A few times a year, I put together a new mix for my friends. Well, who better to include in this category than our cutting edge, music enthusiast Urban Monarch readers?
No one, that’s who.
Typically they include a mix of new additions to my collection and a few old favorites to boot. “Sparky”, as [...]

Last week, with a basket full of delectable treats from my neighborhood health food store, I easily rang up $50 for only a few days worth of food.  A closer look at my $4 box of cereal, $9  yogurt covered almonds, and $3 mango orange juice, it’s easy to see where my money is going.  [...]

Aaah, crazy girls. How could life seem ‘normal’ without them? Perhaps nowhere is this made more chilling and evident than the movies. Although such mainstream fare as “Fatal Attraction” and “Single White Female” may be the best known entries in this spine tingling genre, leave it to Urban Monarch to point out [...]

I’ve had some incredible experiences in strip clubs.  From having the opportunity to pour hot wax on Jasmine St. Claire’s nipples to chatting with one of my favorite adult starlets Kaylani Lei (pictured above), I’ve enjoyed myself plenty at the nudie bars. That said though, I consider myself lucky though to have missed Stephanie Evans [...]

My disdain for hipsters inhibits me from judging this video accurately.  See for yourself.  Is this funny?

Last night I found myself hitting up the town with one of my best friends and long time UM ally Zach.  In addition to being one of the most charismatic guys I know, (a true ‘natural’ in every sense of the word) he also has the distinct advantage of being a bartender. This grants him [...]

We’ve been sitting on the Actigraph Actitrainer review for a while now, because, well, I’m a little lazy. This device just so happens to be, for the un-lazy. This biofeedback powerhouse is a combination heart rate monitor, pedometer, and sleep tracker. Other metrics tracked include step counts, pace, and calories burned. [...]

Sometimes, laziness is the best policy.  For instance; on the last day of your job when you just don’t feel motivated to do anything but soak up a two hour lunch. Perhaps to include catching a bit of a Moretti buzz with one of your best friends on the job (and off).  Such was my [...]

Deep in a photo reading course, I’ve been introduced to a new topic, syntopical reading. This isn’t a technique for reading faster or pulling more information out of articles. Rather, it is an approach to learning more deeply about a desired topic. Coined in 1940 by philosopher Mortimer Adler, this term is [...]

A new private members bar in London offers what can only be called a truly immersive experience.

Next Assignment
Pages: 62-119 / up to People Want the Truth
Due: Wednesday Sep 12th, Noon.
Part I
pages 1 - 62
Characters

Howard Schulz - Meth Cook
Wyatt James - Detective
Martin - Initial tweaker narc
Amber - Second tweaker narc
Brandy - Howard’s current meth lab owner
Suki - Wyatt’s girlfriend
Mike Lawson - Prosecutor

 
Here at Urban Monarch headquarters, you’re as likely to find a bottle (or two.. or three) of decent vodka in the freezer as you’d be to find ice cream or frozen left overs.  Okay, far more likely in fact.  For that reason, news of a dozen new(ish) uber-premium vodkas is welcome indeed.  In the coming [...]

There is an art to discovering the events of a city.  Uncovering the hip lounge openings, art installations, and public festivals requires a good social network, an eye on progressive media, and good keystroke in to google.  However, there are times when the most fun events lie hidden under a swarm of labor day patrons.
I [...]

Although the days (and certainly the nights) here in Denver have started cooling off, there’s still plenty of heat in the afternoon.
I came across a recipe for an afternoon cooler that’s as easy as it is delicious.

Like many readers on amazon who comment on The Average American Male: A Novel, I wanted to like this blog post. From the opening paragraph and alluring blog title, I wanted to like the website. However, the needy blog fodder that follows left me unsatisfied. [insert misogynistic hooker beating joke]
I know [...]

Urban Monarch is taking a day off from posting to enjoy the holiday.  We’ll return with our regularly scheduled posts tomorrow.