Billiards is one of the few sports that’s as taxing on a computer screen as it is in real life. It’s played in pubs, after all, and its legendary star was named “Fats.” Unfortunately, most virtual billiards games are behind the 8-ball in terms of quality, with poor physics and…
Grab your hairpins, seamed stockings, peep toe pumps and work the 1940’s revival. And thank Christ, because my legs are officially numb from stuffing myself into narrow pants for four months. All the major magazines and fashionistas are highlighting the return to subdued sexy. Embrace the knee length, form-fitting pencil…
The eighth Target GO designer, Alice Temperley, has arrived! Grab your nearly maxed out credit cards, throw on your highest stilettos and get your asses to Target. Seriously, GO! Approximately every six to seven weeks, Target employs the talent of top designers to design affordable and chic clothing for fabulous…
I am all for individual expression, but there comes a point in a fashionista’s life when she must put her well-manicured foot down and say no. No more teeny, tight, stone washed shorts, white tights with lace on the bottom. And please, for the love of Christ, put the Lycra…
In space, no one can hear you scream, Jumpin Jesus, this is one of the greatest games ever! But that doesnt mean you wont try during Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Hard-core gamers know Metroids star, bounty-hunter babe Samus Aran, has been kicking ass since 1986 — back when Lara Croft…
While I’ve never been much of a fan of the elaborate updos seen at the Emmys and Oscars, there is definitely something to be said for the stars walking the red carpet with flowing, beautifully arranged, “natural” looking hair. However, whenever I try to achieve this look, my curly, frizziness-prone…
Typically, first-person shooters are a lot like virtual shooting galleries: Great fun, yes, but not exactly thought-provoking. So it’s nice when an FPS comes along that’s trying to be something more — and even better when it actually succeeds. Sometimes you know it in the first few minutes. Take Half-Life:…
The First Friday gallery extravaganza is tonight, and if you have a tendency to arrive on Santa Fe a little late to get your fill of cutting-edge art and culture, as I do, this time you have an excuse to get started late. Art in the City will hold a…
Funny how gaming’s most epic genre — the role-playing game — often feels the most limited in scope. After all, how many times can we traverse a medieval land, defeat the orcs, rescue the girl, save the world, and level up along the way? Never enough times would be the…
Remember sitting at your mother’s vanity when you were little and playing with all of her pretty potions and beautifully arranged cosmetics? Yeah, neither do I. My mom always had a drawer full of half-used eyeshadows, blushes and lipsticks thrown haphazardly together. And I haven’t done much better, as most…
The next-gen consoles are sexy as hell, but it’s not all bad being the reigning “last-gen” champ either. With more than 100 million PlayStation 2 consoles sold, software companies can afford to be a little adventurous — after all, even if their game appeals to only 1 percent of that…
The first worthwhile online-compatible game for the Wii has finally arrived. And in at least one way, Mario Strikers Charged is just like real soccer: Sometimes it scores, and sometimes it’s just a kick in the balls. The sequel to Super Mario Strikers, Mario Strikers Charged continues the Nintendo tradition…
If you love making fashion, it’s time to crawl out from behind your sewing machine, because the Denver Public Library and Fabric Lab are teaming up for “Frock Out Denver: Independent Designers Challenge and Runway Show.” Twelve designers will be accepted for this year’s challenge, and the winner will receive…
Don’t forget: The final installment of the Riverfront Park Fashion Series is tonight, Thursday, August 16. It runs from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the base of the Millennium Bridge, and tickets are $30 for general admission, $40 for a reserved catwalk seat. The clothes are being presented by Garbarini,…
Thank you Fashionista for these amazing images from Italian Vogue. And Cat couldn’t agree with you more: These are “a great example of dry, black humor, spoofing the downfall of blonde Vuittoned junkies, and yanking us back to reality with a good silent smirk.”…
Ask a random person five years ago what Sudoku was, and you’d be lucky if they mumbled something about Japanese ritual suicide. But go down any supermarket’s magazine aisle today, and you’ll find whole racks stuffed with cheapie newsprint books full of the addictive puzzles. People can’t get enough. They…
Last week Cat trashed the new SoapNet show Fashionista Diaries. Yet she watched it again this week. What does it say about Cat that she’s compelled to watch an implosion in the making. Yowza. Before we get to the episode though, a shout out to Intern Rachel (pictured above), who…
Stupid video-game logic, rule no. 154: When thousands of fugly, bloodthirsty aliens take over a spaceship, it’s best to send in a lone woman with a flamethrower. That’s the entire plot of Alien Syndrome, a pseudo sequel to Sega’s 1987 “run ‘n’ gun” arcade game of the same name. And…
You’ll remember that Cat was all about the cowboy boots last week. Well, when she got this news, she almost had to kick someone. And still might, if she can figure out who it is she ought to be kicking. Can it really be that Santa Fe has gotten so…
The Denver Public Library and The Fabric Lab have embarked on a cool new event: Frock Out Denver. As part of the library’s Fresh City Life program, they’re trying to bring our local designers to greater heights of attention. How are they doing this, you ask? Well, here are the…
So Cat is just perptually late this week. She needs to go back to Sunday, apparently, and start all over again. Anyway, here are her picks for Cheap and Chic Monday, but on Wednesday. Top row, left to right: Kenneth Cole Pumpkin Pie from Piperlime $45 Very cute with tights…
Claire Danes looks amazing on Vogue’s weekly best-dressed list. But she’s one of the few. Check out the entire fashion train wreck here…
