It’s been a long time coming, but the anti-ladies night activist has finally done something to deserve some sort of public honor. His tireless efforts to rid the world of sexist Ladies Night bar and club marketing ploys brought him national notoriety, which we have repeatedly, thoroughly and vigilantly documented…
Although the mandatory life without parole sentence for first degree murder no longer applies to juveniles in Colorado, the fight continues for the 45 people who are still serving life sentences for murders that they committed before turning 18. Still in the corner of the juvie LWOPs, as they’ve become…
Get all the news you need, and more, from the New Hampshire primaries tonight at the Elephants In The Room blog of our Minneapolis sister paper, City Pages, as they liveblog all the ins and outs of this evening’s masterpiece of political theater. Sure they’re 1,000 miles away, but this…
Last night, college football’s bowl season came to an end when the coveted ADT National Championship trophy was awarded to the Louisiana State Tigers following their defeat of the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Allstate BCS National Championship game. The corporate names littering that last sentence go a long way…
On Monday, Quiznos announced that its executive management team transformation is complete with the appointment of David Deno as President. In a prepared statement, Quiznos CEO Greg Brenneman called Deno the final piece in the company’s strategy to bring in outstanding quick service management. Deno, who will now oversee all…
The choice is clear, New Hampshire. At least for those of you Granite State Republicans. Vermin Supreme. Vermin is officially on the primary ballot, and with such pledges as mandatory toothbrushes, time traveling to forceful abort Mrs. Hitler’s gestating catastrophe, and no flying monkeys in the city of New York,…
Editor’s note: sorry about that headline. I’d had duck’s blood before, had used it in my own kitchens, but until I came to Ha Noi Pho, I’d never cared for it beyond its capacity to mount a voluptuously glossy sauce. Here the blood is one of the main points of…
Editor’s note: sorry about that headline. I’d had duck’s blood before, had used it in my own kitchens, but until I came to Ha Noi Pho, I’d never cared for it beyond its capacity to mount a voluptuously glossy sauce. Here the blood is one of the main points of…
Television has just gotten bigger. The 150″ plasma Panasonic was unveiled this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It’s approximately eight feet by eleven feet, which means that it’s pretty much your living room wall. And if you buy one, you’re contractually obligated to change your name…
Yes, it’s a bit creepy that Jefferson County Commissioner Jim Congrove hired his buddy, ex-cop-turned-private-dick Daril Cinquanta, to follow around gadfly Mike Zinna. Creepier still that Congrove got the county to pay more than $7,000 for Cinquanta’s surveillance services, slipping the request past his sleepy-headed fellow commissioners on the grounds…
They are the modern versions of monster stories. True Crime writers seek out such tales every day, finding them in two sentence-long police blotter blurbs, law enforcement sources lamenting the one that got away, or victims looking for justice. They pile on hours of research and interviews, building a case…
Monday, January 7 by David Amram Putnam Valley, New York | In 1956 Jack Kerouac and I first met at a bring-your-own-bottle party at a painter’s loft and instantly began collaborating artistically. I backed him up musically while he read and from the earliest days of our working together I…
Monday, January 7 by Audrey Sprenger, Ph.D Denver | There has been a lot of talk about Jack Kerouac this year and the 50th anniversary of his novel On The Road. It’s buzzed through Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone, public broadcasting and public radio. Over and over again I hear…
View larger image Massachusetts Total Number of Delegates: 121 Pledged: 93 Unpledged: 28 How to Recognize a Massachusetts Delegate: Massholes. It’s the name that everyone from Maine to Maryland loves to call the residents of Massachusetts. Oh, sure, it’s funny, but it’s not entirely true. Well, it’s true on weekdays…
A quick guide to what you missed at Westword.com over the past two days: 3Oh!3 and the Photo Atlas lit up the stage on Saturday. Bela Karoli and the Wheel did the same at the Lion’s Lair. Luke Turf recounts his trip to Haiti. Three prominent Columbus Day protesters’ criminal…
The Photo Atlas, 3OH!3 Saturday, January 5, 2008 The Gothic Theater Better than: Spending your mom’s money on another studded wristband. Last night’s local bill at the Gothic was an all-ages match made in heaven. Though co-headliners the Photo Atlas and 3OH!3 have a diverse following, both found huge support…
Westword reporter went to Haiti for his recent feature story “The Social Conscience of a Missionary.” Be sure to check back in for the next few days as he recounts his personal journey through the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Slide Show On the last night in Haiti, ICOF…
Westword reporter went to Haiti for his recent feature story “The Social Conscience of a Missionary.” Be sure to check back in for the next few days as he recounts his personal journey through the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Slide Show The town of Grand Goave is our…
Westword reporter went to Haiti for his recent feature story “The Social Conscience of a Missionary.” Be sure to check back in for the next few days as he recounts his personal journey through the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Slide Show After the Christmas party for 10,000 kids,…
Charges against several key anti-Columbus Day Parade agitators were dismissed today by a Denver County Court Judge. Russell Means, Glenn Spagnuolo and Shannon Francis will not have to face a jury trial for blocking the annual Columbus Day Parade on October 6. Judge Claudia Jordan threw out the cases –…
Lupe Fiasco Hypes Hillary You would think that since Lupe Fiasco is from Chicago, raps about the plight of Black men, and is politically to the left, that he would put his support behind his hometown homeboy, Barack Obama. But apparently the Chi-town rapper is putting his money on Hillary,…
