October 17, 2019

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Local photographer Grace June's We Hear You series

By Grace June

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Cylas Palacios as St. Sebastian

As his new novel The Cold Millions hits the public, Jess Walter reflects on his old books

By Dan Nailen

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EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW, 1995 Walter's nonfiction book about the Ruby Ridge standoff between Randy Weaver's family and the federal government. I really challenged myself to write with the neutrality of a reporter. I was at the [Spokesman-Review] when Ruby Ridge happened. Covered it. Researched how the Weavers arrived at that, researched how the government messed it up, covered the trial and then tried to sell a book for about a year and a half, then took a sabbatical to work on the book, then finally sold it. That would have been the spring of '95 and it came out in the summer of '95. So I sold it, wrote it, and it came out in just this incredibly fast amount of time. I'm weirdly proud of it, although it feels like a different person. A really young, idealistic journalist. I didn't sleep. I used to have a trampoline in the backyard, and I would go to Java Junkies, which was one of the first espresso places, and get what they called a Buzz Bomb. At midnight, to keep working, I would get a Buzz Bomb and do flips just to keep myself working because I knew my deadline was soon. And I didn't know then that you could miss a book deadline. For my book tour, I started on Nightline, Good Morning America. Flew to New York, and I'd never been east of Wyoming. It was so surreal.

Fall Arts Event Highlights

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Sept. 26SPOKANE ARTS AWARDSThis annual fete focused on the Spokane art scene is moving online, and there's plenty of reason to join the virtual celebration this year. Jess Walter will read from his new novel The Cold Millions and poet Kathryn Smith will offer a sneak peek at her new book Self-Portrait with Cephalopod as well. There will be dance from the Spokane Chinese Association, music from Jenny Anne Mannan and "words of hope" from an array of local artists (and who couldn't use those right about now?). All for a mere $5 that will go to pay the creative and technical people making this online bash happen.Besides recognizing locals in the areas of collaboration, imagination, leadership and inclusion, Spokane Arts will be giving its lifetime achievement award to Kate Vita in what will surely be the most emotional moment of the proceedings. Vita was named the winner of the 2020 Karen Mobley Impact Award for her work in visual art, film, television, theater, interactive art, digital art and more. Vita died in April after forging a remarkable career that included stints as an animator on Ren & Stimpy and other shows, creating sets for regional theater groups and, most recently a 2019 show of her paintings called Naked, in which she painted portraits of women without makeup, unsmiling, as a commentary on how women become unseen as they age. "It was mindblowing to be visible and treated with such love," artist Eva Silverstone, one of Vita's Naked subjects, said of the experience. Vita's husband and sometimes collaborator Richard Vander Wende will be on hand to accept the award on her behalf. Online, $5, 8 pm, tickets and details at spokanearts.org (DAN NAILEN)

15 overlooked films on the new NBC streaming service Peacock

By Nathan Weinbender

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Bernie (2011) Based on a strange true story, this pitch-black comedy concerns a beloved small-town mortician (Jack Black) who befriends an ornery widow (Shirley MacLaine) and then becomes implicated in her death. Director Richard Linklater incorporates people and places from the real events into the film, lending it an uncanny documentary-esque edge, and it features what could be Black's best performance.

Spokane (un)Seen

By Derek Harrison

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EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL CORRECTION: We originally published this photo stating it was the old Medical Lake Sanitorium. That was incorrect. The Medical Lake Sanatorium was built in 1888 and stood in the same location, but was torn down. We also published an inaccuracy describing a nearby World War II prison that never existed.

The 13 video games we've been playing since quarantine

By Quinn Welsch

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Pathologic 2 Pathologic 2 is the video game about a plague that is blowing my mind right now. Set in the early 20th century in a small town on the Russian steppe, you play a doctor who has returned home after receiving a disturbing letter from your father. There’s a sickness overcoming your town, and it’s up to you to stop it. The haunting atmosphere and gloomy visuals plant this game firmly in the horror genre, but there’s more to it than that… Pathologic 2 immerses the player in a first-hand study in death, disease and folklore. Try as you might, you won’t be able to save everyone. Your decisions (or indecisions) will follow you wherever you go. This is a tough game to play, and it will have you second-guessing everything you do. That’s all by design though. There aren’t many games that dig into your soul the way this one does. Available on Xbox, PlayStation and PC.
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