[ Luke Baumgarten ]
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Luke Baumgarten is a staff writer at The Inlander. Since 2005, he has covered the local music scene extensively, also writing about youth politics, art marketing, unionizing film crews, minor league baseball players, YouTube celebrities, aspiring break-dancers and Christian environmentalists. He has been published in Billboard, Willamette Week, Philadelphia Weekly and the San Antonio Current.

"A Common Pornography," Kevin Sampsell

Former Spokanite Kevin Sampsell pieced together his memoir the same way he pieced together his childhood porn collection

Luke Baumgarten
| Thursday, January 21, 2010

A Boy and His Dog

Two Spokane teenagers with a brainy game concept competed against a bunch of grownups who just wanted to kill people

Luke Baumgarten
| Thursday, January 21, 2010

Nuclear Family

Your clan will probably go ballistic over Mission Bistro’s comfort food

Luke Baumgarten
| Thursday, January 21, 2010

The Decade in Arts & Culture

The Oughts transformed Spokane from a place that felt like a big town to what’s feeling more like a vibrant small city.

Luke Baumgarten
| Wednesday, January 20, 2010

The Decade in Food

Locally, we became a much more adventurous area. Nationally, things got scary and voyeuristic

Luke Baumgarten
| Wednesday, January 20, 2010

"We Kinda Need A Mexican"

Behind the scenes at the Hispanic Food Network

Luke Baumgarten
| Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Super Vegan Myth Slayer

Sarah Kramer says veganism is easy and inexpensive

Luke Baumgarten
| Friday, November 13, 2009

Curriculum Vitae

The Professor Film series is like going back to college. Without tests. Plus drinks.

Luke Baumgarten
| Monday, November 9, 2009

Practical Jokes

On the eve of his biggest performance ever, Dan Cummins has learned nothing so much as this: It's complicated being funny.

Luke Baumgarten
| Thursday, October 15, 2009

The [ ] Collapse

Matt Prior’s life is in the toilet. Jess Walter put him there.

Luke Baumgarten
| Thursday, September 10, 2009
 
 
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