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Menswear Mondays: Business student Jiadong Qiu on his Asian-inspired style

St. Patrick's day weekend has come to a close, ending the sea of green on the streets. Many people went over the top, drowning themselves in the emerald hue (and beer), but a few sported green subtlely. This week we spotted Community College of Denver business student Jiadong Qiu rocking green in a ... More >>

Review: Snoop Dogg at the Fillmore, 3/2/12

SNOOP DOGG @ THE FILLMORE | 3/2/12Snoop Dogg is the coolest motherfucker on the planet. As the audience was roused by DJ Battlecat's operatic introduction of the giant, the Doggfather walked onto the stage flanked by three gorgeous dancers in Adidas jump suits to a packed house last night at the Fil ... More >>

Review: Dick Dale at the Gothic Theatre, 10/2/11

DICK DALE at GOTHIC THEATRE | 10/2/11"We just made that shit up," said surf rock legend Dick Dale after a mid-tempo blues instrumental about a half an hour into Sunday night set at the Gothic. "That's the story of my life. Everything I do onstage is made up. We never follow a pattern or a list. That ... More >>

A crash course in MacArthur-winning journalist Peter Hessler, as suggested by Peter Hessler

​Ridgway-based journalist and recent MacArthur "genius" grant winner Peter Hessler's work spans China, small towns in southwestern Colorado and back to Nepal. Latest Word has more on the $500,000 award from the MacArthur Foundation which was announced its 22 winners yesterday, as well as a Q&A ... More >>

Once addicted to running, a battered Diane Israel has sobered up from triathlons

Worst-dressed cities list in GQ says people in Boulder look better naked

Flickr​Boulder is so accustomed to winning awards -- from being named the Happiest City in the USA to serving as home of CU, America's Top Party School -- that it's something of a shock to see the town wind up on a negative list. But it's happened: GQ says Boulder is one of the forty worst-dr ... More >>

The rap roundup: food metaphors, sneaker fiending and nostalgia abound this week

​This week in local hip-hop, we have a bunch of new tracks from a fresh new face, Kid Plat, as well as some others we're already familiar with, including a food-heavy cut from Turner Jackson, a nostalgia-tinged track from the Roadside Profits, and a very grown-up collaboration featuring Haven, ... More >>

Hip-hop's ten most impactful deaths

​Today marks the anniversary of the day that the world lost the greatest rapper of all time. Christopher Wallace's untimely death on March 9, 1997, had a significant impact on the rap game. If Biggie had lived, for instance, his presence would have essentially erased the need for Jay-Z. Unstop ... More >>

In honor of Valentine's Day, we present you with fifteen love songs about... inanimate objects

​It's Valentine's Day, which means the entire Internet is abuzz with songs about love -- or if people are feeling particularly sad -- songs about hate. But what about those who prefer to spread their affection to other things, like inanimate objects? Well, there are plenty of those songs, too. ... More >>

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Nü Metal quilt will keep you warm with '90s nostalgia

Memorable Christmas gifts are made with love, and in the case of this gent, his Christmas gift is infused with a rap-metal logos of the '90s and early 2000s. Many of the classic T-shirts are there: the Korn Adidas rip-off and 40 ounces, the Coal Chamber ice cream truck, the classic Walls of Jericho ... More >>

Cut Chemist at the Gothic, 12/10/10

Paul LukesCut Chemist on Friday night at the Gothic Theatre.​ CUT CHEMIST J Flash • Skwared 12.10.10 | Gothic Theatre DJ Skwared took the stage at 9 p.m. Surprisingly, the kid in the Tap-Out hat knew his hip-hop. He started his set with Newcleus' "Jam On It," went into Juan Atkins' "Clear" ... More >>

Don't know what you're going to be for Halloween yet? Here are five costume ideas.

​Halloween is almost upon us. Have you decided what you're dressing up as yet this weekend? No? What the heck are you waiting for? Better get on the stick. Clock's ticking. All the good costumes have most likely been snapped up by now. Lucky for you, we've come up with a list of costume ideas ... More >>

MP3 Freeloader: Kintenders crew offers entire catalogue for free

​Denver rapper/producer and former radio personality Lenny Lenn and his Kintenders imprint are offering their entire catalog for free download.The catalog features three compilation albums, solo projects from Lenny Lenn, James Ray, Joe D, and Mr. H, as well as collaborative projects with DJ Psycho ... More >>

Milking It: Kellogg's Corn Pops

Corn Pops Kellogg's Rating: Three spoons out of four Cereal description: Oversized, yellowish carb wads of varying sizes and shapes. Unlike popcorn, which suggests kernels turned inside out, these pieces seem to have been overinflated and thickened. If they were a little spongier, they could dou ... More >>

Milking It: Eggo Maple Syrup Cereal

Eggo Maple Syrup Cereal Kellogg's Rating: Two and a half spoons out of four Cereal description: Puffy wheat, corn and oat platters, light yellow in color, with a series of holes punched through them. The result suggests manhole covers with a thyroid condition.

Cheeky Monk

The latest news from Denver’s counter culture.

Q&A: Hunter Brown of Sound Tribe Sector 9

Dave TV!

Dave Navarro’s chat show is part of a new ManiaTV! strategy to let the pros, not the people, program the site.

Best Free Service

DVD rentals

The Commerce of Converse

Sole Survivor

Bryan LaRoche just did it.

On Target

Evan Hecox takes his art to the masses, one superstore at a time.

Say What?

The top WTF moments of 2005.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of October 27, 2005

A Really Big Shoe

Colorado's Croc craze is conquering the world. But does it have legs?

Something Missing

Liev Schreiber adapts a best-selling novel, without the best results.

Something Is Missing

Liev Schreiber adapts a best-selling novel, without the best results.

Numbers Crunch

The NBA All-Stars' tallies don't always add up.

Break Mechanics

Break Mechanics (Self-released)

The Beatdown

Rose Hill Drive's no-frills approach is guaranteed to rock your socks off.

Sole Man

A Colorado dark horse boosts America's marathon hopes.

The Beatdown

A long-awaited Hip-Hop Summit looks like the real deal.

Air Apparent

Atmosphere's Slug celebrates the good, the bad and the Ugly.

Ice Ice Maybe

A decade after Vanilla Ice melted down, he's back with the man who made him.

Water Hazard

As one greenkeeper shows, adapting to the drought is just par for his golf course.

Ladies' Day

The Valkyries prepare to tackle tradition.

Up Against the Wall

Tag, you're hit -- if you ran with Robert “Skeme” Iron.

Private Defective

Miss Marples meets Mrs. Malaprop in Trixie.

Off Limits

See you in Telluride.

Oldest Living Snowpunk Tells All

Chris Pappas takes his "hollow bravado" to the top of his profession.

Rock and Roll Is the Question

With Pearlcopper, guitarist Mark Spiewak is already a legend in his own mind.

Like a Record, Baby

QBert and the Invisibl Skratch Piklz put a new spin on the DJ craft.

Bargain Hunters

Mile High Flea Market vendor Suki Brow may go to jail. If only she’d been a Wal-Mart associate instead.

Gangster Rap

Adams County deputies hit the road to spread the word to landlords about suspicious characters.

Diamonds Are a Mogul's Best Friend

Run, Reverend, Run

Run-D.M.C. has seen the light--and wants to show it to you.

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NIKE'S SWOOSH MAKES CU'S OFFICIALS SWOON AND ITS COFFERS SWELL.

CRACKS, TRACTS & COLFAX

A STRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE.

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