Mad About Science: Japanese Swords
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Anyone that’s ever spent five minutes around anime or watched a Kurosawa masterpiece is familiar with the katana: that majestic curved samurai sword that knows …
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Mad About Science: Horse Transportation
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Horses are some of our oldest animal companions. The quadrupedal ungulates of many a young girl’s birthday party dreams are the reason humans were able …
Mad About Science: Yellowstone Caldera
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Here in Mad About Science, we love giant explosions. On Earth, the explosions don’t get much bigger than the ones that created the Yellowstone Caldera, …
Mad About Science: 1776
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
It’s almost America’s 242nd birthday, which usually means food, fireworks, booze and late-night emergency room visits for digit reattachments.
To celebrate the Fourth of July …
Mad About Science: Monopoly
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
It’s America’s favorite friendship-ruining board game. Most of us associate this with a fun family night, or a table-flipping rampage, but what you might not …
Mad About Science: Vikings, Norseman
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
The Vikings were a curious lot. Most of our historical information comes from documentation by people who were being attacked by them. This makes for …
Mad About Science: Domestic Geese
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
It’s that time of year again! Raise your hands if you saw an adorable gosling at the feed store and just had to have it.…
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Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Science fun, the Backcountry Film Festival, Insanity Fab, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
