House Rules
UO house show regulars open for Portland indie rockers
House shows are an important part of any music community. While house show scenes ebb and flow, Eugene’s is alive and well at the moment, … Continue reading
Year: 2020
Hot Airbnb
A recent letter about Airbnb and STRs (12/26) makes negative assumptions and rushes to judge people in the harshest ways. The author makes an emotional appeal … Continue reading
Middle Class BS
The Dec. 26 “Think Again” column by Eben Fodor is a whole lot of bullshit. Fodor is defending privileged middle-class homeowners, not working-class renters who … Continue reading
Political Hypocrisy
Abraham Lincoln was said to have used the following example to define a hypocrite: “A young man killed his parents, then pleaded for mercy on the … Continue reading
Naughty and Nice
I would like to thank Eugene Weekly for publishing Paul Nicholson’s Viewpoint (1/2/20). I modeled some of my approach to serving as an elected official on … Continue reading
Photographing Plankton off Oregon
A talk with photographer Sarah Grew
Eugene artist and photographer Sarah Grew recently spent two weeks aboard a research vessel off the Oregon coast creating cyanotypes of plankton. The unusual science/art … Continue reading
Corporate DeFazio
To correct Bob Warren, my letter (12/12) in no way demanded that Rep. Peter DeFazio “pledge to not accept PAC money.” That ship has obviously … Continue reading
Think Again, Fodor
What is Eben Fodor thinking (“Think Again,” 12/26)? In the face a severe housing shortage, he tells us that we should be very afraid of potential new neighbors … Continue reading
The Longest Odds
Adam Sandler plays a shady jeweler trying to strike it rich in the Safdie brothers’ Uncut Gems
There always has been and there ever will be a tremendous fascination in watching a human being self-destruct. Call it morbid curiosity, moral pathos or … Continue reading
Davidson Responds
Eugene Weekly published two letters (12/19 and 12/26) referring to my status as an Airbnb host. The authors also had some things to say about … Continue reading