While Simon Schama geeks his jittery British way through his weekly art-history lessons on Simon Schama’s Power of Art (which is surprisingly riveting, in a PBS sort of way), another public-television gem, Art:21 — Art in the Twenty-First Century, looks to the future. And in honor of the future, and…
We here at Home Sweet Home have a question for you: Who do you think you are? Obviously, you know who you are, but where does a person like you get off? You are more than welcome to come into Home Sweet Home and ask for an interview, and we…
In 1984, Westword published its first Best of Denver issue, a celebration of the city that touted everything from the Best Radio Station (KBCO, then six years old) to the Best Gallery Openings (Pirate Contemporary Art Oasis, still going strong on Navajo Street despite plenty of competition from other now-booming…
Okay, we’re not quite as quick as Annie Zaleski, whose early morning review of the new Radiohead recording In Rainbows can be found here. But below, find a couple of additional takes from two regular Backbeat Online contributors, Sean Cronin and yours truly. The rules were simple: Jot down your…
Day One Day Two Day Three Day Four Day Five Everyone who visits Cuba tells all of their inquiring friends and family the same thing, that the country seems to be trapped in the 1950s, which is the last time most of the buildings had fresh paint. Most of the…
I am a sports fan. I am not one of those girls who throws on a baseball hat who can’t name any of the players on her “favorite” team. I understand the sports “fashion” draw. When attending a Broncos game, I have painted my face, stomach and even worn a…
This fine specimen of Puma concolor posed for a portrait around mid-afternoon last Tuesday on the Shadow Canyon south trail, just a few miles south of Boulder. The photographer is Denver Public Library staffer Rob Jackson, who explains that the mountain lion was kind enough not to snack on his…
PR firms and lobbyist groups are expected to be able to morph their political or legal arguments into campaigns that will best advocate for a given client. But two separate controversies dealing with the city’s view plane ordinance this year have awkwardly placed Denver’s most powerful public policy consultancy on…
Gito Gito Hustler is as fun to say as the band is fun to watch. Check this slide show from their Sunday, October 7 show at Benders…
I’m home from work today. Sick. Sick as a dog that’s sick. (See how lame that simile was? Yeah, that’s how sick I am.) Seriously, back up from your screen, so I don’t include you in my circle of contagion. Thanks. So what else is there to do when you’re…
Day One Day Two Day Three Day Four After much indecisiveness, Marcos and I decided to leave Havana for a few more days. But we’d already missed both buses for the day, so we had to cough up about $40 a piece to take a taxi for a three-hour ride…
Like me, you could just say fuck it and eat the pound of bacon guilt-free, figuring there’s also a chance that you’ll get hit by a bus out in front of the new Oceanaire Seafood Room and, if you do, you’ll at least die with a sated smile of your…
Like me, you could just say fuck it and eat the pound of bacon guilt-free, figuring there’s also a chance that you’ll get hit by a bus out in front of the new Oceanaire Seafood Room and, if you do, you’ll at least die with a sated smile of your…
View larger image Florida Total Number of Delegates: 210* Pledged: 185* Unpledged: 25 *The Democratic National Committee has threatened to reduce these numbers by half if the Florida Democratic Party does not move its caucus date from January 29, 2008, to February 5, 2008, or later. How to Recognize a…
US Weekly recently came out with the “25 Most Stylish New Yorker’s” list. Among the lucky few were Tim Gunn, Stephen Colbert, Stacy London, Natalie Morales, etc., but as I was scrolling through the few and the proud I came across someone so astounding, a little of my breakfast actually…
If you only recognize Michael Ian Black as the talking head on VH1 or the guy hawking Sierra Mist between first downs, than you have truly been missing out. And you’re an idiot. Because although those appearances are certainly smirk-inducing, Black is a bona fide alternative-comedy superhero, dishing out some…
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It’s hard to miss the ever-proliferating product line of Niwot-based Crocs, those happy-go-ugly purveyors of crayon-colored plastic boat shoes. Factories around the world are now cranking out enough of the patented closed-resin, hole-riddled footwear to fill endless miles of future landfills. Wal-Marts are teeming with endless knockoffs and logo-riddled variations,…
The Wheel, Gregory Alan Isakov, Porlolo and Bela Karoli Bela Karoli CD Release Party October 6, 2007 hi-dive Denver’s singer-songwriter scene currently enjoys more support and recognition than it has seen in many years, and Saturday night’s Bela Karoli CD release party was further proof. A sold-out show without a…
See a slide show of the parade and protest. A reported 88 protesters were arrested at the Columbus Day Parade in downtown Denver earlier today. The demonstration brought the parade procession to a standstill for more than an hour. The stand-off between police and the anti-Columbus group Transform Columbus Day…
We have no one to blame but ourselves. It’s not just that Colorado, and Denver specifically, has some of the most liberal marijuana laws in the country. We have the best weed too. What’s a guy like Travis Henry, who already has well-documented issues with temptation, supposed to do when…
This week’s hater comes via Tom Tancredo’s presidential campaign blog which recently began featuring a DAILY OUTRAGE column to highlight crimes committed by immigrants. One commenter, the self-identified “M Sirag” typed oh-so-eloquently on the (widely contested) notion that immigrants strain the U.S. economy:…
