Category: History
Sister of Eve
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Nana made our clothes until her hands couldn’t hold the thread. She dedicated her downstairs living room to the craft: pins and needles scattered across …
From resolve to dissolve
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
When I took a philosophy class a long time ago, one of the students asked our professor how he planned to observe the new year. …
Speakeasy fundraiser rescheduled for next two Thursdays
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
After the postponement of the third annual Speakeasy fundraiser in October, due to illnesses in the cast, LPO Repertory Theater has rescheduled the date for …
The Reader 2.0 approaches a decade back from the dead
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
With the dawn of a new year, the Reader passed an important milestone: The second iteration of our alt-weekly (started in January 2015) is officially …
2023 on the big screen
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Even if my only job at the Reader was to watch movies and TV series, there would be no way to catch them all. I …
YEAR IN REVIEW: 2023
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
We’ve been doing these retrospectives every year since 2020, and so far the ’20s have lived up to their reputation for being “roaring.” Just reading …
Mad about Science: Donuts
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
There is an irreparable rift in our country. On either side of the aisle, voices are raised, fingers are pointed, insults are thrown. It’s doughnut! …
It’s called the rule of law, not the rule of emotions
By Helen Newton
Reader Contributor
A lawyer friend once told me that property issues were a surefire money maker for any lawyer. “Kids and dirt,” he said. “Dirt and kids.” …
Where did Christmas carols come from?
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
During the first thousand years of Christianity, Christmas played second fiddle to Easter, the most important feast and celebration of the year. That might sound …
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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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