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LEGO Universe' new game trailer is, um, sorta scary

As we noted in this week's cover story, Louisville game developer NetDevil is hoping to hit the big time with a family-friendly version of World of Warcraft thanks to its upcoming game, LEGO Universe. Most of the game's development has been hush-hush, though the company released the first official ... More >>

Is ConocoPhillips thinking about moving its headquarters to Louisville?

Is something like this coming to Louisville?​Intriguing story in today's Houston Chronicle about Houston-based energy giant ConocoPhillips. Reporter Brett Clanton notes that the firm is downsizing elsewhere, but it recently filed "a preliminary development plan for its 432-acre site in Louisv ... More >>

Breadhead alert: Udi's is rolling out dough in Arvada

​Udi's Bread Cafe, which already has locations in Stapleton (7357 East 29th Avenue); Louisville (185 South 104th Street); Aurora (12700 East 19th Street); and north Denver (101 East 70th Avenue), officially opens its fifth location today at 7600 Grandview in Olde Town Arvada, directly across the s ... More >>

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

Cannabis Therapy Institute offers framework for dispensary regulations

​Last night, city councils at localities throughout the state, including Longmont, Lafayette, Louisville and Thornton, discussed the issue of medical-marijuana dispensaries at city council meetings. In Durango, for instance, officials approved preliminary tweaks in regulations, setting hours o ... More >>

Top Model's Nicole Fox channels... Gollum?

Nicole Fox.​Another bizarre week for Louisville's Nicole Fox, who looks bound to survive deep, deep, deep into cycle thirteen of America's Next Top Model. She wasn't at the center of the week's hyped-up drama, which involved surviving bitch Ashley and diminutive quasi-albino Erin, and she disp ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, September 10 edition

Photo by Eric Syl GruneisenTalk about a Killers photo.​Someone told me about this show.... Today in Backbeat Online: • Last Night: The Killers at Red Rocks. • Monolith Q&A: Red Wire Black Wire. • Monolith Q&A: The Glitch Mob. • Monolith Q&A: The Thermals. • MTV reports on what's in ... More >>

Another Boulder crime involving nudity -- sort of

A locker-room theft subject (click to enlarge photo).​Boulder isn't free of serious law-breaking: As evidence, we submit the repulsive case of David McCoy, an amateur doctor and psychologist whose "trust-building exercises" allegedly involve medical examinations of certain areas generally kept ... More >>

My Morning Jacket top seller at Wax Trax

My Morning Jacket's Celebración De La Ciudad Natal, a live EP recorded in Louisville and released especially for Record Store Day, was the top seller at Wax Trax for the week ending April 19. Death's 1974 demo, For the Whole World to See, which Drag City released in February, grabbed the number-two ... More >>

Our March Madness predictions: The end is near

Tyler Hansbrough. The March 18 blog "Our March Madness Predictions: A Prelude to Humiliation..." shared NCAA men's and women's basketball picks made by my daughter Lora and me, which fell short of flawless. True, we had Connecticut making it to the women's finals on Tuesday, but not Louisville, whi ... More >>

Our March Madness predictions: Have the Connecticut women even broken a sweat yet?

Connecticut's Maya Moore. The updates that have followed in the wake of the March 18 blog "Our March Madness Predictions: A Prelude to Humiliation...," which shared choices in the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournament made by my daughter Lora and me, have been grim at times. Last night, thou ... More >>

Our March Madness predictions: 0-2 in the women's tourney last night

Going slow and steady didn't help Marissa Coleman's Maryland Terps. The women's NCAA basketball tournament bracket my daughter Lora and I shared in "Our March Madness Predictions: A Prelude to Humiliation..." have taken a pounding, and last night's pair of Elite Eight games didn't help -- not that ... More >>

Our March Madness predictions: Savaged by (Baylor) Bears

Louisville's late burst plowed under Kelli Griffin's Baylor squad. The women's NCAA basketball bracket put together by my daughter Lora and me isn't quite as calamitous as our men's picks, but close. The big blow: Baylor, which we designated to reach the finals, went dry late in the second half of ... More >>

Our March Madness predictions: The catastrophe worsens in the women's second round

Duke's Abby Waner, who's from Highlands Ranch, probably didn't enjoy the game against Michigan State. Oh. My. God. The headline on the first blog about the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournament picks made by my daughter Lora and me -- "Our March Madness Predictions: A Prelude to Humiliation. ... More >>

Our March Madness predictions: A sad start to the women's second round

Italee Lucas' 21 points weren't enough for the Tar Heels. "Our March Madness Predictions: A Prelude to Humiliation...," published March 18, shared brackets assembled by me and my daughter, Lora, for both the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments -- and in an update posted yesterday, I noted ... More >>

Our March Madness picks: A prelude to humiliation...

A photo-illustration from the University of Pittsburgh website. Each year, I sit down with my daughter Lora -- a rabid sports fan with strong opinions about 9News' Susie Wargin -- to fill out NCAA tournament brackets for both the men's and women's basketball championships as part of a friendly cont ... More >>

Young Coyotes to release pair of EPs next month

Young Coyotes have been together less than a year, but in that short time, the act has already embarked on an extensive cross country tour, attracted a high powered manager in Blee Music's Brian Swartz (Rose Hill Drive), and, most noteworthy, generated a substantial buzz locally. In what literally s ... More >>

Flour or Corn?

The Mexican wraps up the great tortilla debate.

The Watson Twins

Monday, July 21, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

So Louisville's Got That Going For It, Which Is Nice

So Louisville's Got That Going For It, Which Is Nice

Q&A With VHS or Beta's Craig Pfunder

Waterloo Ice House

An Austin institution opens a new location in Louisville.

Refocusing the Camera

Strangers Die Every Day

Hi-Dive

Pause for Santa Clause

A cheeky Christmas tale.

Rachel's

Saturday, November 12, Lion's Lair, 303-320-9200.

Newcomers Home

Newcomers Home (Self-released)

VHS or Beta

Sunday, April 10, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Against the Grain

D.biddle's folk-style hush belies its hardcore pedigree.

Calling All Kids

Melo's new bio shows it ain't as easy as it seems

Breather Resist

Saturday, November 13, the Construct, 303-292-2234.

Club Scout

Lucky Strike Lanes

Best Shoes for Chinese-American Princesses

Frog Prince Shoes

Critic's Choice

My Morning Jacket

Best Music Software

UltraPlayer

Action Packed

It takes two to tangle with Phantom Trigger's controlled chaos.

Horse Sense

Nine things you need to know before the Kentucky Derby.

Off Limits

Stuffed and mounted

Best Sports Coach -- College

Sonny Lubick
Colorado State University Rams

Shop, Shop

Shop Till You Drop

Best sports coach -- college

Mike Dunlap Metro State basketball

Place Your Bets

But whatever you do, don't place them on the favorite in Saturday's Kentucky Derby.

Freakwater Runs Deep

The South rises again in the songs of Freakwater's Catherine Ann Irwin.

The Vanishing Horse

Chants Encounters

Here's something to meditate about: singing nuns and a Tibetan flutist.

A Horse by Only This Name

Road Show

All Geared Up

Here's a Hot Little Number

US West customers in Louisville and Lafayette reach out and touch...someone.