Dancing with the Stars

Dr. Bang Bang has the cure for what ails Denver's derby dolls

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10 things to do for $10 in Denver this weekend (7 free!), January 4-6

It's the first First Friday of the year, and that means that Denver is teeming with art openings galore. The great thing about art openings? They're almost always free. And the rest of the weekend is packed full of events, too, from classic film screenings to go-go dancing tryouts, and none of these ... More >>

Gun policy: Rep. Ed Perlmutter appointed vice chair on national violence prevention task force

In the contentious debates on gun policy that are likely to remain at the forefront of national politics in the coming months, Colorado is an important player given its history of tragic mass shootings. And on one national task force dedicated to reducing gun violence, U.S. Representative Ed Perlmut ... More >>

The Hobbit hews closely to its source material

Peter Jackson’s Hobbit hews to its source like white on rice

Photos: Ten Colorado-connected hotties, ingenues and reality-TV stars

The roster of notable people who were either born in Colorado or lived here for a time is huge -- and included among them are plenty of female entertainers from the past and present. But which of them will stand the test of time? And which will fade, if they haven't already started to do so? Look be ... More >>

Tom Cruise leads an all-star sing-along in Rock of Ages

A Christian-rock farewell tribute to Tebow

Oh, Tim Tebow, how we are going to miss him. It's hard to believe it's been only a little over two years since he began turning professional football into a platform for religious expression. Now that Tebowmania is officially coming to an end in Denver, we thought it would be fitting to honor the ma ... More >>

Check out bottle-cap artist Amanda Willshire's amazing studio and work

Amanda Willshire is busy. Really busy. She works as a graphic designer and website developer and she's currently getting ready to help one of her clients promote herself during the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars (she's keeping her lips sealed about who her client is). Willshire is also wo ... More >>

Sarah Palin vs. Lady Gaga: Battle of the attention-grabbing sideshows

Flickr photo​Flickr photo​Sarah Palin: You Betcha!, Brit filmmaker Nick Broomfield's documentary-slash-hatchet job, opens today at the Denver Film Center. In the film, Palin is seen as a polarizing, sideshow personality in the world of politics -- the equivalent of Lady Gaga in the rea ... More >>

David Alan Grier is Still Colorful

Willow Palin big-ups the Palins on Facebook with homophobic slurs, atrocious grammar

Willow Palin asserts that you are a homosexual​If conservative politics are a circus, then the Palin family is everyone's favorite sideshow. The teen pregnancy, the strange babydaddy drama, the truncated term as governor -- shoot, that was the Palins just getting warmed up, evidently, because ... More >>

Study says republicans like winners, dems like losers, everyone likes their politics fed to them

Are YOU watching Dancing with the Stars?​Republicans are flag-flying rubes who drive enormous pickup trucks and lap up mass-produced reality dreck like it was a case of shitty domestic beer. Democrats are effete, pasty elitists who drink tea with their pinkies up and prefer "sophisticated" TV ... More >>

Five TV Shows we'd rather see Sarah Palin star in than Sarah Palin's Alaska

Entertaining as TLC's new The Osbournes-style miniseries on the shenanigans of the Palin family in Alaska looks, we feel she could shoot higher/stoop lower. Although before we tell you which TV shows we'd rather see the Mama Grizzly in, it's worth watching that trailer. Fireworks! Bear Tackling! "T ... More >>

Can't find a Single compelling reason to watch Dancing With the Stars tonight? Here's one.

​If you tune in to Dancing With the Stars tonight, chances are good that if you pay close attention, you'll see a familiar face (no, not the Situation). By familiar, we mean none other than Joe Ginsberg from Single File. Ginsberg's on the set right now, rehearsing and preparing to play bass ... More >>

What are Jay-Z's 99 problems? We know a bitch ain't one.

​ It's well known an this point that Jay-Z (appearing tonight at the Pepsi Center with Sound Tribe Sector 9, Trey Songz and Young Jeezy) has 99 problems, and a bitch, most certainly, ain't one. Curiously, though, until now, no one's really taken a hard look at just what Hova's 99 problems are ... More >>

Snowboarder Steve Fisher hits a double cork in the road on his way to the Olympics

Let's get real: Who are Denver's top ten reality TV stars?

Extract

One year ago today at the DNC: The New Orleans All-Star Jam-Balaya at the Fillmore Auditorium

Allen Toussaint.​This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Democratic National Convention, an event that made Denver the center of the media universe for several unforgettable days. To mark the occasion, we'll be offering selected flashbacks of Westword coverage. First up: An on-site cou ... More >>

Jared Polis is having a tough year on TV

Colorado connections make these reality TV shows more fun to watch.

Today's featured event: Spamalot galumphs back into the Buell Theatre

No less than an all-out love affair between British comedy and the Great White Way, Monty Python's Spamalot pairs a plot blatantly (and with blessings) stolen by Eric Idle and Mike Nichols from the screenplay for Monty Python and the Holy Grail, with music and lyrics by Idle and John Du Prez. And ... More >>

Big Knights

Delegating Denver #49 of 56: Utah

American Gladiator Auditions the Best of the Worst

If your wife can kick your ass, you might be an American Gladiator.

Zengo

Still cool as a cucumber.

Hot Stuff

Burn the Floor's creators engage in some Floorplay.

Our top DVD picks for the week of April 3:

Teletunes

Indie rock meets prime time in a post-O.C. world.