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  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Hendrix and the asteroid movie boom of the late '90s: Michael Fairchild explains the connection

    ​While we were researching asteroid movies for Monday's honorary tribute to Earth's near collision with an oncoming asteroid, one thing was pretty apparent: In the late '90s there were a relative shit-ton of asteroid/meteorite/comet/basic space-junk-getting-hurled-at-Earth movies. Turns out, M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Have smart phones changed how we're hearing music? Yep. Here's five apps for the geo-aware.

    ​There has been a bit of a gold rush on making apps ever since Apple launched the App Store and Microsoft and Android followed suit. While a lot it is absolute trash that seems to point to some incoming app-bubble, there are a lot of interesting and innovative ideas mixed in there. Most recent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    TIME magazine unveils its world's most influential people poll -- and plenty of food warriors are on the list

    Is Jamie Oliver one of world's most influential people? ​Every year, TIME magazine (which seems to get smaller each month) holds a little poll full of big names -- names that, according to those at TIME, are the most influential people in the whole wide world. And from now until April 14, yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Browser game of the week: Hot Throttle

    ​Hot Throttle is a game -- er, experience -- from Cactus and Doomlaser, best known for, well, not really known for anything, but best associated with the weirder side of gaming. Case in point, the premise of Hot Throttle is that you play as a naked man who believes he is a car. Yes, it gets we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    Story on porn potential on Kinect has parents scared

    ​So you just got Microsoft's new controllerless system Kinect for your kids for Christmas and you've spent the holidays jumping around your house, dancing and having an all around good time. Good news right? Finally your kid is getting off the couch and moving. Well, according to Fox News in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    To bing or not to bing: That is the question.

    ​ Looking for the best place to rock-out in Denver? You don't say. So are we. What a coincidence. Luckily, this morning we happened upon this helpful bing.com billboard, which promises to help make our daunting quests infinitely easier. The hunt, it seems, at least according to Microsoft's fl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Global Dance Festival at Red Rocks

    Aaron Thackeray​ Global Dance Festival Friday, July 16, 2010 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre Every year, the Global Dance Festival brings some of the best in electronic music to the best outdoor venue on the planet, and Friday night's sold-out show was no exception. Judging from the proliferation o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Microsoft Store grand opening at Park Meadows: Retail pandemonium!

    Microsoft Store or Up With People?​On Wednesday, we previewed the Microsoft Store grand opening at Park Meadows -- and judging by two video clips, yesterday's festivities were both well-attended and mildly terrifying. Look below to check out the ribbon cutting, complete with employees in uni- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Microsoft store opens tomorrow at Park Meadows: Eat that, Apple!

    MicrosoftThe AZ store's opening.​The wait is over, nerds. Microsoft has announced the location of its third-ever store: the Park Meadows shopping center in Lone Tree. Or, as the center's promo folks like to call it, "the Park Meadows Retail Resort." Back in April, we told you Microsoft was pl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Denvergov.org hacking: Site back up, search on for cyber-vandals unknown

    The mark of the hacker.​Update, 9:47 a.m.: The Denvergov.org website is back up. Learn more about recent cyber-attacks on it in the item below, originally published at 9:21 a.m. Someone with impressive tech skills appears to have a grudge against the City of Denver. The official website, Denv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    See Jónsi at the Paramount this Wednesday for $7!

    Lilja and Inga Birgisdóttir​ So this is pretty rad: Evidently, if you act quickly, you can score yourself tickets to see Jónsi of Sigur Ros at the Paramount Theatre on Wednesday for just $7. There's no catch, near as we can tell. You just have to sign up, and then you're provided with a spe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Microsoft retail store coming to Denver: Get ready, nerds!

    MicrosoftThe first-ever Microsoft store opened in Scottsdale, Arizona in October.​ Everybody loves the Apple Store in the Cherry Creek Shopping Center. Even Westword. In 2006, we honored it with one of our annual Best Of awards: The Best Spot to Scope Smart Hotties. In 2009, we wrote about how ... More >>

  • News

    April 1, 2010

    A few of our favorite things

    We love the people who love Denver; here are few of their personal bests.

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    Denver Blogs: Will Carmelo Anthony's ankle finally heal already?

    "I like making you wait."​More Denver blogs for your infotainment. In his preview of tonight's matchup between your Denver Nuggets and the Sacramento Kings, Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein writes, "If the Nuggets can get a fresh Melo back tonight, we'll be looking at thirteen wins in sixteen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    Managing 3OH!3 apparently requires an Office with, uh, Windows. Who knew?

    Ever wonder what it takes to manage the day-to-day affairs of 3OH!3? Wonder no more. Evidently, all it takes is a cellphone, a laptop outfitted with the latest Microsoft Office suite and an insatiable desire to work 362 days a year (hanging out with your parents, of course, on the three remaining ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    Local blogger finalist to cover Winter Olympics for Microsoft

    ​What writer wouldn't want to cover the Olympics? The glitz, the glamor and the high-profile nature of the gig are just about irresistible, regardless of your feelings about winter sports. I mean, I'd jump at the opportunity, and I couldn't care less about skiing, skating and curling. Well, cu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2008

    Arts and Crafts with Gloriana Willow Tillemann-Dick

    ​What writer wouldn't want to cover the Olympics? The glitz, the glamor and the high-profile nature of the gig are just about irresistible, regardless of your feelings about winter sports. I mean, I'd jump at the opportunity, and I couldn't care less about skiing, skating and curling. Well, cu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2008

    Spam a Lot, Pay a Lot

    ​What writer wouldn't want to cover the Olympics? The glitz, the glamor and the high-profile nature of the gig are just about irresistible, regardless of your feelings about winter sports. I mean, I'd jump at the opportunity, and I couldn't care less about skiing, skating and curling. Well, cu ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    February 28, 2008

    Text Adventure

    Words get in the way of an otherwise stellar Lost Odyssey.

  • Home Entertainment

    December 6, 2007

    Future Shock

    Mass Effect is riveting — and a bit aggravating, too.

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2007

    Xbox 360: Come on Down!

    Mass Effect is riveting — and a bit aggravating, too.

  • Home Entertainment

    June 7, 2007

    Three's a Charm

    A promising glimpse of the next Halo.

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2007

    Spam I Am

    A promising glimpse of the next Halo.

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2007

    Look Out Below

    A promising glimpse of the next Halo.

  • Music

    January 4, 2007

    It Was Free Cuz I Stole It

    The year in unfair shares.

  • Music

    October 12, 2006

    Coming Zune

    Once again, Microsoft is chasing Apple in the hipster-hardware game. Will it make sweet music this time?

  • Home Entertainment

    May 25, 2006

    Next Big Things

    The five biggest attention-getters at E3.

  • Music

    April 6, 2006

    John Vanderslice

    Tuesday, April 11, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • Home Entertainment

    March 2, 2006

    Back to the Future

    The Xbox Live Arcade is a high-tech twist on the old-fashioned coin-op.

  • News

    February 2, 2006

    Caught Mapping

    How MapQuest helps the lost generation find itself.

  • Home Entertainment

    December 29, 2005

    They've Got Game

    Barbarians, brain-eaters, and beagles round out the best of 2005.

  • Home Entertainment

    December 29, 2005

    Generation Next

    Microsoft's Xbox 360 fires the first shot in the next-gen console war.

  • Home Entertainment

    December 8, 2005

    Near Perfect

    Perfect Dark Zero isn't a bull's-eye, but it hits the target.

  • News

    April 21, 2005

    Follow That Story

    Opting Out, Real Big

  • Calendar

    April 1, 2004

    Cine Power

    Seeing Queerly unspools provocative fare

  • News

    January 29, 2004

    Mr. Spam Man

    Microsoft wants to shut him down. New York's attorney general wants to see him in court. But Scott Richter keeps thinking big.

  • Culture

    August 8, 2002

    Do the Math

    The music industry says online piracy's killing the biz. A UTD prof says it ain't.

  • Goods & Services

    March 29, 2001

    Best Online Watchdog

    Privacy Foundation

  • Music

    March 15, 2001

    Hoax, Lies and Audio

    John Vanderslice is an excellent musician and songwriter. He's also a pretty good prankster.

  • Dining

    December 14, 2000

    Rocky Mountain High

    A nouveau diner grows up.

  • News

    November 23, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of November 23, 2000

  • News

    June 22, 2000

    Off Limits

    It's not easy being green.

  • News

    February 17, 2000

    A Mouse in the House

    Or, love's labor lost -- a post-Valentine's Day dilemma.

  • News

    October 14, 1999

    This Is Only a Test

    The programming secrets toies er's old-time formats radio.

  • Dining

    August 27, 1998

    Mouthing Off

    The programming secrets toies er's old-time formats radio.

  • News

    April 9, 1998

    Off Limits

    The programming secrets toies er's old-time formats radio.

  • News

    December 25, 1997

    Off Limits

    The programming secrets toies er's old-time formats radio.

  • Dining

    December 11, 1997

    Mouthing Off

    The programming secrets toies er's old-time formats radio.

  • News

    May 1, 1997

    Off Limits

    The programming secrets toies er's old-time formats radio.

  • News

    April 18, 1996

    Machine Politics

    The bankruptcy of a tiny voting-machine company ensnares a gaggle of big names.

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