The origins behind the New Year’s song ‘Auld Lang Syne’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Every year, as the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, a familiar song is often heard crooned by half-drunk party goers as they ring in the coming year....
Category: Arts & Culture
Portrait of the artist as an old man
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Digging through the Reader morgue, I found the obituary of sorts we wrote for Kurt Vonnegut in the April 12, 2007 edition — one day after he died in...
Taking health to heart
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Those looking for healthy alternatives and ways to incorporate more self care into their lives in the new year are likely to find something to fit the bill at...
The year in re- and preview
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As has become our custom, we like to set aside some time and space at the end of the year to reflect on the events of the previous 12...
Mad About Science: Automata
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Humans like to put labels onto things and organize them neatly into their own little boxes, from which they are never allowed to escape. However, being the silly blood...
Voices in the Wilderness: Exploring our wild backyard whenever we can
By Rebecca Sanchez Reader Contributor My father grew up in a town on the outskirts of Zurich, Switzerland with his sister and five brothers. The lucky boy had the Alps at his fingertips. He...
A Sandpoint Festivus
By Kaleb Keaton Reader Contributor Seinfeld was a sitcom that took the ’90s by storm. It approached society with a unique look on the human condition and the behaviors to which we can relate...
Full moon mountain culture
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Sandpoint’s Granary District, located between Church and Oak streets and home to Matchwood Brewing and Evans Brothers Coffee, has become a popular hub for community gatherings in recent years....
Panida hosts pair of classic holiday films
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Few films pack as much nostalgic punch as the aptly titled A Christmas Story. From the Battle of the Lamp to the Deranged Easter Bunny outfit to the Bumpus’s...
Dog eat dog
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Films seem to appear out of nowhere these days, popping up with little to no fanfare on various streaming services. That can be good or bad — in the...
