David Gessner’s new book, “All the Wild That Remains,” is at once a celebration, biography and comparison of two of the West’s seminal writer-conservationists—Edward Abbey and Wallace Stegner. (more…) Continue Reading →
David Quammen
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Prey animals know which species to fear
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I have this sneaking suspicion that a lot of wolf-haters deliberately say outrageous things solely in hopes of provoking reasonable people to anger, and therefore should be ignored. That’s what the rational part of me says. But I find it hard to be rational when my blood’s boiling, as it was last week when I read about the Missoula “man,” as he was described in news stories, who bragged on Facebook about deliberately hitting two wolves with his van. (more…) Continue Reading →
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‘Winter in the Blood’ — and Hi-Line on the brain
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LIVINGSTON — On a gorgeous first day of summer, something like 120 people crowded into an auditorium for the Livingston premiere of “Winter in the Blood,” a movie rich in beauty and brutality. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Culture, Montana, 'A River Runs Through It', Alex Smith, Andrew Smith, Clyde Aspevig, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, David Quammen
Livingston arts festival opens with Hi-Line connections
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LIVINGSTON — Two books, sent to him years ago by his brother, showed pianist and composer Phil Aaberg that “art could be created on the Hi-Line and from the Hi-Line.” (more…) Continue Reading →