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The 50 worst rap lyrics: The complete list

We've finally arrived: The The best of the worst. The creme de la crap. The unholy of unholies. If you thought 50-11 were bad, you ain't seen nothin' yet. These are the lyrics that can turn a good album sour, and make a bad album laughable. Included are quotes from Eminem, Lil B, J. Cole, 2 Chainz, ... More >>

The 50 worst rap lyrics of all time: 30-21

This week, we've presented the first two editions of our worst lyrics in hip-hop. Today, the parade of awfulness continues. These next ones are even worse than before, and we're only halfway done. Be prepared for lines from Lil' Wayne (again, again), Kanye West, Nicki Minaj and Pitbull. Keep reading ... More >>

The thirty best concerts of 2012

While 2012 will be remembered as they year that Red Rocks hosted the most shows in its history, it's also going to go down as one of the best years for concerts in Colorado in general. As we reflected on all the incredible shows we took in this past year, there were an astounding number of what we'd ... More >>

Five reasons why Guy Fieri should drive to Douchebagistan and never come back

Guy Fieri is getting more bad press than Congress and/or Lindsay Lohan right now -- okay, maybe the same amount of rotten press, but that's still plenty -- all apparently inspired by the review that Pete Wells, restaurant critic for the New York Times, just gave Fieri's brand-new restaurant, Guy's A ... More >>

Now Showing: A Westword guide to the arts in Denver

Where's the Colorado connection in One Book, One Denver? Maybe a Bear Ate It!

Najibullah Zazi, beauty-supply bomber, testifies at terrorism trial

The story seemed too crazy to be true: A DIA shuttle driver conspiring to blow up New York's subway system with bombs made from components found in Aurora beauty-supply stores? But after days of questioning in September 2009, 26-year-old Najibullah Zazi was indicted and shipped off to New York, wher ... More >>

Review: Radiohead at 1STBANK Center, 3/13/12

RADIOHEAD @ 1STBANK CENTER | 3.13.12 Thom Yorke apparently has no idea where he's at right now. "Wassup," he intones after a lively rendition of "Morning Mr Magpie," a decidedly jittery track from King of Limbs. "Where are we? Where the fuck are we? We're on the ground somewhere, near the mountains ... More >>

Three members of the Sunshine House one of five finalists in national Folgers Jingle Contest

​You know what the best part of waking up is? For Jered Lish, Zac Crider and Chris Stuberg of the Sunshine House (due at this year's Westword Music Showcase), we're betting it was waking up to find that they're one of five finalists in the Folgers Jingle Contest. Although, curiously, for whate ... More >>

Osama bin Laden's death as experienced by the Facebook generation

OBL or UBL?​Osama bin Laden's death was an instant Twitter sensation. But likely more people shared their immediate reactions on Facebook -- especially those under twenty, like my seventeen-year-old twin daughters. Last night, while my wife and I channel-surfed, 20th century style, in advance ... More >>

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 >>

With the tech-y Blink!, curator Jill Desmond makes sense of the nonsensical

Jersey Shore 3 Episode 9: The Meatballs go nuts

Snooki makes all her booty calls on the duck phone​Nothing like a flat bang of an episode opening--finally, Snooki has gotten hers (well, again.) But as soon as this dude is in, he's out--he won't cuddle. After Snooki tells him to head out, she gets on the duck phone to call up an old flame. Meanw ... More >>

John Hickenlooper has another clothes call at SIA: Will he don PJs for Denver's Road Home?

Hickenlooper.​We were a little disappointed not to see John Hickenlooper in his '80s-era red ski outfit when he welcomed the Snowsports Industries America show to town with cowbells yesterday. "What do you think of my new duds?" he asked, showing off his jacket. Frankly, it seemed a little sed ... More >>

Muse dazzles crowd at Pepsi Center - 10.02.10

Kate LevyMatthew Bellamy of Muse MUSE With Passion Pit 10.02.10 | Pepsi Center Pinpointing Muse's primary, uh, muse is neither difficult - if you said Bends/OK Computer-era Radiohead, give yourself a gold star -- nor particularly insightful to point out at this juncture. It's an old knock. Just th ... More >>

Columbine shootings an example of Christian killings, says Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley has a new take on Columbine.​More than a decade after the attack on Columbine, the high school's name remains a buzz word -- and an infinitely flexible one. Example: Public Broadcast Service talk-show host Tavis Smiley used the massacre as an example of violence done by Christian ... More >>

New Ali Baba Grill finally has an opening date (maybe...)

​The way things are looking right now, the new Ali Baba (which is just waiting on permits, according to the manager) might manage to get open before the end of December. Failing that, though, the fallback date is January 1. That's what I wrote at the beginning of December, from the best info ... More >>

Woody Paige knows his Les Paul

Photo by Brett AmoleWoody Paige in the Denver Post newsroom circa 2005.​Yesterday, I expressed regret for the January blog headline "Good News, Woody Paige: Les Paul Isn't Dead Yet" in light of the fact that Paul, a pioneering guitarist and inventor, had just passed away at age 94. Then, this ... More >>

Will the makeover of Writer Square be for the better or the worse?

Denver on Good Morning America

Denver's spent decades trying to convince the rest of the country that everyone in this town doesn't walk around singing the tunes created by John Denver, a man who a) wasn't born in Denver (he hailed from Indiana) and b) wasn't born John Denver (his birth name was Henry Deutschendorf). But this m ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: It's all downhill from here, Denver

The national news is full of Colorado's vituperative lover flaming his ex on the Internet (and getting smacked by this state's bizarre criminal libel statute) and a future vituperative lover giving dating advice at the age of nine (here's just one international sample, from Australia, as well our O ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: Buy local, think local December 1-7

Buy local week continues through December 5. And while, with Barack Obama's appointments announcement today, it doesn't look like many Coloradans will be heading to D.C., there's plenty to do here at home. Nothing gets the home fires burning like neighborhood fights, and Denver's Neighborhood ... More >>

The most famous line cook at HoJo's: Jacques Pepin

Dwayne Clark just opened his third Davies Chuck Wagon Diner — this one inside a Howard Johnson’s at 12100 West 44th in Wheat Ridge. I remember the days when every HoJo’s had its own restaurant, but the chain has not fared particularly well through the ups and downs of this roller-coaster dec ... More >>

Any way you slice it, Brooklyn M.C.'s Pizzeria is the taste of home

Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool, Day One

Q&A with Zach Galifianakis

Ham It Up

Luke Beatty likes his content without the ham.

The Party's Over

Winners of our "My Worst New Year's Eve" essay contest.

Fur

Playing legendary photographer Diane Arbus, Nicole Kidman is an unconvincing weirdo.

Monkey Shines

Peter Jackson's King Kong earns its crown.

Private Dicks

Downey and Kilmer make perfect detectives in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

One-Man Assault

Shakespeare's words are a casualty in the inventive Henry 5 From Times Square.

Human Resources

New York's Puny Human is a mean mistreater.

Our Deli Bread

Whether in New York or Italy, Boulder or Denver, it's the meat that matters.

Big Lax Attack

The arrival of lacrosse legend Gary Gait could make the sport Mammoth in Colorado.

The Wild Side

Works by John Hull and Philip-Lorca diCorcia are among the pleasures at Ron Judish Fine Arts.

A World of Celebration

The History of New Year's Eve.

Eyes Half Open

Cameron Crowe takes Jerry Maguire on a dizzy trip through dreamland.

Swing and a Myth

Baseball's extraordinary season was staged by a mix of good and bad guys.

Pucking Around

Remembering their boyhood passion, tabletop-hockey players are reviving their tiny game.

Net Losses

Web radio's future is unlimited, but its present isn't pretty.

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

Good question. Try these answers on for size.

Things to Do in Denver When It's Dead

The Mile High City starts the new year with a world-class whimper.

The Bucking Stops Here

Vanishing Cowboy

Fall Guys

CLASSICS ILLUSTRATION

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE

TALE OF TWO CITIES