You Should’ve Been There: Frightened Rabbit / Oxford Collapse at Holocene (PDX), 6/19/08
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John McCain Is a Troll
Yeah, I know, I know. We can all think of several reasons to consider McCain a troll. But I mean this in a slightly different sense. As pointed out by the ever-fantastic Elizabeth of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, whose olfactory delights are an ongoing obsession fascination of mine: Continue reading
More Brilliance From WhedonWorld
So, as we all know (right?), brilliant Buffy creator Joss Whedon has a new show in the works: Dollhouse, which I believe is scheduled to debut mid-season, in early 2009. (Do take a peek at BoingBoing’s take on Whedon fans’ nervousness re: its cancellation chances). A while back I posted a link to the Dollhouse trailer, and I do repeat myself here, but still: AWESOME. Continue reading
Boo Needs You (Maybe)
Register-Guard to cut 12 percent of staff
The Register-Guard plans to reduce its workforce by about 12 percent, or 30 positions. In a statement on the R-G website, the paper’s publisher Tony Baker blamed a downturn in the local economy and an increase in newsprint prices for the cuts. Continue reading
Sears pit proposals include student apartments, offices, hotel, green community centers
Five developers or community groups have submitted proposals to fill the eyesore Sears pit and adjacent parking lot on the half block across from the downtown library. The proposals to the city include a six-story student apartment building, a five story office/apartment mix, a green housing and transportation center, a hip hotel with 105-120 rooms and a community/art/housing center. Continue reading
Loving and the Long Fight for Equal Marriage Rights
A woman named Loving died last month, a pioneer in the fight for equal rights to marriage. She was black, but the parallels of her case to the current fight for equal marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples are striking. Continue reading
The Year’s Most Beautiful Movie
Meditation Center vs. Basketball Arena
Quiz: Which of these did the Eugene planning department require a conditional use permit (CUP) for? The Dharmalaya Meditation Center, straw bale backyard shelter for quiet retreats: The UO’s 12,500-seat basketball arena, at roughly $250 million, the most expensive arena ever built with plans for games, rock concerts and other mass events almost every weekend: Continue reading
Torrey Opposes Independent Police Auditor
Buried in the back pages of The Register-Guard today is the headline-making news that mayoral candidate Jim Torrey opposes an independent police auditor to examine complaints against police. The paper attributed to Torrey this statement about whether he supports the police auditor: “Torrey said he, too, supports the auditor, although he believes she should report to the city manager, not to city councilors.” Continue reading