Dad Music, Too
All the classical and rock classics
Ernest Hemingway played the cello. He went on to do a bunch of other stuff, too, after those childhood lessons in Illinois, like bullfighting in … Continue reading
Whats-Happening: Page 353
A Word of Warning
Beware the shining geranium
A small but perniciously invasive plant is headed to a yard near you. And trust me, this is not a plant you want in your own … Continue reading
Where Are the Girl Scout Cookies?
Girl Scout cookies are available for only about six to eight weeks out of the year (aka cookie season). The Girl Scout Council says this … Continue reading
Let's Get It On
Breakers Yard performing live at the EW offices
Eugene Weekly presents Breakers Yard performing ‘Next Big Town’ for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a … Continue reading
Swiping While Black
In this week’s episode of What’s Happening, host Meerah Powell talks about a story she wrote about online dating as a black woman in Oregon. She chats with a close friend about her experiences online dating on platforms like OKCupid and Tinder and with a non-binary trans person about their experiences online dating on the app Grindr. She also talks with her co-worker, Kelly Kenoyer, about an experiment the two conducted for the story where both Kenoyer, a white woman, and Powell, a black woman, made online dating profiles to see what kind of response they would receive. Make sure to grab a print issue of Eugene Weekly in its little red boxes every Thursday or check us out online at www.eugeneweekly.com.
Music in this episode:
– “Say Something” by Ryan Little
– “Angelina (Bonus)” by Makaih Beats
– “Random Thoughts” by Audiobinger
Superchunk
Live at Mississippi Studios 2.26.18
On Monday, Feb. 26, and exactly on time, the members of Superchunk took the stage at Portland’s Mississippi Studios, said a quick “heyhowyadoin” and got … Continue reading
On the Boards
Tragedy, farce and a bit of Jane Austen take the stage at this year’s Oregon Shakespeare Festival
The buzz in Ashland last weekend at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s season openings should, by all rights, have been about Bill Rauch. The popular and … Continue reading
It’s About Time
Migration of the shining geranium
Almost thirty years ago a new, annual species of geranium showed up at the Mount Pisgah Arboretum wildflower show. It is known as shining geranium … Continue reading
The Book of John
They Might Be Giants coming to Hi-Fi
In the mid to late 1980s, They Might be Giants came up alongside what might be called “first-wave” alternative bands like The Cure, REM, Depeche … Continue reading
Cultural Phenomenon
Black Panther shakes up representation
It seems like people either love superhero movies or hate them. People either spend hours talking about the lore, what’s canonical or not and the … Continue reading