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Ask the Dogcatcher!new
Kylie B. (aka the Dogcatcher) answers all your critter questions.
Eugene Weekly |
Kylie Belachaikovsky |
08-28-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Speak Softly and Throw a Big Sticknew
Cesar Milan (aka the Dog Whisperer) talks pit bulls and racism while he rehabilitates "El Diablo" the most vicious Chihuahua in Oregon.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
08-28-2008 |
Animal Issues
Squirrel Nut Zippers Mine Mysteries — and Their Back Catalognew
After a lengthy hiatus, the Squirrel Nut Zippers are back. Just don't call them a swing band, anymore, OK? Thanks.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
08-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Squirrel Nut Zippers, preview
The Lazy Ass's Guide to Spray Cookingnew
Because eating should be as easy as shaving.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
08-12-2008 |
Food+Drink
Q&A with L.A. Painter, Muralist, Educator: Steven Lopeznew
Offers a Q&A with one of L.A.'s up and coming painters, chronicling his time spent in Eugene, Ore., and the difference between graffiti and public art.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
08-12-2008 |
Art
Large Questions Go Unanswered at Olympic Trialsnew
There were four "elephants on the track" at the Olympic Track & Field Team Trials: banned substances, corporate sponsorship, the shroud of ugliness over the Beijing Olympics and the way we deal with these underlying issues while simultaneously cheering on the U.S. athletes at the Trials and Summer Olympics.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
07-10-2008 |
Sports
Tags: China, Olympics, Eugene, Beijing, sports, essay, sports & fitness, Olympic Trials, doping, Nike
Why is Homeland Security Watching Eugene's Activists?new
The Department of Homeland Security's monitoring of a peaceful anti-pesticide group led to the arrest and violent Tasering of a 19-year-old university student by local police.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
06-26-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Do Sports Inspire Art, or Vice Versa?new
Three Eugene galleries hope to capitalize on the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials, with mixed results.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
06-19-2008 |
Art
Nekkid: In the Buff and Bare-ly Legalnew
Oregon has two seasons: rainy and naked. It's time for a hard look at Northwest nudity.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
06-05-2008 |
Culture
Eugene House Concerts Scene Resurfacesnew
Eugene's house concert scene is slowly resurfacing. Just don't tell anyone. Offers an in-depth exploration and check-up on Eugene's house concert (rock, punk, pop, bluegrass) scene, circa 2008.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
06-03-2008 |
Music
Tags: music culture
Los Campesinos! Have Musical Unitynew
British pop-punk band Los Campesinos! brings silliness and general naïvety back to indie rock and do it with all the camaraderie of a band certainly more seasoned than these tweecore lads and lassies.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
06-03-2008 |
Reviews
Golden Oldienew
The Indiana Jones franchise has grown older and more sentimental, but it still puts on a good show.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
05-30-2008 |
Reviews
April Showersnew
In her directorial debut, Helen Hunt never establishes the delicate balance she’s after.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
05-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Helen Hunt, Then She Found Me
'The Year My Parents Went on Vacation' Makes No Mistakesnew
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation is radiant with restrained and affecting performances, scored beautifully and shot so precisely that you may find yourself not paying attention to the subtitles.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
05-30-2008 |
Reviews
I Want to Believe in 'Prince Caspian'new
Narnia still just isn't magical enough.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
05-30-2008 |
Reviews
