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For Aurora theater shooting victim Carli Richards, the worst isn't over yet

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James Holmes's Facebook supporters don't see guilty plea offer as proof of guilt

Yesterday, a newly released document revealed that James Holmes is willing to plead guilty to killing twelve people and injuring seventy others in the Aurora theater shooting if prosecutors agree not to pursue the death penalty. What's the reaction of online Holmes fans? Well, there appear to be a ... More >>

Tyler, The Creator Boulder: Free Fox Theatre show draws police in riot gear to control crowd

Update, 10:37 p.m.: Charles Trowbridge spoke with the 22-year-old manager at Jimmy John's, who declined to give his name. According the manager, he was indeed trying to clear people away from the front of the store when someone from the crowd began yelling at him. The manager says he tried to lead t ... More >>

Photos: Top ten "You know you're from Colorado when..." punchlines, 2013 collection

Last year, we celebrated the state we're in with our first top-ten collection of "You know you're from Colorado when..." punchlines. But there are a lot more possible answers than that, as we discovered when we stumbled upon another list featuring a slew of responses that were new (and funny) to us. ... More >>

Photos: Top ten Colorado mentions in The Onion

Next week's edition of The Onion will be the last in Denver, thanks to the Denver Post's decision to stop printing the paper. To mark this awful sign of the times, and to echo Onion CEO Steve Hannah's call for local readers to switch to the web version, we've photo-illustrated and compiled excerpts ... More >>

Mustaches: They're gross, they scratch my face, and the Civil War is over

Editor's note: Mustaches are derigeur on uncles, cops and closing pitchers, but they've also become a fixture on the upper lips of the young and the hip. In fact, it's hard to imagine a time since the Civil War when razors were so ignored. But the look can be polarizing, and Westword contributors Sa ... More >>

Kreayshawn at the Fox Theatre, 12/5/12

KREAYSHAWN @ FOX THEATRE | 12/5/12 Part of Kreayshawn's appeal is the pure curiosity and spectacle of what she must be like "in real life." As a Tumblr princess (her page is currently decked out to look like a exactly like a Myspace page, circa 2004 -- which would have made her fifteen) who raps ab ... More >>

The ten best concerts this weekend: 11/30-12/2

Ah, yes, welcome to the weekend! Long week, everybody, or is it just us? Well the good news is that we made it to end of another. The even better news is that there's no snow in the forcast, and there's another batch of good shows worth checking out. While there fair number of enticing acts coming t ... More >>

Meet the 2012 Denver #WebAwards winners

Meet the 2012 Denver #WebAwards finalists

It's time for the 2012 edition of Westword's Denver Web Awards, our annual celebration of Denver's greatest digital minds. Back at the end of September, we put out a call for you, dear readers, to nominate your favorite online projects and voices, and a team of Westword staffers and contributors has ... More >>

Father John Misty brings humor and hard topics into balance

Photos: Chanda Hinton Leichtle is out to change how Medicaid treats spinal cord injuries

The fourteen-year-old boy who accidentally shot nine-year-old Chanda Hinton Leichtle in 1991 thought the rifle was unloaded. It wasn't, and the bullet severed her spinal cord and left her paralyzed below the chest. This week's feature, "Body Movin'," tells how Hinton Leichtle became an advocate for ... More >>

Twenty best "binders full of women" memes to come out of the Obama-Romney debate

If you missed the second presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney last night, you might not be able to understand your friends' jokes this morning. Aside from an aggressively unexpected use of the phrase "gang bangers," last night also featured the much-memed line in which Romney men ... More >>

Photos: Ten funniest Colorado pics on CollegeHumor.com

The venerable CollegeHumor.com website earns laughs with user-generated content from all over the country -- including our own backyard. There are hundreds of Colorado items on the site, including lotsa photos of weird signs and people under the influence of weed...because that's what college is all ... More >>

Photos: Facebook friend answers to "You know you're from Colorado when...."

Last week, we shared our ten favorite item from the You know you're from Colorado When Tumblr. When we shared the post on the Westword Facebook page, we asked for your favorite ways to complete this sentence -- and you definitely came through. In fact, many of your answers were arguably better than ... More >>

Reader: You know you're from Colorado when your Halloween costume is snow-proof

What marks a resident of this state? Our Latest Word blog just served up You Know You're From Colorado When Tumblr top ten, which includes this as number seven: You never understood why the Fellowship in LOTR had so many issues crossing the pass, when you trudge through that kind of snow every day ... More >>

Photos: Boulder presents Coyote Bob's ten best corny nature jokes

Did you know Boulder has a web page devoted to dumb jokes? We sure as hell didn't, but it's true: The kids section of the city's site boasts a huge collection of "Coyote Bob's Corny Nature Jokes" -- and seeing how it's Boulder, many are downright bizarre (e.g., the one about the cougar). We photo-il ... More >>

Photos: You Know You're From Colorado When Tumblr top ten

A few months back, we photo-illustrated an old list of "You know you're from Colorado when" punchlines. But there are new ways to fill in this blank all the time on the You Know You're From Colorado When Tumblr. We've paired pics with our ten favorite recent posts from the entertaining site. Check ... More >>

New at I Heart Denver: Denver Picard Schimek in a box

We love our dogs in Denver, but few local pups have stirred up as much heart-thumping love and attention as house corgi Denver Picard Schimek, the I Heart Denver Store's animal ambassador. His owner (and I Heart Denver entrepreneur) Samuel Schimek says the precious pooch turns one this month. See ... More >>

Reader: Holmies fascinated by James Holmes not as bad as media claims

Our post about Holmies Tumblr pages devoted to accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes has drawn plenty of negative comments about the people behind the sites. But one self-described member of Holmies Nation counters these arguments in the following way.

James Holmes Dies: Jokey Twitter account has 39,000 followers and falling

As our posts about Aurora theater shooting jokes by comedians Dane Cook and Jeffrey Ross make clear, using the massacre to get laughs is dodgy business right now. But that hasn't stopped the person or persons behind James Holmes Dies, a Twitter account with more than 39,000 followers.

James Holmes inspires Holmies fan groups: Real phenomenon or media overreaction?

We've noted the proliferation of James Holmes Facebook tribute pages, which continue to spring up despite the shutdown of what had been the largest of them. The same thing's happening when it comes to Tumblr blogs, yet these sites are getting more attention because of the memorable nickname by whic ... More >>

Punk pioneer Alice Bag will show her many faces at Wax Trax

Best known as '70s punk pioneer and frontwoman of The Bags, Alice Bag -- born Alicia Armendariz -- had a hand in pushing women to the front of the musical movement. Though history memorializes bands like The Germs and Fear as the dominating acts of the East Los Angeles scene during this pivotal time ... More >>

Photo: Fireworks at Mile High from Speer Boulevard

In this Tumblr edition of Denver blogs, we present a few bright blog posts from around Denver. Here's an incredible long-exposure photograph of last night's fireworks over Sports Authority Field at Mile High, from the vantage point of the Speer Boulevard overpass above I-25. Go to the blog to see t ... More >>

Change the way you think with an "Ode to the Oddballs"

A group of University of Colorado Boulder students are commemorating "oddballs" by creating a "Change the Way You Think" Tumblr page, providing an open forum for anyone to read or post personal stories (referred to as an "ode to the oddballs") with the topic of prejudice. Their mission statement: "I ... More >>

F*ck the Police march: No evidence of urine-filled balloons, DPD says

Update: In the wake of Saturday's Fuck the Police march (see photos below), assorted media outlets, including the Denver Post, shared reports that urine-filled balloons had been hurled at the event, which resulted in five arrests. But Denver Police spokesman Lieutenant Matt Murray, who was on the sc ... More >>

Yonnas Abraham shares his sexcapades on Sextape

Tim Tebow tattoos and tribute Tumblrs meet hate sites and pointless-spin-move ridicule

It's Tim Tebow's worldwide web. We're just surfing on it. With the Broncos having reeled off their fourth straight win, Tebowmania has reached heights that even his most fanatical fans probably never imagined. But that doesn't mean the haters have been squelched. Here are some examples from opposi ... More >>

From Google Chrome extension to full browser experience, exfm makes finding new music easy

​We've been keeping an eye on exfm since it launched as a Google Chrome browser extension a little while ago. When it made the jump to the iPhone, we started getting excited, but it still wasn't quite there yet. Now it has launched as a full browser experience at ex.fm and we have to say, it's ... More >>

TechStars documentary series premieres on Bloomberg TV tonight

​What does it take to become the next big tech thing? Eleven start-ups will enter TechStars' first New York City start-up incubator to find out if they have the smarts, the will and the ability to get cash in order to become the next high-tech sensation. TechStars, the Boulder-based technolog ... More >>

Growler Record Store set to open September 3 inside Yellow Feather Coffee on Sante Fe

​On Saturday, September 3, Growler Record Store celebrates the opening at Yellow Feather Coffee, beginning at 5 p.m. sharp. Growing out of the established Growler Distro -- a small collection of records that owner and proprietor Molly Zackary began selling at shows in 2005 -- the shop serves ... More >>

Where's Waldo? In Boulder, but maybe not for long

Clever disguise, Waldo, but we know it's you.​Waldo came and disappeared from the Arhaus Furniture store in Boulder back in April, but he wasn't done yet; since then, a stencil of the famously elusive children's cartoon character has been popping up in several hard-to-spot locations all over B ... More >>

Onesheet is the new Myspace for bands, without the pesky bloat and the whole friends thing

​Having a web presence as a band these days isn't as as simple as just tossing up a Myspace page and calling it good. Nowadays, you need to upload music onto Bandcamp, Reverb Nation and Soundcloud. Oh, and then there's Facebook and Twitter. And don't forget the Tumblr and YouTube. While Oneshe ... More >>

Steve Buscemi's zombie-eyed army

Katy Perry with Steve Buscemeyes.​The prostitutes in the Coen brothers' film Fargo probably had the all-time best description of actor Steve Buscemi's bizarre face: "kinda funny-lookin'." Well, thanks to the Tumblr "Chicks With Steve Buscemeyes," we now know that the actor's funny-looking eyes ... More >>

Steaming music illegally could be felonious if IP Enforcement's recommendations are enacted

​The White House has publically stated it's going to start cracking down on piracy and enforcing IP law, but other than some crackdowns last year, we haven't seen much in the way of a cohesive strategy. Well, until Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel delivered this t ... More >>

Gratuitous randomness: Tom Hanks is a lot of animals

​Ever since Nic Cage as Everyone stopped entertaining us roughly 46 seconds ago, we've been on a vigilant lookout for the next memomenon (that's "meme"="phenomenon") involving celebrities and Photoshop; now, a seeming eternity later, we've found it: Tom Hanks is a Lot of Animals, a photo/chop ... More >>

Social Media Sobriety Test: Boulder's Webroot tests if you're too drunk to Facebook, Twitter

A Flickr photo.​Remember when, after one too many tequila shots, you confessed your undying love all over your ex's Facebook wall? Or how you posted a YouTube vid of a certain projectile-vomiting incident right after it happened? Or how your drunken tweets ended up on Text From Last Night -- t ... More >>

Your favorite albums of all time, now with tacos

​If you were desperately hoping for a Tuesday afternoon diversion that combined your love of music with your love of tacos, have we got great news for you. Welcome to the wonderful world of Album Tacos. WTF are Album Tacos, you ask? It's exactly what it sounds like: Your favorite album covers ... More >>

Matt Morris is no longer a Tenmann Recording artist?

​Yeah, that headline threw us for a loop as well. "Dear Family, Friends & Fans," begins Matt Morris's Tumblr post yesterday. "There's some news I have to share. It's pretty big, so Mom - if you're standing, you better sit down. As of today, I am no longer a Tennman Records Artist..." WTF? Th ... More >>