The Lion King

From a nature-doc angle, Chimpanzee is impressive stuff

Denver's eleven best roller derby nicknames

A roller derby nickname must be several things. Among them: short, clever and intimidating. This year's winner of "Best Roller Derby Nickname" in our 2012 Best of Denver issue is all three: Boo Boo Radley of the Denver Roller Dolls. But there's more cleverness and badassery to go around. Here, we ... More >>

Photos: Set designer Glenn Grassi thinks big about tiny (and livable) homes

Kelsey WhippleGlenn Grassi goes American Gothic in front of his miniature creation.​The fully functioning home in which Glenn Grassi is standing in isn't much larger than his bedroom was that time he joined the circus. It is significantly smaller than the sets he made and won national awards f ... More >>

Denver Center roaring over bogus ticket sales for Lion King

​The Lion King is about to roar into the Denver Performing Arts Complex, followed by a revival of West Side Story. Such shows are not just popular with audiences, but by bogus ticket sellers. "We just want to make people aware that we're really the only authorized ticket sellers," says Alexan ... More >>

Free ski buses to mountain resorts? Ace King thinks it's an idea whose time has come

​In seventeen years of avid snowboarding, Ace King has heard all the bright ideas about how to fix the weekend traffic logjam on I-70. Monorail, zipper lanes, double-decker lanes -- all costly, all dubious as hell, and none of them right around the corner. What King lusts for is a bus.

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 >>

Wild Grass is an insufferable exercise

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Forest Room 5

Wednesday night found this drunk out of his league.