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“Efforts at writing and reading followed by aboulia”
Photo © Jeffrey Thompson Charlie Baxter is the only person who could/would actually use the word “aboulia” in a sentence, right? Check out this brief Q&A at the Daily Beast, in which Baxter talks...
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Terrain 2013
www.terrainspokane.com 210 works selected from over 700 submissions. 103 artists. 10 films. 10 bands. 1 night. Those numbers are a few of the ways Terrain, the visual arts/cultural...
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Dear Jason, Thanks for your letter about the problem of head injuries in the NFL. My thoughts on this are still evolving as I read more, but I’ll attempt a coherent response. As you know, I’ve grown up...
View ArticleStranger Danger, Part I
Years ago, when I was both younger and leaner, I was browsing a bookstore in Tacoma. A man stared at me. There is a particular gaze of a man who will stare at you and give zero fucks that you know he’s...
View ArticleStranger Danger, Part II
Part I can be found here. My cubicle is situated near the main door of our office suite, so by default I’m constantly directing traffic, answering questions, looking up information. One day I heard it...
View ArticleTo Watch Or Not To Watch?
Jason Sommer thebarking.com January 31, 2014 Dear Jason, On Sunday, February 2, Super Bowl 48 will take place, between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks. Some people look forward to the day...
View ArticleWorkin’ Woman Blues
Valerie June’s latest album is called Pushin’ Against A Stone (2013). About the title, June said that as a self-taught musician, “I feel I’ve spent my life pushing against a stone. And the jobs I’ve...
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The trailer is out for Hateship Loveship, the movie based on Alice Munro’s story “Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage.” The film stars Kristen Wiig, Nick Nolte, Guy Pearce, and others.
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Tonight, a football game will be played between two teams in the National Football League. The Baltimore Ravens will face off against the Pittsburgh Steelers. It will be televised to millions of fans....
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“People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for”
Photo via The LIFE Images Collection/Getty/Donald Uhrbrock When news broke that a second novel by Harper Lee not only existed but would be published this year by HarperCollins, the internet flooded...
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