The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration… Figure 54. Cheesman: Capitol Hill Cavemen bondage bench near Botanic Gardens. Capitol Hill has long been the neighborhood where single men rent the studio apartments in which they construct their man caves. These dank dens decorated with recreation equipment, alley finds and…

In addition to zipper lanes, Colorado’s Interstate 70 highway re-design includes a Runaway Prius Ramp safety feature…

If Aurora’s bikini-clad barista coffee shop is a huge success, expect to see a lot more skin and the spread of lewdly themed food outlets… Food-service sexploitation is not just for young women. People of all ages in both genders can share in the scantily clad job boom, as you…

The logo for The Auto Ranch, seen in the photograph above, includes the distinctive design of a hand holding a marionette’s control bar. This used car dealer has directly lifted the imagery from the famous cover design of Mario Puzo’s internationally acclaimed novel, The Godfather. Setting aside the legal issues…

The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration… Figure 53. Barnum: The English and the indigenous bust a new move. The photograph above shows that the residents of this home are at the forefront of the new movement to use stuffed animals as yard art. Traditionally thought of as indoor…

“Look, John! I’ve combined your mandatory children’s bike and skate helmet legislation with Mark’s phone book delivery-restriction law to create the mandatory phone book helmet law! People can’t hate all those extra phone books tossed on their porches if they are required to put them to use in protecting children…

Well, at least the cartoon’s creators should be the award winners. Instead, Pat Bowlen (Broncos owner), Walter Isenberg (hotel mogul) and Curtis Fentress (DIA architect) will all be inducted into the Visit Denver Tourism Hall of Fame for their support and dedication to making big bucks off of tourists. In…

The artworks pictured above, are displayed on the side walls of similarly colored brick buildings on opposites sides of town. They are as good an example as any to show the similarities and differences between East and West Denver. Observers can clearly see that Denverites, regardless of the location of…

The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration… Figure 52a. Washington/Virginia Vale: Space alien seeks camouflage amongst the yard art. UFO enthusiast Jeff Peckman need look no further than the photograph above for validation in placing his Extraterrestial Affairs Commission initiative on the August 2010 Denver ballot. The feeling of…

“Bankruptcy is a bitch! My monthly income is $29,000, but my monthly expenses are $31,000. I’ve tried to economize, but I just don’t see how people can live for less than $30,000 a month.”…

This week’s Westword cover story is a cartoon by Kenny Be, who examines the race to become Colorado’s next governor. Read it on the Latest Word…

Kenny Be’s Sign Language: Kidrapreneurs are banking on Denver’s playhousing market. The “For Rent” sign in front of a child’s playhouse pictured above means that the economy is faring a lot better than we thought. Or a lot worse. At the very least, it suggests that today’s kids are extremely…

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Did you know that the outdoors is a lot farther away than it used to be fifty years ago, and that the distance can be measured in chubby children? There is so much to learn in Lt. Gov. Barbara O’Brien’s Colorado Outdoor Kids Report. Learn more below!…

#5 of the 22 Major Arcana: Mike Coffman, the Emperor…..