Mad about Science: Dry ice
By Brenden BobbyReader Staff Have you ever watched a music video from the 1980s to see fog rolling across a stage and wonder to yourself, ”Wow, how did they do that?” Dry ice is...
Category: History
Digging up horror gems
By Russell MeeufReader Contributor Horror films are a year-round pleasure, but they are especially fun around Halloween — our culturally sanctioned holiday to indulge our fascination with death and decay. What better way to...
Man’s best monster
A history of werewolves By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Werewolves have been a vehicle for cultural fears since time immemorial, and, unlike most monsters, they have no single origin. Almost every culture in the world...
Mad about science: The challenges of viking ships
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist The Vikings were tough. Masters of the sea, conquerors of entire nations, and feared for their brutality and ruthlessness in combat. They were masters of their age in every respect;...
Uncovering untold stories: Finding Lucinda
Documentary explores the early career of Lucinda Williams By Reader Staff The Finding Lucinda tour is more than a concert — it’s a traveling artistic experience. Each date includes an acoustic performance by ISMAY...
Panida to host film and discussion on Idaho’s ‘Sagebrush Navy’
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Idaho might be a long way from the ocean, but it has played an outsized role in the history of the United States Navy, which is celebrating its 250th birthday...
Mad about Science: Civilization killers
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist I am a ’90s dinosaur kid. That means for a third of my life, one thing in the world really scared me: planet-killing asteroids. In an age before the terror...
Mad about Science: B-17 ball gun
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist The gunners of the B-17 Flying Fortress were a different breed. These men endured unimaginably low temperatures, near-constant bombardment by heavy ordnance and cramped conditions to do a job that...
A portrait of 1933
The Oppermanns is a novel torn from history, but with lessons for today By Zach HagadoneReader Staff On the recommendation of a former professor-adviser of my undergraduate studies in political economy, I purchased a...
From New York to Sandpoint, the long way ’round
Sandpoint local Alan Ball receives a postcard — 72 years late By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Most Sandpointians will recognize the name Alan Ball — whether from his time at the Gardenia Center, his performances...
