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That old saw about there being no such thing as bad publicity may be true in a general sense — but betcha Jared Polis would gladly have done without his appearance on the front of the Denver Post’s local section today. “Bloggers Killed Rocky, Polis Asserts” quotes from a speech…

The months between the December announcement that the Rocky Mountain News had been put up for sale and word that it would be shutting down for good last week were filled with more surprises than press observers predicted — and the aftermath of its shuttering hasn’t been wholly predictable, either…

In yesterday’s blog “Updated: The Jay Cutler-Josh McDaniels Broncos Bromance Hits the Rocks,” Tyler Nemkov noted the latest legal difficulties of supremely gifted/equally boneheaded receiver Brandon Marshall, who was arrested for disorderly conduct over the weekend — and even though the charges against him in the incident have been dropped,…

Last night’s Channel 31 newscasts weren’t only notable for the outlet’s groundbreaking cat-in-a-bong story. The station also debuted its new set, which is being hyped for its green design; it reportedly uses just one-tenth the electricity of its predecessor. Which is a good thing, of course — but that doesn’t…

Throughout its programming last night, Channel 31 repeatedly teased a story about a cat in a bong. Against all odds, the incident didn’t take place in Colorado; instead, its setting was Omaha, Nebraska. But the Fox affiliate was hardly the only Denver station addicted to the tale. Channel 9 and…

Nice weather we’ve been having… Today in Cafe Society: • The ten worst fast-food ad campaigns. • Get a free slice at My Pizza Peel. • A Milking It review of Honey Kix. Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Charlie Hunter at the Oriental. • Over the Weekend:…

Our daily woosh through the Colorogosphere. Send thy links this way. About 200,000 Colorado homeowners will become Colorado renters or Colorado live-with-Mom-and-Dad-ers by 2013. (Colorado Independent) Is there any way Roger Goodell could ban Brandon Marshall from dating? Because women seem to be the main problem here. (Mile High Report)…

Don’t be fooled: There is plenty of meat in Courting Condi, the unique undercover-muckraking biopic about the imaginary romance between an obsessed musician (now-adult child star Devin Ratray, best known for his role as big brother Buzz in Home Alone, who plays himself) and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice…

Last November, Russell Scott, known to generations of Denverites as Blinky the Clown, closed his antique store on Broadway, triggering a wave of nostalgia and oodles of media coverage that seemed to fade after the last item was auctioned. But Blinky lovers remain faithful, as this newly posted tribute to…

The City of Denver budget has gone under the knife for 2009, but some sweet (and relatively secure) municipal jobs remain up for grabs. Currently, the city’s Career Services is listing several openings, ranging from golf course supervisors (salary: $44,989-$71,775) to marketing interns (salary: $0). There’s even a posting for…

The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 9. University: Big Rock Gazebo Mountain Before the advent of extreme sports, day-tripping Denverites moved slowly enough on mountain trails to notice things like rocks. No recreational outing to “the hills” was complete without the return of a trunkful of the…

Yeah, I know: Paul Harvey, who died in Arizona on Saturday, was so conservative that he made Rush Limbaugh seem like Karl Marx in comparison, and in recent years, his famously precise diction had begun to fray at the edges. But cut the man some slack: He was still working…

On Friday, most departing members of the Rocky Mountain News put auto-responses on their e-mails, as a way to let readers, tipsters, public-relations types and others know how to reach them in the future. But according to one departing staffer, representatives with the Denver Post and/or the Denver Newspaper Agency…

In the January 22 blog, “Could a Bromance Be in Jay Cutler’s Future?,” I wrote about an apparent bromance between Cutler and his old quarterbacks coach, Jeremy Bates — and even though Bates left, he might be able to develop a bromantic relationship with the team’s new on-field boss, Josh…

The Rocky Mountain News may be dead, but it’s not forgotten, as demonstrated by WhoKilledTheRocky.com, a website devoted to pinning blame for the tabloid’s demise — and making a few bucks in the process. The site’s anonymous author describes himself as a onetime Rocky journo grappling with a new, and…

The first Rocky Mountain News-free weekend since the James Buchanan administration was a melancholy occasion for most journalism lovers throughout Colorado, whether they were subscribers or not. As for the quality of the Denver Post since the switchover, I’ll be sharing many of my thoughts in this week’s print edition…

This is the world as we know it. Today in Backbeat Online: • Last Night’s Show: Broken Spindles, Born in the Flood, Iuengliss at hi-dive. • Last Night’s Show: A Shoreline Dream, Moonspeed, Sonnenblume at the Bluebird. • Last Night’s Show: Andrew Bird at the Ogden. • DJ Vajra rocks…

Denver Blogs: In which we read Denver blogs, and then link to them. Send links. Time for lots of huge, fast rich guys to get richer. That is, it’s NFL free-agent season. And the Broncos are off and running. (Mile High Report) Some Republicans are coming around on in-state tuition…

Cool can be fleeting. That was always the underlying premise of the temporary Denver Community Museum, which is, it turns out, truly and not just conceptually, temporary. Founder Jaime Kopke reports that the Platte Valley pop-up museum will disappear at the end of April — but not until two final…

The Denver Daily News may be small in terms of circulation, but it’s mighty feisty, as its February 27 front-page headline demonstrates. Pretty much every other news organization here and beyond state lines has lamented that the closure of the Rocky Mountain News will leave Denver with just one daily…

I’ve been doing this cultural beat for a long time now, and I’ve come to realize that most things don’t last. Artists are disorganized and sometimes flaky, propelled by great ideas and held back by chancy finances. But those that do survive usually do so because someone, or in some…