Eugene Weekly

First I got the new issue of Rolling Stone, which features Guns ‘N’ Roses on the cover. Then I got a press release announcing the Black Crowes’ upcoming show at the Cuthbert. Sorry, but did I miss something? Did I wake up in 1990? Should my jeans be tighter and stretchier and my hair a couple feet longer? (The shirt, it will remain black and plain. Some things never change.) Continue reading →

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• Confession: I’ve never read Beowulf. However, the trailer — stellar cast aside — doesn’t exactly make me seventeen kinds of excited for the movie. Note to Zemeckis: That Polar Express-style animation? It still looks stupid, even when you’re doing strange things to an ancient classic instead of ruining a classic children’s book. Continue reading →

That title is a shout-out to anyone who ever watched MTV’s sadly long-long The State. Except it was $500 worth o’ puddin’. This is $50 worth o’ cheese. Oregon cheese. Cheese that I will happily devour after it serves its intended purpose. Which is not “for rolling in.” I miss good television. Soon we will have cable, and I will have more to talk about. When’s the Eco-Challenge on, again? Continue reading →