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The Oregonian has a front page story today about a couple of Portland brothers tearing down a little old house to build an “ultrasustainable” home. The article and website for the house sound great. Continue reading
With the Olympic trials coming to Eugene and all the attention on protests of the Chinese torch run, it’s worth it to ask, who came up with this Olympic torch thing anyway? The ancient Greeks? Wrong. Here’s a hint: Continue reading
A story in the Wall Street Journal March 19 featured an interview with UO Professor Nathan Tublitz and the headline: “Has Serious Academic Reform Of College Athletics Arrived?” The article describes Tublitz as a neurobiology professor who is co-chairman of the faculty driven Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics. The WSJ describes theoretically tough new standards on academic progress by the NCAA, but raises the question about whether they will actually be enforced. Continue reading
The City of Springfield is conducting an anonymous online survey to determine support for the city’s plans to expand its urban growth boundary (UGB) creating more urban sprawl. Continue reading
Willamette Week’s Nigel Jaquiss has a cover story on the state attorney general race between former federal prosecutor John Kroger and state legislator Greg Macpherson. Here’s some highlights: • “‘I prosecuted Enron, and Greg’s firm represented them,’ says Kroger.” Continue reading
Now we’re talking. (I also love the Campion/St Vier shirts another online shop seems to have run out of, but that’s a wee bit more obscure.) It may be time for me to actually put my “Republicans for Voldemort” sticker on my car… Continue reading
Lately, I’ve developed a knack for opening books to random pages and finding upon those pages sentences which, taken out of context, are truly funny. OK, so maybe a two-time occurrence isn’t quite a knack. And it’s entirely possible that only Suzi and I find these things funny. But I’m going to practice this apparent talent (my boyfriend has a variation of this talent; he can open to the smut in any given title) and see if I can’t keep coming across delicious things like these: “Have you ever fucked a Bulgarian?” Continue reading
True Story*: Several (OK, six) years ago when I was still living in New York, I went out a couple of times with a fellow who knew another Molly. Yeah, that one. The Ringwald. This was a source of awe and wonder, of course, but I tried not to bring it up; that would be, like, dorky of me. Still, there came an evening when this fellow called me from a party at That Molly’s house. There is no post-teenage shock like seeing RINGWALD, MOLLY on your caller ID. Did I take a picture? You bet your DVD of The Breakfast Club I did. Continue reading
Edgar Wright makes awesome movies. Perhaps his name sounds familiar from such films as Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz? If not, please familiarize yourself with said films as soon as humanly possible. While you’re at it, you may want to check out all three seasons of Arrested Development, one of the best half-hour comedies ever to grace television. Pay special attention to Michael Cera, who ever so winningly plays the young George Michael Bluth. Isn’t he charming? Continue reading
Three things to brighten a certain kind of person’s Thursday: Continue reading