Unprotected Sacred Sites

Unprotected Sacred Sites

The government makes the ultimate decision about what is sacred while American Indian beliefs fall to the wayside. To American Indians, all that is natural is sacred — including the land. While many religious denominations build churches or temples, American Indians simply worship what is. Unlike those buildings, the lands Native peoples find most sacred…

Pumped Up Kicks

Pumped Up Kicks

Violence over Air Jordans continues nearly three decades after their introduction. A basketball rolls across the scene, kicked up by a pair of red and black sneakers — the original Air Jordans — into the hands of the icon himself. The sound of an airplane turbine begins to climb, preparing for takeoff alongside the legendary Jordan’s…

Death of the Dictionary

Death of the Dictionary

Companies use lexical data in new ways as publishing goes to the wayside. Think back to third grade. A troublesome term meant lugging a hefty, disproportionately-sized text off the shelf and feverishly flipping through the pages. And if you didn’t know how the word was spelled — you were screwed. But for many, the practice…