Year: 2007

Oregon in the News: No, Really? Edition

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To the surprise of almost no one who reads any local news, The New York Times is reporting that the UO, among other public universities, is under-supported by the state, and as a result it’s adding considerable fees on top of tuition: All told, fees add up to $1,542, or nearly an additional 40 percent on top of tuition of $3,984. That does not even count additional fees charged for taking certain courses. Later in the story comes this: Continue reading →

Thoughts About Everything But the Movie

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The automatic ticketing machines at Regal ask too many questions. The standup cardboard ad for The Seeker makes me growl and grimace every time I see it. That is a travesty. You thought the tidied up The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was bad? Try reading Susan Cooper’s amazing Dark Is Rising series and then stomaching this horrendous preview. Mmm, pretzel. Now if they just had pretzel bites. Continue reading →

Best Music Writing 2007

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Da Capo Press’s Best Music Writing 2007* just arrived — I mean seriously just arrived — in my inbox. This is one of my favorite book-arrival moments of the year: the quick perusal, the head-shaking, the nodding, the wondering why I haven’t gotten around to reading last year’s edition yet. This year, I think, I will read it. I will read it soon. Continue reading →

OH EM GEE: I Heart Michael Cera Edition

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Superbad is pretty super-good, but I can’t help but wonder if I would have liked it as much if it didn’t star Michael Cera, whom I have also adored as George-Michael Bluth on Arrested Development and as slightly creepy campus tour guy Dean on Veronica Mars. Cera’s a slender, wide-eyed 18-year-old with incredible comic timing and a subtle sense of humor that’s hard to pin down. Why, exactly, is it hysterically funny when he runs (in Superbad), or when he tries to explain to his dad that his dud girlfriend is cute (in AD)? Continue reading →

Global Warming Bike Tour

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A Stanford trained global warming scientist that has been biking around the world to raise awareness about global warming will be in Eugene on Thursday. David Kroodsma will give a presentation at 5:30 pm on Thursday, August 30th in the Bascom/Tykeson Room, Eugene Public Library. Continue reading →

Pooper Snoopers

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Researchers at Oregon State University have helped develop an automated method of sampling municipal sewers for drugs. According to an Aug. 21 OSU press release, “The method could provide a drug surveillance tool to help public health and law enforcement officials identify patterns of drug abuse across municipalities of all sizes.” Will having Big Brother in the bathroom give people the willies? Continue reading →