Stories to Read
Disappearing Darkness
How the West's disappearing darkness is hurting science, and our souls. Or, how we're running out of places to see the Milky Way.
Despite hordes, Grand Canyon trek becomes solo journey
Fifty Years after the Wilderness Act went into effect, why it still matters at the Grand Canyon even if you only stand at the rim.
TipsForJesus still leaving $$$, but is it moral, useful?
A look at the social justice issues and morality behind the TipsForJesus Instagram. What do ethicists say? What about pastors?
Native group's plans to demonstrate at Cardinals game fueled by Facebook
How Native Americans are using social media to overcome a historic, federally imposed diaspora.
Why Indigenous people are fighting stereotypes in mascot names
Words define reality, and for many Indigenous people, misrepresentation is worse than no representation.
Navajo woman targeted by NFL team's lawsuit remains defiant
How a young Navajo mother and social worker is rising up over years of marginalization to fight against the Washington Redskins.
Friend blames timing of Gilbert inventor’s suicide on fear of impending article
When the reporting of a Grantland story led to the suicide of the subject, I was the only reporter able to interview Essay Vanderbilt’s former girlfriend. What can journalists, and all of us, learn from her death, and the circumstances surrounding it?
Grieving fathers, photos of dead no longer inspiring change in gun debate
Now that photos of dead children and videos of grieving fathers aren’t enough, a look at the four new ways anti-gun violence advocates are trying to inspire change in the gun debate.
Will specialty cocktail bar bring spirit to downtown Phoenix?
It would be an overstatement to say the verdict on downtown Phoenix's development policies hinges on a drink named Patches McStormy. But not much of one. Does the opening of a hip cocktail bar mean the city has finally arrived?
A legendary Christmas party, if you can get in
In a time when so much feels so commercial, so transactional, so Google-able - a party that requires a personal invite and a personality.
A Controversial Cocktailing Tradition
Plastic Barbies in colored liquid, broken stemware, a pile of cash, suspended paper clips - this bar’s Christmas trees are a nontraditional tradition rooted in art… and debate.
Luxury Gyms are the New Country Clubs
Over-the-top gyms are drawing in discerning customers with custom piped-in fragrances and classroom ceilings studded with LED lights to look like the Milky Way.