My Name Is Mud

In the poem “In Just-,” e.e. cummings described the world as “mud-luscious” and “puddle-wonderful” — words so perfectly befitting MotorStorm’s gorgeously sloppy off-road hijinks, the game’s designers probably had them tacked up on a wall somewhere. And had Cummings paid $60 for MotorStorm, the verbally inventive (and upper-case averse) poet…

Cat’s Turn!

An Anthroplogie dress Cat would like for spring. The Tamarac Square Fashion Project debuts this evening, March 28, so in honor of that, Cat took a little dose of her own questionnaire. If you wanted to know, Cat has answered… See you on the runway at 7 p.m. , 7777…

Contestant #9: Tricia Hoke

Infernalfruit.com Meet Tricia. She likes big Rottie dogs, polkadots and Dr. Suess. What will she send down the runway during the Tamarac Square Fashion Project? Come find out at the kick-off on Wednesday, March 28, at 7 p.m. Name: Tricia Hoke Company name: Potential Fashions Years designing: 7, but I’ve…

Contestant #8: Mona Lucero

Name: Mona Lucero Company name: Mona Lucero Design Boutique Years designing: 24 Bio: Mona Lucero was born in San Francisco but raised in Grand Junction. At the age of four she decided she wanted to be an artist, and in 1983 she received her B.F.A. from the University of Colorado…

Contestant #7: Gino Velardi

We’re already at contestant #7 for the Tamarac Square Fashion Project — just five more to go. Keep track of everyone as we get ready for the big showdown on Wednesday night, March 28, at 7 p.m., when everyone can come and meet the twelve designers and hear what challenge…

Contestant #6: Nancy Sedar Sherman

Nancy Sedar Sherman is on her way to the Fashion Project Tamarac Square. But does she like Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan? Find out below! Name: Nancy Sedar Sherman Company name: Nancy Sedar Designs Years designing: Since high school Bio: Nancy Sedar Sherman is a Denver native. Although she’s lived…

Contestant #5: Deb Henriksen

Give it up for Ms. Equillibrium, our latest victim in the road to Fashion Project Tamarac Square! Name: Deb Henriksen Company name: Equillibrium Clothing Years designing: Organically all my life; as a profession, about 6 years. Bio: Growing up in Naperville, Illinois, Deb Henriksen’s interests were heavily focused on drawing…

Contestant #4: Jose Clark

Name: Jose Clark Company name: I’ll start with “Maclovia” for Private Ladies Couture. (So, ladies look for it in the future… maclovia.com) Years designing: Just one Bio: I have a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and did that for almost eight years. I was doing well, but there was something missing,…

Hell on Wheels

There’s one similarity between Ghost Rider and most video-game movie tie-ins: Get too close to either, and your ass will probably get burned. Though it stars goofy Nic Cage and Sam Elliott sound-alikes, Ghost Rider claims only to be an offshoot of this year’s soul-sucking blockbuster — not a direct…

Contestant #3: Kandyce Hudson

The profiles continue of the twelve designers selected to complete in the Tamarac Square Fashion Project. The winner scores two tickets to New York Fashion Week this fall — which would better than sex for most of the competitors. Name: Kandyce Hudson Company name: Kandyce Kreations and the KMH8 Custom…

Contestant #2: Stephanie Ohnmacht

Meet our second victim in the Tamarac Square Fashion Project rundown. Name: Stephanie Ohnmacht Years designing: Sewing since I was seven. Bio: At seven I was given a beat-up sewing machine, scrap fabric and a license to sew anything I could dream of. Since my sisters on the farm were…

Contestant #1: Armando Thomas Guerra

Shawn Reinoehl In preparation for the March 28 kick off of the Tamarac Square Fashion Project, The Cat’s Pajamas got in touch with each of the finalists and asked them a series of questions about themselves, their views on fashion and random other must-knows (red chili or green chile; Ritter…

The Dirty Dozen

Fashions by Gino Velardi. Cat didn’t think it was possible, but she is judged out. She has nothing snide or snarky left to say. At least for a few days. It wasn’t Fashion Week, a trip to Coyote Ugly or even her brother’s upcoming nuptials that finally wore her down…

Concrete Jungle Gym

Whether it’s slaying dragons in Zelda, zapping aliens in Halo, or inserting foot A into ass B in Virtua Fighter, the best games are the ones that offer some level of wish fulfillment. Grand Theft Auto added “Help yourself to a car” and “Drive it on the sidewalk” to the…

Car Envy

Cat may have found a new obsession: the Hyundai QarmaQ. The concept car, which debuted this week at the Geneva Motor Show, is just a prototype overseas, but it looks super sleek, and the skin is made from recycled plastic. Plus, it has a diesel engine in it, so you…

No Replay for Wii Play

From the newest iPod to the Olsen twins’ collective waistline, the world loves all things mini. The Nintendo Wii embraces this digestible format once again for Wii Play, a collection of nine easy-to-play mini-games that comes bundled with a free Wii controller. However, the result is like a Happy Meal:…

Sew Forth

If you’ve been slacking, then it’s time to get your hands sewing and styling because March 7 is the deadline to enter Tamarac Square’s Fashion Project. The four-week Project Runway-style competion will feature a dozen or so designers each trying to win tickets to fall Fashion Week in New York,…

Virtually Perfect

For the aging video-gamer, nothing’s as sorely missed as the corner arcade. Unlike the family-friendly Dance Dance Revolution discos you see today, classic arcades were seedy little dives tucked into strip malls — dark caves thick with the musty bouquet of cheap carpet and adolescent stench. They were also thick…

Artopia Video

If you missed Lynne Bruning’s fashion show at Artopia, fear not. We have video! Yes, video shot by Vija Rogozina and featuring the extravaganza of black light, pasties, hot pants and fur coats. Meow!…

Artopia Update

Deb Henriksen at Equillibrium just pinged and said that there are photos of the Artopia fashion show over here. It’s a great collection of behind the scenes stuff and actual runway images for both Fabric Lab and Equillibrium. More to come later. Getting ready at Vain for the Equillibrium fashion…

A Fashionble Artopia

This the top Cat paired with Calvin Klein jeans and cowboy boots for her Artopia outfit. If you missed Artopia this year, you missed one hell of a party. At least up on the roof. Except for presenting our annual MasterMind Awards — $4,000 checks to five of the city’s…

Channel Surfing

So you’ve beaten Zelda and can hurl a 90 mph fastball in Wii Sports without shattering your fifty-inch plasma. Now what? It’s time to explore the rest of the “channels” — some of them included with your Wii, and most free to download. Like cable TV, Nintendo’s offerings range from…