Aamina Ambar 
Fifty years ago, the number of black students at the University of Montana could be counted on two hands. The environment was foreign to them, as were the textbooks, which included little about black history. “It was like we didn’t even exist,” one of the first African-American women to graduate from UM, Thamani Akbar, recalled … Read more
Do you like watching nail-biting thriller shows? If yes, then Counterpart should be your first pick from the list. It is an American TV show based on science fiction and premiered on the Starz network in 2017. Jonathan Kimble Simmons is the main lead and a total of two seasons have been aired to date. … Read more
Linda Lu’s paws drape over the edge of the couch. They’re soft things, strong and big enough to palm a tennis ball. Her tongue hangs a half-inch out of her half-open mouth, and her eyes laze in a uniquely feline way. She’s docile when she’s relaxed, a soundless, majestic creature clothed in gray and mottled … Read more
March 22 marked the end of the Craigslist personals era for Missoula and every other city in the country. That’s the day that users clicking on any personals subsections — including “strictly platonic” — were presented with this statement: “US Congress just passed HR 1865, ‘FOSTA’, seeking to subject websites to criminal and civil liability … Read more
Representatives of LimeBike, one of the largest dockless bike-share companies in the nation, were in Missoula last month to pitch their service. San Mateo, California-based LimeBike operates in more than 30 U.S. markets. Like most bike-share operations, LimeBike’s green-and-yellow bicycles are accessible for a small cost. Unlike many bike-share operations that place bike stations at … Read more