The Spovangelist

Childhood seems to screw with everyone; mine just chose an interesting route.  Treasure Island, Nancy Drew, Jupiter Jones and every choose-your-own-adventure book grabbed my imagination in a chokehold.  So many treasures and puzzles that needed solving. I will never admit to actually trying to create treasure hunts for myself (with the plan to just forget [...]

by Rachel Palmer When Kim Kardashian is the woman you see the most on the cover of magazines in the grocery store line, you know there’s a problem. MissRepresentation is a documentary that addresses media’s demeaning portrayal of women and how it keeps women out of positions of power and influence in America. The list [...]

A couple of weeks ago, the Elkfest lineup was announced and it’s looking good, pulling in bigger name acts than years past, including Point Juncture, WA, My Goodness, and The Globes. But there are also the local staples, such as Folkinception and The Camaros. (One question: Where are my beloved Terrible Buttons?) I know it’s [...]

Every year the Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane throws a jam-packed conference, which gives participants the chance to partake in 3 workshops designed with instituting social change or refining activism skills. This year, the lineup looks good.  There’s one on activist theater, activist poetry, middle eastern conflict issues, the Spokane Time Exchange project, and [...]

I really have never had weight problems. I’ve always been pretty active and haven’t eaten like total crap. For the first time, I feel like I need help. My desire to get totally fit didn’t spawn from some half-baked New Year’s resolution or some deal with Jenny Craig. It came from my mom posting pictures [...]