Neal Stephenson will be at the Tattered Cover LoDo tonight to talk about video games, farming gold and his new book, Reamde. But first, he talked with Thorin Klosowski for an extensive Q&A, which prompted this response from Rick: I concur in re: Cheating… Oddly, I spent years only letting…
There are two types of people in this world — those who can laugh at themselves, and those who can’t. It is a pretty simple distinction in personalities, though the ability to self-deprecate effectively doesn’t often set in until you make it to age where you just don’t care about…
When the leaky “Mountain Mirage” water feature was removed from the middle of the terminal floor at Denver International Airport, it left a big gap — a gap that was filled by a new piece by Juane Quick-to-See Smith and Ken Iwamasa, who had a commission to design the original…
Author Neal Stephenson will be at the Tattered Cover LoDo on Friday and in advance of that appearance, we’ll have a Q&A with him tomorrow. In the meantime, we’re giving you a chance to win a copy of the book right now, so you’ll be able to have Stephenson sign…
As the days cool down and fall sets in, our slightly less profuse sweating heralds the coming of jacket weather — and what better jacket to kick off the season than Ryan Gosling’s scorpion-emblazoned one in Drive, a jacket so badass it inspired Tim Davids to pull together a list…
You can’t win ’em all, as Philly baseball manager Cornelius McGillicuddy once observed. And while I usually do in fact win ’em all, that aphorism proved true for even me yesterday, when I failed to win the Running of the Gays for a second time — a defeat made all…
Nintendo was in town yesterday showing off some short product demos for their holiday lineup. We had a chance to sneak into the Nintendo van (which was hidden away in an alley) and get our grimy paws all over Zelda, Mario and everything else they have on tap for the…
Bender’s has been a good home to the BurlyCute crew on and off for the past several years — but there are big changes ahead for the burlesque darlings headed by emcee and chanteuse Cora Vette (aka Reyna Von Vett). Instead of their monthly Thursday-night shows at Bender’s, the crew…
It’s like I went to bed on a normal Tuesday night and woke up yesterday morning to find a Facebook like I had never seen before. Okay, like most things I talk about that happen in my life, that’s an exaggeration. It wasn’t really all that different, but according to…
Pippin Barr’s The Artist is Present isn’t really a game — it’s more of a bizarre recreation of an already weird performance art piece by Marina Abramović. You’ve probably heard of it, if you haven’t seen it yourself. The game takes its title (and its premise) from the 736-hour performance…
It would seem the ’90s are going to come back, whether we like it or not. This apparently doesn’t just mean flannel shirts and Velcro shoes; the recently opened Tradesmart, 8500 West Crestline Avenue in Littleton, hopes to also bring you the shopping experience you might remember from that decade…
Sure, the Museum of Contemporary Art maintains an appropriately bizarre group of events on a regular basis. There is, after all, nothing quite like a good homing pigeon rental to go with your yarn sculpture. But MCA’s Black Sheep Fridays, in its second season this fall, make the rest of…
Fast Forward Press’ release party for its new flash fiction anthology is coming up tonight at the Mercury Cafe, and you could be featured in the next book. To the reader who writes the best one sentence story in the comments section below, Fast Forward Press will offer publication in…
I’m throwing my television away. Actually, I’m giving it to my mother as a consolation prize/parting gift when I move out of her home in a few days. Her own monstrous TV — which wore a DVD/VCR combo for a crown — finally crapped out after burning through thousands of…
Life really is sweet at the Sweet Life Fashion Show, the annual benefit for Volunteers of America that features fall catwalk collections from an array of designers, along with appetizers, desserts and a party gift (and that’s just general admission). The bash is back again — bigger and better than…
The debate never stops rolling when it comes to two-wheelers in the Mile High City, whether its bikes verses cars, bikes verses bikes, or bikes verses, well, pigeons. Which is why we suppose that Denver’s latest installation of the incredibly popular and costume-positive Tour de Fat, which took place September…
When he was growing up back East, Roland Green was a Red Sox fan, but he switched leagues and allegiances to the Rockies when he moved to Denver. Probably a bad decision if Green was interested in rooting for a winner, but throwing out the first pitch in a World…
If you didn’t hear, Missoni went all out for Target yesterday, dropping its well-anticipated line of clothing and housewares in stores and online. But then Missoni fans bum-rushed Targets all over America — subsequently crashing the retailer’s website, too — and the stuff was gone. We wandered down to the…
Chevy Ray Johnston’s Flee Buster is one of the most addictive games we’ve ever touched. Which is saying quite a bit considering it was built for Ludom Dare 21, a 48-hour game design contest in which it also took one of the top prizes over nearly 600 other entries. It’s…
By now, you’ve no doubt seen the cover of Jenn Wohletz’s Kink of the Jungle: A field guide to Denver’s wild life feature story — and have admired the lovely (and startled!) Satine LaChance. This is actually the third time photographer Jim Narcy, who took the photo, has submitted an…
We love Denver’s crafty DIY spirit and think there’s always room for more. So strong is that enthusiasm here that it’s experienced an enormous trickle-down. More and more people are thinking about ways to recycle old materials into new gifts, create new urban looks or channel timeless pastimes to fit…
Westword contributor Jenn Wohletz wrote a cover-story guide to kink last week and followed it up with BDSM edgeplay advice from the well-respected Jay Wiseman. At least one member of Denver’s kink community thought Wiseman’s advice was excellent — and as BDSM is not only an interest of hers, but…
