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  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Reader: What do buffets in America have to do with starving children in India?

    The news served up a smorgasbord of tidbits on buffet last week, including a guy in Wisconsin who picketed a restaurant that cut him off from an all-you-can-eat fish fry, and a Chinese buffet in the U.K. where management instituted a clean-your-plates or pay a $20 tab policy. Waste not, want not: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Denver chef Jenna Johansen dishes on her debut on Bravo's Around the World in 80 Plates

    The premiere of Around the World in 80 Plates, a fast-paced reality show hosted by Cat Cora and Chris Stone that debuts tonight on Bravo at 8 p.m., pits two teams of six chefs against one another in a highly competitive sprint across continents that will end with one chef strutting away with $150,00 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Chartbreaker: Madonna's MDNA outsells Lionel Richie's Tuskegee (what year is this again?)

    Madonna nabs the top spot on the Billboard 200 with her new album, MDNA. The set, her twelfth studio album, is also her eighth number-one; Madonna is now second only to Barbra Streisand with the number of top albums, and even then Babz only leads by one. MDNA shifted 359,000 copies, nearly 80,000 mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Damned Damned Damned turns 35

    It's unfortunate that so many people assume that U.K. punk was all about politics. When Bill Maher interviewed Green Day's Billy Joe Armstrong on his show Real Time with Bill Maher last year, he questioned the singer's punk credibility for working to help elect Barack Obama in 2008, referring to Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Weekend's best dance bets: DJ Dan, Kirk DeGiorGio, Pinch and more

    ​House heavyweight DJ Dan will no doubt rock the dance floor at Beta on Saturday night; the UK's Kirk DeGiorGio and Pinch will also be gracing our city with their presence this weekend. Sex Panther returns to Beauty Bar tonight for the regular dubstep, Moombahton, funky dance party with Max Kl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Readers: A beer for women? Think Zima. Think Virginia Slims.

    ​Readers have been pouring out the jokes since Molson Coors announced that it will release Animee, a beer geared towards female non-beer drinkers, in the UK. From Claire: The Virginia Slims of the beer biz. From eCurmudgeon: Otherwise known as Zima with a new label.

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Comment of the day: "Go f**k urselves"

    ​After nearly four months of intense contention, the semi-coherent debate continues to rage over Bree Davies's assessment of the first episode of the MTV version of the popular U.K. series Skins, now drawing opinions from as far away, apparently, as Portugal. Yesterday, Portuguese reader (we'r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Foodtubes: a very underground food movement proposes really fast food

    FoodtubesA proposal for food delivery under London​While food is necessary for survival, the energy waste involved in the delivery of food is anything but. Now the UK-based Foodtubes Project thinks it has the solution: a system of underground food- delivery pipelines powered by air pressure. ... More >>

  • Music

    September 30, 2010

    U.K. DJ Itchy Robot on October 1 at Milk

    FoodtubesA proposal for food delivery under London​While food is necessary for survival, the energy waste involved in the delivery of food is anything but. Now the UK-based Foodtubes Project thinks it has the solution: a system of underground food- delivery pipelines powered by air pressure. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Billy Duffy of the Cult on punk's influence and playing with Morrisey in the Nosebleeds

    ​ Many people heard The Cult after its breakthrough album, Love, which contained the classic single "She Sells Sanctuary," was released in 1985. But The Cult increasingly became a worldwide phenomenon with its following two albums, Electric and Sonic Temple.

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Hating hipsters the English way with "Being a Dickhead is Cool"

    Apparently, hating on hipsters is an international phenomena, as this video from the UK clearly shows. Although they never use the word "hipster," preferring instead the much more straightforward "dickhead," it's obvious within five seconds of the start of the song what the target is.

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    Top ten "ethnic" foods that aren't really ethnic at all

    What's for dinner? Whatever the answer, it's probably got an ethnic origin--or a supposedly ethnic origin. Because many of the foreign foods that we all enjoy aren't really very foreign at all. In other words, you can cross these ten dishes off your list, because, frankly, they're all just as Americ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Mile High Music Festival: One eskimO on its bare-bones, stripped down approach to music

    ​ Creating music that alternately recalls shades of John Mayer and Jack Johnson with a strong soul music influence, One eskimO and its song "Kandi" have slowly been infiltrating eardrums since the release of the act's debut last fall. Starting with a casual mention of the band's name about si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2010

    CDSea recycles discarded discs into beautiful art

    Photo by Mark Pickthal​Now, here's a cool idea. Take all those thousands and thousands of useless, forgotten and worthless, but oh-so-shiny CDs, and use them to make something beautiful. In this case, a giant piece of public art called "CDSea" in Kilmington, UK by artist Bruce Munro.

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Jelly Belly gives itself a hand

    Jelly baby Mini Me in action.​In Britain, a rogue jelly baby was found in a particular state of euphoria amongst his rubbery pals. Lyz Parker, who lives in Middlesex (convenient) purchased some candy at a local store; when she opened the bag in her office, she noticed the gummy guy holding h ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 14, 2010

    Drinking whisky is a risky business at Pints Pub

    Jelly baby Mini Me in action.​In Britain, a rogue jelly baby was found in a particular state of euphoria amongst his rubbery pals. Lyz Parker, who lives in Middlesex (convenient) purchased some candy at a local store; when she opened the bag in her office, she noticed the gummy guy holding h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Mile High Music Festival Q&A: The Duke Spirit

    Steve GullickForming in London in 2003, the Duke Spirit has evolved a sound that brings together elements of garage rock, soul, the blues and swirly, noisy atmospheric rock. Rather than sounding like's trying to do too many things at once, act's music sounds rich with textures and emotional landscap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    USA Rugby almost as bad as next year's Broncos

    Photo courtesy of Infinity ParkA familiar sight at the Churchill Cup: England scores against the US. It was an exciting month for rugby here in Denver, as long as you weren't rooting for the home team. Denver played host to North America's marquee rugby event, the Churchill Cup, this year. The si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2009

    Ink -- and beer -- in their veins

    Suspicions confirmed: We are not alone. "Media workers are the heaviest drinking professionals in England, consuming the equivalent of more than four bottles of wine or more than 19 pints of beer a week, according to government research," the Guardian reports here. "People in the profession drink a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2009

    The Fray's Valentine's Day songwriting challenge

    Yes, this is another Fray-related item, the last one this week for sure (and hopefully the last for a while -- unless, of course, the band is number one on Billboard again next week; God help us). Anyhow, we'll keep this brief. Considering our proximity to Valentine's day, sharing this link just see ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 18, 2008

    Post-War British Textiles from Lucienne Day, Marian Mahler and Jacqueline Groag

    Yes, this is another Fray-related item, the last one this week for sure (and hopefully the last for a while -- unless, of course, the band is number one on Billboard again next week; God help us). Anyhow, we'll keep this brief. Considering our proximity to Valentine's day, sharing this link just see ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2008

    Q&A with Rob Swire of Pendulum

    Yes, this is another Fray-related item, the last one this week for sure (and hopefully the last for a while -- unless, of course, the band is number one on Billboard again next week; God help us). Anyhow, we'll keep this brief. Considering our proximity to Valentine's day, sharing this link just see ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2008

    Eight Great Moments of the 808 for 8/8/08

    Yes, this is another Fray-related item, the last one this week for sure (and hopefully the last for a while -- unless, of course, the band is number one on Billboard again next week; God help us). Anyhow, we'll keep this brief. Considering our proximity to Valentine's day, sharing this link just see ... More >>

  • News

    May 1, 2008

    The Clan

    What do Scots have in common with Mexicans?

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2008

    Q&A With Laurent Barnard of Gallows

    What do Scots have in common with Mexicans?

  • Music

    May 11, 2006

    Operation Rebound

    Gomez finds its footing again with How We Operate.

  • Film

    March 16, 2006

    See Also: Vexing

    V for Vendetta delivers less, not Moore.

  • Music

    March 2, 2006

    Kreator

    Friday, March 3, Bluebird Theater, 303-322-2308.

  • Music

    December 8, 2005

    The Darkness

    One Way Ticket to Hell…And Back (Atlantic)

  • Music

    February 3, 2005

    The Fight

    Wednesday, February 9, Club 156, Boulder, 303-443-2227.

  • Music

    October 14, 2004

    Trashcan Sinatras

    Friday, October 15, Lipgloss at La Rumba, 303-572-8006.

  • Music

    August 26, 2004

    Scratching the Surface

    Scott Bond

  • Music

    August 5, 2004

    Scratching the Surface

    Scott Bond

  • Music

    June 24, 2004

    Club Scout

    Layo & Bushwacka

  • Music

    February 12, 2004

    Angel of Death

    Through tragedy and triumph, Bambi Lee Savage returns to Denver with new music and new hope.

  • Culture

    July 31, 2003

    You, Spy

    Why can't Americans make TV shows as good as Brit import MI-5?

  • Film

    October 17, 2002

    Tickle Me, Elmo

    Samuel L. Jackson makes light work of a familiar Formula.

  • Film

    January 24, 2002

    Czech Marked

    Even war heroes can be treated like villains in a Dark Blue World.

  • Music

    November 8, 2001

    A Very Fine House

    By daring to be different, Britain's Tall Paul has become a giant of the dance-music world.

  • Music

    October 4, 2001

    Music for Pleasure

    Twenty-five years after releasing Britain's first punk single, the Damned return to the fray -- and to form.

  • Film

    December 7, 2000

    The Kindness of Strangers

    Archival footage illuminates a remarkable Holocaust story.

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best barbecued ribs

    Brothers BBQ

  • Music

    May 25, 2000

    Power Play

    Fort Collins's favorite pop label is positively Not Lame.

  • News

    July 1, 1999

    Who's Minding the Store?

    Fort Collins's favorite pop label is positively Not Lame.

  • News

    November 12, 1998

    Mad All Over

    This family of killer diseases hits close to home. Too close.

  • News

    May 28, 1998

    Emerald Ire

    A Colorado publisher puts out a book too hot for the U.K.

  • Music

    May 9, 1996

    Lush Life

    A Colorado publisher puts out a book too hot for the U.K.

  • Dining

    May 17, 1995

    TRUE BRIT

    A Colorado publisher puts out a book too hot for the U.K.

  • Music

    December 7, 1994

    DOGGIE STYLE

    A Colorado publisher puts out a book too hot for the U.K.

  • Film

    July 20, 1994

    MIX AND MATCH

    A Colorado publisher puts out a book too hot for the U.K.

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