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If you, like me, stepped out of the media bubble over the holidays, you may well have missed a curious New York Times editorial about Obama-cabinet-bound Colorado senator Ken Salazar, published under an unusual headline: “Is Ken Salazar Too Nice?” Too bad the answers provided by the piece aren’t as…

Around here, implying that the Fray is something less than the second coming of the Beatles borders on apostasy. In the world at large, however, the Denver band seldom gets special treatment — unless said treatment is especially nasty. Take the “Coming Reactions” section of Entertainment Weekly’s January 9 edition,…

The December 4 blog “Denver Dailies Didn’t See Possible John Salazar Cabinet Post Coming” now seems charmingly dated. The piece was prompted by word that Representative John Salazar, not his higher-profile brother, Senator Ken Salazar, was likely to be named to Barack Obama’s cabinet — a prospect few political prognosticators…

A recent alert from the Denver Disability Parking Enforcement Program announces that the city is recruiting citizens interested in ticketing those able-bodied but ass-lazy drivers who park in handicapped zones. Yes, you heard right. Denver uses volunteers to try to keep those parking spaces free for those who need them. The volunteers take…

Denver architect Peter Dominick suffered a fatal heart attack on New Year’s Day while he was cross-country skiing near Aspen, where he frequently vacationed. A prominent figure in the local architectural community, he was from an equally prominent family: his late father was a Colorado senator, also named Peter Dominick,…

Donald Westlake, who died on New Year’s Eve at the age of 75, wrote more than 100 books, mostly crime novels, over the past half century–almost all of them highly polished entertainments from a writer who knew his craft as few ever will again. I’ve probably read close to half…

I haven’t been so wrong about a political pick since I predicted that then-Lieutenant Governor Joe Rogers would lead a crowded pack in the Republican primary for the congressional seat ultimately claimed by Democrat Ed Perlmutter. Governor Bill Ritter just announced that he’ll hold a news conference at 2 p.m…

Sssssh. Don’t tell anyone. From 10am-6pm tomorrow admission at the Museum for Contemporary Art is only one cent per person. That’s a penny. With everyone trying to save money in this wonderful recession of ours, the place could get crowded if the word got out. So let’s keep this bit…

At gatherings on New Year’s Day, the talk was all about when Governor Bill Ritter will announce a new senator — and, of course, just who his pick will be to replace Ken Salazar, Barack Obama’s choice to head the Department of the Interior. Technically, there’s no hurry; Salazar’s confirmation…

Colorado made news in 2008, and we’re not talking about Barack Obama accepting the Democratic nomination for president. Nosirree. Even bigger news! John and Patsy Ramsey were officially cleared in the 1996 death of their daughter, JonBenét. Of course, you might have missed that if you were paying too much…

They were the shmucks, the shitheads, the asshats and the douchebags, the chodes, knobs, jerkoffs, buttmunches and assclowns. They embarrassed themselves, their families, their professions, their political parties and Colorado in general. And the year just wouldn’t have been the same without them. Continuing a time-honored tradition, Westword has inducted…

New Year’s Eve means the future is almost here, and to welcome that sci-fi time yet to come, FM magazine and Automatica Media are bringing The Future Party to the hi-dive and Sputnik tonight. “The future is our theme,” explains FM’s Tuyet Nguyen. “I suppose it sort of plays into…

As “Lone Tree Police – Wasting Tax Money” begins to play, the six minute YouTube video has the feel of a crappy school project some kid threw together for class. And in fact, the creator of the video, Collin Watson, admits just that in a description box disclaimer: “This was…

The arrival of a new district attorney in Boulder has some people expecting that the 12-year-old murder of JonBenet Ramsey will get a “fresh look.” But what exactly does that mean? This mind-bending report in the Boulder Daily Camera suggests a new look means another look at John Mark Karr (pictured),…

Has the other shoe finally dropped for up-and-coming Republican Ryan Frazier? The Aurora city councilman made headlines – as well as enemies – for sponsoring the controversial “right to work” ballot measure Amendment 47 this past November, and even though it lost at the polls, unions, many of which are…

The Tattered Cover Lodo may be trying to keep non-dwarf patrons from having to see the covers of their adult magazine collection by placing these titles at shin height, but it seems like some problems with the plan would be exposed if little Jimmy or little Jenny decides to peruse…

The New Depression thriftiness is forcing ad execs to get creative. Car commercials brag about how much money their tiny hatchbacks will save on gas. Banks insist they’re the only trusted sources of financial wisdom left. Weird late-night TV ads urge you to stick your gold jewelry in a plastic…

Wow! Never thought we’d live to see this day. Seriously. Sure, we’ve all sensed that this moment would come sooner or later. After all, the Broncos just pulled off one of the biggest choke jobs in recent memory and, yes, this is the third consecutive season the team has missed…

Diana DeGette has told Governor Bill Ritter that she’s not interested in replacing Ken Salazar in the U.S. Senate. “After serious deliberation and consultation with my family, supporters and colleagues in Congress,” she announced today, “I have concluded I can best serve the citizens of the First Congressional District and…

  It’s New Year’s Eve Eve and you’re stuck in that mid-holiday rut? Whether you’re hoping to celebrate early and avoid the NYE debauch or just want to dig yourself out of the house, a glitzy night of Broadway standards, delivered by a crack cast at Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret, might be…