#59: Pangloss Gravitron Pangloss Gravitron: Not a person. Rather, it’s a diverse six-person collective of local artists who share a certain speculative, surreal and fantasmic scope in their works. “Pangloss” references Voltaire’s optimist Dr. Pangloss from Candide; “Gravitron” is a spinning, flying-saucer-like amusement park ride using centrifugal force to elicit…
There is nothing wrong with consenting adults using sex toys to spice up some otherwise boring bed-sport, and the adult-toy industry has come up with a truly dazzling selection of every possible implement for every possible body part/orifice. But for every pair of pink, fuzzy handcuffs and every benign blow-up…
The 2013 edition of the Colorado Burlesque Festival is bigger and badder than ever, offering up classes and performances featuring many of the names that put Colorado on the map when it comes to the flirty, coy, artful striptease that’s more tease than strip. The festival shows run from Thursday,…
Reverend Charles Cox is a Spiritualist minister, which means he performs the rituals most ministers do: weddings, christenings and funerals. But Charles Cox also communes with the dead, and Cox will teach a class tonight at Isis Books and Gifts on the history of mediumship and the meaning religion of…
The Internet is a black hole of poor decisions — whether you’re trading sexual favors to someone on Craigslist for IT support or accidentally paying for a year-long membership to the Jam of the Month Club. There’s no shortage of stupid things available for purchase on the Internet — tasteless,…
When three members of activist punk collective Pussy Riot were thrown in jail in February 2012 for a forty-second performance at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, the world was watching. And earlier this year, HBO released Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, a documentary detailing the musicians’ work…
Denver comedian Sam Tallent has been a rising star in the standup scene over the last few years, hosting The Squire open mic and performing as part of the Fine Gentleman’s Club at the comedy quartet’s wildly popular Wednesday night show, Too Much Fun. Still, many fans may not know…
Over the last seven years, Matthew Brown and Fancy Tiger have been supplying Denver with stylishly modern and subtly classy clothing and house decor. As the store prepares to celebrate its seventh anniversary next weekend, Brown is also getting ready to unveil a hodgepodge of new endeavors. With a store-within-a-store…
While the summer continues to scorch this town, so do the looks many women are sporting on Denver streets. This week we spotted Jasmine Douglas during the lunchtime rush downtown; she was a standout with her earrings and what she calls “swag.” Keep reading to learn where she shops, her…
Update: Congrats to kakoivisto! Check your email for details on how to claim your prize. Original post: Last week, world-renowned author Temple Grandin stopped by the Tattered Cover LoDo to sign and read her latest book, The Autistic Brain. Before she did, we caught up with her in an interview…
For the little bit of time I spent living in New York City, there were many times when I found myself homesick for Colorado. The only things that seemed to quell the unnecessary self-sorrow were trips to Target and McDonald’s. Those places were reminders of my somewhat suburban American existence,…
#60: Collin Parson Collin Parson grew up among artists, helping his father, the prominent Colorado sculptor Charles Parson, in the studio and experiencing the milieu as a firsthand observer and eventual participant. But as an adult, the younger Parson stands in nobody’s shadow, working as a light-installation artist and the…
For some, a refined style is acquired through age and maturity. Others decide that it’s time for a more refined look. That’s the case with Christopher La Fleur, a sales advisor at H&M who decided to go for a more sophisticated look. Keep reading to learn who inspires his style,…
If you have older children at home who’d consider our earlier suggestions for offbeat summer fun just so much easy kid’s stuff, relax. There’s plenty of awesome, quirky and local shit stuff for pre-adolescents to do in Denver, too. Here’s our list of five great activities to enjoy this summer…
Welcome to a new column called Geek Speak, in which we take on an aspect of geek culture each week. We geeks watch a lot of bad movies. It’s not like we have a choice, really. We like the kind of movies that we like, and the sad truth is…
We were beginning to despair of spotting any interesting womenswear — but then we spotted singer Agau Bior boarding the D-line train this week. Keep reading to learn her favorite film genre, her style icons and where she shops. See also: – Womenswear Wednesdays: Concierge Gillian Kumm on her artistic…
Lizzie Fortunato Jewels began when twin sisters Elizabeth and Kathryn Fortunato combined the former’s creative mind with the latter’s business savvy. Elizabeth designs and sources materials for the New York-based company’s eclectic seasonal lines of jewelry and handbags, while Kathryn keeps the numbers in check, making for a smooth-running family…
When my sister asked if I wanted to join her and my brother on a tour of the Kink.com studios in San Francisco, I initially declined. I hate porn — mostly because I don’t understand it — and I didn’t want to be that kind of uncomfortable in public. But…
#61: Satya Wimbish The vibe you get from Aurora artist Satya Wimbish is one of industry and, even more so, a great dollop of pure enthusiasm — a lust for life in small-town terms, a love for the people and places she walks by every day in her familiar milieu…
The nineteenth annual Westword Music Showcase left many fans dehydrated and exhausted Saturday night — but at least one guy was still looking stylish amid all the wilted shorts and smudged shades. Meet Mark Lyle, a local underwriter who decided to dress in neon colors in honor of Dada Life…
Welcome to a new column called Geek Speak, in which we take on an aspect of geek culture each week. After years of hype, numerous setbacks and rampant rumors of a troubled shoot, the big-screen adaptation of Max Brooks’ World War Z, the greatest zombie novel of all time, is…
#62: Joe Riche When Joe Riche hit Denver as a University of Denver MFA candidate in the late ’90s, he was an inventive kid with big ideas, interested in building kinetic and robotic machine-dream sculptures and unwilling to to let the size of those creative visualizations slow him down. He…
