Opportunity Rocks

They’ll be dancing in the streets today near the recently renamed Emily Griffith Technical College. Well, not so much dancing as cooking, giving haircuts and taking blood pressure. From culinary arts to cosmetology to cars, the school, at 1250 Welton Street, offers a diverse array of educational programs. But some…

Ten reasons fall rules, from warm clothes to pumpkin-flavored stuff

For those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, fall is officially in full swing. That doesn’t mean much for Colorado — residents of this generally aren’t aware that fall and spring come between those two main seasons known as winter and hot as hell. With temperatures still hitting the…

Into the Hen House

Curious about what it takes to keep a coop full of chickens in your own back yard? The Denver Botanic Gardens and chicken-coop keepers around the city are here to enlighten you with a one-day tour of poultry-friendly living spaces. Today, interested parties can purchase a $20 map from the…

Review: Erasure at the Ogden Theatre, 9/27/11

ERASURE at OGDEN THEATRE | 09/27/11Like two ethereal beings dropped from the glittery synthpop heavens, Vince Clarke and Andy Bell’s slim and nimble figures made larger-than-life-appearances last night at the Ogden Theatre. Legions of fans stood in polite awe as Bell sashayed his way through Erasure’s greatest hits and more,…

5280 Fitness Kick-Fits our ass

The best way to determine the effectiveness of a workout is usually how you feel the day after — and judging by my sore triceps and hamstrings, the opening of 5280 Fitness was a success. A recent addition to the ever-growing Broadway strip, 5280 opened in the garage next to…

There’s a Facebook inside my Facebook’s Facebook

It’s like I went to bed on a normal Tuesday night and woke up yesterday morning to find a Facebook like I had never seen before. Okay, like most things I talk about that happen in my life, that’s an exaggeration. It wasn’t really all that different, but according to…

T. Rex’s Electric Warrior turns forty on Saturday

As a record, T. Rex’s Electric Warrior wears both the flickering flame of ageless cool and the glaring time stamp of what was 1971. Flagged as the entry point for glam rock, this second record for T. Rex (the sixth, technically speaking, as the band endured line-up changes and a…

A Gay Old Time

Gentlemen (and ladies), pull on your finest pair of pantyhose and strap on your heels: The Running of the Gays is back. After a successful inaugural jaunt last year, the youth-empowerment organization Art From Ashes is putting on another mini-“marathon” in an effort to raise money for its GLBTQ poetry…

And Justice for Nancy

As the “final girl” in the first and third installments of the Nightmare on Elm Street horror-movie series, Nancy Thompson never received the respect and adoration that Freddy Krueger has. Now, Nancy — and Heather Langenkamp, the actress who played her — is getting what’s coming to her with I…

Shannen Doherty wants you to go to Internet college with her

Television commercials are interesting things — often, they serve the intended purpose of getting consumers to buy a product or service. But sometimes, they do one better and become a part of popular culture. If you’ve watched a good amount of television in the last few years, you’ve probably seen…

Taylor Swift

In a sea of pop starlets, Taylor Swift shines like a modest diamond: The 21-year-old singer-songwriter has been making records about innocent teenage love and heartbreak since her freshman year in high school. Stylistically, Swift has the rare gift of being a country-to-pop crossover, combining the literal storytelling template of…

Erasure

Releasing dozens of singles over the course of more than 25 years together, Erasure has become a foundational act and point of reference for many modern electro-pop groups, with Vince Clarke’s smart, shiny and sometimes dark compositions laying the groundwork for Andy Bell’s unmistakably soulful voice, which has transcended the…

YouTube University: How to get a girl to kiss you

Remember when your parents had “the sex talk” with you? Maybe you were lucky and skipped that awkwardness altogether, and learned about doing it from pros like Brenda and Dylan on Beverly Hills 90210, like we did. But what about before the before-the-sex part? When and how did you learn…