Use Your Illusion
Scottish illusionist performs over dinner in Eugene
Scott Silven traces his fascination with illusion back to his grandfather. “My granddad showed me a trick when I was 6 years old,” the Scottish … Continue reading
Year: 2020
The Eastern Forests are Calling
The beautiful peaks and canyons of northeastern Oregon beyond the Eagle Cap
Where in Oregon can you find peaks over 9,000 feet and a canyon more than a mile deep, all within a few miles of each … Continue reading
Let Them Park
Eliminating single-family zoning will not result in more low-income housing. No subsidized newly constructed housing will be affordable to low-income people. Yet there is a … Continue reading
Backhanded Apology
In my July 25, 2019, letter to the editor, I suggested that people boycott and picket all city and county sponsored meetings. That may have … Continue reading
The End of the Tour
The time may be coming for us to stop going places for fun
Last summer, for the first time in four decades, I visited Yellowstone National Park. A 3,500-square-mile rectangle in the northwest corner of Wyoming, Yellowstone is … Continue reading
Lola Broomberg (revisited)
November 1999: “Kids love to learn with silliness,” says Terry Broomberg, who dispenses plenty in her Playing Mantis after-school drama classes in District 4J schools. … Continue reading
Mushroom Crowd
Author Michael Pollan is coming to Eugene to talk about his book on psychedelics
In Michael Pollan’s 2018 book How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression and Transcendence, … Continue reading
Not Throwing Away His Shot
On his way to Eugene, Hamilton’s Leslie Odom Jr. discusses his new music, tour and upcoming films
Aaron Burr may be the main antagonist in the musical Hamilton, known for his lack of conviction and cutting ambition. But unlike Burr, Leslie Odom … Continue reading
Hotel Massachusetts
A bereaved family takes the winter trip to hell in The Lodge
Odd, offhanded things people say can stick in your head forever, and there’s no real accounting for why. Years ago, while we were both working … Continue reading
Bond Boy
Portland power pop songwriter Mo Troper returns to Eugene
In 2018, Portland songwriter Mo Troper posted on social media that his song, the orchestral “Never Dream of Dying,” had been tapped as the next … Continue reading