SPICE Robo Rat Rally Gala & Exposition
And they’re off for the first ever SPICE Robo Rat Rally Gala & Exposition! There’s Millie, Gilda, Jane, Trouble and Dazzle for your entertainment dollar … Continue reading
Year: 2020
Slant
• The Register-Guard posted on March 10 that Publisher Shanna Cannon is leaving and Executive Editor Alison Bath will assume leadership. Now that Gannett owns … Continue reading
Republicans Propose Neo-Wobbly Socialism!
They strike; refuse to work — while getting paid!
Republicans Propose Neo-Wobbly Socialism! They strike; refuse to work — while getting paid! The Oregon Legislature adjourned its 35-day biennial session on March 5, 2020 … Continue reading
Eugene-Springfield Fire Department Is Using Arcimoto’s Rapid Responder
Arcimoto's emergency response vehicle is in pilot phase
Eugene’s electric vehicle company Arcimoto released its first Rapid Responder vehicle today. The Eugene-Springfield Fire Department will use it as part of a pilot program, … Continue reading
PUP Love
Toronto punk band PUP talks their music and moving up from the comfort of 'shitty dive bars'
Getting hold of Stefan Babcock of the punk rock band PUP took some work. Some miscommunication between the band’s publicity team and me resulted in … Continue reading
Would it Be Loverly?
Eugene City Council candidate Eliza Kashinsky wants to figure out how to get the city ‘unstuck’
Eliza Kashinsky says she is good at solving complex problems. In an attempt solve one, Kashinsky is running for the first time for a seat … Continue reading
Babb Shooting
Regarding the Slant piece on “the fatal police shooting of veteran Brian Babb” (EW, 2/27): The “inescapable fact” is he never would have died if … Continue reading
Beyond Boundaries
New music grown from older traditions
The classical music establishment lately acknowledged the injustice of its many centuries of ignoring the voices of women. But then they go right back to … Continue reading
Housekeeping
A pair of 50-something women negotiate a strange cohabitation in OCT’s comedy The Roommate
For nearly 20 years now, I’ve held a regular gig reviewing local theater productions, first in Seattle and then here in Eugene. What began as … Continue reading
Train Song
Exciting times on the train: great views, new people to meet, plenty of time to ponder, read and write. (“Tales of the Rails,” 2/27). Last year … Continue reading