Shook Twins
It’s just a quick drive for the identical twin sisters from their home base in Portland, and an even quicker trip for folk-music fans in … Continue reading
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Cold Nights, Warm Pages
As the nights get colder, curl up with a good local book
Sure we hate the time change — leaving the office to dark rainy streets is depressing. But our spirits lift a little bit at the thought … Continue reading
A Disruptive Force
Mat Johnson on the power of speculative fiction and his latest novel, Invisible Things
“I love science fiction, but I don’t write it,” says Mat Johnson, University of Oregon Philip H. Knight chair of the humanities and author of Invisible … Continue reading
What You’re Reading
Take a look at recommendations from local book pros
Eugene Weekly writers are big readers, so periodically we put a little blurb in our Slant column about What We’re Reading. And, of course, Winter … Continue reading
Not Just Books
Will O’Hearn sees the city’s library providing help and a mecca for all
Growing up in Fairfield, California, during the 1990s meant visiting the library on Fridays for Will O’Hearn. His earliest memory: repeatedly going with his mother, … Continue reading
Return of The Macks
Fresh off a Willamette Week best new band win, former Eugeneans The Macks perform at WOW Hall
One album, Rabbit, out in spring 2022, and in the summer, a first-place finish in Willamette Week’s best new-band competition — for most rock bands, … Continue reading
Q&A with ‘Misfit’ Author
Casey Parks talks about reporting, writing and inner narratives
The best books are the ones we don’t want to end. This is how I feel about Casey Parks’ recently published book Diary of a … Continue reading
Gifts All Year Long
Gifts that keep giving or last and last in EW’s annual Gift Guide
Not all gifts last forever — nor should they. Sometimes the fleeting joys are the best ones. Still, there’s nothing like the gift that keeps on … Continue reading
No Plastic Panic
Two Eugene businesses help you go plastic-free this holiday season
Holiday gift-giving need not equate to more garbage in the landfill, according to two Eugene businesses: Bhumi Refillery, with a retail location on Willamette Street, … Continue reading
All the Saints
A new show by Olga Volchkova imagines a nature-based version of sainthood
One of the most remarkable shows I’ve seen in years of writing about art wraps up this week at the Karin Clarke Gallery in Eugene. … Continue reading