AltWeeklies Wire
For the Love of the Gamenew
Semi-pro gridiron upstarts the Missoula Raptors are at the crossroads of opportunity and hard knocks.
Missoula Independent |
Skylar Browning |
04-21-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Love Reexaminednew
A classic opera is retold with modern flair.
Missoula Independent |
Azita Osanloo |
04-21-2005 |
Fiction
Boots on the Groundnew

American Indians' struggle to defend their traditions and secure equal rights is portrayed as an essential chapter in the life of the United States.
Missoula Independent |
John Freeman |
04-21-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Blood Struggle, Charles Wilkinson
Love Stingsnew
Fresh stinging nettles — they're not just for sado-botanists anymore.
Missoula Independent |
Ari LeVaux |
04-21-2005 |
Food+Drink
Of Bullies and Brussels Sproutsnew
The first time Chef Boy Ari really noticed brussels sprouts was at a Thanksgiving celebration at an Idaho farm, where he was able to look out the window at the plants themselves, waist-deep in snow in the fields, still bearing brussels sprouts sweetened by the frost.
Missoula Independent |
Chef Boy Ari |
04-14-2005 |
Food+Drink
Bears with Usnew
Variously (and wrongly) portrayed as bloodthirsty killers or cuddly teddies, bears face a tough rap. Can Montanans set the record straight?
Missoula Independent |
Jessie McQuillan |
04-14-2005 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Marketing Midriffsnew
Miles Copeland shoots for Riverdance redux with the reality TV-ish American Bellydancer.
Missoula Independent |
Nicole Panter |
04-07-2005 |
Reviews
Song of Sting's Selfnew
Sting, as a musician, began his public life sucking, quite literally suffered through a brief interlude in which he didn't suck, and as soon as opportunity arose returned to sucking. So it's pleasant to be able to report that his first literary outing doesn't, mostly, suck.
Missoula Independent |
Brad Tyer |
04-07-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Sting, Broken Music
No Walk in the Parknew
Exploring nature -- human and wild -- with former ranger Jordan Fisher Smith.
Missoula Independent |
Brad Tyer |
04-07-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jordan Fisher Smith, Nature Noir
On the road, againnew
Ron Mann and Woody Harrelson take Ken Kesey's Further further.
Missoula Independent |
Skylar Browning |
03-24-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Ron Mann, Go Further
Buddha Barksnew
In Pam Houston's new novel, a talking dog is woman's best friend.
Missoula Independent |
Azita Osanloo |
03-24-2005 |
Fiction
Tags: Pam Houston, Sight Hound
Brain-dead in D.C.new
Has Congress gone around the bend with the Terry Schiavo case?
Missoula Independent |
George Ochenski |
03-24-2005 |
Commentary
How to Train a Bearnew
Grizzly bear deaths peaked last year in the Northern Continental Divide ecosystem at 31. Can the bruins survive human interaction?
Missoula Independent |
Mike Keefe-Feldman |
03-24-2005 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
A Bridge Too Farnew
In a high-concept collision of two cultures,Bride and Prejudice takes the form of a Bollywood musical and also represents the umpteenth filmed remake of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
Missoula Independent |
Nicole Panter |
03-17-2005 |
Reviews
Western Revolutionnew
Public land-use fees? Usurping of states' rights? Montana tells D.C. where to stick it.
Missoula Independent |
George Ochenski |
03-17-2005 |
Commentary