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New Mexico Disc Golf Course Offers Rare Vertical Challengenew
Ski slopes are no joke when it comes to objects capable of rolling and gliding a long distance.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Matthew Schniper |
08-20-2009 |
Recreation
'Second Skin' Documentary Brings Audiences Inside Gamers' Virtual Worldsnew
A look at the film that gives audiences a tantalizing glimpse inside the games where 50 million players inhabit virtual lives as their computer-generated alter egos.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jill Thomas |
08-13-2009 |
Video Games
Contradiction is the Key to the Infinite in Scott Johnson's Sculpturesnew
Created by mounting four plates of two-way mirrors and illuminating the inside of the sculpture brighter than the outside, Johnson's range bounces on ad infinitum.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
08-06-2009 |
Art
Dillon Novak's 'Swan Song' Might Be the Start of Something Bignew
Novak can lay claim to a handful of music videos he's directed, as well as short films, commercials and nonprofit promos. And he's only 17.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jill Thomas |
08-06-2009 |
Art
How Craigslist's Missed Connections Appeals to Our Best and Worst Selvesnew
While the rise in popularity of online dating has led to dozens of websites, Craigslist manages to stand apart, due to one category -- Missed Connections.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Virginia Leise |
07-23-2009 |
Culture
Colorado DJs Ponder the Decline of Broadcast Radionew
For all its resilience, broadcast radio is facing grim prospects these days as more and more listeners -- particularly FM listeners -- turn to streaming radio on the Internet.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
07-16-2009 |
Media
A Colorado Culinary School Offers a Taste of Realitynew
You might describe Victor Matthews as a food fundamentalist who believes in trial by fire. From a converted Colorado Springs hotel, the polarizing figure aims to take on big schools, chain restaurants and an industry that he feels has grown stagnant in many ways through the Paragon Culinary School.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Matthew Schniper |
07-14-2009 |
Food+Drink
Despite Ridicule, Cup Stacking Continues to Pile up Fansnew
Sport stacking, or speed stacking, seems a bit Napoleon Dynamite at first. Stackers use a dozen 10-ounce plastic cups to build a series of pyramid patterns while "racing" against the clock.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Amanda Lundgren |
05-26-2009 |
Sports
Tags: Andy Retting, cup stacking
To Experience Benoit Maubrey's Sculpture, Stop, Look and Listennew
Imagine a concert that's not about the music, and a piece of art that's not about what you're looking at. With this in mind, you may be ready for Electronic Guy, a performance by international artist Benoit Maubrey.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
04-28-2009 |
Performance
To Capture the Grasses and Bugs, One Artist Turns to Plasticnew
In time, Regan Rosburg has mastered the elusive resin (also called acrylic), an ultra-hard and particularly unforgiving clear plastic that she describes as "emotional."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
04-07-2009 |
Art
Shit Jobs: We Look Back at the Work That Made Us What We Are Todaynew
Even if political regime change does bring about real-world change, the shit job will still be with us in all its glory. In this spirit, we present our editors and writers' nearly repressed memories of their absolutely worst jobs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Staff |
02-17-2009 |
Culture
Tags: journalism, work
Miracle Fruit: Miracle Workernew
A much-hyped food item brings magic and sweetness to the tongue -- and dinner parties.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Matthew Schniper |
11-13-2008 |
Food+Drink
Families Suffer as Money Woes Gum Up the Food Stamp Bureaucracynew
The federal government foots the bill for assistance, but leaves states with the task of determining eligibility. Most states assume that duty; Colorado, however, imposes its labor- and paper-intensive computer system on counties, requiring them to process applications.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
09-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
Comedian Lewis Black Takes on His One-time Hometownnew
Black's come a long way since those first days, the earliest of which include living and working in Colorado Springs for a year. Black, who grew up in Maryland, ran a theater company that worked at Palmer High School, Fort Carson and a couple prisons.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
08-19-2008 |
Performance
Triad of New Brewers a Testament to Coloradoans' Growing Craft-beer Affinitynew
According to the Brewers Association, Colorado ranks No. 1 in the nation for beer production, No. 2 for most craft breweries and No. 3 for craft beer output. Three newbie breweries are joining the stats.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Amanda Lundgren |
07-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
