Never Coming Down
Noah Poritz can be a hard man to please. The 53-year-old has spent the last hour snowkiting his way across cruddy late-season terrain on Bootjack Hill in Island Park, Idaho. He’s never been here before. He reaches speeds upward of 30 mph with skis strapped to his feet and, more notably, a 13-meter-wide, multicolored kite […]
Demystifying David Lynch
The Missoula-born director debunks local rumors, discusses peace factories and reveals the secret to understanding his surreal work. Perhaps you’ve heard the rumors: Award-winning director David Lynch, one of Missoula’s most famous sons, based his spectacularly bizarre 1986 cult classic film Blue Velvet on events that took place in the historic Wilma building. In fact, so the […]
No Regrets
At the release of his 26th book, best-selling author James Lee Burke looks back—and doesn’t hold back—on a lifetime of writing. There goes James Lee Burke. The 69-year-old best-selling crime fiction author leaves the front door to his house wide open behind him as he hurriedly jogs down the long driveway of his Lolo ranch, […]
Big Man on Campus
University of Montana men’s basketball coach Larry Krystkowiak has perfected the comeback, both personally and professionally. Can he lead the Griz back to prominence? During the last full practice before the start of the current men’s basketball season, UM head coach Larry Krystkowiak implores his team to show some life. “More energy,” he says […]
Let Your Monkey Do It
What’s so scary about natural childbirth? The author and his wife found the answer—not much—and much more experiencing it firsthand I heard about the monkey early on. It was during the first trimester of the pregnancy of our first child when our licensed midwife, Sandhano Danison, was telling a story about Mormon nurses in Idaho. […]
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