Today is the 9th annual international observance of Go Skateboarding Day, a Summer Solstice celebration that’s just our style. The skater holiday was originally created as a marketing ploy by the International Association of Skateboard Companies, but has since been embraced by public skateparks and independent skate shops everywhere. It’s…
Maybe it’s the the perpetual heat stroke-induced daze, but there’s something about summer that causes people to do things that are even dumber than the stuff they normally do. Case in point, this video, wherein a young man who probably needs more to do with his time ends up smacking…
There was lots of stuff to do this weekend in and around PrideFest (see our awesome people slide show and parade coverage of the leather contingent), but we took to shopping for all of the gay wares our little hearts desired. Here’s the deal with PrideFest swag: If you wanna…
There’s a lot of random stuff to see along the narrow strip of middle America that is I-80 — Buffalo Bill’s Ranch and a generous handful of RV parks, for example — but the crown jewel of that stretch of road is most certainly the I-80 Truck Stop in Walcott,…
When the Arvada Center’s new production of Hairspray officially opens tomorrow night, Everyone, but everyone, will be checking out the costumes. That’s because Denver hero Mondo Guerra designed them, putting his way with fresh and professional looks to the test. And besides, if Mondo wasn’t meant to design costumes for…
It’s the second-longest day of the year today, and not just because, like Garfield, you hate Mondays — it’s because it’s the Summer Solstice tomorrow, so literally. And while solstices (solsti?) are generally holidays for pagan hippies who celebrate them by dancing around flaming pentagrams and guzzling hard cider and…
Over the weekend, we caught news of a reservoir in Portland being drained after a man was caught pissing in it, which sounds like something of a joke headline, but the whole thing is in fact very serious — so serious that it’s costing taxpayers $36,000. In light of this…
I came. I saw. I marched. I made an obscene gesture at some rowdy Christians. And then I tripped, fell on my ass and twisted the shit out of my ankle. But it was all for a good cause: I marched in the Denver PrideFest Parade with the leather contingent…
Anyone who has ever been blocked in while trying to drop off a passenger knows there are plenty of dicks at Denver International Airport. And anyone who has followed Westword knows that there are plenty of conspiracy theories about the place as well — many, many theories. But those aren’t…
It’s official: For the first time since 1997, Arapahoe Basin has enough snow on the slopes to stay open on weekends through the 4th of July. As of this morning the ski area is reporting a mid-mountain base of 50 inches and, get this, about a half an inch of…
Green Lantern, starring Ryan Reynolds, the world’s leading collector of failed superhero franchise leads, opens today. Reynolds plays Hal Jordon, a fearless test pilot who’s chosen to become part of an intergalactic peacekeeping force called the Green Lanterns. They use their power rings to harness the green energy of “willpower”…
Books, says Alicia Bailey of Abecedarian Gallery, are by nature interactive, so it’s ironic that the often delicate handmade books she usually exhibits can’t be handled too much. But when the two small shows Interactive Artifact and Music Bo(o)x open tonight with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m., the…
Leeroy Jenkins is back! The World of Warcraftvideo game character (and the local gamer behind him Ben Schulz) shot to international super-stardom thanks to a 2005 viral video. While the psycho-warrior has been quiet for a few years, he’ll be charging into the limelight tomorrow, June 18, from 5 to…
It goes without saying that every LGBT bar and club in town will be overflowing this weekend with beer busts and boot scoots and just plain wild celebratin’ of the imbibing kind. Check into your favorite, and you’ll be well taken care of. But where do you go to see…
Snow’s out for the summer! Today is opening day at the Breckenridge Peak 8 Fun Park, where a $65 all-day pass ($32 for kids) buys unlimited access to the Gold Runner Coaster, SuperSlide, SuperPutt, Mountain Bike Park, Colorado SuperChair, Rockpile Climbing Wall, Mineshaft Maze, SuperBungee Trampoline, Gemstone Panning, and Ripperoo’s…
LucasFilm has had a long and storied past dealing with fans, which is a large chunk of what the film The People vs. George Lucas, which is screening this weekend at Denver FilmCenter, deals with. When fans first started making films inspired by Star Wars, LucasFilm quickly started sending out…
Caution. Objects may appear smaller in rear-view mirror. Anthony Weiner has left the building, resigning after the mounting pressure built up to the point that it exploded out of containment. But that doesn’t mean that American men can’t take away some lessons from this saga of a congressional member…
Ever since MTV announced in February that Beavis and Butt-Head would return to television, we’ve been getting more and more stoked for the comeback of these cherished cartoon cretins. In anticipation of the redo, which is slated for this summer, we take a look at four more ’90s TV shows…
When Amelia Deleon set out to attract new clients to her Stranded Jewelry collection, she went with a hands-on approach. The jewelry maker currently sells her wares at craft and fashion markets around Denver, but predominantly works out of her home. But she also wanted the broader reach offered by…
The spectacle of cats doing tricks is pretty impressive, but the really astounding feat is that anyone could coerce a cat — nature’s most indignant house pet — into doing tricks at all. Nevertheless, that is the trick accomplished by the (we’re assuming) incredibly persistent Samantha Martin, who brings her…
While most of us will be enjoying our Saturday by getting rowdy at the Westword Music Showcase, that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of fun activities to get thrifty with around the rest of the city. Well, provided you’re into things like Pride Fest, Star Wars, yoga, dance parties and…
With the Colorado Rockies mired in a weeks-long slump, there are fewer and fewer reasons to go the ballpark in the heat of the summer. But just because the product on the field is suffering doesn’t mean the product at the gates is doing the same. We’re talking about promos…
