Dr. Seuss

Photos: Noe Gonzalez ID'd as teen who died in J-turn accident at Aurora RV park

Yesterday, we reported about a terrible accident involving four teens whose car crashed into the side of a mobile home, apparently while executing the road maneuver known as a J-turn. See our previous coverage below. Now, the individuals involved in the case have been identified, revealing just how ... More >>

Writer Susan Cain on her New York Times bestseller and the quiet power of introverts

It can be difficult to be an introvert growing up in a world geared toward extroverts. In her New York Times bestselling book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, Susan Cain questions what she calls the "Extrovert Ideal" of Western society and suggests that by nurturin ... More >>

Inside the Introvert

Photos: Pit bull lovers show off their pets during author/advocate Ken Foster's Denver stop

Ken Foster, the New Orleans-based author of I'm a Good Dog: Pit Bulls, America's Most Beautiful (and Misunderstood) Pet, spoke to a crowd of dog owners and advocates at the Tattered Cover Colfax last night. Foster's stop here was significant: Not only does Denver have a controversial breed ban on pi ... More >>

Feeling Lucky

Peaches at Summit Music Hall, 10/13/12

PEACHES @ the SUMMIT MUSIC HALL | 10.13.12 With champagne, campy German dancers and enough fake boobs to smother an elephant, Peaches' show at the Summit was a roofied cocktail of grimy beats and erotic theater. Putting on a show that was both grand in scope yet refreshingly minimal in its DIY simp ... More >>

The twenty best bicycle scenes in cinema, ever

With rare exceptions for the Smart Car, the tandem bike and whatever those contraptions are in the Dr. Seuss books, the human evolutionary process basically stopped when mankind progressed from two legs to two wheels. If you need proof of the superiority of the cycle, look no further than film, wher ... More >>

Occupy Christmas: What protesters could learn from the true meaning of the holidays

Please don't steal Christmas, Occupy Movement.​There once was a Grinch who hated Christmas. By extension, he also hated a group of creatures called Whos who loved Christmas, and so one night he snuck into their village and stole all of their Christmas presents, which did not deter them from ce ... More >>

Dave Foley f*cks a donkey: Five memorable sketches from a Kids in the Hall alum

Poor Dave Foley. Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.​If you know Dave Foley, you know the Kids in the Hall. Sure, he fell into the mainstream with News Radio (and rocked it), but he will forever be an inappropriate kid with daddy issues who likes to dress in drag, an icon among comics for when ... More >>

Candyland, and other childhood pastimes Hollywood has ruined

Yeah, this shit is totally like Lord of the Rings.​Here's how the screenwriters of the upcoming Hollywood adaptation of Candyland -- the candy-themed board game for children who do not know how to read -- describe it: "We envision it as Lord of the Rings, but set in a world of candy." That i ... More >>

Dress for Success

Today: The Delectable fuels a book drive with green eggs and ham

Bring your books and your appetite. ​This weekend, everyone should like green eggs and ham. The breakfast dish from Dr. Seuss's book of the same name is central to a festive, philanthropic effort at the four locations of the Delectable Egg around Denver. The restaurants will be serving Sam I ... More >>

Dr. Seuss was a children's author, not a prophet

​Today is the 107th anniversary of Dr. Seuss's birth. It is marked with National Read Across America Day, which happens each year to promote literacy and remember one of the greatest children's authors of all time. And he was a great children's author, no matter how you look at it: His books h ... More >>

Will Oldham narrating an audiobook? Here's 10 more musicians we'd like to see narrate classic books

​Audio books are all about finding the perfect actor with the perfect voice to read to you while you drive across the country. So, when we heard Will Oldham had taken on the narration of Rudolph Wurlitzer's Slow Fade, we started thinking about what other artists should venture into the same bu ... More >>

Top five fictional book foods that we wish were real

​Remember how fascinating it was when Violet Beauregarde morphed into a balloon-sized blueberry after chewing some of Willy Wonka's not-yet-quite-right chewing gum? Or how you wanted to live in Chewandswallow, the town featured in Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, where the wind blew in hambu ... More >>

Five Classic Kids' Books That Should Be Turned Into Weird Films (and Who Should Film Them)

You have to hand it to Tim Burton. Not only did he pull off the biggest opening of his already formidable career with the record take for Alice in Wonderland, he managed to turn one of the weirdest kids' books in history into something even weirder. Of course, he took massive liberties with the so ... More >>

Season's Greenings

Sound Bites: Grooms, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Converge, Spiral Stairs, Naam and Flight of the Conchords

(Julian Gilbert)​Welcome to another edition of Sound Bites, our economy-sized album reviews, wherein we give you the lowdown in 75 words or less. Today, Nick Hall weighs in on recent releases from Grooms (pictured above), Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Converge,  Spiral Stairs, Naam and Flight of ... More >>

Don't worry, Rockies fans: It was just a Wacky Wednesday

​Most commentators discussing the Philadelphia Phillies' 5-1 dismantling of the Colorado Rockies yesterday came to the conclusion that the P-men simply outclass the Rocks on every level -- an easy conclusion to draw if you suffered through the last five innings. But amid the destruction, there ... More >>

The tale of the "S Bandit": A crime spree of alphabetical proportions

Ernie Lee Calbert, the alleged "S" Bandit, sitting in the slammer.​This sordid story is brought to you by the letter "S." Today, the Denver District Attorney's office charged Ernie Lee Calbert with nine counts of aggravated robbery and one count of second-degree kidnapping. Authorities believ ... More >>

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart exude a spirit of innocence and exuberance

These April Fool's Day events are no joke

On Wednesday, April 1, the Wynkoop Brewing Co. (1634 18th Street), will host an April Fool's Day beer dinner inspired by Dr. Seuss; the first pour is at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $35, for reservations, call 303-297-9999. Or go hog wild at Zolo Southwestern Grill at 2525 Arapahoe in Boulder, where chef ... More >>

Beyond Playlist: Guns N' Roses, Kayne West and T-Pain

Guns N’ Roses Chinese Democracy Interscope Frankly, after a decade and a half, I’m just happy that only some of this blows, instead of the whole thing – and as a bonus, several of the tracks that do blow are unintentionally funny. Not all of them, of course: “If the World” sounds so muc ... More >>

Speed Racer

It’s anime on overdrive in the Wachowski brothers’ souped-up, tricked-out Speed Racer.

Horton Hears a Who!

After the unspeakable Grinch, Horton is a surprisingly strong Seuss adaptation.

Shmuck of the Week

Green Christmas

Westword's top DVD picks for the week of August 22:

Trail of Tears

Prey should be called Dances With Tedium.

Numbers Crunch

The NBA All-Stars' tallies don't always add up.

Seuss Use

Read Across America courts kids

Letters to the Editor

From the week of February 5, 2004

Road to Nowhere

Cat in the Who?

Who's Next

Grinch highlights the holiday theme at the Wildlife Experience

Kitty Litter

Cat in the Hat is easily dumped.

For Seuss!

The Seuss is loose at this month�s Read Across America celebration.

Join the Club

Buntport Theater offers sitcoms with a twist.

A Kinder, Gentler Dope Fiend

In Ted Demme's Blow, Johnny Depp summons an American snowstorm.

Typecast

Chank Diesel is a font of creativity.

Sexual Reeling

Philip Kaufman's Quills is a harsh, lush lecture on sensuality and censorship.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of November 9, 2000

Summertime Rolls

It's the time of the season to check out some local releases.

And to All a Good Night

The stage is set for Christmas in Denver.

Other Voices, Other Tunes

Two new releases -- and a certain music awards showcase -- prove Denver's no one-note town.

Green Eggs and Hams

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