In the foreword to "Where the Great River Bends," a new book about the natural history of the Wallula Gap, senior lecturer of environmental humanities Don Snow writes, "The West is so full of dramatic...

When the coffee shop Verve closed earlier this year, Jenna Mukuno and Glory Bushey were afraid it might be the end of Big Art as they knew it. Big Art, a three-year-old event that showcases student...

Despite his massive critical and commercial success, things have not gone well for Kanye West. Shortly after the release of last year's celebratory "Graduation," his mother died in much-publicized complications...

Plop! It slops out of the can like Jell-O or canned dog food and holds its corrugated, cylindrical shape in the bowl.   You have to mash it down with a spoon to tame it and make it appear appetizing....

by Sally and Sallie Did anyone see the Gucci fall/winter collection? It looked like the love child of Captain Jack Sparrow and Mary Kate Olsen. For the most part, Whitman seems to have avoided the most...

"Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy" director Garth Jennings' "Son of Rambow" breathes life into late 1980's England. The film follows Will Proudfoot (Bill Milner), an 11-year-old boy fascinated with the...

Kanye West has never really shied away from showering himself with praise. He once called himself "the number one human being in music," and recently dubbed himself as "the voice of this generation." Humble...

In 2006's reboot of the 007 franchise, "Casino Royale," James Bond (Daniel Craig) dealt with the cold detachment from human contact that came with the job .   In the sequel "Quantum of Solace," Bond now...

A "near miss" is the best description for Carl Friedman's "The Shovel and the Loom." While there is merit in her ideas, the characters and story lines within her novel, as well as her writing style, don't...

Most everyone has that one childhood friend that suddenly disappeared from their life: perhaps they moved away or just drifted apart. But the memory of that friend always haunts them: so what happens when...

Our wonderful Penrose is unfortunately endowed with many, many awful movies. Luckily, however, its selection is not mired by 'Scary Movie' by-products and 'Dude, Where's My Car?' tangents. But it is mired...

Renowned and well-respected Canadian author Tomson Highway came to lecture about Canadian First Nations mythology on Wednesday, Nov. 5, and brought his Cree Cabaret to Kimball Theater on Thursday, Nov....