For decades, breakfast has been held hostage by dietary trends. First we went low-fat and stopped buttering toast, then we switched to egg whites for fear of cholesterol, then we abandoned toast…

Hey, Mr. DJ, have you really been here for six years?

Weekly theme nights come and go, but a few have become legendary for Denver’s club kids. But tonight Lipgloss celebrates six years, cult status and the funky indie scene that has remained fresh all along…

– Independence Day starts early on the club scene when Nick Cannon, host of MTV’s hip-hop variety show “Wild ’n Out” and head of the PNB Nation clothing line, stops by the swanky DC10 for a night of record spinning.

– The show, sponsored by Myspace and BarOptic, doubles as 303 Magazine’s July release party and a fashion shoot. The line starts at 8 p.m. on Monday, July 2. Doors at 8:30. No cover. 940 Lincoln St. 303-813-1032 or click here for more info.

Following a breezy walk around Lily Lake, a scenic and easily accessed outpost of Rocky Mountain National Park, the family headed across Colorado 7 to the lovely old Baldpate Inn for lunch…

How old school is D.L. Hughley? He remembers goats and chickens in South Central.

– Comedian and actor D.L. Hughley may be recognizable from numerous films and TV shows on Comedy Central, HBO, and NBC. But he’s probably best known from his role as one of the Original Kings of Comedy, which became a cultural phenomenon when it was released in 2001.

– We chatted with Hughley before his appearances tonight and Saturday at Denver’s venerable Comedy Works about recent projects like Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, his upcoming HBO special, and how being born in L.A. gives you a completely different perspective on Hollywood than moving there…

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