As anyone who has ever played Dungeons and Dragons can attest, tabletop role-playing comes with a lot of rules. Getting through an adventure can mean wading through thousands of pages of them — in bestiaries, player handbooks and other hefty tomes. It’s a problem that gamers Chris Matney and Evan…
On Christmas Eve, while some folks gathered ’round the tree, Denver’s hip, young Jewish crowd bellied up to the bar — and a treasury of video games and pinball machines — at the 1up Colfax for an evening celebration of a different sort. Photographer Brandon Marshall was there to catch…
In just over a week, 2014 will come to a close. That means it’s time for that most joyous of traditions — the year-end list! Everywhere you turn, lists of the best, the worst, the most and the least are springing up, informing you about all the cool shit that…
If you’ve spent any time on Brighton Boulevard in the last few years, then you know there’s art happening there. A lot, actually. Since it opened almost a decade ago, Rhinoceropolis and its neighboring venue, Glob, have put hundreds of bands, performances, festivals and films before all-ages crowds in Denver…
Editor’s note: It’s time to put 2014 into the history books and look forward to 2015 — but not before one last bash to kick off the transition in style, something you can plan with our New Year’s Eve Guide listings. Do you have even bigger plans for the coming…
In 2014 the women of Denver pulled out all the stops with their street style. We spotted these fashionistas on campus, at shows and events, on their way to work, even waiting for Lady Gaga. Feast your eyes on the ten best womenswear looks of the past twelve months. See…
For some, it can be scary to finally decide to get a tattoo. Where do you even start? When it comes to researching a shop, its name is probably the first thing you’ll come by–whether you hear it from a friend or you find it on social media. So tattoo…
Tsigereda Gugia has been designing since she was a seven-year-old girl in Ethiopia. She moved to the United States for college, and now will showcase her latest designs on Saturday, December 20 at Gazelle Model’s Dress to Impress fashion show and clothing sale at the Cherry Creek Hilton Garden Inn,…
Have you ever received an obscene phone call? Deep breathing, moans or lewd suggestions intruding on your otherwise unremarkable day? I have, and it is fucking creepy, even for a guy. My obscene caller was a woman, and she propositioned me for some pretty weird shit, in graphic detail. Despite…
No matter how big the TV your Xbox is plugged into, it can’t compete with the grandeur of a full-sized movie theater. But from noon to 6 p.m. this Saturday, Denver gamers will have the chance to play their favorite titles on Sie FilmCenter’s larger-than-life screen at the Colorado Video…
African tradition meets Colorado style on Thursday, December 18 at Beacons Community Creative Space, where Prud Collective will host an Ethical Fashion launch of its new spring 2015 line with a pop-up shop, cocktails and a fashion show. Prud founder Dacia McPherson’s love of American, Japanese and Scandinavian styles are…
Back in the late ’90s, when I was preparing to rent my first apartment, there were three things on my list that the potential home had to have: it had to be in Capitol Hill, I had to be able to smoke cigarettes in the place, and it had to…
Menswear is often reduced to an afterthought or side note in many department stores. But fortunately for fashionable men in the Mile High City, there are definite exceptions to that rule here. Keep reading for our top five menswear boutiques in metro Denver. See also: Twelve Holiday Markets for Last-Minute…
It’s never too late to find everything from local fashion to goat-cheese pastries, so don’t lose hope if you haven’t finished your shopping. Read on for a list of the best places to do it in style. See also: Photos: Old World Treasures and Warm Treats at the Christkindl Market…
Like it or not, Christmas is creeping up, and in the consumer paradise we call the USA, that means you better be buying stuff for the people you love if you want them to keep loving you back. Toys for the little ones are the easy part of it –…
Shelly Rewinkle has been in the Denver beauty business for 25 years, first as the owner of Gränd Salon and then adding City Salon a year and a half ago. But as the business grew, she decided it was time to merge the two salons and centralize services. “We started…
This week the color red is appearing everywhere from holiday parties to fashion markets and even on the streets. The color adds a jolt of energy to any outfit. We spotted some red-hot pants, flannels and sweaters, just to name a few fiery fashion items. See also: On Trend: Fur…
If I could have one and only one social network from any time in the history of the Internet, I would choose Twitter. Keep in mind, I’m saying this as a person who thought about writing a book about how awesome MySpace was in its heyday of the early 2000s…
“I’ve always been fascinated with antiques,” says Tara Dover. “In my early twenties I got into vintage clothing, and ever since then both my life and style have never been the same.” And over the past few years, her fascination has really taken off, with first online sales of La…
If you’re looking for Old World charm and a really big pretzel, the Christkindl Market is open for business in Skyline Park daily through December 23, with vendors, twinkling lights and a beer garden. Photographer Ken Hamblin brought back these images and more from the miniature German Christmas village. See…
People marking a 40th birthday are usually dealing with wider hips, wrinkles and gray hair. But there’s one gal who still looks puuuurfect: Hello Kitty. The cartoon powerhouse first hit the streets of Japan in 1974. Now she’s celebrating her birthday in style with a new book called Hello Kitty,…
Fashion blogger Kelly Heneberry has gone from changing her clothes five times a day as a little girl to sharing her take on the Denver lifestyle and fashion on her blog, Love’s the Journey. Fresh from her recent appearance on the Meredith Vieira Show, Heneberry took a break from blogging…
