Slant
Trump resistance and false narratives
#TrumpResistance. We’re urging our family and friends in Montana to support Rob Quist, the Democratic bluegrass musician and supporter of Bernie Sanders, running in the … Continue reading
Year: 2017
Pickathon Releases Daily Schedule
Happy Valley's music festival is packed full of great artists
Pickathon 2017 is looking as good as ever with a lineup that includes Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires, Drive-By Truckers, Black Milk & Nat Turner, … Continue reading
All the News That Fits
Looking at Eugene through the online lens of Lane County Mugshots Uncensored
I have a confession to make: I’m a junky for Lane County Mugshots Uncensored — a massive, sprawling, closed-group Facebook page revolving around the spectacle … Continue reading
Pollution Update
A warning letter for the City of Florence
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sent the City of Florence a warning letter on May 4 following an April inspection at the city’s … Continue reading
Rock ’n’ Roll Prophet
California songwriter Chuck Prophet’s latest release, Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins, recalls an era when Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello back-flipped over metal’s devil … Continue reading
Under a Bomber’s Moon
About a team of British filmmakers during the Blitz, Their Finest is a movie for people who love the movies
Some movies make me talk, others shut me up good. After watching Lars von Trier’s Melancholia, for example, I couldn’t talk for two hours. Total … Continue reading
A Truer Plane of Being
Examining post-rock spirituality with Eugene’s Paleons
In 18th-century poet William Blake’s invented mythology, the character Urizen embodies conventional reason and law, often depicted as a bearded old man carrying nets or … Continue reading
A Fresh Look at Springfield’s History
Take a walk during National Historic Preservation Month
May has traditionally been National Historic Preservation Month, a time for communities to celebrate the successes of local efforts and to recall the losses. Last … Continue reading
Walking on the World
Catching up with political comedian and commentator W. Kamau Bell
W. Kamau Bell is a sociopolitical comedian and host of the CNN docu-series United Shades of America. Before launching the show last season, Bell was probably … Continue reading
Budget Crisis Hits LCC
Instructional programs, faculty positions face cuts amid budget discrepancy conflict
Philosophy instructor Jeffrey Borrowdale has taught at Lane Community College for 17 years. In one month, though, his position as the school’s only full-time philosophy … Continue reading