“Some people like to think that what they wear is free from artifice. But it never is.” Amish bodice bonnet-rippers. Got + more
“Some people like to think that what they wear is free from artifice. But it never is.” Amish bodice bonnet-rippers. Got + more
Is this a thing? I mean, that’s cool and all—we certainly won’t judge. Back in the 70s and 80s, though, + more
The summit of Mt. Kit Carson is just a one-hour drive and a one-hour hike from downtown Spokane—a pretty small + more
Wanna feel dumb? Take a gander at this 1912 high-school entrance exam, courtesy of the Bullitt County History Museum. Now, it’s been + more
Alex Ross on the curious intersection of classical music and popular culture. Now this is a bridge too far: small-batch, + more
Sebastian Thrun sounds downright triumphalist in his Pacific Standard post about artificial intelligence: We need to prepare for a world + more
I drove to Lewiston last Sunday to say goodbye to a friend. Just two days later, she was gone. No + more
When you think of Whitman County—if you think about it at all—chances are your mind conjures up images of rolling farmland + more
“The world into which I was born no longer exists, of course.” Thus begins a thoughtful essay by author Claire Messud in + more
I’m not from around here, so I don’t have the advantage of multigenerational lake cabin ownership. And since CK pays + more
On a recent wine tour in Napa, Linda and I had an opportunity to not only taste some of Mumm + more
I spent much of the holiday weekend reading Neal Stephenson’s science fiction epic Seveneves. There’s a lot to love about the + more