BOTTOMFEEDER: HOW TO EAT ETHICALLY IN A WORLD OF VANISHING SEAFOODS Taras Grescoe Bloomsbury Press, 2008, 326 pages TARAS GRESCOE IS A WEST COAST transplant to Montreal. While growing up in the Vancouver B.C. area, Grescoe became an avid seafood consumer; the Pacific Northwest’s abundant fish and shellfish nurtured his lifelong habit. Interestingly Garscoe begins […]
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THE BLACK ANGELS Directions to See a Ghost (Light in the Attic) Austin’s heirs apparent to Roky Erickson’s Thirteenth Floor Elevators as lords of South Texas sun-dazed psychedelia continue to kick out the drone on their epic follow-up to 2006’s Passover. As before, singer Alex Maas steers the course of this lengthy trip-out with his forlorn
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This weekend the bodies of three snowboarders who were killed in an avalanche in the Cascades in December were finally recovered. How can you help prevent more avalanche deaths in the future? See below: The Friends of the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center is collaborating with NWAC to upgrade the website (http://nwac.us) for NWAC forecasts
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I just finished reading Nick Heil’s excellent Dark Summit in 3 days. It’s under 300 words but it seemed shorter because I turned the pages so fast. I wanted to stop doing everything and finish it. It’s fascinating look at how crazy Everest has become, but I also found it strangely hopeful. It’s also a
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Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest Lincoln Hall Tarcher/Penguin, 2008, 294 pages While not quite Lazarus, Lincoln Hall is a “resurrected” veteran mountain climber from Australia who was left for dead on Mount Everest by three Sherpa members of his expedition team on May 25, 2006. Hall—age 50 at the time of his
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By Angie Dierdorff & Jon Snyder DESTINATION races are becoming more and more popular and the Pacific Northest has a bunch of fun ones. Two of the best are right here: Bloomsday and Ironman Coeur d’Alene. But where should you go when you want to race out of town? Use our guide to help pick
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Steve Rumsey, of North Columbia Monthly, sends us this advisory: Spring Mushroom Hike at the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge Mycologist Jim Groth will lead a one-day mushroom foray on Saturday, May 17, on the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge. Emphasis will be on collecting morels for the table, but also included will
OTM reader and commuter Luke Bakken Luke Bakken noticed an omission in this month’s Guide to Buying Your first Adult Bike: “I just wanted to point out that the guide left out one entire category of bicycles that are appropriate for first-time buyers: recumbents. While not as familiar (or inexpensive) as their upright cousins, recumbents
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NOTHING PINK, NOTHING DAINTY. When venturing outdoors with your four-legged friend, there are serious gear options to consider. The frugal-minded might wonder why a collar and leash aren’t good enough for a camping or backcountry adventure. Well, imagine no longer carrying your dog’s food, water, treats and other necessities. Ruff Wear makes some of the
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CYRUS FELL DOWN “Son of the Sun” from Damn Dude, Damn (LOCAL, self-released) This album escaped the radar upon its release last year, for reasons unknown. Now, months later, not a day passes at work that this track isn’t heard emanating from my office (much to some coworkers’ chagrin). No band in Spokane is as innovatively-minded
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