Plenty of companies have canceled their 2008 Christmas parties in the face of our current economic downturn, including the Rocky Mountain News. The paper usually has a bash at Maggiano’s — but not this time around, as Rocky editor/publisher/president John Temple revealed in a recent internal e-mail. Instead, the tabloid…
The weekend has evaporated, as weekends tend to do. After the jump, a user’s guide to what you (probably) missed. — Joe Tone…
The blog “No Chance for Last Chance Harvey at the Denver Film Festival” makes it clear how entertaining it was to watch the DFF’s Last Night presentation on Saturday — i.e., lancing boils would have been more enjoyable. But before the pleasure drained out of the evening, various notables took…
The Last Night presentation of the Denver Film Festival should be a triumphant moment: an opportunity to sum up all that’s best about the fest in one last blast of cinematic joy. But it doesn’t always work out that way, as is demonstrated by the 2007 blog “August Rush Closes…
Look out below. Like lots of empty lots around town, the open space on the southeast corner of Eighth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard where Annie’s Café and a handful of apartment buildings and other businesses once stood, has banners advertising that it will host Christmas tree sales at some point…
Watch out, Ms. Wargin. These days, fans frequently lament that TV-news sports reports don’t have nearly as much sports in them as they once did. Prime example: my daughter Lora, 15, who went off on such a memorable rant about 9News’ Susie Wargin last week, on the day after the…
David Guetta at Beta. Get ready. Get set. Read! Today in Backbeat Online: • A live review of David Guetta at Beta. • The Fray’s new single makes its debut. • Checking out the Sisters of Mercy at the Ogden Theatre. • This weekend: A Sharon Rawles tribute at Herman’s…
A sculpture by Li Hardison. For months, I’d been hearing about a community museum on Little Raven Street by the Millennium Bridge that my friend, Jamie Kopke, was helping to start. The idea was a temporary museum that would host art created by the community. Last weekend, as part of…
Art by Carlos Fresquez. I’m a Denver native who snuck away for seven years to live in San Francisco until circumstances called me back. A lot of people thought I was plain out of my mind to come back here, where the culture just doesn’t engulf the city like that…
The logo of Rishel Middle School. Last night, emotions were high at the Denver Public Schools’ board meeting. Many controversial issues were on the table: new charter-school proposals, a plan to have several schools share space with one another, and the much-protested idea of closing struggling Rishel Middle School in…
One of the Handsome Little Devils. For more ways to rock the night and kill the day, go to westword.com/calendar. Before you get all excited about taking the kids to Michael Franti’s Harvest Ball circus matinee next weekend, cancel the funny hats and get a grip. Sold out. Sure, she…
My eyes! With fans like these, the University of Colorado doesn’t need enemies. In the second quarter of the home game last Saturday, November 15, against the number-13 ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys, someone from the crowd –most likely a Buffs fan — shined a green, laser-pointer light into the face…
The Daily Telegraph in the UK recently compiled a list of “History’s Greatest Conspiracy Theories” – and the contributors have put the murals at Denver International Airport at number five! The DIA conspiracy is beaten out only by NASA moon landings, Roswell, JFK and 9/11. The paper notes how the…
Peyton Hillis: One of the reasons the Broncos suck less than they did two weeks ago. The Latest Word is shredding through the Colorogosphere in search of quality blog-ness. Send your tips here. • The Rocky’s Lee Rasizer has lots of theories on the Broncos’ recent success. Some of them…
Where were you in ’52? It is customary today to give a well-stocked gift bag to each of the invited guests at a birthday party. If I were the host of Denver’s 150th Birthday Party on November 22, 2008, I would stuff each gift bag with my favorite souvenirs of…
An image from the Rocky Mountain News’ online version of its Denver@150 section. Today, the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post feature special sections honoring Denver’s 150th birthday — and they’re not merely clones of each other. Indeed, both have qualities that recommend them, with the Rocky’s concept proving…
J. Francis Stafford speaking at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. Earlier this week. J. Francis Stafford, the former archbishop of Denver, who is now a Cardinal based in Rome, called the election of Barack Obama “apocalyptic” during a speech at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. In the…
Breaking it down at Broken Bread. Ask Edward Vazquez how he came up with the name Broken Bread for his recently opened graffiti art gallery and supply shop – the first store of its kind to exist in Colorado — and he begins by deconstructing bread as a metaphor for…
Channel 9 early birds saw a lot of the Bolt logo this morning. With TV news operations producing more and more hours of content, filling the time becomes even more of a challenge. That’s no excuse, however, for padding out newscasts with blatantly promotional content — which Channel 9 has…
Damien Hirst’s “Incorruptible Crown.” Here’s what I knew going in about the new Damien Hirst exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art: all of the beautiful, artsy people I know in town were beyond geeked about it, Hirst apparently has so much money he can buy a dinosaur, and something…
The candidate. Muhammad Ali Hasan, the energetic and unusual candidate for state legislature, will not become the next state representative for Eagle and Summit counties. The immensely wealthy son of Seeme and Malik Hasan — profiled last January in “Is This Muslim Republican Mr. Right or the Big Cheese?” –…
Thirsty? Bring your checkbook. Let it blog, let it blog, let it blog. Today in Cafe Society: • Try the $1,000 martini at Capital Grille. • The Cooler is very cool. • Shazam! Shazz Cafe suddenly appears. • Veggie Girl has a happy hour at Dazzle. • The naked truth…
