Romance and mad science make for strange bedfellows, but what else would you expect from David Cronenberg? When he remade a schlocky, ’50s B-movie The Fly into a modern masterpiece, he put his own spin on both the terrors of science and the relationship at the movie’s center, with gruesome…
Some say October is the month when the veil between the dead and the living vanishes. For movie lovers, this is no rare thing: We’re used to the shadows of the past flickering before our eyes and yesterday’s voices flooding our ears. And not just in horror films; after all,…
“The mindset of punk rockers, artists, hackers — it all boils down to the same thing: Critical thinking,” says Concoctory founder Mar Williams. Her hackerspace recently fused with Cabal Enterprises, a nine-person art cooperative supplying South Broadway with hyper-local art, creativity, and DIY, which is more than a mere hobby…
“Our brick-and-mortar business is focused on allowing a comfortable and inviting location where shoppers can touch and feel excellent-quality, American-made apparel,” says Mark Snipe, owner of Sully & Co., a menswear boutique opening tomorrow at 2443 Elliot Street in up-and-coming Jefferson Park. Snipe is a New Yorker who moved to…
October is a month for costumed ghouls and seasonal melancholy. As the autumnal leaves drift wanly into the dampened streets and crumble under the indifferent feet of passersby, many listless Denverites may find themselves in dire need of a laugh. Fortunately, this October promises a bountiful giggle harvest from Denver’s comedy crops, with the return of some of our most creative local showcases, laudable fundraising efforts, and visits from comic luminaries drifting into town on the tide of several decades’ worth of nostalgia. Though the confluence of sporting seasons means firecer competition for the wandering attention of local entertainment-seekers, comedy is bringing its A-Game this month. Whatever your fancy, Denver comedy is poised to knock the touchdown right out of the park for a ha-ha-hatrick this October.
Artists Ray Tomasso and Regina Benson have been presenting tandem solo shows at Ice Cube for the last few years. This bond didn’t develop because the two do similar work, but because they have certain affinities. First, there are the shared themes — the natural forces in Colorado. Second, each…
Autumn is officially upon us — and so is a cornucopia of events celebrating fall fashion this month. Colorado Fashion Week begins today, with a full wardrobe of events; the Colorado Photographic Arts Center will take over the McNichols Building tomorrow, and that’s just the start of the stylish fun…
The best month to be a geek is here at last. October brings a heady selection of horror movies, costume opportunities and other top-notch opportunities to get our geek on. Between now and Halloween, our city is offering up everything from a literary sci-fi convention to a visit from the…
The Unsinkable Molly Brown is one of the Denver Center Theatre Company’s most ambitious productions in its thirty-year history: The company has spared neither pains nor expense in having Meredith Willson’s 1960 musical reworked and remounted — and the results are impressive. See also: The Unsinkable Margaret Brown Was a…
Ryan Hamilton has been around the block a time or two; the resident of New York City (who grew up in Idaho) was named one of Rolling Stone’s Five Comics to Watch in 2012 and appeared on two seasons of Last Comic Standing, where he gave a good showing. He’ll…
Autumn is off to a leafy start, but local fashionistas are still celebrating Mother Nature with floral prints. This past week we spotted floral prints in several neighborhoods, on both ladies and gentlemen. Read on to learn how to rock the trend yourself, and where to buy floral fashion. See…
If I could pick only one social network to be a part of, it would be Myspace. Not Myspace now, the revamped site for “entertainment” types with its trying-too-hard layout and useless content. No, I’m talking about the Myspace circa 2006, when it was a place where I could find…
Ninox, a new apparel company based in Boulder, is bridging the gap between men’s fashion and technical outerwear. Founders Greg Casals and Allie Thielens have applied their interest in modern design to innovative technological fabrics for a new line launching this fall. They took a few minutes from their busy…
#54: Amy Yetman Amy Yetman knows outdoor markets. Wandering through the big-city craft and flea markets of Boston and Chicago gave her a good idea of the kind of fair she’d like to see in Denver — and she finally realized it was up to her to bring the concept…
The book of poetry penned by Uche Ogbuji that won a 2014 Colorado Book Award is titled Ndewo, Colorado. That name should give you some idea of the gorgeous contradictions between its covers, poetry that pays homage equally to landscape and scientific concepts, penned by a computer engineer and immigrant…
Matt Roesle never thought he would be a jewelry designer. As a mechanical engineer, he set his sights on academic pursuits. It wasn’t until he was proposed to his girlfriend that Rosele tried his hand at using 3D printing. “I wanted to make a wedding ring and I wanted something…
Taste of Iceland brought yarn-storming fanatic Linda Björk Eiríksdóttir all the way from trendy Reykjavík to Denver, to help local knitters and other fiber-graffitists beautify the trees in Civic Center Park with knitted blocks and squares and toadstools, all on a lovely Saturday afternoon. Photographer Danielle Lirette snapped these images…
Breckenridge resident, women’s right activist and avid cyclist Shannon Galpin (whose adventures we featured in the July 2012 cover story, “Peak Performance”) has quite the story to tell in her just-released autobiographical tale, Mountain to Mountain: A Journey of Adventure and Activism for the Women of Afghanistan, which chronicles the…
This week, you can mix your bedtime reading with explorations of beer-making and improving health through medical marijuana, or just enjoy an old-fashioned open-mic poetry reading at the Arvada Center. Keep reading for the details. See also: A Sense of Multidiscipline: Albert Chong: The Photomosaics/Mark Amerika Book Release…
You can find art all over town — not just on gallery walls. In this series, we’ll be looking at some of the local artists who serve up their work in coffeehouses and other non-gallery businesses around town. “I’m obviously inspired by film,” says freelance artist Kaitlin Ziesmer, who paints…
The chill is in the air. It’s not too bad yet, but it’s coming. So why not exercise both your brain and your civic duty — while enjoying warm cookies and beer? That’s just the start of the worthwhile activities in town this week — many of them free, and…
If you have been anywhere near the Internet in the past week, you’ve probably heard about Ello, a new social networking site that’s still in the Beta stage. But it’s picked up a lot of steam as Facebook users started jumping ship after Facebook announced its “real name” policy –…
