Colorado Springs Independent

Hatebreed keeps metal and punk influences intactnew

Core values

Colorado Springs Independent | Chris Parker | 01-30-2013 | Profiles & Interviews

Transhuman expressnew

"We are now in the process of reprogramming the information processes of our own biology, to program biology away from cancer."

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 01-16-2013 | Science

Tags: Singularity, Artificial Intelligence

Arab Springboardnew

Omar Offendum explores the politics of identity and insurrection

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 01-16-2013 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: hip-hop, Arab revolution, Omar Offendum

Union Stationnew

Colorado Senate Bill 11 emerges as a major engine of change for an increasingly empowered LGBT population.

Colorado Springs Independent | Chet Hardin | 01-16-2013 | LGBT

Tags: Senate Bill 11, Colorado Gay Unions

The Face of Revenge Pornnew

Awash in 'honest' porn, Colorado Springs' Craig Brittain reigns as one of the most hated men on the internet.

Colorado Springs Independent | Chet Hardin | 01-09-2013 | Sex

Tags: Craig Brittain, Is Anybody Down?

Noah was energetic and animated, with big blue eyes. He loved unusual foods for a child: pickles, broccoli, salmon. And tacos — he often talked about wanting to manage a taco factory when he grew up, in addition to being an astronaut and a doctor.

Colorado Springs Independent | Naomi Zeveloff | 01-03-2013 | Children & Families

Tags: Newtown Shooting, Noah Pozner, Sandy Creek Elementary School, Veronique Pozner

Anatomy of a murder-suicidenew

Only by understanding why Adam Lanza wished to die can we understand why he killed.

Colorado Springs Independent | Andrew Solomon | 01-02-2013 | Crime & Justice

Carly Rae Jepsen's world, 2.0new

The singer-songwriter discusses her reinvention as a teen-pop phenom.

Colorado Springs Independent | Tom Lanham | 01-02-2013 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Justin Bieber, Call Me Maybe, Canadian Idol, Carly Rae Jepsen, Scooter Braun

A Very Mayan Xmasnew

Suspend disbelief for a moment, and prepare to skim the surface of rationality as we tackle a last-minute gift guide for, well, our last minutes.

Colorado Springs Independent | Edie Adelstein, Kirsten Akens, Matthew Schniper | 12-20-2012 | Shopping

Tags: gift guide

Colorado officially legalizes marijuananew

On Monday, Hickenlooper signed an executive order finalizing Amendment 64, officially making possession of up to an ounce of marijuana for adults age 21 and up legal in Colorado.

Colorado Springs Independent | Bryce Crawford | 12-12-2012 | Drugs