Swiping While Black
The woes of online dating as a person of color
I’m a shy dater, and a picky one. At least those are the excuses I like to wield for my lack of romantic history — … Continue reading
Year: 2018
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex
But didn’t ask a sex coach like Jane Steckbeck
Popular culture is flooded with the mating call of sex, and yet very few people speak openly and directly and maturely about how sex is … Continue reading
Portugal. The Man
Live at McDonald Theatre [2.1.18]
Unquiet on the Set
A play hits the skids in Cottage Theatre’s Noises Off
Cottage Theatre’s production of Noises Off is a catastrophe, but don’t worry — that’s exactly the point. This comedy, written by British writer Michael Frayn … Continue reading
Register-Guard Employees Face Uncertain Future in Sale
The news is chilling for our colleagues at The Register-Guard following the announced sale of the newspaper to GateHouse Media as of March 1. A … Continue reading
Crystal Reflections / Reflections Return
Spectrum Lake performing live at the EW offices
Eugene Weekly presents Spectrum Lake performing ‘Crystal Reflections / Reflections Return’ for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions … Continue reading
Dis-invited Oregon Bach Fest Musician Speaks
Dutch cellist Jaap ter Linden was thrilled to be invited to conduct a concert at this year’s Oregon Bach Festival, an event at which he … Continue reading
I Married A White Supremacist
How my husband went down the rabbit hole of Neo-Nazism
When I woke up that Wednesday, flicked on my phone and read the local news raging like a California brushfire across my Facebook feed, my … Continue reading
Dancing Backwards and in Heels
Oregon’s women-led Legislature passed a hugely progressive agenda in 2017. Can they keep up the momentum?
In the heat of early July 2017, not even progressives at the Oregon Capitol could appreciate the immensity of their accomplishments as bill after bill … Continue reading
Oregon’s Legislative Scorecard
What happened at the Statehouse last summer
Reproductive Health Equity Act (House Bill 3391) July 5 This 2017 Oregon bill is the one most likely to make Breitbart followers’ heads explode: The new … Continue reading