No one can accuse zombies of getting the short end of the pop-culture stick, but let’s be real: They can only get more ridiculous. With Kill! Kill! Or Die!, the undead meme reaches the natural next stage — and a physical one — when it’s reborn as a rock opera…
Dan Rollman’s interest in setting world records began when he was ten years old and got his first copy of the Guinness Book of World Records. He loved the idea of someday becoming the world’s best at something, but when he looked into it, he discovered that there’s a lot…
It’s okay to be afraid of opera; lots of people are. But here’s the thing: Opera with a drink (or two, or three) in you is a whole different thing. New Yorker Eve Orenstein of Opera on Tap, which started in Manhattan and is slowly expanding to cities across the…
No trains are pulling up to Union Station these days, but there are still trains chugging along inside the station — in the basement, where two clubs will be showing off their layouts at Model Railroad Open Houses tonight. The 76-year-old Colorado Midland Railway is operated by the Denver Society…
Eating, more or less, is the hallmark of the holidays (not to mention a cornerstone of the e-card industry) — Thanksgiving, in particular. So, whether your family-time is a drunken-uncle disaster, a Leave it to Beaver affair or something in between, at least you have some turkey, gravy and mashed…
If your favorite part of any skate or snowboard video is seeing people fall down and get hurt, then we’ve got a treat for you: This week, we found three locally-produced clips full of brutal bails, courtesy of the new Royal Stain H-DTS Down to Skate promo, Never Summer Smash!…
Colorado Uncovered, a new book of photographs by Darrell Pierson, shows models stripped down everywhere from the Colorado Convention Center to Mesa Verde National Park. “Most women would rather be photographed as works of art than pinups,” says Sherry Whitney, explaining the origins of Body Photage, the company she started…
To look at the faces carved into the old tree trunk at Sloan’s Lake Park playground, you wouldn’t think any pain was associated with the project — the faces smile widely, laughing as children use them to climb to the top of the stump. Yet, sculptor Corrina Espinosa created the…
Time ran out last week for Adam Leech on Kickstarter.com. The Colorado Springs entrepreneur known for his vintage clothing and collectibles store, Leechpit, had been trying to raise a large sum of money to complete his documentary, A Nickel and a Nail: The Original Hobo Nickel Story…
As we prepare for the commercial holiday that follows a little thing called Thanksgiving, the debate over whether stores should begin opening at midnight on Black Friday is raging. But when and where did Black Friday come from? What does it really mean? We asked Darrin Duber-Smith, Marketing Professor at…
With many of us surrounded by family and a huge, high-pressure meal to cook, Thanksgiving can be stressful. Lucky, a number of yoga studios around town had the same thought: People might need a way to relax. We’ve put together a guide to places to practice the stress-relieving, centering art…
Dogs are like babies in one respect above all others: They don’t know they’re fat (or drooling half the time, for that matter). But unlike dogs, babies grow up, get skinny, then fat again. Canines go down another road, one of constant eating and as much sleep as they want…
Restaurateur Jesse Morreale has always gone all-out dolling up his eateries for the holidays, but since he nabbed the vintage First Avenue Hotel and opened El Diablo there, the corner of First and Broadway has become a real star, with more than 24,000 twinkling bulbs inside and out…
Susan Froyd rounded up some of the season’s best homegrown shopping opportunities in her “Buy Local Week” post, prompting this from Marie (yes, one of the local artists whose creations Froyd singles out): Bravo! Thanks for supporting the little guys Susan!! We love you!! I love the way you put…
The fourteen-year-old Dave and Buster’s at 2000 South Colorado Boulevard just became the first link in the chain’s 56 locations to get a major overhaul, which was unveiled last Friday. With the new look came some new rules: After 10 p.m., the spot is 21-plus only…
This summer’s Fast Five movie generated a mind-boggling $626 million at the box office, helping lead-footed morons everywhere rationalize cutting you off in traffic while driving 80 in a 35. Great. However, if you haven’t let shmucks in souped-up Civics decimate your love of cars, this contest may be for…
It’s nearly Thanksgiving, and since gratitude is for the weak, I’m thankful this year for one thing and one thing only: imminent victory. As we move into the fourth week of Movember, that great month during which brave men attempt to eradicate cancer by growing mustaches (thus raising awareness, which…
Finally, there’s positive, artistic proof of construction happening in Denver — and not just those obnoxious lane closures downtown. On Saturday, a projector was installed on the fourth floor of the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building, facing the city’s newly renovated Minoru Yasui Building. An art piece called “Sunlight,” designed…
Crested Butte Mountain Resort marks its fiftieth birthday on Wednesday with a throwback nod to its old Ski Free promotion: Stop by the CB Adventure Center to pick up a free lift ticket, then jostle for first-chair bragging rights when the lifts start turning at 9 a.m. Stop by the…
The reasons why shopping local is a good idea have been floating around so much lately that anyone who cares about their community, or shopping, or both, knows the basic tenets by heart. Still, it never hurts to repeat them: Shopping for local merchandise at small businesses close to home…
Some art is timeless. And so it goes with “White People With Dreads: A field guide,” which Jef Otte created over a year ago, but keeps attracting comments from dreadlock enthusiasts. Creditcard hippie is just the latest to discover the post, and weighs in with this critical review of one…
In the history of art in the region, artist Birger Sandzén stands out, and not just because his work routinely fetches hundreds of thousands of dollars — though that doesn’t hurt. Rather, it has to do with the high quality of his pieces and the way in which his style…
