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Human Contact? Who Needs It?

In 1978, a helicopter pilot spotted something deep in the Siberian wilderness that shouldn’t have been there: a large garden. + more

Bigger Vocabulary = Bigger Paycheck

Want to succeed in life? An academic at the University of Virginia recommends expanding your vocabulary. But don’t just grab + more

This Week in “Awww…”

Squee! Shetland ponies wearing cardigans made of Shetland wool! (And a video of them getting dressed for their photo shoot.) + more

The Greatest Generation Loses Another One

It’s been nearly a month now, but I can’t let another day go by without acknowledging the great Charles Durning, + more

Going Mobile*

Along with all that re-branding and name-changing and whatnot (you may have heard about it—if not, go here), it seems + more

Odds & Ends

So. It’s my first time posting on the new site. I think I’m finally ready. Just…please be gentle with me. + more

@#$%! English Teachers

Why do so many people insist that you can’t begin a sentence with a conjunction? Or end one with a + more

Apologetic Post 3 of 3

This just in: Poetry makes you weird. Looking for a gift for the person who has everything? We’d recommend donkey + more

Apologetic Post 2 of 3

The best cup of coffee in Spokane? It’s not even close: Coeur Coffee on the corner of Monroe and College. + more

Apologetic Post 1 of 3

For the four or five of you who regularly turn to the last word for keen insight and the latest + more

Miscellany

Tom Gething interviews a semicolon. Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2013? Emerald 17-5641. This isn’t actually happening, but it’s + more

Ungrateful Undead

Three hundred forty-seven zombies have so far been dispatched during the first 27 episodes of “The Walking Dead”—three of ’em + more

Dave Brubeck, RIP

Dead of heart failure—just a day shy of his 92nd birthday. Ironic, given that timing was what he was best + more

Spokane Scene no. 8—with Friday Bonus Shot!

I know, I know—we already posted a photo this week. But c’mon. It’s the Ecto-1B! Spotted in the parking lot + more

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