Although rain is splashing down on us this week, many people are still prepared to take fashion risks. One such risk-taker is Breanna Cope, spotted in Englewood rocking muted blacks and grays with a pop of color in the form of her red hair. Read on to learn why she…
For the better part of three decades, Kathy Griffin has been performing standup — but the two-time Emmy winner may be best known for her television domination. With more than a dozen comedy specials under her belt and multiple TV series with Griffin as the star, the comedian has found…
In the ’60s, art happenings were all the rage. People got together to experience unique cultural gatherings that would never be repeated. Now RedLine is planning to provide Denver with a modern version of these aesthetic landmarks with its Artist’s Studio series, which will feature events designed and facilitated by…
It’s ironic that nearly all the businesses mentioned when we named Tennyson Street the best neighborhood shopping district in 2011 have left the block or closed their doors (see the link below), including some that were strangled by prolonged street construction in the heart of the district. But now that…
A young woman with a supernatural talent for finding things goes looking for trouble and gets it in the form of a monstrous man who uses children for his own dark ends in Joe Hill’s new novel NOS4A2. The book delves into a world where certain special people can make…
When I was 25, I left the safety of my shitty apartment in Capitol Hill and moved home to live with my mom and eleven-year-old sister. It seemed like a lot of people my age were doing it, so I thought, well, what the hell, why not? Free/cheap rent, cable…
And they’re off! Denver celebrated the Kentucky Derby over the weekend with great hats and strong drinks at quite a few public parties, and The Bar Car welcomed its equine enthusiasts with both a hat contest and a pizza-eating competition. Continue reading for a few highlights from Saturday, and visit…
You could make many different arguments in support of which historical staple of the Kentucky Derby is the best, and mint juleps and the actual race probably tie for a close second. But let’s face it: The winners of this race are the hats — huge, glorious and often feathered…
Fans of The Crow rejoiced back in 2008, when we heard that it would be up for a remake. (For the two or three of you who didn’t see the movie or read the graphic comic-book series, it’s about a gothy-hot dead man with eyeliner who returns from the grave…
#72: Matt Scobey Matt Scobey is a practical artist and jack-of-all-trades creative with a jones for graphic design, illustration, hand-lettering, whimsical puzzles and patterns, and grassroots collaborative projects. Some of those collaborations have been with the art collective Bored of Directors, others with underground publications, art museums and film festivals…
The long-awaited autobiographical comedy Maron has finally arrived on IFC, bringing all the anxiety, self-loathing and standup comedy wisdom of this podcasting pioneer into the homes of normal folks (i.e. non-comedy nerds), who were surely forced to watch its premiere by their sycophantic boyfriends. And I gotta say…it’s not great…
Most fans will know author Rory Freedman as co-author of the best-selling Skinny Bitch, a lifestyle book disguised as a diet book. Now she’s back to expand on her philosophy about animals in Beg: A Radical New Way of Regarding Animals. And to some people, it will seem radical. We…
Hats were prominent this past weekend, whether over-the-top, Kentucky Derby style or straw sombreros. Even so, wordsmith and jester Bradley Mccollough was a standout with his fancy felt hat, his favorite accessory. Continue reading to find out where he shops, how comedy influences his style, and even what he keeps…
Civic Center Park was filled with color and culture over the weekend during the city’s annual Cinco de Mayo celebration. The all-day event featured food, dancers, costumes and chihuahua races among other festivities — and photographer Danielle Lirette stopped by to capture the action. Continue reading for a few highlights,…
May the 4th be with you! Over the weekend, local fans celebrated Star Wars Day at Deer Pile with a costume party so fun even a few Trekkies showed their faces. Continue reading for a few highlights from the night, and visit our full slide show for more photos. See…
The weekend’s beautiful weather provided a pleasant change in scenery for First Friday in the Santa Fe Arts District over the weekend, and Westword’s Christopher Morgan stopped by to capture the sunny scenes. Continue reading for a few highlights, and visit our full First Friday slide show for more photos…
The Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company has just announced its upcoming season, the eighth for this troupe, and it’s an intriguing one that includes three regional premieres and one significant capture: And the Sun Stood Still, a play about Copernicus and his struggle to publish On the Revolutions of the Heavenly…
Anyone who’s familiar with the 1974 version of The Great Gatsby with Robert Redford should recognize the scenes and shots from trailers for the 2013 version, which opens Friday with Leonardo DiCaprio. Here, in animated GIFs, are shot-by-shot comparisons from the 1974 version and the 2013 version — which will…
Less than four months after it opened inside Loveland’s Suede Events Center, Wildflower Cabaret was forced to pack up its programming after a falling-out with the owner of the space. Wildflower founders John Seaberry and Sky Cash walked away with heavy hearts and a serious financial loss. But the couple…
Forty years after it was made, viewers are still split over Lindsay Anderson’s 1973 picaresque O Lucky Man!, the second of three films the British satirist made with Malcolm McDowell, who’d already garnered recognition for handling a difficult role as the sociopathic hooligan Alex in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange…
With Red Moon, noted author Benjamin Percy dives into genre fiction with a story about werewolves that live among us, feared and reviled and relegated to the fringes of society. The book fuses literary muscle to a skeleton of horror to create a rare breed of werewolf novel that offers…
Experience jaw-dropping emotions without dropping a dime this week. From learning to be a more productive worker and eating free pastries at Denver Coworking Week events to appreciating art and delving into nature at PlatteForum’s newest art offering to terrifying yourself at a screening of the original Texas Chain Saw…
