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Utah

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Ten best movie scenes where the undercover cop gets made

    This is not the best time of year for new movies. So we have Wrath of the Titans, Mirror Mirror and American Reunion. Judging by the box office receipts, you went and saw Hunger Games like everyone else, and were probably were angry that Jennifer Lawrence is too fat and the little black girl from th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Sh*t People From Denver Say -- and what our video should have said

    Westword's addition to the rapidly dying Sh*t _______ Says trend, Sh*t People From Denver Say, earned reactions as hilarious as they are varied. True to form, most readers who commented offered funny and insightful slogans we missed in our video of city stereotypes. (Some of you, on the other hand, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Reader: A bitch is a bitch even in Mormon country

    Comedian Lori Callahan is not getting rave reviews for her video mocking the current "I'm a Mormon" campaign, the appropriately titled "I'm NOT a Mormon." "To me, it feels like a cult," Callahan says of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, explaining that the sketch was designed not to ... More >>

  • News

    November 3, 2011

    Mormons: A shallow yet helpful guide to see if you should hate them or not

    Comedian Lori Callahan is not getting rave reviews for her video mocking the current "I'm a Mormon" campaign, the appropriately titled "I'm NOT a Mormon." "To me, it feels like a cult," Callahan says of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, explaining that the sketch was designed not to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Colorado ski areas dominate Ski Magazine's 2011-2012 resort rankings

    Photo by Jeff Cricco, via SkiNet.comVail makes #2 in Ski Magazine's annual Western U.S. Resort Rankings.​Eleven of the twenty resorts profiled in Ski Magazine's reader's choice list of the top twenty ski resorts in the Western Unied States this year are from Colorado, including six of the top ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Racist clip of Asians talking about CU & Utah joining Pac-12 pulled by Fox Sports (VIDEO)

    Video below.​Today's Boulder Daily Camera features an article in which University of Colorado ethnic studies professor Darryl Maeda calls a Fox Sports report about CU and Utah joining the Pac-12 conference "demeaning" to Asians. But the newspaper didn't really need to seek out an expert to mak ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    How to get my job: Outdoor Survival School Teacher

    ​With summer beginning to wind down and the very real possibility for an apocalypse of zombie, alien, man-made, religious, nature, cat or other proportions around every corner, we decided it was a good time to have a chat with a real-life survival instructor. While we've got most of our surviv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    Oil-shale plans could be derailed by ruling on Graham's penstemon, an endangered plant

    Susan Meyer​William Blake saw heaven in a wildflower. The energy industry sees nothing but trouble. Last week, a federal judge in Denver ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision not to declare an obscure plant as endangered was "arbitrary and capricious" -- a ruling that could ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    Today in Stoke: Micah Cook on Never Summer's Shred 'em All

    ​Today Denver-based snowboard company Never Summer Industries released the first trailer for Shred 'Em All, the second feature-length film showcasing its team riders. The world premiere will be in Denver in the Fall, but we figured the trailer was news hook enough to catch up with director Mic ... More >>

  • News

    June 2, 2011

    Summer 2011: A tour of our state's weird - and wonderful - attractions

    ​Today Denver-based snowboard company Never Summer Industries released the first trailer for Shred 'Em All, the second feature-length film showcasing its team riders. The world premiere will be in Denver in the Fall, but we figured the trailer was news hook enough to catch up with director Mic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    Colorado needs more official symbols. How about a State Brewpub?

    It's official: Colorado is high!​When tax revenues are down, state legislators can feel marginalized, even redundant. Unable to fund -- hence debate, manipulate and gerrymander -- pet projects, they retreat to committee rooms or watering holes to wait for the economy to recover. In their quest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Top 5 unfactual Colorado facts according to Uncyclopedia.com

    uncyclopedia.com​Did you know that the City of Wheat Ridge once elected a known cannibal as mayor, that the original acronym for the NORAD military facility was GONAD, or that Colorado's official state song is "O, Wyoming"? It's all true according to the Colorado page at Uncyclopedia.com.

  • Music

    July 15, 2010

    Kaskade at Global Dance Fest

    uncyclopedia.com​Did you know that the City of Wheat Ridge once elected a known cannibal as mayor, that the original acronym for the NORAD military facility was GONAD, or that Colorado's official state song is "O, Wyoming"? It's all true according to the Colorado page at Uncyclopedia.com.

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Jacson Quintanilla-Mejia charged with forcing ex-girlfriend to take a trip to Utah

    A Flickr photoMom's Cafe, a landmark in Salina, Utah.​Utah is a beautiful state that attracts thousands upon thousands of tourists each year. But those who enjoy themselves most tend to be the ones who visit by choice, not force. This distinction should prove important for Aurora's Jacson Qui ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2010

    Carmelo Anthony's people of Utah? What... the... hell?

    The latest TV commercial featuring Carmelo Anthony is flat-out bizarre, and not only because it represents his head as a sun rising above the horizon -- iconography that blends Teletubbies with the Unification Church. As you'll see in the clip above, the tribute to His Basketball Eminence is delive ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    South Park's Trey Parker and Matt Stone: What's their plan for bringing Mormons to Broadway?

    ​Now that South Park bad boys Trey Parker and Matt Stone have announced plans for a Broadway production titled The Book of Mormon, congregants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are bracing themselves for some savage jokes about polygamous prophets, complicated underwear, annoy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    After-action report: Broadway Book Mall and beyond

    ​So how many people braved the weather last night and came out for my last book signing? Eleven. Which some people might see as sad, but not me. First, because that doesn't even take the record for my least-attended signing (which would be eight people showing up on a night without apocalyp ... More >>

  • Music

    July 16, 2009

    Forest World

    Friday, July 17, Rhinoceropolis, 303-641-9809.

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: King for a day

    Both Governor Bill Ritter and Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien were out of town yesterday (he to the Western Governors' Association meeting in Utah, she to an education confab in North Carolina). And who did that leave in charge? By the Colorado Constitution, the State Senate President. But Br ... More >>

  • News

    April 2, 2009

    Ken Salazar wants windmills in the ocean, but first he'll have to save the Interior Department

    Both Governor Bill Ritter and Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien were out of town yesterday (he to the Western Governors' Association meeting in Utah, she to an education confab in North Carolina). And who did that leave in charge? By the Colorado Constitution, the State Senate President. But Br ... More >>

  • News

    October 2, 2008

    The next Tom Tancredo

    Both Governor Bill Ritter and Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien were out of town yesterday (he to the Western Governors' Association meeting in Utah, she to an education confab in North Carolina). And who did that leave in charge? By the Colorado Constitution, the State Senate President. But Br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2008

    Proof that media outlets (like this one!) love stunts

    Both Governor Bill Ritter and Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien were out of town yesterday (he to the Western Governors' Association meeting in Utah, she to an education confab in North Carolina). And who did that leave in charge? By the Colorado Constitution, the State Senate President. But Br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2008

    RNC protests: No fair! Why does St. Paul get all the violence?!

    Both Governor Bill Ritter and Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien were out of town yesterday (he to the Western Governors' Association meeting in Utah, she to an education confab in North Carolina). And who did that leave in charge? By the Colorado Constitution, the State Senate President. But Br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2008

    Delegating Denver #49 of 56: Utah

    Both Governor Bill Ritter and Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien were out of town yesterday (he to the Western Governors' Association meeting in Utah, she to an education confab in North Carolina). And who did that leave in charge? By the Colorado Constitution, the State Senate President. But Br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2008

    Nuggets: The Good, The Bad, and The Corn-rowed

    Both Governor Bill Ritter and Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien were out of town yesterday (he to the Western Governors' Association meeting in Utah, she to an education confab in North Carolina). And who did that leave in charge? By the Colorado Constitution, the State Senate President. But Br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2007

    Q&A With Jepha Howard of the Used

    Both Governor Bill Ritter and Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien were out of town yesterday (he to the Western Governors' Association meeting in Utah, she to an education confab in North Carolina). And who did that leave in charge? By the Colorado Constitution, the State Senate President. But Br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2007

    ID Victory

    Both Governor Bill Ritter and Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien were out of town yesterday (he to the Western Governors' Association meeting in Utah, she to an education confab in North Carolina). And who did that leave in charge? By the Colorado Constitution, the State Senate President. But Br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2007

    Michael Vick Chew Toy, August 6

    Both Governor Bill Ritter and Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien were out of town yesterday (he to the Western Governors' Association meeting in Utah, she to an education confab in North Carolina). And who did that leave in charge? By the Colorado Constitution, the State Senate President. But Br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2007

    Patio Party

    Both Governor Bill Ritter and Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien were out of town yesterday (he to the Western Governors' Association meeting in Utah, she to an education confab in North Carolina). And who did that leave in charge? By the Colorado Constitution, the State Senate President. But Br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2007

    To ID or Not to ID

    Both Governor Bill Ritter and Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien were out of town yesterday (he to the Western Governors' Association meeting in Utah, she to an education confab in North Carolina). And who did that leave in charge? By the Colorado Constitution, the State Senate President. But Br ... More >>

  • News

    July 26, 2007

    Identity Crisis

    Utah is not to be trusted.

  • Calendar

    April 19, 2007

    True Blue

    Utah is not to be trusted.

  • Music

    October 26, 2006

    Listen Up

    Fast reviews of recent releases

  • News

    March 16, 2006

    Follow That Story

    A Man Out of Time

  • News

    December 11, 2003

    A Shot in the Dark

    Tougher regulations aim for the elusive fair hunt.

  • News

    August 14, 2003

    The Eye of the Beholder

    Defining the limits of obscenity.

  • Goods & Services

    March 27, 2003

    Best Place to Dispose of Old Magazines

    Safeway

  • News

    October 17, 2002

    Ready for Takeoff

    The "dull" Air Force Academy football team and its stoic coach zoom toward a bowl landing.

  • News

    August 22, 2002

    Long Bombs Away

    The true spirit of sport returns when pigskins fly.

  • News

    February 21, 2002

    Woody Goes Limp

    Post columnist Woody Paige's big shtick shrinks in chilly Utah.

  • People & Places

    March 29, 2001

    Best New Kitsch Landmark

    The Delicate Arch

  • News

    December 7, 2000

    Off Limits

    The Fielder formula

  • Calendar

    March 16, 2000

    Desert Storm

    Canaries on the Rim: Living Downwind in the West

  • News

    December 9, 1999

    Off Limits

    Why are there no cameras rolling in Denver?

  • News

    April 23, 1998

    And the Winner Isn't ...

    A company sues after a lobbying blitz at the legislature fails to net it a state contract.

  • News

    November 13, 1997

    Power Steering

    Last session legislators gambled on a new program that lobbyists claimed would make Colorado's roads safer. Don't bet on it.

  • Music

    August 28, 1997

    Feedback

    Last session legislators gambled on a new program that lobbyists claimed would make Colorado's roads safer. Don't bet on it.

  • News

    August 7, 1997

    Lode Warriors

    A Denver mining company is looking for copper. All it's found so far is a rich vein of environmentalists.

  • News

    February 20, 1997

    What Hit Us?

    Long Before "Asteroid," moviemakers made their mark on Colorado. A guide to some high and low points.

  • News

    June 20, 1996

    Whistle Stopped

    A proposed railroad merger threatens jobs throughout Colorado -- and, up in Minturn, a way of life.

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