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  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    The great debate: Andrew Orvedahl and Jef Otte settle their parenting differences like men

    The beef started on Facebook. Creeped out by last week's TIME cover story about attachment parenting -- you know, the weird one with the preschool-age kid standing on a stool and suckling his mom's tit -- I penned an essay for the Village Voice about how much attachment parenting sucks and posted it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    The Worst Moments from SXSW 2012

    The last few days, Village Voice Media's indefatigable music staff has been regaling you with stories of the best from SXSW 2012. In the midst of these discoveries, we've been culling another list: the worst shit. The acts that ranged from huge bore-fests to downright lame. Below, you'll find our cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Thursday 3/15/2012

    If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    Ten authentic Irish drinking songs

    Finding an Irish soundtrack for a St. Patrick's Day celebration doesn't take a lot of exhaustive research. Generic "Best of Ireland" compilations abound in outlet stores, on iTunes and even on racks in gas stations, collections that feature anonymous artists playing generic versions of traditional C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Realize your worst nightmare with the zombie 5K run

    Luckily, they aren't the running zombies. The "Run for your Lives" zombie 5K obstacle course is coming to Colorado this summer, where fitness freaks bored by the running routine will have to dodge "zombies" -- volunteers complete with fake blood and lumbering steps -- as part of the race. It's lik ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    The Trinity Grille's Patrick Canfield goes after gluten-free diets and admits he doesn't give a rat's ass about reviews

    This is part one of my interview with Trinity Grille's Patrick Canfield. Check back here tomorrow to read part two. Patrick Canfield Trinity Grille 1801 Broadway 303-293-2288 www.trinitygrille.com Most of us have scrubbed a few pots and scraped a few plates, but if you eat dinner every night at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    The Legend of Zelda Symphony at Boettcher on April 7

    Gamers and Geeks, rejoice! Here's another reason to leave the house besides MileHiCon and the occasional run to stock up on Mountain Dew and pizza bagels: The local premier of The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses, a four-part symphony celebrating the storied franchise's theme music over th ... More >>

  • Music

    July 7, 2011

    Potcheen brings its eclectic Irish songbook to the 2011 Colorado Irish Festival

    Gamers and Geeks, rejoice! Here's another reason to leave the house besides MileHiCon and the occasional run to stock up on Mountain Dew and pizza bagels: The local premier of The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses, a four-part symphony celebrating the storied franchise's theme music over th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    The hard cell: Ditch the electronics when you're in a restaurant

    ​Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle will be right with you -- most likely to complain about something. Usually he is pleasant, but this is his place to blow off some steam. Don't take it personally; he just needs to vent because he's been doing this for about thirteen years. Enjoy your meal. Some ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Medical marijuana: Rep. Cindy Acree says MMJ edibles ban needed to protect children, patients

    Cindy Acree.​We recently told you about HB 1250, a bill that appeared to ban the medical marijuana edibles industry in Colorado. Since then, there's been debate among MMJ community members -- fueled in part by articles like this -- about whether or not that was true. But in advance of today's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Chef and Tell, part two: Geoffrey Groditski on incompetent culinary school grads, pounds of butter and the whole hog

    Lori Midson​ Geoffrey Groditski The Fort 19192 Highway 8, Morrison 303-697-4771 www.thefort.com This is part one of my interview with Geoffrey Groditski, executive chef of The Fort. In part one of that interview, Groditski raps on his $40,000 mistake, raw bull's balls and how pine nuts ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Mountain Dew signs the Cool Kids to "the best deal in the world"

    ​The Cool Kids have been stuck in label hell for over a year now trying to get their debut full-length released. Their relationship with previous label, Chicago's Chocolate Industries, went bad, and none of the majors interested in the album could figure out an offer that worked for everyone. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Drinking Made Easy made for a great party at Govnr's Park

    The Govnr's Park crew enjoys the show.​There was more cheering and drinking than watching at Govnr's Park last night, but it was definitely a party. HDNet was finally airing the Denver episode of Drinking Made Easy, and Govnr's Park had attracted a good crowd for its official watch party. "I' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    A real life superhero repository

    ​KIROTV in Lynwood, Washington recently reported a story about a real-life superhero named Phoenix Jones who stopped a car theft by chasing the man down the street. Weird, but not unheard of in this post-Kick-Ass world. In fact, there is an entire website devoted to these real world superheroe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Quick, react: Four Loko banned by the FDA

    Bye bye, Four Loko​As expected, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- the cop-calling Debbie Downer in a room full of people who just want to party -- decided yesterday that caffeinated alcoholic beverages are unsafe and gave a handful of companies, including Phusion Products, which makes F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Marijuana legalization: Did Obama's "pot cheat sheet" kill California's Proposition 19?

    ​Why did Proposition 19, the CA pot legalization measure, fail? One reason might have been Obama administration antagonism exemplified by the memo "Marijuana legalization: A bad idea." As Colorado begins the march to a 2012 legalization measure, let's see if Obama's "pot cheat sheet" holds up ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2010

    RIP: A dozen dead (or almost-dead) soft drinks

    ​Soda, like most everything else in the world, has a lifespan. Some sodas live long and prosper, while others die and fade away (or, as is true of a few on this list, end up in the bargain section at Walmart). This list is devoted to those drinks that quenched our thirst, kept us awake, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Spike It: Top six things that could be improved by caffeine

    They spiked jerky. Why not bananas?​Ah, caffeine. The most wonderful of all stimulants. The most legal of all stimulants, more to the point. Is there anything that can't be improved by the judicious -- or injudicious -- addition of caffeine? Apparently not, since the last few years have seen a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    A Crush on Cans: Ball Packaging

    It's American Craft Beer Week - seven days that even the United States Congress felt should be set aside for drinking micro brews. But Colorado's beer culture is worth a deeper look, since 100 craft breweries operated here in 2008, producing 75,000 barrels of delicious beer. Of particular interest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    The List: Minor leagues

    Tocabe is giving Native American cuisine its long-overdue moment. These weekly lists are often easy to put together. I review a Mexican restaurant, I can make a list of other Mexican restaurants I love. I write about Chinese food, I can list a half-dozen other places to get good duck. But this wee ... More >>

  • News

    April 2, 2009

    Red Rocks Fitness loses its rock

    Tocabe is giving Native American cuisine its long-overdue moment. These weekly lists are often easy to put together. I review a Mexican restaurant, I can make a list of other Mexican restaurants I love. I write about Chinese food, I can list a half-dozen other places to get good duck. But this wee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2008

    REI: The real white house

    Tocabe is giving Native American cuisine its long-overdue moment. These weekly lists are often easy to put together. I review a Mexican restaurant, I can make a list of other Mexican restaurants I love. I write about Chinese food, I can list a half-dozen other places to get good duck. But this wee ... More >>

  • Music

    October 2, 2008

    Pointing you toward the best in legitimate, artist-approved downloads

    Tocabe is giving Native American cuisine its long-overdue moment. These weekly lists are often easy to put together. I review a Mexican restaurant, I can make a list of other Mexican restaurants I love. I write about Chinese food, I can list a half-dozen other places to get good duck. But this wee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2008

    Delegating Denver #47 of 56: Tennessee

    Tocabe is giving Native American cuisine its long-overdue moment. These weekly lists are often easy to put together. I review a Mexican restaurant, I can make a list of other Mexican restaurants I love. I write about Chinese food, I can list a half-dozen other places to get good duck. But this wee ... More >>

  • News

    May 1, 2008

    Stunt Boy

    Meet the chairman of the board.

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2007

    Confessions of a Halo Addict

    Meet the chairman of the board.

  • Calendar

    June 21, 2007

    Are You Game?

    Meet the chairman of the board.

  • New Year's Eve

    December 21, 2006

    The Party's Over

    Winners of our "My Worst New Year's Eve" essay contest.

  • Dining

    September 28, 2006

    Morrison Inn

    On the rocks at Red Rocks.

  • Film

    July 20, 2006

    Unreal Estate

    Cartoon kids poke around Spielberg's Monster House.

  • Dining

    April 27, 2006

    House of Kabob

    Sticking with it

  • Film

    December 8, 2005

    Snow Bored

    Extreme sports might be fun, but First Descent is not.

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2005

    Mood Swing

    Swing for the fences in Glenwood Springs

  • Dining

    March 4, 2004

    Drunk of the Week

    Chopper's Sports Grill

  • Calendar

    December 11, 2003

    Heartful Dodgers

    The Last Good Season hits a homer

  • News

    December 4, 2003

    Frag or Be Fragged

    The Parker Cyber Station serves up death and destruction all night long.

  • News

    January 2, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of January 2, 2003

  • Dining

    July 18, 2002

    Bite Me

    Meet the critic

  • News

    July 18, 2002

    The Truck Stops Here

    And when it does, nurse practitioner David Kleberger is ready.

  • Film

    January 17, 2002

    Zoom Through Doom

    Black Hawk Down pays grim, gritty homage to real American warriors.

  • Dining

    December 6, 2001

    Consumed

    Tidings of Good Cake

  • Music

    November 1, 2001

    Backwash

    A new local indie label has got something to Shagg about.

  • Dining

    April 26, 2001

    The Bite

    Area shoppers give in to the power of cheese.

  • News

    July 29, 1999

    Don't Turn That Dial

    Reading, writing and arithmetic add up to money for Channel One.

  • Calendar

    February 18, 1999

    Bonus Round

    Reading, writing and arithmetic add up to money for Channel One.

  • Music

    October 8, 1998

    The New Order

    Mail Order Children play ska--and a lot of other things, too.

  • Calendar

    August 27, 1998

    Night & Day

    August 27 - September 2, 1998

  • Calendar

    January 8, 1998

    Thrills for the week

    August 27 - September 2, 1998

  • Dining

    July 10, 1997

    Taken for a Ride

    August 27 - September 2, 1998

  • Music

    June 5, 1997

    Fiddling About

    The Fiddlin' Foresters are at home on the range.

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