Pebbles in the Pond
Local High School Remembers Mathew Shepard
If you want to feel hope for the future, I recommend interviewing South Eugene High School theater students. Emma Mowry and Jakobi Luke, both seniors, … Continue reading
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House of Horrors
Trump's Worst Nightmares Just in Time for Halloween
You thought you hated all those political posts. You’ve unfriended or unfollowed all your liberal friends on Facebook. But Halloween is drawing near, and now … Continue reading
The Big Nothing
Harry Dean Stanton plays himself confronting death in Lucky
“And if you gaze long enough into an abyss,” Nietzsche wrote, “the abyss also gazes into you.” This, for me, perfectly describes the face of … Continue reading
Dancing on Ashes
Mary Lambert plays the WOW Hall Saturday
Mary Lambert’s perfected pop music is like the Powerpuff Girls meet Kate Nash (but from Seattle, not London). Her newfound hold on the genre is … Continue reading
Joy Dancer
UO hosts South African dancer Vincent Mantsoe for a performance of KonKoriti
Growing up in Soweto township, choreographer and dancer Vincent Mantsoe found strength in the daily rhythm set by the women in his life. “My grandmother, … Continue reading
All Hallows Rave
Party like it's Halloween at Hi-Fi
Danny Kime of downtown Eugene music venue Hi-Fi Music Hall says everyone on his staff loves Halloween. “It’s such a big deal in Eugene,” Kime … Continue reading
Cultivating Discipline
Fall is the time to plan your garden
After months of getting out early to harvest the garden bounty and water the vegetable beds, fall is here and I have a little extra … Continue reading
It’s Gonna Be A Scream
4 Horror Movie Geeks Pick Their Top 5 Scary Movies
Meerah Powell’s Picks REQUIEM FOR A DREAM (2000) Just because Darren Aronofsky’s 2000 film, based on a novel by Hubert Selby Jr., isn’t explicitly a … Continue reading
The American Way Of Death
A meditation on dying, grief and the bodies we leave behind
About four years ago, my stepdad walked down a garden path in the backyard of the house he shared with my mother. It was springtime. … Continue reading
The Painter of City Life
Isaac Marquez brings a broad palette as new head of Eugene’s Cultural Services
Back when I first met him, nearly 10 years ago, Isaac Marquez was a painter showing his work in coffee houses and restaurants. He made … Continue reading