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Let’s get this out of the way first; the opening hour of HBO’s Iraq war mini-series Generation Kill is tough to sit through. Not in the sense of Schindler’s List, with its sharp focus and unflinching look at the horrors of concentration camps, or Saving Private Ryan, in which we…

“Best or Bust!,” Patricia Calhoun, July 3 The Best Is Yet to Come I really enjoyed Patricia Calhoun’s defense of the Best of Denver, and loved the last line of her bonus column, “The State of This City.” The future is indeed around the corner, and we need to focus…

It’s hot, and people are taking off their clothes. Sounds fun, and in some cases, like the July 12 World Naked Bike Ride in Denver (see below), it is. But frankly, nudity isn’t always a good thing. Take the most recent display by a Denver Water employee who wore a…

When I was a pup coming up, if you made the East High School Boys’ Varsity Soccer Team, you landed in City Park Lake. I do not know if this tradition persists, but ten years ago, it was a given — as intrinsic to the institution as fights in the…

Rule number one about yard sales: If you want the good stuff, you’ve got to show up early. Hence the 7 a.m. meet-up on this Saturday at Common Grounds in Highland Square. Realtor Brad Evans, his girlfriend, Erin Siegel, who owns a skin-care store, and longtime newspaperman Jim Burrus stumble…

The flier sent to a handful of activists in early June was far from subtle. The screaming slogan “WE BEAT YOU THEN! WE’LL BEAT YOU AGAIN!” appeared over two images — one of a police officer outfitted in riot gear (he looks like an extra from Rollerball), the other featuring…

Jel and Buket laid down hundreds of tags in Denver — but the two renowned members of the TKO crew had to go back to their old stamping grounds in Los Angeles to get caught. U.S. marshals were skeptical when they received a tip that Candy “Jel” Srichandr, a graffitist…

Ray Ruybal can picture the tagger’s face: shallow eyes, cocky sneer, mouth that would run almost as quickly as his legs. He refers to the tagger as a “kid,” but the guy was 35 years old — and a father of two — when Ruybal put him in jail five…

We blog so you don’t have to work. Here’s how to find the hot blogs posted today outside of the Latest Word. Cafe Society brought news of Ale to the Chief, a limited edition, non-partisan, All-American beer from Avery Brewing. God Bless the U.S. Meanwhile, Cat’s Pajamas used its head…

Female graffiti writer Candy “Jel” Srichandr may have come up in Los Angeles, but the 29-year-old beauty certainly made her mark on the Mile High City before she was arrested this spring after nearly two years on the run. After the jump, find a clip from the War 3 graffiti…

Graffiti is consistently cited as one of the top concerns of Denver residents and, fittingly, Westword has covered the issue frequently over the years, both in the paper and online. To accompany this week’s cover story on the retirement of Denver’s top graffiti cop, we’ve assembled this handy index to…

Hippopotami are more fearsome than most might believe. In fact, they’re actually quite dangerous — especially when you’re sticking your hand inside their mouths to brush their big hippo teeth. Which is exactly what a Denver Zoo worker found out this past Monday, July 14, when she was bitten by…

Batman has always been something of a party-kill. Say you’re talking about the latest ball scores on the Gotham Goliaths or about how your Wayne Industries stock is skyrocketing, and then Batman comes in with the depression. My parents were killed before my very eyes this, Robin died at the…

It’s been a tumultuous year for former Rocky Mountain News society columnist Dahlia Weinstein whose comings and goings have been followed by Westword’s Michael Roberts. In May 2007, she left that paper to join the brand new glossy magazine Shine. But just a few months later, Weinstein left Shine (which…

Click here for a slide show. In beginner’s art classes, developing artists learn to depict the subtle difference between nudity and nakedness. An ideal portrait of the human figure, such as the statue of David, is a nude. A less flattering vision of one without clothes – straight-up free boobing…

In what could only be described as shocking news, Cydney Payton (pictured) director and curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver has submitted her resignation. “It’s time to move on,” she says. “I got to build a museum — how many people can say that?” This seemingly immodest appraisal of…

Too tired after a long day of work to search out the day’s blogs here at Westword.com? Don’t worry, we’ll do most of the leg work for you. Backbeat introduced a new feature called The Mating Game, pitting the knowledge of loved ones against that of bandmates. Find out who…