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Dear drunk bro: I'm sorry we don't speak the same language. Love, the girl with real glasses

From the moment we stepped out of the car last Friday night, we were three girls looking for a fight. Being in LoDo will do that do you: There's an air of misbehavior that must be half the appeal of the place. My mom's been an ER nurse for close to four decades, and she says that at least once a wee ... More >>

Williams & Graham wins Cocktail Bar of the Year from Nightclub & Bar Media Group

"Fucking awesome!" That's the emotional sentiment of Sean Kenyon, whose Denver speakeasy, Williams & Graham, just waltzed away the 2013 title of Cocktail Bar of the Year, a prestigious award bestowed on the cocktail cocoon by Nightclub & Bar Media Group, a bar, nightclub and lounge enterprise over ... More >>

Photos: Zanzibar Billiards Club turns badass -- Solids & Stripes Badass Billiards, that is

In more ways than one, the shots simply weren't falling for Zanzibar Billiards Club. But after receiving a royal red, white and blue renovation from Jon Taffer and Spike TV's Bar Rescue crew, the bar -- now known as Solids & Stripes Badass Billiards -- is ready for another crack at the billiards bus ... More >>

Reader: Will Bar Rescue change Zanzibar name? It reminds me of that Tenacious D song

Tonight the new look of Zanzibar Billiards will be unveiled on Spike TV's Bar Rescue. For the past four days, Jon Taffer and crew have been at Zanzibar, studying the spot and then executing a major update of both its concept and design. The new Zanzibar will be unveiled tonight at 9 p.m. And in the ... More >>

Photos: See Zanzibar Billiards Club before it gets a makeover from Spike TV's Bar Rescue

Festooned with random flags and boasting a food menu that includes such culinary delights as "Poppers," the "T-REX" hoagie and "West Side Story" sandwich (which we're guessing is delivered by a campy, gyrating food-runner), Zanzibar Billiards Club recently decided it was in need of a makeover. Lucki ... More >>

Spike TV's Auction Hunters dig up Denver...and find Coors!

Allen Haff and "Ton" Jones show off a brand they found while filming their Spike TV show, Auction Hunters, in Denver.Denver is chock-full of storage facilities, which in turn are stuffed to the brim with things for which Denverites just can't find room. Most of the time those things are as mundane a ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Atmosphere on the Rocks, Auction Hunters, Descendents, meat stadiums!

No need to check your calendar: There really was a concert at Red Rocks this weekend -- one of many notable events covered by Westword's intrepid journalists and photographers for our slide-show page plus Backbeat Online, Show and Tell and Cafe Society blogs. Page down to check out samples featuring ... More >>

Beavis and Butt-Head and four other '90s shows that deserve a revamp

​Ever since MTV announced in February that Beavis and Butt-Head would return to television, we've been getting more and more stoked for the comeback of these cherished cartoon cretins. In anticipation of the re-do, which is slated for this summer, we take a look at four more '90s TV shows that ... More >>

The ten best children's shows not meant for children

​We miss Saturday mornings sometimes, when we would run downstairs filled with sugary cereal and spend the day watching cartoons and "educational programming." Even though these days we're well aware of the alphabet (some of us, at least -- mostly those that don't comment articles on the inter ... More >>

Start Your Engines

Jon Stewart in HD?: See complete list of Comcast's 70-plus new high-def channels

That arched eyebrow will pop!​After watching HD television for a while, viewers tend to consider standard channels to be hopelessly fuzzy. It's like looking at the world through the bottom of a Coke bottle. So local Comcast spokewoman Cindy Parsons has good news for every subscriber who wishe ... More >>

Iron Man meets the Ultimate Spike Girl: Renee Herlocker on Robert Downey Jr. and more

Renee Herlocker loves sticks and balls.​Last October, we introduced you to Renee Herlocker, the former Denver Broncos cheerleader who'd just been named the Ultimate Spike Girl by the cable network of the same name. But she had more to talk about than winning the contest, and the Spike correspo ... More >>

Ex-Broncos cheerleader is Ultimate Spike Girl

Renee Herlocker loves sticks and balls.​ Spike TV markets itself as television for dudes -- horny dudes, presumably. No wonder the net has just-completed a search for the "Ultimate Spike Girl," a babe who embodies every male fantasy and is willing to parade her assets around for fans of erecti ... More >>

Chris Cornell Is Free at Last

Audioslave’s former frontman can now go his own way.

Fight Night

A Denver fighter takes on the ultimate challenge.

The Legend of Leeroy Jenkins

Ben Schulz issued the battle cry that echoed across World of Warcraft.

Way Out of Sync

Fair Fight

Nickels 1, ACF 0.

Let's Get It On!

Thursday night is the ultimate for fight fans.

No Pain, No Gain

Mike Nickels aims to knock out the competition.

This Game Bites

The new Castlevania is the last nail in the franchise's coffin.

Various Artists

Original Soundtrack, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Interscope)
Best of Video Game Music: Hits Vol. 1 (Artemis)

Ninja Tunes

Cutting and scratching with DJ Rap.

Model Driver

Hotfoot Danica Patrick proves ladies love the fast lane.