A May 21 blog seen in this space was headlined “The Colorado Rockies Lead the League — In Sucking,” and at the time, this assertion was inarguably true. The team, which has been down for years, appeared to be bound for subterranean depths even this notoriously mediocre franchise had never…
Although Florida’s movers-and-shakers may not pay much attention to Tom Tancredo, he definitely has his supporters. Laura Leighton of Tucson, for example, who over the weekend sent Westword a spirited, if out-of-right-field, defense of the Colorado congressman, repeated verbatim below: You’ve got your traitors wrong! Traitors are the people who…
Our February 1 Message column about the Rocky Mountain News’ sweeping redesign, which was necessitated by a smaller page size, noted that the Denver Post would be undergoing shrinkage, too — but it probably wouldn’t “have to change as dramatically as the Rocky.” That turned out to be an accurate…
A note from Broncos fans to Chicagoans on the occasion of the September 30 loss by the Chicago Bears to the Detroit Lions: Did we forget to tell you that Brian Griese sucks? — Michael Roberts…
“After 20 years of training, he finally found his calling.” And that calling was to restore the honor of his molested younger brother by donning a mask that looks like what Spiderman would wear if he joined the Blue Man Group and went all vigilante on Chile’s criminals. Mirageman, by…
The big news in Denver this week revealed some odd and heartbreaking instances of animal and child abuse, as well as two free speech issues at Colorado public schools. Yappers commenting on the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News websites responded to the former in full force. Here are a…
Here’s a brief look at some of the items Americans are desperate to learn about today: Two Headed Turtle A rare, two-headed turtle is the star attraction at a Pennsylvania aquarium store. If P.T. Barnum were alive today, he would be running a website about shit like this and coining…
As reported in this September 28 Rocky Mountain News article, Colorado State University’s student communications board is slated to meet on October 4 to determine if J. David McSwane, student editor of CSU’s Rocky Mountain Collegian newspaper, should be punished for approving a September 21 editorial reading “FUCK BUSH.” Of…
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 108-degrees today, but I’ve stopped caring about the heat. I experienced my first earthquake! It was very small and brief, but it still managed to send me flying from my bed and into the doorway for safety. I think I’m the only dork who has…
Tom Tancredo will never be president. Shocking, I know, given his spot in the back of the pack of Republican candidates.But in Denver, where the sixth congressional district representative can grab a headline faster than he’d nuke Mecca, we have an outsized view of the impact that Tancredo has had…
Since the first one in February, the event series known as Untitled at the Denver Art Museum has transformed the new Hamilton wing from a huge crumpled piece of tin foil into a huge crumpled piece of tin foil that serves booze. Add some interesting special events combining music, live…
The swastika was known as an ancient religious symbol for Hindus and Buddhists before was appropriated by the Nazis in the 1940s. Since then, the pinwheel-like character has become the symbol of racism, fascism and other very bad isms. Unfortunately, it is also makes for some very functional architecture. Maximizing…
This awesome list of the world’s weirdest and stupidest conspiracy theories features the DIA as headquarters for NWO underground base conspiracy (See our story, “DIA Conspiracies Take Off,” August 30, for the full scoop on this one and some even weirder theories about our beloved airport), alongside such gems as…
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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 107 degrees today. The hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth’s surface was 134-degrees. I can’t fathom those extra 27 degrees. The Sun is dying, and I got a new roommate today. His name is John, he’s from Florida and he’s working on his Ph.D. in Mayan…
Google “Denver.” Go ahead, do it. I promise this is not a trick that will give you that computer virus again where the horrific image of some beastly naked woman becomes your wallpaper and you have to call the IT guy to get rid of it and he looks at…
We know why you are underground, to many people looking for you. By this summer, when he received his first e-mail death threat, plenty of people were looking for Matt Sowash. And at him: The Colorado Bureau of Investigation was investigating his Amateur Poker Tour for possible securities fraud. Investors,…
Denver always looked like a safe haven to 36-year-old Alimata, and now it officially is one. On Monday, the Ivory Coast native was awarded political asylum by a federal judge. A member of the Dioula underclass, Alimata had lost her job as a high-school philosophy teacher during a 2003 coup…
Fuel is pumping again at the Denver Biodiesel Cooperative after six members pooled their money in an effort to save the organization, which runs one of only two biodiesel stations in the city. And while the co-op doesn’t plan to turn a profit, it’s paying the rent. A mural even…
Most political websites cater to distinct ideological biases. Perhaps the only philosophy shared by contributors to The Corner, from the right-wing National Review, and the left-listing Daily Kos is a disinclination to give the other side equal time. In contrast, former Denver Post business editor Stephen Keating aimed for evenhandedness…
Since 1932, the Micky Manor had been a landmark on Federal Boulevard, a local watering hole that first drew the Italian community that had its stronghold in northwest Denver, then the Mexican families that moved into the neighborhood, and finally, the gentrifiers who’ve been transforming the area. Over the years,…
“Did you bring your rattlesnakes?” KC asks with a giggle as she deals the first hand of the night. She’s been dealing for the Denver Poker Tour since she left Amateur Poker Tour after the company failed to pay her, and she relishes the gossip. Having met Herb Beck, she…
