A-list Alien(s)
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
With Alien: Romulus in theaters now — and because I haven’t been able to make it to the cinema to see it yet — I …
Category: Random Digital Madness
The salad days are over
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
I’m a bit embarrassed to admit how important a role salad bars have played in my life.
When I was young, our family used to …
A few thoughts… On monogenesis and Albert Schweitzer
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Digging in the dictionary recently led to monogenesis, a theory that all living things evolved from a single cell — some combination of proteins …
Mad about Science: Powered Exoskeleton
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
The idea of a powered human exoskeleton is an old one. Sigourney Weaver whooping the crap out of the xenomorph queen with a power loader …
Bread and Cheesuses
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
I’ve started a cult.
I began laying the foundations of my church in March when I rediscovered the Vitruvian food that is the grilled cheese …
Shall we play a game?
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Wands at the ready, set phasers to stun and prepare to geek out with Sandemonium Lite, a celebration of nerd culture. The convention will take …
This hobbit kills fascists
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Cultures as different as England post-1066 C.E. and Nazi Germany have manipulated myths and stories to substantiate their ideologies and shape their images. This practice …
Preservation Idaho to honor Belwood Building at Orchid Awards in Pocatello
By Reader Staff
Long a downtown Sandpoint landmark, the Belwood Building at 301 Cedar St. will be honored with an Orchid Award from Preservation Idaho at a gathering Saturday, Aug. …
There is a free lunch, and it’s pretty good
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The notion of a “free lunch” stretches far back into U.S. history.
At one point, the “free lunch” was a common tradition at saloons across …
Two parts liquor, one part literary criticism
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Lord of the Rings is my colloquial “Roman Empire” — I’ve thought about it every day since the winter of 2007 and I have …
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