Jul 29 - Aug 4, 2010

Vol. 17, No. 42

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Local News

The Inlander Responds To Complaints

Reviewing our coverage of police after local agencies lodge complaints of inaccurate and biased reporting

By Jacob H. Fries
Jul 28, 2010
Local News

The Odd Duck

One Democrat tries to hold back the Republican flood toward the Spokane County Board of Commissioners.

By Nicholas Deshais
Jul 28, 2010
Local News

Plastic Paper

BPA rears its hormone-altering head again in an unlikely place.

By Heidi Groover
Jul 28, 2010
Local News

Watchdogs and Fungus

A new Spokane Riverkeeper takes the reins; plus, a lethal fungus appears in the Northwest.

By Joel Smith and Nicholas Deshais
Jul 29, 2010
Columns & Letters

Separation Anxiety

Let's take another look at how we elect judges.

By Robert Herold
Jul 28, 2010
Columns & Letters

Let the Sun Shine In

The problem is the legal decision to keep the public’s business secret.

By Ted S. McGregor Jr.
Jul 28, 2010

Arts & Culture

By Their Covers

At SpoCon, an illustrator beloved by sci-fi geeks, children’s book authors and death metal bands alike.

By Tammy Marshall
Jul 28, 2010
Arts & Culture

Musical Menagerie

Hear a musical collage beneath the sky.

By Blair Tellers
Jul 28, 2010
Arts & Culture

Down the Rabbit's Hole

For this year’s invitational, Tinman Artworks says goodbye yellow brick road.

By Carrie Scozzaro
Jul 28, 2010
Arts & Culture

Dance Off

Can a once-vibrant dance scene hang on in a place like Spokane? A prominent local dance instructor has his doubts.

By Daniel Walters
Jul 28, 2010
Arts & Culture

'Super Sad True Love Story,' Gary Shteyngart

A May-December romance is crumbling. So is America.

By Michael Bowen
Jul 28, 2010

Food News

Into the (Semi-)Wild

Bored with what you’re finding in the grocery store? Start looking in the abandoned lot down the street.

By Kirsten Harrington
Jul 28, 2010
Food News

People for the Ethical Treatment of Ales

How do you make beer without animals? Plus, a bit of everything at the new Dawg House.

By Luke Baumgarten and Jordy Byrd
Jul 28, 2010

Movie Reviews

Real-ish Emotions

Zac Efron's acting will have you on cloud six ... maybe even seven.

By Maryann Johanson
Jul 28, 2010
Movie Reviews

Rizzoli and Isles

I know you are, but what am I?

By Lisa Fairbanks-Rossi
Jul 28, 2010
Movie Reviews

The Losers

Cartoony and quick-paced, The Losers is for teens, but in the right mood, grownups might enjoy it too.

By Nicholas Deshais
Jul 28, 2010
Movie Reviews

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 is a clunky, fussy golf game that makes the swing all thumbs.

By Marty Demarest
Jul 28, 2010
Movie Reviews

Dinner Games

A funny, warmhearted comedy that’ll leave you salivating for more.

By Ed Symkus
Jul 28, 2010

Music News

Meant for the Stage

He's made a name for himself, but Langhorne Slim still has a lot of growing up to do.

By Tiffany Harms
Jul 28, 2010
Music News

'Before Today,' Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti

A terribly named band heavily borrowing from disco and ’80s pop occasionally makes a good song.

By Leah Sottile
Jul 28, 2010
Music News

'The Wonder Show of the World,' Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and the Cairo Gang

For an underground indie hero, we weren’t really all that blown away by Will Oldham’s latest.

By Leah Sottile
Jul 28, 2010
Music News

Past Perfect

Silversun Pickups can’t get the past back. But they can sure try.

By Seth Sommerfeld
Jul 28, 2010