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3 things to do for free in Denver this week, March 18-21

Although St. Patrick's Day is over, the partying doesn't have to stop. This week, you can see a documentary about ending poverty, catch a sketch comedy show, or participate in a community scrapbooking project (and eat cookies). And all of these events are free, so you won't have to shell out any gre ... More >>

Ten sad, strange and sexy Christmas songs

It's less than a week until the fat man in the red suit shimmies down the chimney, and we've already heard "White Christmas," "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and every other traditional song you can think of at least a thousand times since Thanksgiving. But there are a few songs out there, well-wr ... More >>

Photos: Most and least surprising celebrity stoners

Celebrities are speaking out in favor of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, whether it be robocalling Susan Sarandon or the famous folks featured on MarijuanaMajority.com. And they're not alone. Our friends at CelebStoner.com have spent years assembling a roster of the top 54 cel ... More >>

Kristin Rand, of the all-female comedy group Ladyface, talks standup versus sketch

Now celebrating its one year anniversary, Denver's all-female sketch comedy group, Ladyface, has become a strong counterweight to the booming male stand-up scene, often hosting the boys from Grawlix and Fine Gentleman's Club in their sketch-comedy vignettes, and working the mic themselves as solo ac ... More >>

Rashida Jones on Celeste and Jesse Forever and her debut as a screenwriter

What a wonderful, genderqueer world!

When I was younger, I thought bisexuality was a party trick. I thought it was something that teenage girls used to get attention. Since I've stopped being a teenage girl, I've learned that there are more than just the three oversimplified dimensions -- gay, straight and bi -- of sexuality. But that' ... More >>

One Direction sues One Direction over the name "One Direction" ...confused yet?

See Also: • One Direction at the Pepsi Center 7/24/13 • One Direction proves skeptics wrong on SNL • Boy-band resurgence: One Direction trys to fill the void Justin Timberlake left Some say you haven't tasted success until you are sued. If that's true, then it's official: One Direction is qu ... More >>

Video: Tennis on Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Tennis on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night: Did you catch it? The "duo from Denver," as Leno introduced the act, performed "Origins" from the new album, Young & Old, and brought along a few familiar faces from Denver. Even thought they didn't see much face time, it was nice to see the two ... More >>

Is Tennis (the band) the Tim Tebow of indie rock? Consider this side-by-side comparison

​Last week, after the Tebuzz reached a fever pitch across the country -- with Jesus checking in with Timmy on Saturday Night Live -- and then culminated in a devastating loss by the Broncos to Belichick's boys here at home, we listened to the post-game analysis and the deflated reflections. So ... More >>

Jesus visits Tim Tebow on Saturday Night Live, reveals that Tom Brady is God's nephew

​Jesus and Saturday Night Live got it right: Despite the ardent orange-and-blue Tim Tebow fans who filled Sports Authority at Mile High yesterday, the Patriots clobbered the Denver Broncos -- as an SNL sketch in which Taran Killam, as Tebow, and Jason Sudeikis, as an athletic-sox wearing Jesus ... More >>

Seth Meyers Heads Left In Boulder

Bridesmaids has been "fixed" by and for dudes

Carmelo Anthony sings, dresses in drag on Saturday Night Live (VIDEOS)

​ This past weekend, Carmelo Anthony -- you know, that guy who used to be Denver's best basketball player until the new Nuggets showed up and started kicking major ass (GAAAAAAALLO!) -- did something in New York that he could have never, ever done in Denver: took just a few hours out of his bu ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, March 25-27, 2011

​We're not entirely sure what happened to Denver's usual March storm, but since it seems to have forgotten us this year, we're going to celebrate the only way we know how: on the cheap. Since we spent most of our money stockpiling canned goods for the annual snow-in, we're out of cash, but tha ... More >>

Medical marijuana patient and Colorado Springs teen blocked from class

​Should a zero-tolerance school drug policy always be zero tolerance? That's what some people are asking because of the headline-grabbing tale of the Colorado Springs sixteen-year-old who is not allowed at school when he uses the medical marijuana he's been prescribed by his doctor because of ... More >>

The Denver Diatribe: Why I helped start Denver's best only iTunes friendly podcast

​Lately I've been spending a good chunk of my minimal free time working with Jared Jacang Maher, a former Westword writer now at Face The State and John Dicker, founder of the Geeks Who Drink quiz night empire, to launch the Denver Diatribe, a weekly half-hour podcast on culture, politics and ... More >>

Tim Tebow on the other end of a Seth Meyers Jesus joke at ESPN's ESPY Awards

Tim Tebow's a laughing matter to Seth Meyers.​Three Denver blog post selections. 5280's A.J. Vicens wraps up Colorado's night at the ESPYs by sharing SNL "newsman" Seth Meyers's Jesus joke about Tim Tebow. To read it, click. At the People's Press Collective, Daniel E.L. Johnson warns that Sc ... More >>

Sweet and Sour

Most Balloon Boy songs blow -- in an excellent way!

The text block accompanying the video above, which was posted earlier this morning, asks, "Surely the first song ever to be written and recorded about Balloon Boy?" Hell to the no. The number of parodies about young Falcon Heene's non-flight has exploded like overinflated Mylar, littering YouTube w ... More >>

When Rock 'n' Roll meets Hollywood: Ten Awful Decisions

​ Taking Woodstock is in theaters Friday. Maybe it will be really good, or maybe taking a stand-up comedian and sticking him in a semi-dramatic movie about Woodstock that doesn't feature any -- any! -- musical performances is a terrible idea. Still, rock 'n' roll and Hollywood have been ugly, ... More >>

Despite four Grammy nominations, Adele is figuring out how to be herself

Seeking Art's Funnybone

Find out what’s so funny about art at an Artposium.

Baby Mama

Neither Tina Fey nor Amy Poehler seem the least bit invested in their surrogate-mommy comedy.

Vampire Weekend Takes on Its Buzz

Hot on the heels of SXSW, the nation’s hottest buzz band returns to Denver.

When “The Best” Isn’t Very Good: Why The Rocky Mountain News Should Stop Promoting Bad TV

Touch of Evel

Rockmada

Radiohead was here.

Krazy Kollege Kids

Seasons in the Sun

They Killed the Dog

A Cut Above

Cannibal Corpse

Booger and Borat. You Likes?

Shirt Tale

With a guayabera, clothes make the Mexican.

A Federal Case

Cruising down the boulevard, Denver�s avenue of schemes and dreams.

Drink of the Week

Vanilla Bean Key Lime Margarita

Shadow Gets a Plum

Topdog/Underdog grapples with inner-city grit.

Teen Spleen

Talking smack wreaks high school havoc in Mean Girls.

Fairy Amusing

Buntport's clever Idiot Box shows the tiny rubes behind the tube.

Sporting Chance

How and where to get in the game

Steal This Movie

Studios don't get the Upright Citizens, which isn't funny at all

Will to Power

Mr. Ferrell comes into his glory in Old School.

Game's Up

Another major-league strike, and baseball could be out -- for good.

Overchewed Bubblegum

This one-note joke about a '50s girl group suffers from static cling.

Thrills for the week

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