After writing The Message column for nearly nine years, I figured that I didn’t have a lot of fans at the Denver Post. Little did I realize, though, that the one fan I had wouldn’t work. To explain: Westword’s Patricia Calhoun took a ride this past weekend on the Cheyenne…
As far as we know, presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain hasn’t tried the computer-oriented products pimped by Colorado’s own John Scherer, the 2006 Westword profile subject known to late-night infomercial viewers as the Video Professor. But the folks behind a satirical YouTube clip understand that McCain can use all…
Colorado sports personalities and franchises made a handful of appearances in ESPN’s sixteenth-annual ESPY awards, broadcast on July 20 — not all of them flattering. Carmelo Anthony (accompanied by significant other LaLa Vazquez) could be seen in several audience shots, and thanks to the magic of editing, he seemed to…
Not so long ago, Focus on the Family chieftain James Dobson (pictured) was at risk of becoming irrelevant in regard to the 2008 presidential campaign due in part to his oft-stated dislike for both John McCain and Barack Obama, one of whom will take possession of the White House from…
Boulder journalist Alex Markels (pictured) is a mighty creative fellow, as numerous major news organizations have learned; the credits listed on his extremely impressive résumé include staff work for or contributions to the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report and National Public Radio’s Morning…
Not so long ago, Focus on the Family chieftain James Dobson (pictured) was at risk of becoming irrelevant in regard to the 2008 presidential campaign due in part to his oft-stated dislike for both John McCain and Barack Obama, one of whom will take possession of the White House from…
The great irony of the original Gong Show, which has been resurrected by Comedy Central with Dave Attell as host (check your local listings for airtimes), was that the program itself would have gotten gonged. And to its credit, it (and its creator, Chuck Barris) wore that fact like a…
I spent much of last week in Grand Junction, the town of my birth, and between visits with relatives, my family and I escaped the scorching heat for a few hours by going to a couple of movies, Hellboy II: The Golden Army and The Dark Knight. When I bought…
In April 2007, Cindy Rodriguez, a Denver Post metro columnist known for prose that tended toward metaphysical dopiness or the painfully obvious, announced that she was leaving her high-profile gig for a reporting position at the Detroit News — good timing on her part, since cost-cutting soon led to the…
Things were a little slow here in the Latest Word, but the rest of our site was jumping. Here’s a roundup of what you’ll find around the site’s blogs today. Cafe Society bit into the strange, new apple fries at Burger King. Sounds … processed. You can also find the…
Tonight and tomorrow, as part of The Dead of Summer film festival, the Denver Film Society will be presenting the 1985 horror-comedy classic Return of the Living Dead. It’s scary, it’s funny and it introduced the idea that zombies hunger for the sweet, sweet taste of human brains. Of special…
Zen master attorney David Lane led a First Amendment seminar today at Denver University for a large gathering of legal disciples seeking free speech enlightenment before the Democratic National Convention. “Your right to free speech goes as far as cop’s billy club will allow,” said Lane, whose most recent client,…
Jeffrey Scott Hawn, a 44-year-old Austin, Texas, businessman who owns a ranch in Park County, was charged with 32 counts of animal cruelty earlier this week, one count of criminal mischief and theft to the tune of $20,000. You may remember Hawn (pictured) as the man who was accused of…
Film geeks scare me – and this coming from a film major. But while I appreciate the art of cinema, I have never been one of those line-up-hours-in-advance-to-catch-the-premiere types. You know who I’m talking about. The geeks who dress up like the characters in the film and painstakingly discuss all…
John Moore wrote a critique of the Henrys in the Denver Post last weekend, pointing out some weaknesses in the system — first among them the fact that a production stood no chance of winning awards if most of the eight critics who serve as judges hadn’t seen it. This…
Democrats, God bless-’em, have made their share of mistakes over the years on the campaign trail. But for every Blunder there’s a Best, a shining moment that continues to turn states blue and keep donkeys in their seats. Click here for a slide show of the Top Ten Best Democratic…
Here’s your daily map to the little corner of the Internets we like to call Westword.com. Demver explained ten reasons Obama may not be the candidate for you. You can also find a report about the $10 million(!) being spent on security and the number of protesters the city expects…
Photo by Michael Weintraub At the Mile High Music Festival this weekend and the YarmonyGrass Music Festival at Copper Mountain (August 15 through 17), there will be music — lots of it — vendors and food. And if you can spare a thought for people who can’t afford to purchase…
Katherine Archuleta, Mayor Hickenlooper’s Senior Policy Advisor and point-person for the Democratic National Convention, poked fun at members of protest group Re-create 68 in the audience by asserting that less than a dozen protesters will show up in Denver. The statement came yesterday evening at a DNC safety forum for…
Last night’s Labyrinth screening at Film on the Rocks was close to magical. I settled in at a prompt 7:30 p.m., preparing for amusement and delight when Ukulele Loki’s Gadabout Orchestra took the stage. The group of annoying, loudmouthed teenagers a few rows behind me (I must be getting old)…
Heath Ledger will be remembered for several of his movies, no doubt — his turn in Brokeback Mountain catapulted him into the stratosphere of stardom, to be sure. But the role for which he might most be remembered is his last: that of the Joker in the upcoming Batman: Dark…
