M.C. Escher

The ten best lines from Labyrinth

Let's get one thing straight from the start: I am a woman over thirty, and Labyrinth is one of my all-time favorite movies. In honor of the upcoming Labyrinth Quote-Along on Thursday, November 15 and Friday, November 16 (it's part of the International Film Series at the University of Colorado at Bou ... More >>

Homicide at former Special Kinds, sketchiest pot shop William Breathes has reviewed (11)

Special Kinds weed.​Reports about a homicide at the site of Special Kinds, an Arvada medical marijuana dispensary that officially shut down last year, remain sketchy -- much like the MMC itself. In the wake of the incident, medical marijuana critic William Breathes's Special Kinds review is e ... More >>

Lady Gaga be damned: Top five "Weird Al" Yankovic parodies of all time

​Earlier this week, Lady Gaga reportedly refused permission to "Weird Al" Yankovic to release a parody of her new single, "Born This Way," called "Perform This Way." Upset, but well-aware of his right, Yankovic released the song anyway. Turns out, Lady Gaga actually loves "Weird Al" and is pla ... More >>

Summer festivals: Seven outdoor events in Colorado to check out (or avoid)

Guy Morissette​Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner, which kicks off the summer festival season. From sweaty outdoor concerts to snooty art crawls, here are the good, bad and ugly of the Metro-area's most popular festivals.

Rene Magritte's surreal University Hills art house: Kenny Be's Yard Arteology

Figure 87a. University Hills: Surreal outdoor art show exhibits familiar objects in a foreign place.​ Artists in Denver are a dime a dozen, but art collectors are worth their weight in gold. The University Hills home pictured above proves how an art collector can turn an ordinary ranch-style h ... More >>

Special Kinds is special only if you like brick weed

​As Colorado's medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer's college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword is offering a n ... More >>

Flier of the Week: Laser Palace at Rhinoceropolis

Click for large version​If M.C. Escher was into doing collage, we think he might come up with something a lot like this week's flier of the week. The bizarre, impossible geometry and wash of colors of the main image is eye catching, as a good flier should be. But it's the weird little almost-t ... More >>

O Great Pumpkin

The Killers and M83 at Magness Arena

The Killers and M83Saturday, January 17, 2009Magness ArenaBetter Than: Not seeing them at all, even though the Magness sucks.Have you seen Denver University's Magness Arena? It's a cement tomb. The pharaohs would love this place. Hell, spent nuclear fuel would find a good home here. I'd rather liste ... More >>

Balls of Fury

Marble Mania rolls out a winner for the Wii.

Al Right Now

Is "Weird Al" Yankovic an American pop genius?

Trail of Tears

Prey should be called Dances With Tedium.

Green Lawns and SAM

The Art Students League's summer market is back.

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Ticket to Ride

Private Eyes is a sight well worth seeing.

Exit the Matrix

The Matrix: Path of Neo is more chop suey than chopsocky.

Geeks and Freaks

Math and art combine forces in the Art + Math = X show.

Sour Lemony

Jim Carrey's in fine form, but the rest of Snicket is more unfortunate.

Off Limits

It's curtains!

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