Activism

Sex marks the spot: Planned Parenthood hosts its first Get Yourself Tested trivia night

By Jesse Livingston Wed., Apr. 10 2013 at 1:02 PM
Categories: Activism, Bars, Contests, Events, GLBTQ, Games, Popular Culture, Sex, Trivia

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Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains
Planned Parenthood promotes its annual Get Yourself Tested campaign.
In what U.S. state is it illegal for a man to have sex with a fish? If you want to know the answer -- and are looking for something both fun and educational to do Thursday night -- Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains has you covered. It's hosting a sex-trivia night at Hamburger Mary's Club M as part of PP's annual Get Yourself Tested national campaign.

The event will feature trivia questions both humorous and informational on topics ranging from anatomy to pop culture, and proceeds will go to support the GYT low-cost testing days coming soon to a PPRM center near you.

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Games

Ten video games set in Colorado: Part two

By Chris Utterback Tue., Nov. 6 2012 at 11:25 AM
Categories: Games, Lists, Trivia

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Who would have thought that our humble state of Colorado could have hosted so many video games? While for many developers Colorado seems to be synonymous with little more than "snow," these games will take you everywhere from explosive recreations of '90s blockbusters to wholesome educational programs. Although few of these games will teach you about Coloradan geography, if you've ever been under attack by a North Korean army or driven through Commerce City, you'll want to keep reading...

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- 10 video games set in Colorado
- Rocky Mountain ride: Forza Horizon understands why we love Colorado
- Indie Game: The Movie explores the underground art form of brand-free video games

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Lists

10 video games set in Colorado

By Chris Utterback Tue., Oct. 23 2012 at 9:03 AM
Categories: Games, Lists, Trivia

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Today's release date for Forza Horizon for Xbox, which takes place entirely in Colorado, got us thinking: In over forty years of video-game history, there had to have been a few other games set in the Centennial State.

Little did we know, a veritable mountain of electronic entertainment has depicted our state -- sometimes in eerily accurate ways, sometimes much less so. So we decided to profile ten games set in Colorado. Keep reading for some weird, wonderful and just plain odd history.

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- Indie Game: The Movie explores the underground art form of brand-free video games
- Xbox's Forza Horizon makes Colorado the racetrack

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Ancient Romans knew how to party: Five reasons behind their greatest legacy

By Cory Casciato Thu., Sep. 27 2012 at 2:44 PM
Categories: Lists, Sex, Trivia

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The Bacchanal by Peter Paul Rubens
It's a Bacchanal, y'all!
Alongside such achievements as the aqueducts and roman numerals, the ancient people of what is now Italy made some noteworthy progress in the field of fun. In other words, they knew how to party. The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is recognizing that tradition Friday, September 28 with Bacchus Raucous: A Party in Pompeii. To get you in the mood, we dove into the history books (okay, we dove into Wikipedia) to bring you some knowledge on the hard-partying legacy of the Roman Empire.

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- A Day in Pompeii opens a door on another time

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Spike Lee's most beautifully preachy moments

By Josiah M. Hesse Tue., Sep. 4 2012 at 10:10 AM
Categories: Lists, Trivia

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Samuel L. Jackson and Halle Berry in Jungle Fever.
Spike Lee's films always carry a social message, but his mastery of aesthetics and storytelling usually transcend any political bias. Yet just like the jazz score in a Woody Allen flick, or obscure pop culture references in one of Quentin Tarantino's little treasures, there inevitably comes a point in almost every Spike Lee movie where the narrative slows into a montage, or the drama becomes thick as molasses, and something clicks in our mind that says, "Ah, he wants to teach us a lesson about society here." It wouldn't be a Spike Lee film without them, and in honor of his latest release, Red Hook, premiering at the Mayan Theatre this Friday, we give you the most beautifully preachy moments of Spike Lee.

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-Top five Wes Anderson one-liners
-Five things you may not know about Casablanca
-The top five Titanic film flubs


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Comedy

In honor of Book of Mormon, here's a pop history of religious satire

By Josiah M. Hesse Fri., Aug. 24 2012 at 9:54 AM
Categories: Arts and Culture, Comedy, Lectures, Spirituality, Theater, Trivia

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"I believe that ancient Jews built boats and sailed to America/I am a Mormon, and a Mormon just believes," sings Elder Price in Matt Stone and Trey Parker's iconic musical, The Book of Mormon. And while the theological irreverence of a song like "Spooky Mormon Hell Dream," or the existential send-up of self imposed ignorance in "Turn It Off," may seem gut-bustingly revolutionary, Parker and Stone are building on a tradition of god-mocking that is as old as belief itself. From Chaucer and Voltaire, to Kevin Smith and Bill Maher, comedians have continued to pull from the bottomless well of religious satire, which never seems to run dry. And while we could spend all day sifting through the vast libraries of chuckles-at-god's-expense, here's instead a microwaved version of what's been going on in the world of spiritual sarcasm in just the last forty years.

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-The Book of Mormon really is that good

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Beauty

A thick history of beards and facial hair (infographic)

By Nick Lucchesi Tue., Apr. 3 2012 at 7:29 AM
Categories: Beauty, Comix, Popular Culture, Trivia

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Does a beard make the man? It depends on who you ask. Historically, beards were used for warmth, intimidation of protection from enemies, but in modern times, women find beards only about two-thirds as attractive as a clean-shaven man. In Colorado, beards can be a seasonal look for the October-March snow, but are also worn year-round in homage of the pioneers who settled this land. (Or perhaps beards are really hip in some social circles.) Learn more about beards with the below infographic, then work on turning that stubble into a face rug everyone will look upon with envy.

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Arts and Culture

kART Across America: Michael Moore offers to help local documentarians

By Kelsey Whipple Mon., Feb. 20 2012 at 9:02 AM
Categories: Arts and Culture, Colorado Film, Trivia

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Jeremy Make and Andy Raney stand with Christine, the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang of vintage golf karts.
In December, we caught up with Andy Raney and Jeremy Make, the local co-creators of kART Across America, a documentary devoted to their 108-day trek across the United States in a fussy, broken-down golf kart named Christine. On Thursday, Michael Moore caught up with them -- on NPR. In a Talk of the Nation spot devoted to navigating the changes in Oscar rules for feature documentaries, the veteran filmmaker spoke to Make about the implications for artists with smaller financial backing.

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Film and TV

Futurama quiz: Bite some shiny metal asses tonight at Rackhouse Pub

By Jenn Wohletz Thu., Nov. 17 2011 at 12:15 PM
Categories: Bars, Contests, Film and TV, Trivia


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Good news, everyone! If you love Futurama and beer, then you should check out "All Glory to the Hypnoquiz: an all-Futurama Event" at Rackhouse Pub tonight at 8 p.m. Sponsored by Geeks Who Drink, this pub quiz will involve teams competing (showing off) with each other to answer trivia questions about all six seasons of Futurama--and the four movies. And it's my personal mission to think of the best name for my quiz team.


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Popular Culture

Skype: A coming of age story

By Nick Lucchesi Wed., May 25 2011 at 10:33 AM
Categories: Popular Culture, The Internetz, Trivia

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Like all of us, Skype began as a mere twinkle in the eye of its creators. In less than ten years, it had matured into a beautiful adult. Skype has made its Swedish, Danish and Estonian parents proud, with its latest life accomplishment -- you guessed it -- being sold for $8.5 billi to Microsoft.

But, as the below infographic shows, Skype wasn't always so lovable. It wasn't until Skype's older brother, Kazaa (you remember it, right?) went to prison that Skype came to exist in the first place.

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