Flash Fiction: The Arboretum
The park near my home is a very special place. It’s an arboretum, a museum for plants and trees. A small, man-made forest, created from seeds of nature hailing from […]
Art of Drag
An inside look at the lives of drag performers
A bright spotlight shines across the dark room, illuminating their beautiful androgynous figure as they walk down the steps to a crowd of people. While drag queens are known across […]
Moscow’s model citizens
The nude modeling community of Moscow explores the art of the human figure
A year-and-a-half ago, Moscow resident Sophie Fisher made the decision to cross one item off of her bucket list by becoming a nude model for figure drawing classes. “I had […]
Olympics in heels
Ballroom Dance Team glides their way to competition-ready performances
As Sam Smith’s “Lay Me Down” played through the speakers, two dancers moved closer together, swaying in a gentle rumba in the middle of the Memorial Gym’s basketball courts. A […]
Building blocks
Upon entering the University of Idaho woodshop, students are greeted by a chorus of screeching saws. They walk into the room, laden with the smell of sawdust, and remove any […]
A Taylored experience
An old-fashioned barber shop with a new age twist The stairs leading down to Taylored Hair Barber Shop don’t exactly look inviting, but upon walking through the door, customers are […]
Music and mechanics
There’s a certain comfort that comes from the acoustics of a bathroom. Whether starting the day or unwinding from a long one, there’s something relaxing about singing a favorite song […]
A change of heart, mind and skin
How the connotations behind tattoos have changed in Moscow and on the national scale Some call it a permanent marring of the skin, others call it wearable art. Now, more […]
Connecting and creating
Toby’s enthusiasm for art had faltered. Thankfully, rekindling his love was as simple as picking up a paintbrush again.
Discover the Pizza Pit
The story behind Moscow’s underground music venue
The small, boxy house on North Jackson Street appears quiet from the outside. But on the inside, people mill around from room to room as they wait for Toyboat Toyboat […]