogurt

By Design

The Corner Office was a hit, but Second Home’s a miss.

My Milkshake Brings All the Boys to the Yard

The Corner Office

Bad behavior and good chicken and waffles: What more could you want?

Chicken and Waffles

Chicken and Waffles

Killer Instinct

After Michael Tate lost all hope of a family life, he found the Devil.

The Hunt for Green

Sorting out the payday in Denver's new recycling plan.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of March 17, 2005

Love Is All You Need

Be patriotic: Eat at Bambino's.

Iron Women

Step aside, wimps, and let the really tough customers through.

Backwash

Radio waves: Clear Channel clears the air about independent promoters.

No Escape

Remembers Only

Music Showcase, Take Three