KABOOM!  What’s that sound?  That is the sound of Jackson Hole’s art market exploding!  Jackson is home to over 30 art galleries and fine art establishment.  With a population of merely 20,000, this “Wild West” little town that once conjured reminiscent visions of buffalo roaming the plains and cowboys riding the range now ...

Geography Lesson: Here's a story in the Bozeman Chronicle summarizing the debate over whether or not Montana State University should change their name to University of the Yellowstone. What's your thought?http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2007/08/23/news/50yellowstone.txt 

Last night, as to be expceted, the Flaming Lips played one of the best performances at Bonaroo.  Just after ''The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song,'' one that attacks President Bush, lead singer Wayne Coyne stopped and asked the audience ''What is the meaning of all this?''  A question he knows has been asked time and again at every music festival ...

By Sam Petri Check out photos by Andrew Wyatt on the PJH homepage There's 80,000 people here on 700 acres in the heart of Tennessee.  To beat the heat lot's of girls are painting thier boobs and going toppless.  Andrew has been photographing each one as they pass.  This is our side show entertainment.  Yesterday on the main ...

LIVE and COLLECTIVE SOUL With Special Guest Rocco Deluca and The Burden LIVE - Live's signature mix of anthemic rockers, dynamic arrangements and spiritually aware lyrics continues to grow. Songs From Black Mountain was recorded with producer Jim Wirt (Incubus, Hoobastank) at a studio in Santa Barbara in May 2005 for what became a ...

PJH reader, Jeff, submitted these dramatic photos from the Jackson Town Square web cam above Jackson Trading Company. [ImageAttachment]    

Yesterday, our friend in the White House finally stepped it up a notch, imposing sanctions on the Sudanese government, which has been doing little to stop the genocide in Darfur, if not actually perpetuating it. President Bush announced economic sanctions on an additional 30 companies – bringing the total to 130. He also imposed sanctions on ...

Last year, after laying into the Mountain Man Rendezvous, one of the feature events of Jackson Hole’s Old West Days, I wondered if maybe I hadn’t been a little harsh. This year, after going again with my boy, I’m wondering if I didn’t go too easy on it. Once again I was disappointed with the “pre-1840s” reenactment. Only one man in buckskins ...

 Guest editorial by Sam Petri I own a Jack LaLanne Power Juicer. I buy locally grown organic produce when possible. Like the majority of Teton County residents I stay active by exercising in the outdoors via hiking, skiing, cycling, boating, fishing, etc. I love the fresh air, feeling pure, and the exhilaration of free ...

What's the verdict? How was the venue for an outdoor concert in March? How was the music? The scene?

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One blogger complained that Brigid Mander, Ski Blog author, was deleting his comments. He said this was a violation of his freedom of speech.  Well, after reading his comments, I would have deleted them too. Blog authors can manage their blog however they wish. They may choose not to take comments at all, or just delete the asinine ones ...

Like the forum desciption says: the left thinks we're a right-wing conspiracy rag and the right claims the Planet is nothing but a bunch of tree-hugger-lefties - that sucks. But what really sucks is that both are willing to boycottt the paper because they don't like what they read or see.  The Planet staff is comprised of a very diverse ...

ATTENTION BLOGGERS!!!!! Have you ever wondered what goes on in the mind of a terrorist? Ask former Palestine Liberation Organization terrorist Walid Shoebat any questions you may have for him about Jihadism, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, cultural and ideological differences between Islam and the West, his time as a POW, what ...

Does anyone know what happened to Teewynot from our old blog? Teewynot, where are you? Come back!

photo by Andrew Wyatt Kent Spence pauses to read protest signs held by Suzanne Kneeland and Tatiana Maxwell during Old West Days festivities on Saturday afternoon. Kneeland and Maxwell were protesting the war in Iraq.

photo by Andrew Wyatt Lori Gent and her husband, Teaspoon, play Indians at the Mountain Rendezvous. Many Anglo-Europeans find solace and spiritual peace in Native American traditions.

Photo by Andrew Wyatt The Northern Lights dance over the Tetons. (5/18/05)

Photo by Andrew Wyatt Kestral Schmidt and her dog show their agility at the fairgrounds (5/4/05)

Photo by Aaron Davis ''Joe Dirt'' enjoys the rowdy atmosphere at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort on the last day of lift service on Sunday. (4/6/05)

Photo courtesy of snowdevils.org Hill Climb attracts thousands of visitors from the areas surrounding Jackson Hole. (3/30/05)

Photo by Justin Fantl Christine Hallett practices the fine art of graffiti on the brand new walls of the Teen Center located in the new Center for the Arts. (3/2/05)

Photo by Andrew Wyatt Team MJB sponsored by the Bank of Jackson Hole cruises down the tracks on Saturday at the 34th Annual Cutter Races sponsored by the Jackson Hole Shriners.(2/22/05)

Illustration by Mike Weber Warren Miller in this week's Planet. (2/16/05)

Photo by Justin Fantl A canine athlete contemplates the next stage of the IPSSSDR. (2/2/05)