South Park

For 50 years, a Pepto Bismol-pink tower has loomed large over the Lakewood shopping center marking the spot of the legendary Casa Bonita. The tower is something of a beacon, calling to longtime fans and would-be diners with the promise of mariachi music, cliff divers, crispy sopapillas and the kind of fun that inspires childlike joy. Next week will mark the 50th anniversary the day that Oklahoma City entrepreneur Bill Waugh opened Denver’s Casa Bonita in a former Joslin’s department store. The restaurant was part of a…

South Park: Snow Day has received a new gameplay trailer showing off what to expect from the upcoming title. The trailer features mob-based four-player action in a “quest to save the world and enjoy a day without school,” after a “blizzard of epic proportions” covers the town. Players are able to play with Cartman, Stan, Kenny, and Kyle, with the player in control of the “new kid” in town. According to the official press release, you’ll be able to take part in both “melee and ranged” combat, with various special…

Denver cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz on Monday said he had received a cease-and-desist email from Etsy prompted by his attempts to sell an illustration of Casa Bonita on the online marketplace. “Casa Bonita LLC reported that my illustration listing ‘infringed on their trademark,’ ” Krumpholz told The Denver Post after Westword first reported the story. “Because of that Etsy shut down the listing … it’s currently in my ‘inactive listings folder’ on Etsy.” The email, which was also sent to a least one other Denver…

If there’s one thing aging nu-metal rap-rockers Limp Bizkit are not, it’s subtle. Naturally, that applies to their recent foray into deep fake videos as well. Last month, the band responsible “Nookie,” “Break Stuff,” and the popularization of Dickies shorts released a video for their song song “Out of Style,” where each of the band members’ faces are replaced with a powerful world leader. Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Kin Jung Un, Joe Biden, and Volodymyr Zelensky are, and a hot-dog-wielding Tom Cruise all featured in the…

Image: The Pokémon CompanyDecember 16, 1997 saw the broadcast of the 38th episode of the legendary Pokémon anime in Japan—and the last time it was ever broadcast at all, thanks to a scene that changed broadcast TV in the country for a generation.“Dennō Senshi Porygon,” translated as “Computer Warrior Porygon,” was named for the polygonal, technological creature that is one of the weirdest designs in Pokémon’s original 151-strong roster. Itisn’t controversial because of a moment of violence or anything of an adult nature…