Dating

YogaDates delivers asanas and amore to Denver singles

When you accidentally sign yourself and your 29-year-old husband up for a YogaDates event for singles in their thirties and forties, you quickly realize it could be bad for the relationship. After our incredible YogaDates sunset yoga hike, I know that if my sweet Ben ever mysteriously "vanishes" (an ... More >>

Chad Kultgen, author of The Average American Marriage, talks porn, squirrels and civil rights

Chad Kultgen is the epitome of everything that is lewd in this world. His work is dirty, offensive and polarizing (see: The Average American Male). He makes a living transcribing explicit sexual fantasies with the women who frequent your local fitness center, and could give a rat's ass about how mar ... More >>

Motherhood Out Loud is a charming evening of theater

Motherhood Out Loud, which opened at the Avenue Theater last week, is a collection of short plays on motherhood by several well-known playwrights. You meet bored mothers, elderly mothers, stepmothers, adoring mothers, a mother accompanying her tween-age autistic son on his first date, another trying ... More >>

James Holmes: Read timeline of his actions before and after Aurora theater shooting

Through witness testimony, prosecutors this week laid out a timeline of the actions accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes took in the months before the July 20 attack. The earliest date mentioned was April 19, when he set up a Match.com profile. The last was July 19, when Holmes allegedly took ... More >>

Five things I've found in men's refrigerators that made me not want to date them

We've all had the unique pleasure of visiting a date's domicile and opening the refrigerator door for the first time. This can be a very telling moment. I've been treated to sights in men's iceboxes that no human being should ever witness, and as if I didn't have enough good reasons for refusing to ... More >>

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

Wednesday, March 21, Ogden Theatre, 888-929-7849.

Tim Tebow dates Taylor Swift? Twitter Nation reacts

The latest rumored Tim Tebow crush (following Lindsey Vonn and plenty of others)? Pop-country warbler Taylor Swift, who reportedly dined with The Chosen One in Century City the night after the Oscars. That's the kind of news that gets people tweeting. Look below to see our ten favorite reactions, fe ... More >>

Dating homework: Books to help you meet that perfect match

There's a lot of advice that goes into the world of modern matchmaking -- and throughout the past week, we've provided you with a heavy handful of it. But writing this week's cover story, "Money can buy you love, if you have a contract with this Harvard MBA," took a great deal more research than our ... More >>

Online dating: What your intentionally candid profile photo says about you

Today, I received a message on Match.com from a man who tried to woo me with the line, "Let love in. (I'm love)." There are several problems with that, but let's take a couple steps back: While writing "Money can buy you love, if you have a contract with this Harvard MBA," I spent roughly a month wo ... More >>

"Marry the Night," Lady Gaga's new video, registers eleven million views and counting

Lady Gaga won't let a face full of cereal stop her from being the biggest pop star yet.​"Marry The Night," Lady Gaga's new video has racked up eleven million views and counting since debuting this past Friday. The most surprising part isn't how many views the clip has registered as much as the ... More >>

Gym Class Heroes enters top ten with Adam Levine's help, plus a look at this week's charts

When did Adam Levine become such a pop god? Really? Throw the Maroon 5 singer's vocal on any track, and watch it hit the top ten right now. Case in point: "Stereo Hearts." It isn't the strongest Gym Class Heroes track (that distinction belongs to "Peace Sign/Index Down" with Busta Rhymes), and yet " ... More >>

Are you an executive by day and a wild man by night?

He's looking for the goddess. Are you the goddess?​Attention ladies: Are you looking for a man who's not afraid to get a little sand on his tuxedo? How about a gentleman who considers himself a "refined valley dude"? Well, Video Mate has the man for you. Or had the man for you, rather, back in ... More >>

Happy Friday: Here's a good place to find a date

Highland Farmers Market​In the Best of Denver 2011, we named Common Grounds the Best Coffeehouse for Finding a Date, thanks to the constant crowd of young professionals who mingle there over cappuccinos. And because we're big proponents of ditching online dating and blind set-ups every now and ... More >>

Caption contest: Best line about man in newspaper box wins... a free copy of Westword!

Your caption here.​Okay, it's not much of a contest, given that all Westwords are free -- but it's a pretty damn funny photo, shot at Bushwacker's Saloon a few weeks ago and submitted by a reader. Was this guy hoping someone would take him home for free, too? Or did he want to make his persona ... More >>

New country: Love it or loathe it?

So tonight, Kenny Chesney is kicking off his three-night stand at Red Rocks -- all three dates of which, BTW, are sold out. Impressive to be sure, but certainly not without precedent (Dispatch sold out a trio of dates last month, as did Widespread Panic). Regardless, even accounting for potential cr ... More >>

Amy Sedaris's Golden First Date at Chipotle

​We were baffled when Chipotle started wrapping its burritos and tacos in gold foil in the name of a new promotion (because the ingredients are solid gold, get it?). Not only is it a dumb marketing ploy, but it's undoubtedly costing the homegrown restaurant chain plenty of extra packaging cash ... More >>

Operation Cock Block target Bill Sullivan shows up on DontDateHimGirl.com

Don't date him, guuuuuurl.​So, your ex-boyfriend was a jerk. Maybe he was even one of the fine specimens on our Top 10 Bad Boyfriends list. After putting up with his crap for far too long, you kick him to the curb. Two months later, you're in the pet-food aisle at King Soopers. As you're hea ... More >>

Kenny Be's Sign Language: Where to look for love

​ Good news for the lovelorn on St. Valentine's Day! Stop looking in all the wrong places and follow the sign pictured above to find love right here in Denver. This tunnel of love is located downtown, on the Cherry Creek pedestrian path, just north of the Larimer Street entrance. It appears th ... More >>

Guess where I'm drinking?

Nancy Levine​I know it's a horrible thing to say, but I can't stand going out with a man who orders a Cosmopolitan. Oh, whatever. You wouldn't fault me if I said I couldn't stand going out with a man who wears three-inch heels. Look, it's just not manly. Order a vodka and cranberry if you don' ... More >>

Prom, ganja and the smell test

Did Sarah Heideman's prom date smell like... this? Hard to ignore a press release with this headline: "Brighton High School Senior Excluded From Prom Because Her Date 'Smelled Like Medical Marijuana.'" According to the release, the incident in question involved Brighton High senior Sarah Heideman, ... More >>

Bronze

The Bronze
Fist Music

Runway Estates

No Good Horse Thieves
Self-released

Black Kids

Partie Traumatic
Columbia

Music and Lyrics

Milonga overtakes the Mercury Cafe dance floor.

Black Kids

Saturday, May 3, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

No More Sex in Public Bathrooms, By Court Order

How did this candidate for public office end up with a restraining order?

Help, I'm Dating a Mexican!

How can a gringa deal with her friends' racism?

Bad Dates

This show is better than a one-night stand.

Good Feeling

Dirty Work

Kinski

Friday, August 12, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Kid 606

Resilience (Tigerbeat 6)

Hamrick

Songs That Make No Sense (Noise Buffet Records)

Puppy Love

John Cusack is another endearing mutt in Must Love Dogs.

Gatsbys American Dream

Saturday, July 16, Bluebird Theater, 303-322-2308.

Aqui

Monday, February 14, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

Tapping Creativity

Female dancers click into gear

Best Place to Eavesdrop on Blind Dates

Tattered Cover Book Store

For Love or Money

Mail-order brides are a booming business in Denver.

Best Patio -- Urban

My Brother's Bar

Best Environmentally Correct Drought Relief

Colorado Waste Tire Program

Drink of the Week

G Spot

Best Yentas

Colorado Jewish Social Network
Congregation Emanuel

Best Drive-In for Summer-School Students

Holiday Twin Drive-In

Best Networking for Overstressed Moms

Matching Moms

Best kids' menu for divorced parents

Govnr's Park

Check, Please!

Give our food critic something to chew on.

They Haven't Gone Blind--Yet

The Nobodys talk about the joy of punk pornography.

THEIR HEARTS WERE YOUNG AND GAY

OFF LIMITS