Intimate Oil
Get yourself some weed lubricant
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and given the state of affairs in this country, you might not be feeling as happy as you … Continue reading
Year: 2017
I’m Not the Sort of Person Who Answers a Personal Ad
Once upon a time people used to meet through the newspaper
Match.com, OK Cupid, Craigslist, Tinder: Before online and phone app dating, there were personal ads. A couple lines of type in grey newsprint were all … Continue reading
Musical Winter Getaways
Another musical tour to break up the winter blues
Who doesn’t want to get the heck out of Eugene in February? Clearly it’s time for another virtual musical tour! First stop: New Orleans, through … Continue reading
Activism 101
The first steps towards a successful movement
“Nonviolent direct action”: This bit of political jargon might sound like some kind of anarchist crap, but it’s probably what you’ve been doing since the … Continue reading
Peter and the Starcatcher
Finding the real Neverland in an energetic show at Cottage Theatre
Before there ever lived a boy named Peter Pan, before there existed a place called Neverland, a girl named Molly adventured with three orphan boys … Continue reading
In Sickness and in Health
Waiting to raise hell
I arranged the covers in front of my face to block out the red, blue and green lights on the various machines monitoring Wifey’s vitals. … Continue reading
A Woman of Salt
A trio of composers premier new works
Audiences will have the opportunity to experience an intimate evening of contemporary music when three composers show off their opera chops at Tsunami Books at … Continue reading
Chips & Sawdust — Part One
What happened to the old Oregon?
Occasionally, there is a point in the history of a place that creates a before and after moment — an event that, in the aftermath, … Continue reading
Nots at all Painful for Listening
These days, resistance is on people’s minds. And Memphis, Tenn., art-punk, self-described “nuevo no wavo” band Nots make an exhilaratingly painful noise that, like the … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor
WELCOME COVER I was very moved by the painting on the cover of your 2/2 issue [“Hiding in Plain Sight] by Jeremy Okai Davis. Thank … Continue reading