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The Glorious 70s

I know I’m supposed to be outraged (or something), but all this photo collection elicits from me is fond recollections of my + more

Everything’s a Problem

If you’re one of those who wonders why so many people these days are concerned, hurt, offended, or “made uncomfortable,” + more

Songs from the Wood

The irreproachable Morgan Lynch, soon-to-be runner-up in the office chess championship, alerted me to Bartholomäus Traubeck’s modified record player that “plays” slices of wood: It’s + more

In the End, We’re All Wearing a Red Shirt

When my friends and I used to act out Star Trek episodes—favorites were “The City on the Edge of Forever,” + more

Quote of the Day

“I read somewhere that 77 percent of all the mentally ill live in poverty. Actually, I’m more intrigued by the 23 percent who are + more

Bringing Sexy Bach

For the kickoff to the 37th Annual Northwest Bach Festival last night, the missus and I eschewed the wine-and-cheese affair at Barrister in + more

“American youth today has its fringes…”

Nothing says “God bless America” quite like a 1968 campaign ad for the man who issued Executive Order 11582, thus designating the + more

Pick-Up Lines for the Fairer Sex

So. Valentine’s Day is coming up. If we’re to believe conventional wisdom—which, let’s be honest, is a pretty safe bet + more

On National Anthems and Pop Princesses

Having firmly established myself as something of a curmudgeon, it should come as no surprise to anyone that I found + more

Poetry Break

LET CITIES SUBSIDE TO THEIR NAMES Osip Mandelstam Let cities subside to their names, Brief meanings that flare in the + more

Tuneage

I’ve not touched on music for a while, mostly because my survey of the best of 2014—which, let’s be honest, was a tour + more

So Long, Cheddar Chad

A decade ago I worked at a downtown Spokane ad agency whose culture was, shall we say, unforgiving. Not a day passed + more

Quote of the Day

“There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, thanks to their art + more

Miscellany Redux

More odds and ends today, but this time from the worlds of art, architecture, and poetry. So, you know…no Bigfoot. + more

Miscellany

Does a spectral being roam the halls of Pocatello High School? Why yes—yes, it does. “Real Estate Drone Spots Bigfoot, + more

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