The Pulp

12/22/2025

As the Missoula City Council prepares to vote on a new zoning code, The Pulp talks with a builder and an affordable housing advocate about what the reforms unlock — and why change can't wait.

As the city prepares to vote on a new zoning code in January, The Pulp talks with a builder and an affordable housing advocate about what the reforms unlock — and why change can't wait.

12/19/2025

If your joke relies on a slur, you’re not pushing boundaries — you’re skipping the punchline. Missoula’s comedy scene, for the most part, gets the difference.

As the R-word makes a comeback among comedians like Joe Rogan, Missoula's comedy scene shows why actual punchlines work better than schoolyard slurs.

12/13/2025

The Pulp’s holiday guide to enabling your favorite humans.

The Pulp’s holiday gift guide to enabling your favorite humans.

12/11/2025

Missoula City Cemetery board weighs letting residents decompose the old-fashioned way.

Natural burial option foregoes embalming, concrete burial vaults and traditional caskets in favor of biodegradable materials.

12/06/2025

Montana's flagship universities are integrating AI across campus, despite big concerns about academic integrity and the technology's true costs.

UM and MSU are integrating AI across campus, despite big concerns about academic integrity and the technology's true costs.

12/03/2025

Montana knows Tom Catmull's Last Resort from years of brewery gigs, but the trio's debut offers something new: 12 catchy roots pop originals with stories that sneak up on you.

The Missoula trio has been a Montana brewery staple for years. Their debut record is full of bangers and buoyant vocals.

12/03/2025

Film exploring Blackfeet Nation language, Indian Relays wins at Banff Mountain Film Festival.

The 2025 Banff Mountain Film Competition featured 87 films selected from around the world, awarding thirteen for various categories, including “Borrowed from the Earth” for Best Short Film.

12/02/2025

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11/26/2025

After fleeing war and persecution, Missoula’s refugee families face losing the food and health care benefits that have long served as a bridge to rebuilding their lives.

Resettled refugees in Missoula face losing critical food and health care support under new federal restrictions, threatening families already working to rebuild.

11/19/2025

Montana chess players line up to get schooled by international chess royalty — and relish every move.

Varuzhan Akobian battles 18 of Montana's best chess players simultaneously — and only one forces a draw.

11/15/2025

As a tradition falls silent at St. Pat’s Hospital, doctors and patients reflect on the 10-year history of its Family Maternity Center — and what the center’s abrupt closure means for Missoula.

Providence shut down its Missoula birth center in October, leaving patients scrambling and doctors questioning corporate healthcare priorities.

11/07/2025

Trump's tariffs are coming for Missoula's morning coffee, hunting knives, and quilting fabric — among many other things.

From Drum Coffee to Montana Knife Company, local retailers navigate uncertainty and pass costs to customers as Supreme Court weighs challenge.