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In the world of journalism, writers are sometimes typecast. It’s not uncommon to hear things like, He’s into lyrical essay writing. Or, She likes the hard-hitting political stuff. Or, They love reporting on the food and beverage industry. And, maybe in opposition to how it works for the Hollywood set, this is not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, at 5280, we find that when we can pair writers with topics that intrigue them, the stories are almost always the better for it. Editorial director Geoff Van Dyke typically spends his days planning 5280’s Behind the Stories podcast, editing long-form narratives and feature packages, and helping me manage the daily operations of a monthly magazine. He doesn’t often get the chance to write his own pieces, but when a fellow staffer…
Pan, a former 5280 intern and a recent graduate of Brown University, joined the staff in November and moved to Denver from Philadelphia. WORDS THAT MATTER “I just wrote a digital story on atypical anorexia. The reception from people I know made me realize how much readers still value journalism for raising awareness.” CULTURE SHOCK “I love how every part of the metro is within a 30-minute drive, but I was surprised by the reckless drivers—and wreckful potholes.”…
GREAT EXPECTATIONS We’re looking forward to more than the Rockies’ win-loss record this year: In our online season preview, find the home series, events, and giveaways we’re most pumped for as well as our staffers’ bold predictions. Plus, we highlight our favorite ballpark eats, watch bars, and, yes, parking options—all on 5280.com. CORRECTION In February’s “The More Things Change,” we reported that Larimer Square’s Cadillac Ranch was part of a chain; it was not. We regret the error.…
Graffiti may look random, but there’s actually order in the chaos. Take this mural on Larimer Street, between 27th and 28th streets in RiNo. Originally painted by Patrick Kane McGregor during 2020’s CRUSH Walls festival, the piece included “hello” stickers and post office address slips for participants to sign. It has since become a two-story guestbook for everyone from famous artists to pen-packing bargoers. “It’s an unwritten thing,” says Jana Novak, co-owner of Denver Graffiti Tour. “If you come into town, you’re supposed to leave your tag here.” But far from being a simple cascade of colors, each spray has meaning—you just need a street art dictionary. Fortunately, we have one. 1. LEGALESE Depending on whom you ask, there are two main types of street art: graffiti and muralism.…
When San Francisco–based startup OpenAI released ChatGPT in November, an existential chill spread through academia. Give the AI-powered chatbot a prompt—even one as esoteric as “Write an essay on the politics of 18th-century Italy” — and it will deliver a polished response in seconds. By January, the free text generator, which references more than 175 billion data points, had more than 100 million users and had passed exams at prestigious law and business schools, forcing Colorado academics to reckon with the cybernetic scribe’s role in the future of higher education. “The initial reaction many people have to any kind of new technology is always, Oh, the computer is coming to get us,” says Peter Foltz, a University of Colorado Boulder professor and executive director of the Institute for Student-AI Teaming…
