Coming off of a year where live music ceased being a thing completely, the nostalgia for our favorite music venues ran deep. When asked what their favorite venue in Sisters was, the people of Central Oregon spoke loudly and numerously for Hardtails Bar & Grill. And rising like a phoenix from the ashes, Hardtails is […]
Jared Rasic
Film critic and author of food, arts and culture stories for the Source Weekly since 2010.
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Best Bar
San Simón
San Simรณn didn’t get voted Bend’s best bar because we voted for them (although we did) or because they’re new and bohemian as hell (although they are); they were voted best bar because from the moment it opened, the staff carried themselves like they were. Not acting like it in a pretentious way or without earning […]
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Best Locals’ Night (for discounts)
Silver Moon Brewing
It’s easy to take Silver Moon Brewing for granted. They’ve been here for so long (since 2000!) and have become such a Bend institution that I just always assume they’ll be there and it gives me a sense of comfort. The pub by the Greenwood underpass is a staple of the entryway into downtown, and […]
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Being There
Take a journey across existence in “Nine Days”
Obviously, this has been a bizarre year for movies so far, with some blockbusters going directly to streaming, some doing a hybrid of streaming and theatrical releasing and some just fizzling out right in the theater. Regardless of how they were released, most of the movies to come out this year have been pretty disappointing, […]
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May the Source Be With You
Podcasts, streams and shows, August edition
I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer. I’ve noticed things seem to be almost completely back to normal even though the Delta variant has started rearing its ugly head. But they’re not normal. I know it’s easier to think they are, but there are still many bare shelves at grocery stores and a lot of […]
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A Regal Double Feature
"Old" and "Snake Eyes," back to back
It’s been so long since I’ve seen a double feature in the theater that I just had to go for it. I couldn’t believe how much I missed running from one auditorium to the next with only a few minutes to spare for the bathroom and a refill of root beer. I hungered for filling […]
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The Florida Projects
Zola deconstructs social media and the modern moment
Every once in a while a movie comes out that makes a billion dollars and that critics and audiences both fall in love with, yet I end up hating it with the fiery passion of a thousand suns. A few years ago, that movie was the J.Lo flick “Hustlers,” which I found to be a […]
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Stop, Collaborate and Listen
Open Space Event Studios makes room for art
When 2nd Street Theater closed its doors shortly before Platypus Pub was torn down to make room for another Starbucks, it felt like that little burgeoning Bend Central District was dismantled before it really lived up to its full potential. With Humm Kombucha there and the astoundingly delicious Manzanita Grill, the area has enough touchstones […]
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Spy Game
Marvel’s "Black Widow" is too little, too late
As an unapologetic Marvel fanboy, it has been too long since 2019’s “Spider-Man: Far From Home” hit theaters. I think I got so used to the Pavlovian response of there being a new Marvel movie in the theater every few months, that when COVID hit and movies stopped coming out for a while, I missed […]
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May the Source Be With You
Your July Edition of what to watch and listen to includes a thought-provoking indigenous podcast, along with “Loki” and “Shadow and Bone”
I‘m sitting in a profoundly air-conditioned hotel room overlooking Pilot Butte, a few hours before the fireworks begin on the Fourth of July. Living next door to the starting location of the Freedom Ride means that every Independence Day my home becomes a breeding ground for drunken half-naked revelers looking for somewhere to pee, puke […]