A Christmas Carol
Never say journalism doesn’t change the world. When John Breen read in Eugene Weekly last month that this holiday season would pass without a single … Continue reading
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Destination: Beer
Fall Into Winter 2019 Beer Roundup
The old news is that Sam Bond’s Brewing went flat early in the summer. The new news is that Eugene’s historic Foundry Building at 540 … Continue reading
Dragapella Chrismukkah
The Kinsey Sicks holiday show explores the R-rated version of silly
In one festive day, I went from decorating the tree with my wholesome, albeit irksome, family to a bawdy, mostly Jewish twist on Christmas with … Continue reading
Worldwide Blues
Kiran Ahluwalia blends desert blues with the traditional music of India at Tsunami Books
The earliest musical memories of Indian-born, New York-based musician Kiran Ahluwalia involve Mother Goose, Sikh spirituals and sheep’s blood. As a girl, Ahluwalia lived for … Continue reading
Murder Most Timely
Director Rian Johnson takes aim at our current moment in the dark comedy Knives Out
How many ways can we find to murder our better natures? For the squabbling children, grandchildren and in-laws of the Thrombey family in Knives Out, the … Continue reading
A Small Connection to Rap Royalty
A UO student and hip-hop aficionado reflects on Big Boi's return to Eugene Nov. 29
The first time I ever cared about Ducks football was earlier this year, when I found out that Big Boi, from legendary Atlanta rap duo … Continue reading
Poppin’ Tags
Your guide to thrift gifting this holiday season
Malls are a terrifying place during the holidays. Okay, maybe my opinion is biased, as I am by no means a mall rat. I would … Continue reading
Best Laid Plans
Director Bong Joon Ho outdoes himself with the dark comic fable Parasite
For one terrifying, exhilarating moment toward the end of writer/director Bong Joon Ho’s new movie, Parasite, I thought my brain broke, and for about 30 … Continue reading
Married Behind Bars
To have but not to hold
You can get married twice a year, either on a Tuesday in April or a Tuesday in October. You can get married between eight and … Continue reading
Beauty and the Beast and Disney After Dark
There are Disney characters as you have always loved them, and Disney characters as they perhaps really are. Either way, they all come to life … Continue reading