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Five food gadgets and gimmicks that are impossible to resist

Any food-nerd knows that it's almost impossible to keep up with every new culinary gadget or cool DIY kit -- but it's almost as tough to resist them. You contemplate giving up imported cheese or cartons of duck fat for a month just so you can buy some food-tastic item you really don't need -- but re ... More >>

Five retro foods and drinks that should be resurrected

There are certain snacks and sips that were just too good to last forever -- but they damn well should have! Some really great ideas didn't last much past their initial hype; the companies responsible hurled them almost as quickly as they'd unfurled them. And while discontinued items do, on occasion ... More >>

Womenswear Wednesdays: Tattoo artist Airen VanDiggelen on her nu-goth style

When it comes to fashion, there are trends and then there are trendsetters. Trends are often derived from the runway, and they trickle down to more accessible department stores. One local trendsetter we spotted this week is tattoo artist Airen VanDiggelen, who was rocking two-tone leggings: one whit ... More >>

Stoner MacGyver: Embur cordless/flameless lighter

Now and then, companies send us medical marijuana-related products ranging from vaporizers to board games to books. We showcase them in our quasi-regular product review section, Stoner MacGyver. The latest? The Embur cordless ceramic lighter.

Reader: James Holmes Halloween mask in very bad taste

Would you pay $500 for a mask of James Holmes? One was offered last week on eBay for $500. And then would you wear it out in public? See also: - James Holmes ultra-realistic Halloween mask listed on eBay for $500 - Five tips for visiting a haunted house - Aurora Century 16: Facebook survey for reo ... More >>

Denver's toughest tickets: Did Mumford, Book of Mormon or GABF make the list?

Bruce Springsteen tickets go on sale Monday, August 13 at 10 a.m. They'll be gone within minutes, if not seconds -- only to reappear shortly thereafter on eBay, StubHub and other aftermarket ticket sites for two, three or even four times their original cost. It's nothing new. But it sure gets old. ... More >>

A GABF ticket for $50,000? The guy behind the eBay listing explains

A day after 49,000 tickets to the Great American Beer Festival were snapped up within minutes of going on sale -- leaving a lot of angry beer fans out there -- a Boulder homebrewer listed one of those tickets on eBay for $50,000. Does he really expect someone to buy it? Of course not. But the twent ... More >>

Reader: Ecoterrorists will be all over "Over the River"

​It's not quite a wrap, but when the Bureau of Land Management announced that it had approved Christo's "Over the River," the art installation proposed for a 42-mile stretch of the Arkansas River in southern Colorado cleared yet another hurdle.

A $10,000 Led Zeppelin shirt? The next ten highest-selling band T-shirts

​Grab the Guinness Book of World Records, because we've got a ridiculous tale to tell. Earlier this week, a man in Australia purchased a Led Zeppelin T-shirt for $10,000, making it the largest sum anyone has paid for a vintage band shirt. That doesn't mean there aren't shirts that are valued h ... More >>

May the Fourth be With You: Ten weird pieces of Star Wars memorabilia

​When George Lucas created Star Wars he had no idea it was going to become the phenomenon that it did. In fact, if it wasn't for the dedicated merchandising work of Howard Roffman that caused the resurgence of popularity, we may not have ever seen revival of the brand. However, where there is ... More >>

Medical marijuana software: Developers MJ Freeway and idWeeds roll out wired weed

​Colorado boasts a thriving medical marijuana industry as well as a vibrant tech scene. It's little wonder, then, that, courtesy of forward-thinking companies such as MJ Freeway and idWeeds, we're now starting to see inklings of a homegrown marijuana tech industry sprouting up along the Front ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony selling Baltimore-themed car in Denver: Readying for big move? (PHOTOS)

Big pics below.​One clue that Carmelo Anthony might actually stay in Denver: He hasn't reduced the price of the house he's selling. But heis lightening his load, by selling a cherry '71 Chevelle on eBay to benefit his charity, just as bride LaLa Vazquez did last year with a pink SUV. Look belo ... More >>

eBay bids for Boulder's RedLaser and wins: Download app for free here

​Occipital is a Boulder startup that just hit the big time. The company's just been acquired by eBay on the strength of its RedLaser app for iPhones, which scans barcodes, allowing users to compare prices on the go. As part of its big push into mobile shopping, eBay has reduced the price of R ... More >>

Buy the astronaut helmet Danielle Ate the Sandwich wore on the cover of Westword

​ Danielle Anderson is the latest local artist to take an unconventional approach to financing her new album, joining the Heyday and Choke the Word on the fansourcing bandwagon. To generate funds for her new album, Two Bedroom Apartment, Anderson, whom you know better by her nom de tune of Da ... More >>

Midget contemplates kicking crocodile ass and other wall-art shoe tributes: Kenny Be's Sign Language

Photo by Kenny BeMidget in big boots contemplates the kicking of some crocodile ass.​ Valverde: The hand-painted sign pictured above covers the entire east wall of El Nuevo Rancho Grande on West Alameda at Clay Street. The artist leaves it up to the viewer's imagination to decide whether the ... More >>

Denver Roller Dolls roll out an offer on eBay

Jay Vollmar​Denver's two roller derby leagues, profiled in the Westword's feature "Denver's Roller Derby Rivalry Could Start the Sport Rolling Across the Country," are stepping up their games this year -- both on the track and off. Exhibit A: The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls have been kicking a ... More >>

Give PeaceJam a chance: Buy a guitar

​The five hand-painted guitars signed by ten Nobel Peace Prize winners that will be auctioned off on eBay today are truly for the man who has everything -- although "that's not true until they buy one of the guitars!," points out Ivan Suvanjieff, the founder of PeaceJam, the organization that ... More >>

Canned pumpkin becomes an endangered species this holiday season

​Is this the apocalypse or what? Last week, Eggo devastated Jason Sheehan, school children and bachelors everywhere by reporting that a massive waffle shortage was taking place. And now Libby's and Nestle have put the kibosh on their canned pumpkin production for the rest of the year. That ... More >>

MP3 Freeloader: Download Drag the River Live at the Starlight. For FREE!

​Whoodeefreakinghoo! Good fortune is smiling on us today. Looks like the music gods do love us after all. After posting a song from Chad Price's new solo record earlier today, we just received word that our pals at Suburban Home are graciously offering a free download of an out-of-print album from ... More >>

Cutting $120 million with no job loss and no new revenue? Good luck with that, guys.

"What can we save if we sell this red carpet on eBay?"Mayor John Hickenlooper may be starring in his own documentary series, but if this morning's Denver Post is any indication, he's soon going to be starring in his own political thriller, in which he somehow tries to trim $120 million from the city ... More >>

Tickle Me Pink to debut new songs and offer up unreleased acoustic songs

A while back there was some talk that Tickle Me Pink was going the way of pager technology. Turns out the dudes were just taking some time off to write some new songs, some of which they'll be debuting at the Gothic Theatre on Saturday, June 27, in the company of I Hate Kate, Life In Electric and He ... More >>

Phish at Red Rocks sells out in minutes; fans call bullshit

It's not exactly a surprise that Phish's four-day stand at Red Rocks sold out in minutes, but there are elements of the whole thing that smell, well, Phish-y (sorry, I couldn't resist). At least one hard-core fan (the one I live with, to be specific) was online within seconds of the tickets going o ... More >>

Hot Buttered (Green) Rum

Book Buffs going out with style -- and big sale

Selling Barack Obama's memories on eBay

Slipknot

All Hope Is Gone
Roadrunner

Dear DNC -- Wish You Were Here

Three of a Kind

Clothes Encounters of the Denver Kind

Fashion goes more than skin deep as Mayor Hickenlooper suits up for Esquire.

Body Art

If the body is a temple, these four Coloradans are taking their worship to new levels.

Anya Hindmarch Bags Sold Out

On the Download

The best in legitimate, artist-approved exclusives.

Stylish Totes for the Grocery Store: Envirosax and Anya Hindmarch

The Nigerian Scam Strikes Again

Caught in an Internet con, courtesy FedEx.

Shrine On

For the Record

Jock Stories

Best Local Vinyl Store

Wax Trax

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Best Showers -- Far

Flying J Truck Stop

Best Place to Buy Armani on the Cheap

Buffalo Exchange

Letters to the Editor

From the week of December 11, 2003

Off Limits

The sound and the furry.

Sole Power

Wouldn’t you like to be in their shoes?

Pop Quiz

Sports' Greatest Hits
July 17, 2003

Best Example That the Lord Will Provide

The Word of Jesus Christ Church

Best Place to Dress Like a Cowboy

Rockmount Ranchwear

Best Friend of Nosy Bosses

Vericept Corporation
(formerly eSniff)

Best Jock Bobblehead

Dan Issel

Off Limits

DIA lands in bear country...