The current issue of the Boulder Weekly contains one of its more bizarre (and dubious) features in recent memory: a sprawling Q&A with Pamela Clare, author of a new romantic thriller entitled Hard Evidence. What’s so weird about that? Because Clare is actually Pam White, who just happens to edit…..
Mesa County Commissioner Janet Rowland (pictured) could have been Colorado’s lieutenant governor; she was Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez’s running mate. But since losing out on the opportunity to serve in the state’s second-most powerful office, she appears to be trashing journalism ethics one medium at a time: first TV…
Page one of newspapers has long been considered safe from advertising — but this may not remain the case much longer. A recent article in Editor & Publisher, a journalism-industry trade publication, points out that several Northern California publications owned by MediaNews Group, whose flagship paper is the Denver Post,…
From the first note to the last, the Karl Denson Trio rocked Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Saturday night. There are few fine musicians in this world whose fans can generally agree that the artist is better every time they step on stage — and Denson is one of those artists. Denson…
This just in from Barb Wasko in Englewood, refering to my prattling on about Friday fish fries and the Pope in my recent review of the British Bulldog: Fish on Friday — boy, did that ever bring back some memories! Yes, I am a “recovering Catholic.” Grew up in Omaha,…
While we’re waiting for the images coming in from Fashion Week, showing us what to expect for fall, let’s think spring for a little while. Seriously, if we all think warm really, really hard, maybe it will quit snowing. I know it’s a stupid mind-over-matter trick that all parents use…
Remember Darrent Williams this weekend. The Denver Broncos didn’t make the playoffs, much less the Super Bowl, but the Mile High cornerback with the frohawk who was shot to death on January 1 deserves some recognition from da Bears, the Colts, the NFL and all fans. The stage is set,…
Casey Holden was sixteen years old when he got locked up on juvenile drug and theft charges. A series of problems while serving his time, including two assaults and cutting off his ankle bracelet when he was almost done, has kept him behind bars most of the last decade. For…
In the television business, February is sweeps — the month when ratings are watched most closely, because they do much to dictate advertising rates moving forward — and TV news operations tend to trot out their grabbiest material during this stretch. Some of these packages constitute strong stories in their…
The current controversy surrounding Reverend Acen Phillips isn’t the first time his financial dealings have made the news. Ten years ago, Westword reported on his penchant for fancy cars and fleecing members of his church’s flock; for the full story, go here. And Shelly Lowe, the deceased woman at the…
Even though Ben Kronberg lives in Denver, he’ll take a plane to Aspen for the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival that starts February 28. He’s not lazy or spoiled, but the festival is providing him with a ticket, so why not cut out the three-hour car trip? He’s even got his…
Is revenge sweet, or sour? That’s what 20/20 wants to know, and tomorrow night the ABC show will devote two hours (starting at 8 p.m. on Channel 7 in Denver) to examining that “powerful human emotion.” Among the examples: Former Westword staff writer David Holthouse confronting the man who raped…
IMAXTREE.COM Christian Dior presented one of The Cat’s Pajamas favorite collections from fashion week last fall, featuring the Spring 2007 looks. Visit New York Magazine for a full slideshow. Cat is so excited: Mercedes-Benz FashionWeek starts tomorrow in New York. When Cat lived in The City, it was so amazing…
Reader reviews of the Rocky Mountain News’ redesign may be mixed — but whoa, what’s up with the new columnist photos? Who knew that pasty and pale writers could look so damn sexy?! You have to wonder what these wordsmiths were thinking as they stepped in front of the lens…
The nephew of Coors Brewing CEO Pete Coors has gained approval from Clear Creek County to reopen a long-dormant ski area near St. Mary’s Glacier under the name Eclipse. Last night 25-year-old Michael Coors got the 2-1 go-ahead from county commissioners, ending an application process that began more than a…
The headline over the Denver Post’s February 1 story about the closure of Bruce’s Bar, a Severance, Colorado, landmark known for its signature Rocky Mountain oysters, reads: “UNFATHOMABULL.” A pun that’s been tortured within an inch of its life? Sure — but it’s also emblematic of a welcome change in…
The cheesy theme music blares from the speakers, all keyboards and horns, as the topic of the day’s program scrolls across the screen in bright neon: “I Can’t Lose, I Have Two Women, Why Choose? Ricki, I Want Them Both!” It’s the Ricki Lake Show, sometime in 1997. The camera…
Dave Walstrom is Mr. Colfax. Everybody along East Colfax Avenue knows his silver hair and deep, throaty voice. They know him because he comes into their businesses, serves as their advocate with various city agencies, organized last year’s Colfax Marathon and turns up at every event on the strip, like…
After Eric Harris shot him and left him for dead on the lawn of Columbine High School, all sixteen-year-old Mark Taylor could think about was seeing his family one more time before the life ebbed out of him. Fighting to stay conscious, he prayed, he babbled — and, with the…
I never even wanted to be an editor,” insists the Rocky Mountain News’s John Temple. “I just wanted to be a reporter.” Today, however, he not only edits the Rocky, but also serves as its president, publisher and de facto promoter, ballyhooing every change at the tabloid with the sort…
“Bronze Medal,” Adam Cayton-Holland, January 25 Man With a Tan It snot so funny — it’s hilarious. I laughed so hard reading Adam Cayton-Holland’s piece on tan-banning that now my stomach aches. Thanks a lot. Cayton-Holland is my favorite. Rachael Marcy Denver Holy fuck. What a verbose, unamusing introduction paragraph…
This week’s edition of Westword includes a profile of singer-songwriter Marc Cohn, who’s coming back to Colorado for the first time since he was shot in Denver as part of an attempted carjacking following an August 2005 concert. But the comments that made print are only a small sample of…
