Kirk Johnson

Dig Dem Bones

Mixed Taste on Ice kicks off at MCA

​The Museum of Contemporary Art's wildly popular Mixed Taste series kicked off its first ever Winter series on Friday. For the uninitiated: MCA Denver invites two speakers on unrelated subjects to lecture for twenty minutes separately and then answer audience questions jointly. This week's jux ... More >>

NYT: All the alien news that's fit to print

​The UFO Watchtower in Hooper (part of Westword's weird and wonderful Summer Guide from 2009) is many things: fascinating and disappointing, endearing and strange. There isn't much there -- just a metal platform, a giftshop and the crazy garden that Kirk Johnson talks about in his New York Tim ... More >>

Marijuana: Rolling Stone, New York Times tout Nederland as a weed wonderland

​The national media's fascination with the weedier aspects of Colorado life continues unabated, and the town of Nederland is among the latest beneficiaries. A few weeks back, Nederland's pot friendliness landed the community on Rolling Stone magazine's latest "Hot List" in a piece likely read ... More >>

Fish Fry

​The national media's fascination with the weedier aspects of Colorado life continues unabated, and the town of Nederland is among the latest beneficiaries. A few weeks back, Nederland's pot friendliness landed the community on Rolling Stone magazine's latest "Hot List" in a piece likely read ... More >>

Earth Works

​The national media's fascination with the weedier aspects of Colorado life continues unabated, and the town of Nederland is among the latest beneficiaries. A few weeks back, Nederland's pot friendliness landed the community on Rolling Stone magazine's latest "Hot List" in a piece likely read ... More >>

Vocal Locals

Mixed Taste gets even tastier at MCA Denver.

Ten treasures: A short guide to the underpinnings of Denver ArtsWeek

Art by Carlos Fresquez. I’m a Denver native who snuck away for seven years to live in San Francisco until circumstances called me back. A lot of people thought I was plain out of my mind to come back here, where the culture just doesn’t engulf the city like that famous San Franciscan fog. B ... More >>

Rock Bottom

In the purple haze over the Rockies, one thing is clear: A World Series-class city needs a world-class mascot.

Them Bones

Ray Troll and Kirk Johnson hunt for fossils.

High Anxiety

Ray Troll and Kirk Johnson hunt for fossils.

The Message

Denver for Sale

Best Look Back

Ancient Denvers
Denver Museum of Nature & Science

A Dino-Porn-Free Zone

Get the real lay of Colorado’s prehistoric landscape via this way-way-back exhibit.

Trolling Motors

Get the real lay of Colorado’s prehistoric landscape via this way-way-back exhibit.