What We’re Streaming
With the Summer Solstice on the horizon and graduation season wrapping up, it’s time to think about relaxing with a good audiobook, album or streaming … Continue reading
Day: June 13, 2024
The Most Eclectic 2024 Playlist
What the Eugene Weekly Staff is Listening to in 2024
2024 is already shaping up to be a wild year for new music. Beyoncé released the second installment in her genre-bending trilogy with the country-inspired … Continue reading
To Stream Or Not To Stream — Make Up Your Mind
For the streaming curious, there’s a maze of options
It’s the Wild West when it comes to streaming, and I confess that I’m a greenhorn at best in this endless tech wilderness. True, I’ve … Continue reading
Meter War
While EWEB is reaching 96 percent of local homes with smart meters, a few residents allege it’s ‘dirty’ electricity and claim the ecofriendly meters pose a health hazard, going so far as to file a lawsuit against the public utility
In function, smart meters do the same thing as legacy analog meters — collect and report data on water and electricity. But several homeowners have … Continue reading
‘Slipped Under the Door’
Lane County commissioners will hear public comment on proposed charter changes, including an 11th hour redistricting plan
A proposal to redraw Lane County’s political map could be headed to the ballot in November, even though the plan has received none of the … Continue reading
Slant
• June marks two big months for underrepresented communities. First, as most folks know, June is Pride month. Here in Eugene, however, we do our … Continue reading
2020 Realness
Stress Positions is so much more than a COVID comedy
It’s 2020 (shivers) and Terry Goon is trying and often failing to keep a strict quarantine in his ex-boyfriend’s brownstone in New York City while … Continue reading
Uplifting Crime Drama from Down Under
Fascinating detective stories, minus car chases and gore
The Brokenwood Mysteries, streaming on Acorn, Amazon Prime, Roku and other services, is the best quirky murder mystery police procedural you’ve never heard of. It’s … Continue reading
Murder in Black and White
The latest, creepy, The Talented Mr. Ripley
Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley has been made into a movie twice, the more recent attempt, in 1999, featuring Matt Damon in … Continue reading
What it Means to Be a Brat
Charli XCX’s new album Brat is the album of the summer
Are brats annoying? Cool? Jaded? Perhaps they’re just misunderstood? But honestly, who cares? Charli XCX’s newest album, Brat, isn’t trying to put brats like her … Continue reading