Thomas Jefferson

Ask a Stoner: What's your favorite music to smoke to?

Top ten hemp legends: Which myths are true -- and which went up in smoke?

Did Henry Ford really make a car out of hemp? Was the Declaration of Independence written on hemp paper? Did Abraham Lincoln use hemp oil in his lamps? The hemp plant, a variety of Cannabis sativa that's the subject of this week's cover story "Green Acres," is steeped in lore. Some hemp legends ar ... More >>

An enlightening chat with Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke on the future of human civilization

At the end of October, Killing Joke released its fifteenth album, MMXII. Given the impending doom that supposedly awaits us at the end of next week, it's hard to imagine a more perfect time to release a record that explores themes of such a looming eschatological event. In 1982, Killing Joke's Jaz C ... More >>

Colorado will soon be a player in the patent wars

Announcement: We have a winner of our Michael Pollan contest

Journalist, author, professor and sustainable living advocate Michael Pollan is lecturing at the Paramount Theater tonight, and yesterday, we held a contest that would give one Cafe Society reader the opportunity to snag a pair of complimentary tickets to his presentation. We asked readers to submi ... More >>

Jon Schaffer of Iced Earth: "The chemistry in the band is better than it's ever been"

Iced Earth (due tonight at Summit Music Hall) came out of the rich heavy metal scene in Tampa Bay, Florida in the late '80s. At a time when melodic heavy metal, especially the glam variety, was on the wane, Iced Earth came in with the wave of metal that produced a melodic speed metal as well as the ... More >>

Reader: If Barry Fey is a dinosaur, what's the Colorado Symphony Orchestra?

Before the Colorado Symphony Orchestra announced that it was cutting back its fall schedule in an attempt to balance a budget shortfall of $1.2 million, Show and Tell checked in with Barry Fey, the savior of the symphony back in 1989. Fey thinks that the current incarnation of the symphony could be ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, July 1-4, 2011

As great as it is, don't let this be your only company this weekend.​This 4th of July weekend, no one should be left watching the tube, sitting on the couch and drinking a Pabst Blue Ribbon all by themselves. No sir. There are plenty of things to do on this three-day weekend, and not all of th ... More >>

Rally Round the Flag

Terrence Malick's haunting Tree of Life will give viewers a lot to think about

Theron and Teague Harrison, Manual High top debaters: How did they do at national champs?

​ Theron and Teague Harrison, Manual High School's top debaters and the subjects of our recent feature, "Say What?", were in New York City this past weekend for the Urban Debate National Championship, along with Thomas Jefferson High debaters Danite Reda and Talan Lousignont. So how did Denver ... More >>

Theron and Teague Harrison, Manual High's top debaters, in New York for national tournament

​ Theron and Teague Harrison, Manual High School's top debaters and the subjects of our recent feature, "Say What?", left Denver yesterday bound for New York City and the Urban Debate National Championship. Their coach, Charlie Smith, went with them, as did debaters Danite Reda and Talon Lousi ... More >>

Theron and Teague Harrison win second place, a trip to NY at city debate championship (VIDEO)

​Theron and Teague Harrison, Manual High School's all-star brother-sister debate team and Westword cover siblings, are going to the Urban Debate National Championship in New York City next month. The pair snagged second place at the Denver Urban Debate League City Championship this past Saturd ... More >>

Your antidote to the Charlie Sheen rant

​Charlie Sheen went on the radio and said some absurd things yesterday. Maybe you've heard. He really sailed off into crazy land this time, calling Thomas Jefferson a pussy and making some incoherent analogies involving him in his underwear strafing all his haters early in the morning. And fr ... More >>

Five Super Bowl XLV moments that could enter the pop-culture lexicon this year

Nothing made it to this level in 2011.​Love it or hate, the Super Bowl crosses almost every cultural subgroup in the United States, and as befitting of such a massive national holiday, it also inspires new pop-culture touch points. From Mean Joe Green to Betty White, from Janet Jackson's wardr ... More >>

Jeff Shoemaker is a Wellshire neighborhood icon: Kenny Be's Hip Tip

Neighborhood Icon #9 of 76: Wellshire.​ This icon pictured above was inspired by the signage of a defunct restaurant housed in the clubhouse of a bankrupt country club from which the neighborhood got its name. It's a fitting homage to the regenerative character of Wellshire. This is a neighbor ... More >>

Patriot Games

Andrew Romanoff on staying in the Senate race: "If the fix is in, the fix should be thrown out"

Andrew Romanoff doesn't plan on going anywhere.​Earlier today, Andrew Romanoff defied the rumor mill by announcing his intention to continue his campaign for the U.S. Senate against Michael Bennet. After delivering a speech that can be read in its entirety below, Romanoff spoke to yours truly ... More >>

Only in 21st-century America: Warring fartlords head to court

An image from the ifartmobile.com website. There's a flatulence flap a-brewin' in Denver's U.S. District Court. Loveland-based software developer InfoMedia, Inc. -- creator of the Apple iPhone app iFart Mobile -- has asked a judge to rule that it can use the phrase "pull my finger" in its marketin ... More >>

Making History

A footnote in many other tales, Joseph Priestly finally gets his own book.

Things that Won’t Be at the Presidential Memorabilia Exhibit

Downtown Ambassador Rails Against Kooks, DVDs

Van Halen

The VH saga continues. Welcome to Chapter IV, the Peppermint Patty years.

Cameron Crowing

Tricks or Treatment

Breaking the cycle of addiction and crime.

Looking Back

Amish textiles enliven the DAM, while Lewis and Clark artifacts fill the DMNS.

Lewis and Clark Disembark

Denver gets a visit from a stunning retrospective on the journey of Lewis and Clark.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Bite Me

You Are What You Eat

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Off Limits

Happy trailers to you

Indie Scene

Edge of the Envelope eyeballs pols

Incredible Journey

Lewis & Clark re-creates an epic journey on the very big screen.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

God Bless America

Time to kick back and get comfortable at Tom's Home Cookin'.

Various Artists

A trio of records from Triage

Hey, Hey, It's the Fourth of July

1776 salutes the birth of a nation in song.

Letters

You're Under Arrest, Sir

The Denver Police Department regulates what some say it shouldn't even have to think about.

Zero for Conduct

Teacher Joseph C'de Baca says Denver's public schools are failing Hispanic students--by passing those who don't deserve it.

Size Matters

The rockers in Gaunt don't feel guilty about their new major-label contract.

Country Music

Letters

Sealed Fates

Letters

Letters

Black Marks

The Denver Police Department acts like it has something to hide about its clash with students at Thomas Jefferson High School. It does.

MR. CLEAN

DOUBTFUL THOMAS

REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PASTA