Conventions — or cons, in nerd speak — are one of the best things about being a geek. A con is like a rock concert, a film festival and a super store all rolled into one. Only for nerds: Hundreds or thousands or even tens of thousands of us gather…
Tata Harper’s father was diagnosed with cancer in 2005. During her meetings with doctors, Harper was asked to list all of the different things her father came in contact with on a daily basis. She gathered vitamins, food, lotions and anything else she could think of — and in doing…
#38: donnie l. betts donnie l. betts quietly gets things done, while wearing every hat in the store: actor, director, filmmaker, African-American historian and radio-play producer. In his spare time — if you can believe he has any — he even markets a sculptural dog-waste receptacle called Paws Here. See…
I’ve thought about what it would be like to be famous — a lot. Being the self-absorbed person I am, one who grew up with parents telling me how great I was at everything I did definitely made me into an adult who wanted nothing more than total stardom. Since…
Zombie season is just beginning to amp up in Denver, and the Shoppe on East Colfax Avenue dug up a few undead beauties to strut the catwalk — and drop a few body parts — under the stars this weekend at the street’s monthly Second Saturday Block Party. Photographer Ken…
With its rough aesthetic, punk fashion demands attention on the streets. But there is also something very personal in the way that people create their outfits to suit their tastes. One prime example of punk menswear comes from London Slaughter, a local student who embellished his own jacket. Keep reading…
What could else could Donna Karan do to make us look like runway models without resorting to dieting? Try asymmetrical, draping jersey knits, a little shoulder exposure teamed with a stunning neutral pallet of makeup from Bobbi Brown. Curtis Farnham, Donna Karan director of retail stylist, and Liz Boyle, freelance…
Many a Monopoly game has been upended over an accusation of cheating — but what would happen if cheating was a predetermined part of the game? Tonight’s Warm Cookies of the Revolution session, “Realistic Monopoly and Other Games,” is based on the findings of a study conducted by psychologist Paul…
From Facebook to Vine, social media is changing the way we follow the arts. At the 2013 Westword Web Awards, we’ll celebrate the artists, organizations and personalities that use it best — and we want your help finding them. There are two ways you can help us pick this year’s…
Two of the world’s most fashionable streets — Madison Avenue in New York City and Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles — now intersect in Denver, Colorado. Kristen and Paige Brown, a mother-daughter team, have opened Melrose and Madison on Old South Pearl Street. See also: Womenswear Wednesday: Chloe Sweem…
A game about a rectangular detective with a fedora-sporting cat as a partner may be the freshest idea yet to come out of Colorado’s anemic game-development scene. Hot Tin Roof is the latest project by Denver-based developer Glass Bottom Games, which made its first splash with the charming side-scroller Jones…
Geek culture is not a monolithic entity — far from it. Underneath the big tent of geekdom, you’ll find factions big and small, for every possible slice of nerd life. Few of us embrace only one slice of geek life, but even fewer of us are true polynerds, embracing any…
#39: Amanda Berg Wilson. Amanda Berg Wilson is a juggler of roles, who came to Boulder from Chicago, where she helped found the interdisciplinary performance group Striding Lion. And when she moved to Colorado, she brought with her an adventurously playful breath of creative fresh air. Once here, she founded…
Sometimes style and research can go hand in hand. The more you learn about the looks of the past, the more you can create a new visual for the future. This practice is exemplified by local sushi bar hostess Morgon Johnson, who tweaks the styles of the 1940s and ’50s…
#40: Brian Corrigan. Brian Corrigan dreams big — in 3D — and his latest project means to recreate cyberspace live on the streets of downtown Denver next summer as a way of bringing people and ideas together through life-sized gaming. If all goes according to plan, OhHeckYeah: An Immersive Street…
It’s October, which in Colorado means time for snow and 70-plus degree days. If you just moved here six months ago — which is great! We’re glad you did! — there are some things you should know about Colorado. First, whatever clothes your brought from your home state, whether it…
The first thing the Mythbusters say before starting an experiment on their television show is, “Don’t try this at home.” Fans of the show will finally have an opportunity to disregard this advice and try their favorite experiments at Mythbusters: The Explosive Exhibition. The interactive exhibition opens this weekend at…
#41: Artists Hollis + Lana. Husband-and-wife team Conor Hollis and Amorette Lana not only fell in love — they also fell into artistic collusion. Together, they wield spray cans to create organic collaborative works, sometimes monumental in size, on canvases, in sculptural shapes and across the sides of buildings. What’s…
When we scout the streets looking for style, it’s a rare day when we encounter another fashion blogger in the process. But that’s what happened when we ran into Cameron Clark on 14th and Champa streets, while the fashion blogger was visiting Denver from Atlanta. Keep reading to learn his…
Justice Kwesi Kwarteng, founder and creative director of Colorado Fashion Week, dreams of turning Colorado’s fashion community into a competitive and sustainable force — and those dreams just came one step closer.A sold-out show this past Saturday, packed with supporters, representatives of Colorado’s fashion industry and the fashion faithful, provided…
Over the weekend, Elitch Gardens unveiled this year’s Fright Fest, which includes two all-new haunted houses — the zombie-themed Flesh Factory and the Terror Chamber, a creepy initiation rite navigated by flashlight — as well as a seance show and a freak show at night, and a trick-or-treat trail, hay…
Federal employees furloughed by the government shutdown are getting a welcome break right now from a few companies in the Denver-area who are sympathetic to their plight. These are in the form of everything from free museum admission to discounted booze and food. Here’s the breakdown: See also: The best…
