Minty fresh. The Denver Mint, which was shuttered last week during the Democratic National Convention (allegedly to conduct “inventory”), was back in business Tuesday, September 2. Too bad its employees missed one of the most ridiculous chapters in the soon-to-be closed book on the convention: the levitate-the-mint protest witnessed and…
Nathan Johnson as seen on Channel 4. “Local Obama Plot Case Lures N.C. Lawyer,” in the September 3 Denver Post, revolves around Lawrence Hewitt, an attorney who represents Jerry Blanchard, a North Carolina man accused of threatening to kill Barack Obama; Blanchard reportedly called the Democratic presidential candidate “the Anti-Christ”…
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson speaking in Denver last week. Last night, during CNN’s coverage of the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul, commentator Jeffrey Toobin noted that the three main speakers of the evening — former Senator Fred Thompson, President George W. Bush and Senator Joe Lieberman — were all…
Phyllis Schlafly seen in a Focus on the Familiy report. Did anyone really think that Focus on the Family chieftain James Dobson wouldn’t back the Republican ticket this fall? Doubt it — but Dobson managed to keep his name in the press for months pretending to be non-commital while acting…
Who says size doesn’t matter? Seen in a Park Meadows parking lot this past weekend: good advice for rich people afraid of being seized and held for ransom. Apparently security guards and high-tech alarms aren’t nearly as effective as eating two boxes of Little Debbie snack cakes at every meal…
“Slice me off one of those…” After a brief DNC-related hiatus, it’s the triumphant return of the Westword.com blog shortcut, designed to help you find even more bloggery on this here site… Plenty on the menu at Cafe Society, including a Taste of Colorado rant courtesy of our own Jared…
Hope you don’t get detained by security. Shepard Fairey wasn’t the only artist to get caught in the tentacles of DNC security. The week before the convention, Alan Jones, owner of high-end art installation company Ship Art Denver, got an exciting rush job to deliver sculptor Robert Indiana’s “HOPE” –…
Beware, Monica Owens: Adam Cayton-Holland has a bone on for you. With the media’s attention now shifted from Denver to Minneapolis, if for no other reason than to see if John McCain’s last patch of sallow skin flakes off to reveal a titanium bone-structure and a glowing-red Terminator 2 eye,…
Guess who’s coming to dinner? We were enjoying a Labor Day weekend grilling of fresh salmon with Palisade peach salsa on the wraparound deck of a friend’s house in Centennial, just a few blocks from the retail mecca of Orchard and University. Suddenly, from the wooded ditch behind the house…
Colorado’s Unique Voice no more. As a new radio station, KRWZ/950 AM, is born, another one dies. KCUV/102.3 FM, known as Colorado’s Unique Voice, has ceased operations. As of now, the outlet is simulcasting the programming from its sister operation, Jack/105.5 FM. The station — which began life on the…
“I wish I’d been hooking in Denver for the DNC.” Right now, everyone is hard at work dissecting the various successes and failures of the DNC. They’re talking about the dearth of cabs, the profusion of really ugly T-shirts for sale, and who ate what and where and when. Me?…
Forward…into the past. Ever since The Fan, a local sports-talk station, abandoned its longtime dial spot, 950 AM, in favor of 104.3 FM back in March, there’s been mucho speculation about what format would eventually beam from its previous home. Now, however, it looks as if the outlet’s owner, Lincoln…
The Outlets at Castle Rock. Hadn’t been to the Outlets at Castle Rock for quite a while — and my visit on Labor Day offered an indication of just how vibrant (or not) the retail economy is in these parts right now. I’d estimate that approximately a third of the…
Yes, this Modern Drunkard slide show proves it: Our city was obsessed with the wrong convention. What you missed this weekend while you were frantically searching for Bristol Palin’s facebook page: Friday brought late-breaking news both ironic and sad: The Latest Word reported that Shepard Fairey, the artist behind Barack…
Steve Coogan and Elisabeth Shue in Hamlet 2. Digital distribution of movies, as opposed to the use of old-fashioned film and projectors, is the wave of the future — and as noted in this July 2007 Message column about Centennial-based National CineMedia, Colorado is primed to be at the center…
Mike Huckabee. Thus far, Minneapolis-St. Paul hasn’t gotten nearly as much of a bump from hosting a political convention as did Denver. But even though day one of the Republican confab was a wash thanks to the timing of Hurricane Gustav, this evening’s events could be must-see TV — especially…
SkyNet may or may not be back. Those fearing the coming apocalypse were surely not happy when Denver officials unveiled SkyNet, a giant LED screen strapped to the side of the Colorado Convention Center that would broadcast videos during the Democratic National Convention — and that, for some reason, shared…
“I wish I’d been hooking in Denver for the DNC.” Right now, everyone is hard at work dissecting the various successes and failures of the DNC. They’re talking about the dearth of cabs, the profusion of really ugly T-shirts for sale, and who ate what and where and when. Me?…
Dale Chisman, who was born in Denver in 1943 and was widely known for his striking neo-abstract expressionist paintings, passed away on Friday, August 29. “He stood up, and said ‘I’m dying,’ and then he fell to the ground,” says Cydney Payton, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver, who…
We awoke this morning and wouldn’t you know it: The stench has lifted. You know, that smell that hung heavily all week — that subtle mix of patriotism (the proud delegates) and patchouli (the street whores), with a touch of bad-ass (Obama) and a slight whiff of bullshit (still Obama)…
Artist Shepard Fairey’s images have been widely used throughout the campaign. One hundred-fifty two people were arrested during DNC protest events in Denver this past week, for charges ranging from “assault on a police officer” to “throwing stones or missiles.” But buried in the list is the name Frank S…
Artist Shepard Fairey’s images have been widely used throughout the campaign. One hundred-fifty two people were arrested during DNC protest events in Denver this past week, for charges ranging from “assault on a police officer” to “throwing stones or missiles.” But buried in the list is the name Frank S…
