The Poser is Montana’s alternative monthly magazine. Poser blends community, creativity, and satire with interviews, fiction, and arts coverage into a format that’s sharper, design-conscious, and just unhinged enough to keep you coming back.
BRIDGER BOWL- For decades, locals have sworn Bridger Bowl is the last stand against condo creep. But new chatter from the ridge suggests a shadowy cabal of developers is running “Operation Chairlift”, a covert mission to slip in luxury ski-in/ ski-out units near the historic A-Frame. According
$10,000 Tickets Sell Out in Minutes By Dick Marlow NEW YORK — Congressional leaders from both parties gathered Thursday for the annual Prosperity Gala, celebrating what organizers called "unprecedented economic achievement" at Manhattan's Liberty Ballroom. "The economy has never been more dynamic," said Senator
By Curtis Slideshow BOZEMAN — Twice a year, hundreds gather at The Ellen Theatre for Pecha Kucha nights, those rapid-fire slideshow presentations where locals share ideas, dreams, and occasionally, just photos of their dog in a canoe. On the surface, it's a wholesome community event. But several "
PRAY, MT. Long before Miami developers with shell companies and PowerPoint decks sniffed around Paradise Valley, two women ran Montana the old-fashioned way: with grit, ledger books, and a low tolerance for men's nonsense. At Chico Hot Springs, Percie Knowles built a wellness empire out of sulfur
BOZEMAN, MT- Residents thought the controversy around Canyon Gate would just be about density, traffic, and whether 60 “workforce units” is enough to house anyone who doesn’t own a Sprinter van. But recent sightings suggest something deeper, literally. Construction crews claim their excavators keep hitting hollow voids beneath the
SPRINGDALE, MT- Fans at Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters’ weekend concert said the performance turned strange when the actor-turned-musician appeared to begin formal negotiations with the afterlife over oil rights beneath Hunter’s Hot Springs. Witnesses reported Thornton slipping offstage to arrange black candles around the drained
BIG SKY- The One & Only Moonlight Basin resort confirmed plans Thursday to limit gondola access to guests and construct a magnetic levitation train tunnel connecting the Yellowstone Club directly to northside slopes. The luxury resort, opening November 2025, will begin with “guestfirst scheduling” and a members-only bikini barista
By Dusty Wells BOZEMAN — In a move that officials are calling "innovative" and residents are calling "Thirsty Games," the proposed Bozeman WARD ballot initiative would introduce Water Credits™, a new system designed to "equitably allocate" the city's shrinking water supply — mostly to
Agency Says Body Heat Ensures "Optimal Checkpoint Performance” by Julia Parsons WASHINGTON — With winter approaching, the Transportation Security Administration issued guidance Thursday advising Real ID cardholders to keep their identification warm. "With cooler weather arriving, we want to remind travelers that Real ID cards perform best when maintained
Treated Sewage to Be Applied Exclusively Around Luxury Ski-In/Ski-Out Villas By Dirt Snow BIG SKY — The Montana Department of Environmental Quality approved Big Sky Resort’s proposal Thursday to make snow from treated human waste, with the resort confirming it will be sprayed primarily around luxury ski-
OutKast fans divided as original apology remains unreciprocated. ATLANTA, GA - Twenty-four years after OutKast’s hit “Ms. Jackson” shook family trees nationwide, sources confirm Mrs. Jackson remains defiantly un-sorry. “I heard the song,” she told reporters from her screened-in porch, “but you don’t just rhyme your
Town founder, trailblazer, and first guy to pretend he was from here. BOZEMAN, MT - Before the condos, breweries, and startup bros, there was John Bozeman, a smooth-talking Georgian who showed up in Montana with nothing but confidence and a knack for self-promotion. While Jim Bridger was crossing mountain