Pure Pop
Eugene native Anna Gilbert gets catchy with her new outfit WYLDR
Anna Gilbert is one of the better musicians to come out of Eugene, ever. A 2010 winner of this paper’s “Next Big Thing” contest, Gilbert’s … Continue reading
Rick Levin
Staff writer for Eugene Weekly, Rick Levin been airing his grievances in newspapers for the better part of two decades.
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The Short Sharp Shock
A look at this year’s Oscar-nominated live-action short films
The short story is a wonderful art form. There are storywriters — Alice Munro, Anton Chekov, Denis Johnson, James Joyce, to name a few heavies … Continue reading
Below the Belt
A steamy talk with Savage Love sex advice columnist Dan Savage
Almost 30 years ago, Dan Savage started writing a sex advice column for Seattle upstart The Stranger, an independent newspaper that has become a benchmark … Continue reading
Art is Dangerous
A dead painter wreaks havoc on the L.A. art scene in Netflix’s satirical thriller Velvet Buzzsaw
For some reason, while I was watching the new Netflix movie Velvet Buzzsaw, the opening words of William Carlos Williams’ great poem “To Elsie” suddenly … Continue reading
Don’t Fear the Reaper
Cottage Theatre takes a new look at the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet
Along with being the most accessible and arguably the most popular of Shakespeare’s plays, Romeo and Juliet is also something of an outlier among his … Continue reading
A Ghostly Comedy Classic
Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit is haunted at VLT
Whatever your particular feelings might be about the reality or unreality of ghosts, you must admit: A ghost is a fantastic literary device. To the … Continue reading
Three of a Kind
Local restaurateurs add to downtown nightlife with Party Bar
I’ve long asserted, with a sniffy insider’s wink, that Party Downtown serves up the best eats in Eugene. And I stand by that claim. Chef … Continue reading
And the Oscar won’t go to …
A wish list of Academy Award nominees who were snubbed this time around
As usual, the all-out-of-proportion global ballyhoo signaling the Academy Award nominees this week was an almost entirely emetic affair that, this year in particular, produced … Continue reading
Beale Street Blues
Barry Jenkins’ adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel walks an uneven path of racial injustice
The older couple exiting the theater in front of me was pissed. Outraged. As they ducked their gray heads together in conversation, confabulating, commiserating, I … Continue reading
The Banality of Evil
Vice takes scattershot aim at the malevolent figure of Dick Cheney, and fails to hit its target
In the pantheon of true American baddies, Dick Cheney ranks right in the top tier — a man who gives Henry Kissinger a run for … Continue reading