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- Issue of
- Dec 10-16, 2009
- Vol. 17, No. 9
News & Comment
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- News
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The Pit and the Pendulum
What happens when the owner of an illegal mine is also a big donor to the officials deciding his fate?
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- News
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Hidden in Plain Sight
As mansions give way to modest houses and then to apartment complexes, a patch of wildland sits within the roar of I-90 on the downslope of Spokane’s South Hill.
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- News
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French and Prayer Collections
Councilman Al French faces ethics allegations; plus, bikes and red kettles of prayer
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- News
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Getting Help at the Shrine
How George Webb got his back back
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- News
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Mr. Out There
Spokane’s newest city councilman talks electric cars, complete streets and the progressive mandate
Culture & Food
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- Arts & Culture
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Fighting Through the Ban
Despite being ineligible for the playoffs at the beginning of the season, EWU football gutted it out, achieving something that almost never happens
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- Arts & Culture
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They Get SCROOGEd
The Civic’s Best Christmas Pageant gets rated on the HCC Scale of Cuteness
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- Arts & Culture
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A Divine Comedy
An eccentric pursues a mythical character — with results both funny and profound — in Underneath the Lintel
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- Arts & Culture
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"Eating Animals," Jonathan Safran Foer
At least I could sleep at night when I finished reading Nineteen Eighty-Four.
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- Food & Drink
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"We Kinda Need A Mexican"
Behind the scenes at the Hispanic Food Network
Music & Film
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- Music
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Double Life
Seattle’s Pill Wonder is making a splash in the industry — but they still have bills to pay
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- Music
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The Hero of Hip-Hop
He’s related to Ice Cube, but Del couldn’t be more different
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- Music
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"Different Class," Pulp
A double-disc, deluxe edition of one of the smartest, broodingest, horniest records of all time
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- Music
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Pluckin' Crazy
Duluth, Minnesota’s Trampled by Turtles proves that mandolins can shred
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- Music
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"Them Crooked Vultures"
Them Crooked Vultures, the trio’s new super-group, brings a blend of blues rock that feels completely modernized.
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- Film
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Is Anybody There?
Somewhere on the dreary northeast coast of England, sometime during the dreary Margaret Thatcher years, a married couple (Anne-Marie Duff and David Morrissey) struggle while running a low-rent old folks’ home.
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- Film
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All In the Family
De Niro anchors a funny and sad holiday road movie
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- Film
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The Home Front
A half-dozen fine performances help Brothers explore how poorly we’ve treated the veterans of our current wars
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- Film
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New Super Mario Bros. Wii
New Super Mario Bros. Wii is a classic — a pure and necessary update of an eternal game for the group screen.
Special Guides
- Gift Guide
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Gifts for Survivalists
Cousin Darrell hasn’t been the same since Barack Hussein Obama started turning the country into a godless socialist heck-hole. He’s no longer interested in RC cars or subscriptions to nudi
- Gift Guide
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Gifts for Jerk Bosses
Buying a gift for your boss can be like walking a minefield. Buying a gift for a boss you absolutely can’t stand becomes even more difficult. Give nothing, and you’re toast. Give something