Portable for the Palate

Some food carts create a specific type of cuisine: Mexican, pizza, Southern food, vegetarian. GastroNomad owner Ben Maude reinvents his menu on the regular not by picking a genre, but by running his food truck as some sort of delicious pop quiz. Continue reading 

Cupcake Surprise

"We take the notion of a cupcake and elevate it to the next level,” says Larry Oswald, owner, founder, baker (and mopper, he adds) at Larry’s Cupcake Café — a new addition to downtown Eugene’s food-scene renaissance.  Continue reading 

Occupy TV 2.01

The first episode of Occupy TV's Season Two features interviews with Occupy Medical about the free downtown clinic and a talk with environmentalist and musician Darryl Cherney about the film he produced Who Bombed Judi Bari? as well as on the street interviews and more. Continue reading 

The Fight for the Modern Family

Filmmaker Peter Wang’s In the Family came to him in a mental flash. “I had a glimpse of this family, the family at the center of the movie — two dads playing soccer with their kids,” Wang tells EW. It seems simple; a fleeting spark that captures the imagination, but Wang’s feature-length directorial debut tackles some complex issues — death, same-sex partnership in the South, guardianship, a custody battle — and it does so with unconventional filmmaking.  Continue reading 

War Dead 3-7-2013

In Afghanistan • 2,169 U.S. troops killed* (2,168) • 18,299 U.S. troops wounded in action (18,285) • 1,316 U.S. contractors killed (1,316) • 12,793 civilians killed (12,793) • $618.1 billion cost of war ($615.7 billion) • $182.5 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($181.8 million)   In Iraq Continue reading