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May 6-12, 2010

Vol. 14, No. 18

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Local News

Election Endorsements: Deschutes County

By Source Weekly
May 5, 2010
Local News

The Devil You Know: Are appraisal brokerages the new real estate villain?

By Eric Flowers
May 5, 2010
Local News

Radio Nights: a music education via the airwaves

By The Source Staff
May 5, 2010
Local News

The Big Short: mystified and then some by Wall Street

By The Source Staff
May 7, 2010
Local News

Return of The Native: back in the land of Oz

By The Source Staff
May 11, 2010
Local News

Win Tickets to See the Ascetic Junkies on Saturday Night

All you have to do is enter and you could win tickets to see this popular Portland act for free.

By The Source Staff
May 5, 2010
Local News

The Colbert Report Takes on Bend's Clothesline Lady in This Hilarious Segment

The Colbert report's segment The Enemy Within takes on Bend Oregon's clothesline lady.

By The Source Staff
May 6, 2010
Local News

Video: Elliot wins Last Band Standing round 3, judges wildcard another band through

Video from round 3 for the Last Band Standing competition in Bend Oregon.

By The Source Staff
May 7, 2010
Local News

Ascetic Junkies: Video from Saturday night's show

The Ascetic Junkies show their sweet and spunky side in Bend, Oregon.

By The Source Staff
May 11, 2010
Local News

Capital Gains and Political Games

By The Source Staff
May 5, 2010
Local News

Dudley Backs Arizona Immigration Law ... We Think

By The Source Staff
May 6, 2010
Local News

Poll Sends Mixed Message on Spending and Taxes

By The Source Staff
May 7, 2010
Local News

And We Have Indoor Plumbing Too

By The Source Staff
May 8, 2010

Editorial

Oil Goes Boom: BP's big 'oops', stupid terrorists, a papal bailout and more!

The author has been sent on the road to discover a lost country formerly known as America.

By Source Weekly
May 5, 2010
Editorial

The OLCC's Mystery Man

For critics of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, Jason Evers - well, we suppose we should call him "John Doe" now - is the gift that keeps on giving.

By Source Weekly
May 5, 2010
Letters to the Editor

Arizona's Guns are Crossing the Border

By Source Weekly
May 5, 2010
Letters to the Editor

It's Called Teamwork

By Source Weekly
May 5, 2010
Letters to the Editor

Reborn A Liberal

Being a conservative, I am ashamed by the findings of W. Lamberson, April 29, that found people of my ilk are responsible for food, water and medicine shortages on the planet.

By Source Weekly
May 5, 2010
Letters to the Editor

Choke On This

The G String Stranglers are not a radio band, and never will be.

By Source Weekly
May 5, 2010

Culture Features

Where's Your Sexy Face? Boudoir photography isn't just sexy, it's empowering and sexy

Sometimes my job takes me to interesting places that I wouldn't otherwise go. I've been rock climbing, sat in a futuristic Japanese circulation machine and endured a traditional Native American sweat lodge.

By Sara Roth
May 5, 2010
Picks

Our Picks for 5/5 - 5/13: Last Band Standing, Central Oregon Hot Shots, First Friday, Casey Naill & The Norway Rats

What to do in Central Oregon the week of May 5, 2010.

By Source Weekly
May 5, 2010
Book Talk

Book Review: Beatrice and Virgil By Yann Martel

When boiled down, Beatrice and Virgil is a play within a semi-autobiographical novel within an extended metaphor. Oh, and it's basically about the Holocaust.

By Mike Bookey
May 5, 2010

Chow

Blooming in Spring: Amalia's brings new flavor to downtown

As the buds of spring begin to bloom, Amalia's, the latest addition to the downtown Bend restaurant roster, offers an array of organically focused Mexican cuisine for lunch and dinner.

By Amy Belasen
May 5, 2010
Chow

Blooming in Spring: Amalia's brings new flavor to downtown

As the buds of spring begin to bloom, Amalia's, the latest addition to the downtown Bend restaurant roster, offers an array of organically focused Mexican cuisine for lunch and dinner.

By Amy Belasen
May 5, 2010
Beer & Drink

Them's the Rules

I was recently out at a bar, which is a rare occasion, as I don't often go to what I consider the "flip side." There is a reason for that, and it's typically because I feel like I am working without getting paid.

By Source Weekly
May 5, 2010

Film

A Man with Mettle: The summer blockbuster season starts with a smile, thanks to Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2 delivers, kicking off summer blockbuster season right.

By Holly Grigg-Spall
May 8, 2010
Film

Tough as Dragon Scales: Noomi Rapace brings Lisbeth Salander and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo to life

When a wildly popular novel is adapted for the big screen, there are a few questions guaranteed to come up.

By Anne Pick
May 5, 2010
Film

Dream On: Michael Bay continues to murder the classics with A Nightmare on Elm Street

Producer Michael Bay is on a murder spree. He is systematically slaughtering remakes of classic horror/slasher movies from the '70s and '80s, churning them out in slash-bang fashion.

By Morgan P Salvo
May 5, 2010
Film Events

Cause a Commotion: Sometimes non-stop action is enough

My job is to mess things up. From the moment I parachuted onto the seething little South East Asian island nation of Panau, I've been causing trouble.

By Source Weekly
May 5, 2010
Film Events

Imagine Me Nude

By Source Weekly
May 5, 2010

Sound Stories & Interviews

Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me

Every song is an opus, each opus a symphony. Every single track on Have One on Me, Joanna Newsom's third full-length record, is a drama, a tragedy - Newsom being the trilling one-woman Greek chorus behind it.

By Source Weekly
May 5, 2010
Sound Stories & Interviews

Mormons Just Want to Have Fun: Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons might be a bit frustrated, but they still want to rock your ass off

Here comes an ice cream truck," says Jerry Joseph standing somewhere near 135th Street in Harlem, not far from his home.

By Mike Bookey
May 5, 2010

Natural World

The Tortoiseshell Butterfly: Trust us, they're not monarchs

By Jim Anderson
May 5, 2010
Outside Features

Owyhee Time: Hot springs, hoodoos and crappie jigs

I had just deplaned a 19-hour red-eye trek from Maui to Bend, saltwater in my hair, sunscreen in my eyes and sand between my toes.

By Pam Stevenson
May 5, 2010