The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 17. Prayer flags: wrong (left) and right (right) Perhaps the most curious observation in the study of yard art in Denver has been in the surprising popularity of Tibetan prayer flags. These stringed banners span the porches in neighborhoods across the…

On Capitol Hill, the legislative session isn’t over until the fat lawmaker sings. See Kenny Be’s cartoon on the Latest Word blog…

Originally published in the January 6, 1988 issue of Westword…

Editor’s note: To see the rest of Kenny Be’s “Legislative Theater,” a feature-cartoon in our April 30 issue, click “Continue.”…

Go to the Denver Art Museum to see the Psychedelic Experience poster show, stay to overhear visiting family members talk about their generations…..

Go to the Denver Art Museum to see the Psychedelic Experience poster show, stay to overhear visiting family member talk about their generations…..

Go to the Denver Art Museum to see the Psychedelic Experience poster show, stay to overhear visiting family members talk about their generations…..

The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 16. Skyland: Poodle pines Mother Nature, as we know her in Denver, is a wild beast with no self-control and a complete disregard for personal grooming. Four months will pass without the faintest thought of moisturizing, and then a quarter of…

It’s time to stop the Army’s expansion plans and start turning the Pinon Canyon military training site into a money-making vacation destination… In addition to providing world-class firing ranges, the Army will stage a firepower show every evening that features the latest in high-tech weaponry and can be enjoyed from…

It’s time to stop the Army’s costly expansion plans and start turning the Pinon Canyon training site into a money-making vacation destination… Instead of creating invasion schemes to destroy imaginary enemies, Army soldiers will be giving tank hayrides to tourists and demonstrating how military maneuvers supplement the the area’s economic…

It’s time to stop the Army’s costly expansion plans and start turning the Pinon Canyon military training site into a money-making family vacation destination… Renaming the site “Camp Swampy at Pinon Canyon” and hiring costumed characters from the Beetle Bailey comic strip will help to soften the Army’s image from…

The U.S. Army wanted to purchase the entire southeastern corner of Colorado to expand the Pinon Canyon military maneuvers site. However, now that America is broke, the Army needs a new business model. Instead of costing money, it is time to start making money. The Army could start by rebranding…

The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 15. Wash. Park West: Tubular Gals Denver is a city of artists. Anyone who has ever tried to make a living by selling their art here quickly realizes that there are actually more artists than residents in this city. The most…

Instead of looking back at previously published comics, this week the Hip Tip time machine looks ahead some twenty years… United States President Miley Cyrus Efron Jonas Archuleta transfers ownership of Alaska and Hawaii over to the Chinese prime minister to cover the 2029 interest payment on outstanding U.S. debts…

Attention all late adapters and chronic procrastinators! Three Denver television stations — channels 7, 9, and 20 — will go digital only on April 16, 2009. Getting a new digital converter box for your TV and setting it up is the easy part. The tough part is getting your rabbit…

Attention all late adapters and chronic procrastinators! Three Denver television stations — channels 7, 9 and 20 — will go digital-only on April 16, 2009. It’s time find the digital converter box that you bought last February and install it post-haste. Don’t wait: You don’t want to miss a minute…

The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 14. Sloan Lake: Equus Christ and the fence mounts The major trend in yard arteology has been to provide a “holistic” account of yard artists without any connotation of “inferior.” Most arteologists strive to use terms such as “conceptual” or “imaginative”…

The 2009 Deuce Coupe More driving excitement created by Chrysler and Denver TV station CW2 “The Deuce,” the Deuce Coupe is a fecal-diesel/electric hybrid that is perfect for the urban-centric lifestyle. The body is made from four scratch-and-dent-resistant porta-potties that can be left unlocked in high-foot-traffic parking areas to encourage…

The 2009 Mace Mobile Another Colorado favorite! Ford has teamed up with the Denver Sheriff’s Department to create a new generation of prisoner-transport vehicles. Powered by abuse-series galley-slave drive train, this hybrid delivers over 41 miles per canister of mace. The interior features continuous benches, with touch-sensitive wrist-shackle rowing bars,…