Attention Must Be Paid
The great Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky invented the modern suspense thriller with Crime and Punishment, the story of a poor college student who murders his … Continue reading
Year: 2017
Slant
Anger over the Elliott and standing up to Trump
• Did you miss 350 Eugene’s Feb. 3, non-violent direct action training? No problem, EW will keep you informed about opportunities to get involved as … Continue reading
Welcome to the Accidental Art Hotel
An historic building in downtown Corvallis is keeping secrets
Shirley Temple once paid a visit and may have rested her blonde ringlets on soft Hotel Benton pillows. Symmetrically doomed presidential candidates John F. and … Continue reading
Sobering Times for Legal Cannabis
Marijuana is a crutch on which many were hoping to lean for the next four years.
Marijuana is a crutch on which many were hoping to lean for the next four years. That alone explains why our bronzed chief executive might … Continue reading
Herbs First!
Now is the time to plan your herb garden
What’s the most cost-effective crop you can grow in a small space? Many commercial growers agree that it’s culinary herbs, and I think this may … Continue reading
There is Sex After 50
You can't really mean to give it up
Certified sex coach Jane Steckbeck has one question for young people who are grossed out by the idea of old folks like their parents having … Continue reading
Whiteaker Hit With Racist and Nazi Graffiti
From Nazi swastikas on Old Nick’s Pub to fliers proclaiming “Diversity is white genocide” on cars, Eugene’s Whiteaker neighborhood was plastered with hate in the … Continue reading
And, Once More, the And And And Band
After a decade in Portland, Berg Radin, guitarist with indie pop group And And And, has returned to the Eugene/Springfield area, in order to be … Continue reading
Photographer Rick Williams Takes a 50-year Look Back
From black-and-white film to iPhone images
The affable Texan Rick Williams has best been known around Eugene over the past decade and a half as dean of the Division of the … Continue reading
Her Own Freedom
A philosophical Things to Come traces a woman’s path
Things to Come is an odd title (translated from the French L’avenir). Is it a threat or a promise? It’s a little of both, and all happening … Continue reading