Standing at the edge of 2017, Inland 360 staff looked back at a few of their favorite things of 2016, from books to movies to podcasts. Not all these were new to 2016 but they helped flavor our year.
Ruthie PrasilPodcast: NPR TED Radio Hour
Book: “Instructions” by Neil Gaiman (children’s book and not new, .but a favorite)
Movie: “Don’t Think Twice”
Netflix series: “Black Mirror”
Community activity: Moscow’s Farmers Market
Album: A Tribe Called Quest, “We Got it From Here”
Favorite App: Bacon Reader (for Reddit)
Jennifer K. Bauer
Novel: “Homegoing,” by Yaa Gyasi
Nonfiction book: “The Soul of an Octopus,” by Sy Montgomery
Movie: “The Revenant”
Album: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, “Person A”
Ongoing TV series: “Game of Thrones,” “Marco Polo” (which won’t be returning because Netflix canceled it this month)
New TV series: “Westworld”
YouTube video: BatDad
Family read aloud book: “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” by C.S. Lewis
Outdoor activity: Paddleboarding
Local eats: The Foundry Kitchen & Cocktails, Pullman
Michelle Schmidt
Fun fiction book: “Kitchens of the Great Midwest” by J. Ryan Stradal
Nonfiction book: “Hillbilly Elegy” by J.D. Vance
Family read-aloud book: “Dandelion Wine” by Ray Bradbury
You Tube videos: Bad Lip Reading, especially the “Star Wars” ones
Summer anthem: “Chocolate” The 1975
Kids movie: “Zootopia”
Local eats: Saute on Sixth, Clarkston
Wildlife entertainment accessory: horse head squirrel feeder
Outdoor activity: fresh-water snorkeling at Three Devils on the Clearwater River
Jeanne M. DePaul
Novels: “In the Unlikely Event” by Judy Blume
Memoirs: “The Wild Truth” by Carine McCandless, “A Girl from Yamhill” by Beverly Cleary, “The Sound of Gravel” by Ruth Wariner
Movies: “Trumbo,” “Inside Out”
Podcasts: “This American Life,” “The Tony Kornheiser Show,” “The Dan LeBatard Show with Stugotz”
Music: “Full Circle,” Grammy-nominated album by Loretta Lynn
Apps: “The Simpsons Tapped Out”
Restaurants: Drovers Run at Jacques Spur; Jawbone Flats Cafe, Clarkston
TV series: “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath” (A&E), “The Americans” (FX), “Veep” (Amazon Prime), “One Mississippi” (Amazon Prime)
Brian Beesley
TV: “Better Call Saul,” “Louie,” “O.J.: Made in America”
Radio: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Movies: “Arrival,” “Hell or High Water,” “Moana”
Music: For a playlist of my musical favorites from 2016, go to https://goo.gl/DPvsbd
Julie Breslin
Children’s books: “Goldie Locks has Chicken Pox” is the whole package: a snappy read by Erin Dealey and super art by Hanako Qakiyama; “Sleeping Ugly” by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Diane Stanley; John Fardell’s “The Day Louis Got Eaten”; “Harold and the Purple Crayon” by Crockett Johnson
Newly discovered writer: Gary Soto’s short story collection “Living Up The Street” was an unexpected treat.
Bible study: Beth Moore’s study of the life and ministry of the apostle Paul, “To Live is Christ”
Music: David Wesley’s cover of “Wonderful, Merciful Saviour”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6TdK2de79A
Great perk of living in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley: Riverside recreation trail in Clarkston
