Email Author Wynter Holden

Awards

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  Chow Bella

• 2007 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published October 26, 2006

  "Urban Evolution"

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2012 Stories by Wynter Holden

• The God Squad

  published March 22, 2012

  Thanks to some bad apples in the Catholic priesthood, altar boys have been in the spotlight for having more than just scripture crammed down... More >>

• Leapin' Wizards

  published May 17, 2012

  It really is a mad, mad world. Kids pop hyperactivity pills like candy, while adults Facebook-post creepy serial killer drawings penciled while... More >>

• Mom Genes

  published May 10, 2012

  Carol Brady and Harriet Nelson really screwed the pooch for future moms by having perfectly coiffed hair, wearing fashionable dresses, and... More >>

• Gangster Rep

  published April 26, 2012

  Being that Phoenix natives are as elusive as the Sasquatch (or millionaires who pay adequate taxes), many Valley residents have never even... More >>

• Steamy Scene

  published May 10, 2012

  Steampunk geeks might have some people convinced that the late 19th century was all about bustle gowns, goggles, and gears, but we ain’t... More >>

• Drawn Together

  published May 3, 2012

  A heads-up for the next generation of Phoenix-area comic creators: Getting local illustration work may not be as easy as, say, getting hired as... More >>

• Space Case

  published May 3, 2012

  Growing up in England, ASU assistant professor and architect Jason Griffiths was infatuated with all things American; from shiny Cadillacs to... More >>

• Tour de Farce

  published April 26, 2012

  What's worse than shoving your hand up a puppet's ass on national TV? Looking like a complete ditz as you struggle to improvise dialogue to... More >>

• Ladies Sing the Blues

  published April 12, 2012

  Blues legend Bessie Smith’s tombstone (ironically, purchased by singer Janis Joplin just before her own death) declares, “The... More >>

• The Bloom of Youth

  published April 19, 2012

  When you’re young, lectures that contain words like “heritage” and “tradition” are instantly written off.... More >>

• Top Score

  published April 19, 2012

  Which famous hero of the land sports a green tunic and a pointed cap? If you answered Robin Hood, your geek cred is shot. On the other... More >>

• Wild Hair

  published April 12, 2012

  Sometimes the past comes back to haunt you, especially when it involves pictures taken in the era of Jordache jeans, neon spandex, and hair... More >>

• Figure Hate

  published March 29, 2012

  Even celebs have love-hate relationships with their bodies. For example, Rihanna recently confessed that she struts around naked to confront... More >>

• Every Rose Has its Thorn

  published March 1, 2012

  Some mothers will do anything to live their starlet fantasies vicariously through their children. So what if you have to spring ten grand on... More >>

• Three Pointe Goal

  published March 29, 2012

  In the performance world, being a triple-threat usually means you can sing, dance, and act equally well. It also means that every actress of... More >>

• Haute Wings

  published March 22, 2012

  If the only fairies you know are Tinkerbell and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy's Fab Five, brace yourself. Not all fairies are gentle,... More >>

• Down Under the Big Top

  published March 15, 2012

  The word “circus” conjures images of elephants with glittery harnesses and spandex-clad contortionists. But take away the fancy... More >>

• Jazz Masters

  published March 15, 2012

  Newsflash, University of Iowa researchers: It doesn’t take a video game study to tell us that the American attention span is that of a... More >>

• Dead Ringer

  published February 23, 2012

  Cell phones are a communication lifesaver, but they also make it easy as hell to piss off everyone around you. Nothing’s more disturbing... More >>

• Pyramid Schemes

  published March 8, 2012

  If you’ve ever seen Busted & Disgusted or Cheaters, you know how heated things can get when girlfriends find out their... More >>

• Flesh Forward

  published February 9, 2012

  The average non-Arizonan might view Phoenix as the type of place where recalled Republican senators nab top GOP positions and horse-faced chief... More >>

• Hostin' The Machines

  published March 8, 2012

  The human imagination has no limits when it comes to envisioning advanced machines. From trash-talking C3PO and trash-pushing WALL-E to... More >>

• Murder, He Wrote

  published February 2, 2012

  Controversial art has always faced the threat of censorship, whether it’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin or the video of an ant-covered Christ... More >>

• Cross Examination

  published February 23, 2012

  With all the misinformation out there, it’s hard to separate history’s villains from the scapegoats. Nero took the heat for the... More >>

• Dixie Chicks

  published January 19, 2012

  Men may gripe about members of the so-called fairer sex spending endless hours gossiping with friends, but let’s face it: most dudes... More >>