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March 22, 2012
Tim Tebow traded to Jets: There's a lot of temptation in NYC....
Update: The Tim Tebow to the Jets trade spent only a brief time in limbo yesterday. The Broncos and the Jets eventually agreed to split a $5 million payment required by a contract clause, resulting in The Chosen One's ticket being punched for the Big Apple, and an even brighter spotlight. For more o ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
The 50 worst sports movies of all time
Slap Shot 2: Number 28.The sports movie is rarely versatile: an outsider, or group of outsiders (wrong race, wrong gender, wrong species), have uncanny talent in their field, but the old guard (typically, white, old men), don't like the change the new person represents. So the rebels have to ... More >>
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October 6, 2011
I pity the fool! Oskar Blues issues hilarious correction to a GABF announcement
The announcements highlighting Colorado's big wins at the Great American Beer Festival have been coming fast and furious from local breweries since the three-day event ended on Saturday. But nothing was as entertaining as the correction/clarification issued by Oskar Blues concerning its three-medal ... More >>
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September 23, 2011
Running of the gays: the rematch
Pictured here with last year's losers.Though I generally favor dynamic action over quiet contemplation, when I do ponder life's more pressing philosophical questions, I basically make it my policy to punch the shit out of them with my mind-fist. And so, as the days grow shorter and the nights ... More >>
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July 19, 2011
UFC 135 in Denver to generate $12-$18 million, says MMA league president Dana White
Jon JonesOutside the eight-sided ring on September 24 at the Pepsi Center, between $12 and $18 million will be generated by the Ultimate Fighting Championship when it returns to Denver. "It's cool to be back here where the first one started," said UFC President Dana White at a press conferen ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
Rowdy Roddy’s Greatest Hits
Jon JonesOutside the eight-sided ring on September 24 at the Pepsi Center, between $12 and $18 million will be generated by the Ultimate Fighting Championship when it returns to Denver. "It's cool to be back here where the first one started," said UFC President Dana White at a press conferen ... More >>
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August 20, 2010
Weirdest Breakfast Cereal Pop Culture Tie-Ins
Marketing stuff to kids is pretty easy -- which is why the government prevented tobacco companies from doing it -- even subtly, supposedly accidentally -- a few years back. McDonald's Happy Meals are the latest to feel their knuckles rapped by this particular ruler -- the obesity epidemic am ... More >>
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April 2, 2010
Peeps trial expert says they're art, not garbage
Poor Vincent Van-Peep -- with only one ear...This week's scheduled trial of Carol "Chay" Burdick, who was threatened with eviction over a Peeps-centric Easter display, has been delayed -- which didn't stop Stephen Colbert from grilling Burdick's lawyer, John Pineau, on the Wednesday episode o ... More >>
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December 11, 2009
Freaky Friday: Kathie Lee Gifford's Hip-hop Christmas
Awkward, fumbling celebrity rap is a very special category of Freaky Friday, and it's been a while since we featured one (Mr. T's "Treat Your Mother Right," August 28). That's why we're extra excited to bring you today's offering, which has the added bonus of being seasonal. How awesome is th ... More >>
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August 28, 2009
Freaky Friday: "Treat Your Mother Right"
Part life lesson, part novelty rap and all awesome, this entry into the canon of freak comes from '80s icon Mr. T. It's hard to believe now, in the cold hard light of not-the-'80s, but for whatever reason Mr. T was quite the phenomenon back in the day. He was the breakout star of the A-Team, ... More >>
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August 28, 2009
The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 28 edition
I used to love Mr. T cereal....Pity those fools. Today in Backbeat Online: • Freaky Friday: "Treat Your Mother Right." • Q&A with John Osborne of KingBilly. • Last Night: Desolation Wilderness at Rhinoceropolis. • The Denver Boot: Lion Sized at the Larimer Lounge -- 08/02/09. • Fiv ... More >>
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August 26, 2009
The 10 Manliest Candies Ever
When a candy specifies bodily harm in its name, it's pretty much manly. In the most recent Esquire, Chris Jones extols the virtues of Jujubes, calling them "the only candy a man should eat." This, of course, is utter bullshit, as are his claims that they should be pronounced "joo-joobs," whi ... More >>
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July 23, 2009
Wake-Up Call: You be the judge
Denver District Court Judge Larry Naves played the tough guy last week when he issued his ruling in the Ward Churchill case -- not only refusing to give the controversial former University of Colorado prof his job back, but also tossing the entire lawsuit, determining that the CU Board of Regents w ... More >>
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May 12, 2009
Referee Steve Javie is MVP for Mavericks in win over Nuggets last night
Referee Steve Javie reassures Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Yeah, yeah, given the non-call that helped the Nuggets win game three of their playoff series against the Mavericks on Saturday, complaining about the officiating in the Mavs' 119-117 victory last night seems churlish. But there's no denyin ... More >>
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May 7, 2009
Q&A with Dave Dictor from MDC
In this week's edition of Rough Mixes, we printed excerpts of Tom Murphy's recent chat with Dave Dictor from MDC. As you'll see from the full transcript posted after the jump, the band's frontman is still very much an iconoclast championing ideals that are as provactive as the revolving moniker of h ... More >>
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August 14, 2008
Scratch and Dent Sale: Mr. T is a holy man
In this week's edition of Rough Mixes, we printed excerpts of Tom Murphy's recent chat with Dave Dictor from MDC. As you'll see from the full transcript posted after the jump, the band's frontman is still very much an iconoclast championing ideals that are as provactive as the revolving moniker of h ... More >>
Dining
January 24, 2008
Denver Sandwich Bag
Man does not live by bread alone – but he can try.
Home Entertainment
February 8, 2007
Hand It to Him
Man does not live by bread alone – but he can try.
Home Entertainment
October 26, 2006
These Dogs Still Hunt
Man does not live by bread alone – but he can try.
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September 6, 2006
Hick-Hop
Man does not live by bread alone – but he can try.
Blogs
September 6, 2006
Hick-Hop
Man does not live by bread alone – but he can try.
Music
June 15, 2006
Westword Music Showcase 2006
Be there or be square!
Home Entertainment
May 11, 2006
Beat Down
This DJ simulator is nothing to rave about.
Film
January 12, 2006
Romeo in the Rough
Tristan & Isolde's clumsy romance may have you craving Shakespeare.
Film
October 16, 2003
Saint Veronica
An Irish reporter's story is immortalized as Hollywood truth.
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November 28, 2002
Pop Quiz
A small tell-all
Music
October 17, 2002
Boogie Men
VHS or Beta inspires communal dance ecstasy and has a good beat. But don't call it disco.
Dining
April 25, 2002
Consumed
Bar Back
Calendar
January 24, 2002
The Cannell Files
Stephen J. Cannell talks about the write stuff.
Music
May 10, 2001
Donny Osmond, Rick Springfield
This Is the Moment (Decca), The Greatest Hits...Alive (Hip-O)
Calendar
May 25, 2000
Smiley Smiles
Highbrow author gaits into the realm of horse sense.
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March 18, 1999
Letters
Highbrow author gaits into the realm of horse sense.
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July 17, 1997
Letters
Highbrow author gaits into the realm of horse sense.
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December 26, 1996
Big Bang Theory
Highbrow author gaits into the realm of horse sense.
Film
December 12, 1996
Down the Tubes
Highbrow author gaits into the realm of horse sense.
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August 29, 1996
Letters
Highbrow author gaits into the realm of horse sense.
News
August 22, 1996
Letters
Highbrow author gaits into the realm of horse sense.
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August 15, 1996
Letters
Highbrow author gaits into the realm of horse sense.
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August 8, 1996
Off Limits
Highbrow author gaits into the realm of horse sense.
Music
March 14, 1996
Feedback
Highbrow author gaits into the realm of horse sense.
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April 13, 1994
BASKET CASES
Highbrow author gaits into the realm of horse sense.
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July 11, 1992
Night & Day
Highbrow author gaits into the realm of horse sense.

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