Piñata accident: Your moment of lulz

You’ve got to hand it to Mexicans: Those folks know how to get down. Besides Cinco de Mayo last weekend — probably the greatest party of the year — they also invented the piñata, which, with its injury-prone combination of dizziness, blindfolds, probable drunkenness and a wildly swinging blunt object,…

Comment of the day: You forgot one

Last week, America tracked down and killed Osama bin laden, thus proving to everyone that America is the greatest country in the world — and then we inexplicably tossed his body into the ocean, thus assuring that nobody will ever really believe that we really tracked down and killed Osama…

Denver cop Greg Peoples to appear on Who Wants to be a Millionaire tonight

Now in its roughly one-millionth year, Who Wants to be a Millionaire is still going strong, although it’s a little different now than it was before you probably stopped paying attention. For one thing, original host Regis Philbin is long gone, replaced by Meredith Vieira, who, disconcertingly, kind of resembles…

Our Commercial Culture: Dodge gets trans-historical

What do violin music, blacksmiths, preserving a family name and claims of undying love all have in common? They’re all things of the past; all things culture has decided we can happily live without. But the Dodge Charger is a thing outside of time; a constant beacon of badass in…

Debate points: The Pride gets a free discussion panel tonight

Solve one set of problems, get another. That’s the central theme of Alexi Kaye Campbell’s The Pride, now playing at the Paragon Theatre, which takes a look at the relationships of three characters transposed onto different eras: In 1958, Oliver, Philip and Sylvia struggle as the two men, one closeted…

Beltania: a Maypole travelogue

The annual weekend-long celebration of ancient May Day traditions left attendees refreshed and rejuvenated — and exhausted from a weekend of running around in the sun and dancing around a fire at night. Maybe that’s a paradox, but if you attended the “20 Laws of Magic” workshop, you’d know this:…

Photos: The White Trash Derby Bash

One hundred years from now, if anthropologists were to use these photos from Saturday’s White Trash Derby Bash to try to determine the cultural meaning of the term “White Trash,” they would probably conclude that it involves the drinking of lagers and a lot of sleeveless shirts. Conceived for the…

Comment of the day: Saw a mountain lion

Back in the days when Show and Tell was still an outdoor adventure blog called On the Edge, writer Ted Alvarez brought us an interesting post about how mountain lions in Colorado are increasingly moving through urban areas. And as proof that nothing on the interenets ever dies, more than…

Today in Stoke: Last chance to register for the Adventure Xstream Series

Regular old marathons, triathlons and century rides not grueling enough for you? The Adventure Xstream Series comes to Colorado on May 14 for AXS Buena Vista, and registration ($135-$235 depending on the race option) is still open through May 11. The event will send competitors whitewater kayaking, mountain biking, trail…

First Friday: Seven things to do and see on the artwalk

With blue skies predicted for the next few days, there ain’t no way First Friday won’t be sprouting artwalkers like dandelions. Spring is here, the art is good and the art districts are alive with the breath of things to come. Here are a few of our First Friday picks…

Hobo with a Shotgun is this week’s most ridiculous trailer

They just don’t make ’em like they used to. Well, actually, they just don’t make as many of them as they used to, but when it comes to vigilante/exploitation B-flicks, apparently, it turns out they make ’em exactly like they used to. Case in point: Hobo with a Shotgun, the…

Tonight: The No Pants Party is exactly what it sounds like

Hopefully you’re familiar with the concept of no pants; between the New York subway rides (or Denver Light Rail rides), the drunken college parties and the official observation of No Pants Day on the first Friday of each May, you’d have to be seriously remiss in your pants-related news responsibilities…

Comment of the day: Joel Warner’s night moves are shady

This summer, don’t forget that it is important to hold onto at least one thing you’ve got, because it does matter if it makes it or not: The 88-Drive-In Theatre needs you to stay alive. So says Joel Warner, who, in his post about the 88 Drive-In yesterday, makes an…