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Spokane Scene no. 24

After dumping several inches of snow over the weekend, then even more yesterday, then freezing rain overnight, then temperatures in the + more

Quote of the Day

“One of the most important [forms of creativity] is to make people laugh. We live in a vale of tears, + more

MAGIC! (cue the glitter + jazz hands)

Kickstarter for the win with a whimsical display of personality and functionality. It’s pretty amazing what happens when a brand + more

Miscellany

If you’re one of those people who think that everything is terrible because someone you don’t like is president, this might put + more

Did Nazi that coming…

Say what you will about the state of things here in the U.S., but, based on this headline, we’ve a + more

Irony Alert

Writing in the New Criterion, Eric Gibson describes a visit to Room 6 of the Louvre’s Denon Wing, home of the + more

Kurotani Washi

Not entirely sure what’s happening here. (I mean, I know they’re making paper. But how…?) Yet despite my limited capacity for + more

“Nostalgia for Now”

Writing in The Wilson Quarterly, Brandon Ambrosino asks an important question: “If, in the smartphone age, our only experience of + more

Frisson? Or Frissoff?

And all this time I thought this was perfectly normal: [R]esearchers found that the brains of individuals who occasionally feel a + more

Say Goodbye to Your Afternoon

This is not only strangely beautiful, but also weirdly satisfying. According to the description, this is “Popping Popcorn at 30,000 Frames + more

Better than a Puffy Down Jacket

So the mean temperature in Spokane this last Saturday was 7°F. And Sunday was even colder. But that didn’t prevent me from stepping + more

Miscellany

From the Department of Redundancies Department: Local residents reject Swiss citizenship request of an “annoying” vegan with a “big mouth.” + more

A Resolution Worth Sticking To

So the missus and I decided to go crazy this year with the Mother of Resolutions: We’re going to read + more

1980 5-Franc Coin

In the U.S. alone, there are trillions of coins in circulation. When taking into account the rest of the world, + more

Merry Christmas, Everyone

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, sure, but it’s awfully hard to enjoy it when so many people have + more

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