You don’t need a lot of words to say a lot. For proof, check out these finalists for the short-short fiction contest sponsored by the Aspen Writers Foundation and Esquire. Entries were limited to 78 words, in honor of Esquire’s seventy-eighth birthday; they’re called “Aspens,” in honor of the other…
Denver’s not generally known for its old-world charm. We’ve gone straight from cowtown to modern city, it seems, and even our perception of “old-fashioned” has been contemporized for an urban audience. At Christmastime, though, there’s at least one tradition here that’s fiercely old-world, and that’s the come-and-go Christkindl Market, which…
Shop ’til you’re dropped! The all-consuming holiday chaos at malls — including one in nearby Falcon — captured in “Black Friday 2001: A soul-crushing compilation of humanity at its worst,” prompted this from Coco: Protests in Tahrir Square, tramplings in Walmart. No wonder the rest of the world hates America!…
It’s a non-holiday holiday today, and as such we thought we’d shine a light on the Papa John’s delivery driver and glow-dart blower Warren Hammond of Boulder. Hammond, umm, blew it, on the Late Show with David Letterman earlier this month. Watch the video below to see what we mean…
It’s Black Friday in America. When flat-screen TV’s at deep discounts cause annual madness. It’s like that scene in 28 Days Later, when a cluster of people become infected with rage and turn on one another like mindless flesh-craving monsters. Here’s a compilation of videos from today, Black Friday 2011…
When Meghan Throckmorton opened her tiny boutique Rakun, situated in a little house on the far northern edge of the Art District on Santa Fe, on First Friday in June, she knew it was a gamble; six months later, she’s still there, but not without wishing for more of the…
The photographs in Colorado Uncovered — a new book by photographer Darrell Pierson and his wife, Sherry Whitney, which places naked models before both manmade and natural landmarks in this state — can inspire lengthy study. But despite the inspired staging, the photos themselves were taken very quickly. After all,…
This weekend is all about one thing: spending. But we have a crazy idea: Don’t. We dare you. Those holiday gifts will all be there waiting at the stores after Black Friday and Saturday and Sunday. Promise. So instead of breaking your bank on buying a whole lot of manufactured…
If you also hate the holidays, you may enjoy professional smart-ass Adam Carolla’s one-man show on Sunday, December 4 at the Paramount Theatre. We have a pair of tickets to give away. Details below…
I’ve seen the Denver Center Theatre Company’s production of A Christmas Carol more than once, and as someone who was brought up on a diet of Mr. Magoo, Reginald Owen, that nice thick novel by Charles Dickens and, later, Bill Murray in Scrooged, I never tire of it: Well-played by…
Roller derby isn’t just a very entertaining spectacle, it’s a real athletic endeavor — as anyone who saw the national WFTDA championships earlier this month at the 1stBank Center could tell you. Or just listen to Pet Scoop: Despite the crazy names and eccentric themes, roller derby is definitely a…
Stuffing turkey and mashed potatoes in your face is an American tradition on Thanksgiving. But this year, you can also try something new by participating in an Eastern tradition: yoga. Whole Yoga is offering a special Thanksgiving morning class to unwind and get some light exercise before a busy day…
Colorado Inside Out, the public-affairs roundtable that Colorado Public Television (then KBDI) launched twenty years ago, takes a look at current events every week. And once a year, it takes a very long look back at far-from-current events, in a program that sends the panelists into the past. These annual…
Fresh Art Studios has had the same name for a while, but photographer Terri Bell wanted to bring new awareness to the venue, so the resident artists, including three new ones, are putting up Fresh Art for the Holidays. “It’s a big open house, and everyone is cordially invited,” Bell…
Downtown Denver gets its holiday switch flipped tonight as the City and County Building, Union Station, the 16th Street Mall and various other spots light up for the city’s Grand Illumination ceremony. We”re talking big bulb numbers: Nearly 900,000 lights will be strung from rooftop to lamppost in this annual…
The new partnership between the dance company Control Group and the LIDA Project theater troupe at the spanking-new Laundry on Lawrence might not make a ripple in the mainstream cultural world, but it does suggest an auspicious team-up on the alternative plane, especially in Denver, where fringe-y performance isn’t the…
You can always expect something a little out of the ordinary from Andrew Novick, whose Gimme Gimme Pillow Toast pop-up store popped open again earlier this fall at the mid-century emporium Mod Livin’. As always, GGPT is swimming with Asian pop imports and Gothic Lolita-wear, but at least for today,…
In tough economic times, there’s safety in numbers for independent boutiques showcasing local artists and designers: That’s the thinking behind Denver Independent Boutiques, a new, small and growing congregation of retail entrepreneurs launched recently by Meghan Throckmorton of Rakun, a Santa Fe Drive boutique with a local focus. It’s an…
Matt Stone and Trey Parker clearly aren’t keen on letting people produce Cannibal! The Musical, the first project they worked on together back when they were at the University of Colorado in 1993 — but apparently if the offer’s right, they’re not totally opposed to it, either. “It’s interesting,” says…
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines: The Rocky Mountain Rod & Custom Show is back for its fifteenth year of celebrating all that’s shiny, chromed-out and whitewalled. Today through Sunday, more than 500 vehicles from across the nation will be at the Colorado Convention Center, along with dozens of auto…
The late Sam Arnold, patriarch of the Fort Restaurant, started the annual Farolito Lighting tradition many years ago, and it’s never gone away, perhaps because its natural simplicity reminds us of the good side of the holidays. There’s a little noshing on cookies and cocoa in the outdoor courtyard, a…
This afternoon, the Boulder Library’s Canyon Theater will be transformed into a 1940s radio studio by the Society for Creative Aging’s community theater group, VIVA. The troupe, made up of actors in their sixties and older, will bring to life Frank Capra’s classic film It’s a Wonderful Life as a…
