Michael Moore’s new film, Sicko, has refocused attention on America’s health-care system, an enormous mess most officials lack the political will to tackle. But a former executive is eager to offer his diagnosis: ex-Colorado governor Dick Lamm, whose new book, Condition Critical: A New Moral Vision for Health Care (co-written…
It’s an age-old lovers’ conundrum: You want to gastronomically spice things up with your significant other, but lately your kitchen creations have been less than romantically inspired. Doing the whole Lady and the Tramp pasta-slurp thing is so passé. Sushi is sexy, but not when you have to make it…
When Urban Peak first opened its doors in 1988 to shelter homeless youth, those doors were to a church and revealed a harbor of cots. Since then, Urban Peak has come to stand solidly and sustainably on its own two feet, offering kids both shelter and access to an array…
Men, I have an unfortunate news flash for you: When my girlfriends and I get together for some one-on-one time, we do not have pillow fights in bras, panties and heels. And we don’t always have time to indulge in a bubble bath while ridding our legs of unwanted hair,…
We can’t all be professional motorcycle adventurers. And even if we could, we wouldn’t be able to compete with the inimitable Dr. Gregory Frazier, who’s circumnavigated the globe — solo, by motorcycle — four times. But that doesn’t mean we should give up entirely. In honor of today (Ride to…
The annual Colorado Irish Festival kicks off tonight, proving once again that practically everybody’s got a little Irish in them — or wishes they had. “It’s going to be kind of like a TGIF party, Irish-style,” explains the fest’s Pat McCullough. Get there early (admission is free from 5 to…
Paul and Pifuka Hardt of RiNo’s so-hip P Design Gallery are in a tizzy. She’s pregnant, they’re in the process of expanding their showroom, and they’re preparing for a new show that’s near and dear to their hearts: an all-Colorado home-furnishings design fest showcasing about ten or so companies —…
Have you ever been driving and just never, ever wanted to stop? Even with gas at three bucks a gallon, the increasingly expensive open road means more to us than just so much distance from point A to point B. In a kind of pointillist fashion, Tales From the Great…
Thursday, July 12 Beauty Bar and Lingerie Show Stop by DC10 for the free champagne and $5 spa services from Shear Productions, then stay for the free drinks (for ladies) and the lingerie fashion show. Just be sure to look fabulous. DC10 940 Lincoln Street Beauty Bar: 6 to 8…
Colorado College associate professor Lián Amaris Sifuentes gets ready for her date. Photo by Casey Kelbaugh for The New York Times. How long does it take you to get ready for a date? An hour? Three? How about 72? Colorado College associate professor Lián Amaris Sifuentes just finished a performance-art…
It’s wedding season, and that means the conundrum of what to buy for a bride and groom who already have everything — or a bride and groom whom you want to surprise with something more than a Target gift card…
Chanel’s (left) and Gerald Watelet’s interpretation of the hooker boot. Images via Elle.com. With both Chanel and Gerald Watelet showing thigh highs at the fall Paris couture collections, it makes Cat wonder if we’re going to see the resurgence of the hooker boot. Certainly Cat isn’t opposed: Cat had the…
Last night Cat checked out an advance screening of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which opens everywhere on Wednesday, July 11. Security was tight – they took everyone’s cell phones, iPods, Blackberries, etc. and put them in sealed bags you had to retrieve after the film –…
Cat’s friend Stacy is in town, so she only had time to scout two dresses for Cheap and Chic Monday. Still, either would be a good investment. The black is a perfect dinner and cocktails dress (it’s also in gold for the brave among us), and the sundress comes from…
Click here for a slide show of the evening. On Friday night, July 6, The Fabric Lab celebrated its fifth birthday by throwing Glorification — guerilla fashion shows parading down the streets and in the galleries open for First Friday. Even though a lot of passersby thought it was performance…
Photos by Taylor Sullivan Tran Wills is a hard person to keep up with. Between the multitude of fashion shows that she has her hands in, running her locals-only boutique The Fabric Lab with her husband, Josh, and keeping up with her three kids, it’s a wonder that she can…
Cat is just in a picture mood today. Fashionologie sent her over to the French Vogue website, where the good people there have posted some of the advertisements we can expect in our fall fashion mags — you know the ones that double as weapons of mass destruction? Anway, here’s…
It’s post Fourth of July, and Cat is still recovering from too much green chile, tequilla and menudo, so enjoy yet some more pretty pictures. This time from Wednesday’s showings at the fall/winter 2007 Paris Haute Couture shows. (Photos courtsey of Elle.com; click on the images for slide shows of…
This is either great — or terrifying — news: A Sex and the City movie is happening, with Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis all participating. Variety is reporting that the squabbles of a few years ago — when Cattrall wanted the same money and power…
One of the best field trips of my high-school career in the Chicago ‘burbs was to the city’s Briar Street Theatre to see the Blue Man Group. I don’t remember details of the show any longer, just the sensory overload. Neon and black light. Drumming, lots of drumming. And the…
With songs like “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” “Silver Bells” and “Winter Wonderland” dancing through your head, aren’t you ready for a silent night by the time New Year’s kisses roll around? Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret, 1601 Arapahoe Street, has the answer for all you holiday humbuggers who would rather choke…
Transformers twiddles its big, fat, stupid robotic thumbs for the better part of two hours before jabbing them into your eye socket and finger-fucking your brain in the last twenty minutes. Yes! It’s torture enough waiting for the iPhone and the second coming of Jesus without wondering when, exactly, this…
