When my parents were young marrieds, they saw “Psycho.” My mother liked — still likes — buzzy films from talented directors, and it was revolutionary. Movies in 1960 didn’t just dispose of their main characters in the first 47 minutes. The now-iconic moody, brutal shower scene takes only 45 seconds, with 78 camera angles and […]
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The newly rising Stars
The Sopris Stars is back for its second year of youth-led news in the Roaring Fork Valley. I am thrilled to continue this newspaper allowing more youth than ever to have the opportunity to gain hands-on learning experience in journalism. This year we have seen an influx of interns leading to more content than ever! […]
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When your best still doesn’t feel like enough
I feel like school is about more than just getting good grades. It feels like I am working towards something bigger than myself, something I cannot explain. As a Hispanic student, I sometimes feel pressure to do well because I want to make my parents proud and show them that their hard work means something. […]
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Telling others they’re hell-bound won’t make you heaven-bound
Christianity has changed the lives of many people. For me, this has been a fundamentally positive change that has transformed my life for the better. Unfortunately, and undeniably for many others, the push for Christianity has also harmed, either through personal experiences or the treatment of others. The shame I feel when I realize […]
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A case against Flock cameras
With the modernization of new technology and AI, different technology has surfaced. One of those specific technologies is known as “Flock” cameras. A Flock camera is a privately held American manufacturer and operator of surveillance technology primarily automated to store data on license plates, and details of cars that pass such cameras. If you’re driving […]
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The evolution of Oktoberfest
In downtown Carbondale, under the cover of a tent the yearly celebration of a wedding took place. Although this wedding occurred nearly 216 years ago across the world its legacy remains today. Throughout the world, Oktoberfest is celebrated as one of the world’s largest folk festivals. In fact, over 1.7 million gallons of beer are […]
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What ‘Coraline’ teaches about societal collapse and the age of AI
Henry Selick’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s 2002 classic, “Coraline,” pairs whimsical characters and striking silhouettes with a darker story, but still grounded in warmth. Its carefully crafted details make for a memorable film. And, upon closer inspection, its plot echoes a civilization-wide extinction theory known as the comfort paradox. A theory that can also explain […]
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Local ladies launch a library
In 1959, two Carbondale school teachers, Dorothea Ike (later Farris) and Patricia Richmond, were lamenting the fact that their students couldn’t do any research after school because the school library was closed and the nearest public library was in Glenwood Springs, too far for the kids to travel. From Richmond’s journal, “Roaring Fork Valley Recollections […]
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Shining Mountains Film Festival waters seeds of resilience
“What you water grows” is a saying that applies to the obvious, but also to what we water with our focus and attention. Where our attention goes, so does our energy. Deanne Vitrac-Kessler, founder of the Aspen Indigenous Foundation, has steadily been watering the highly humanistic Shining Mountains Film Festival since 2018. Shining Mountains, held […]
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Together we make el Sol shine
Where did you learn Spanish? That simple question has always been so hard to answer. Was it in kindergarten, when I learned how to say numbers and colors? In high school, as I racked my brain looking up definitions in my textbooks? Or in college, when I decided to study Spanish as my major? The […]