During one of my early battles on the planet Helghan – at least I think we were fighting on Helghan. I mean I know that Killzone 3 is the third game in the series and I should understand the storyline by now. But honestly I don’t care. And I care even less when the game’s designers cram three games worth of made-up military history into blocks of text onscreen during the first few minutes. Sheesh, Sony, didn’t you have enough money to at least hire Patrick Stewart to read the thing out loud?
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Posted inFood & Drink
Put a Coke in It: In search of the perfect elixir
The Rum and Coke has contending stories as to its history, but it is known that it was created in 1900 in Cuba.
As the all-knowing tiny voice spouts out, “Side effects may include irritable bowel syndrome, thyroid disorders, and severe headaches,” you cannot help but ask yourself, “What kind of junk are the pharmaceutical companies trying to jam down my throat this week?” The sad thing is, we've fallen for it before, and we actually feel good about it.
Posted inMusic
Radiohead: The King of Limbs
Radiohead's new album is not a waste of your money. The King of Limbs is fine.
The point of this review is this: Radiohead's new album is not a waste of your money. The King of Limbs is fine.
Yes, fine – because that's all it is. When you think about the grand scheme of modern music, purchasing a Radiohead record will never, ever be a bad thing. What you get from this band is always intelligent – no matter how much you've convinced yourself that Hail to the Thief was a bad record.
Posted inCulture
Our Picks for 3/2 – 3/10: The Staxx Brothers, Queens of the Mic CD Release, First Friday, Water & Bodies and more
What’s going on in Bend, Oregon this week?
The Staxx Brothers
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Seattle's funky, funky rockers, The Staxx Brothers are returning to Bend, and this time the show is totally free. The Staxx Bros mix funk and hip-hop with a thriving funk sound to keep the party rocking and chances are we'll hear a few songs off the band's forthcoming album, Jungle Cat. And did we mention there are about 47 people in this band? OK, more like seven, but it looks like 47 when they're all up on stage funking out all at once. 7pm. McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 NW Bond St.
Posted inNews
Will Books Survive? The battle for America's literary soul is coming to a shopping center near you
Borders Books and Music, which once employed 30,000 workers at more than 600 stores, is bankrupt. Those numbers have been halved. And even after these massive cuts, analysts say, Borders is probably doomed.
The next time you walk past the empty ghost store where your local Borders used to be, you may ask yourself: Are we becoming a post-literate society? Everywhere you look, the printed word is under economic siege. Despite a 20 percent increase in demand in recent years, libraries are laying off, closing branches and reducing hours. Newsweek, one of the most venerable titles in magazine history, was recently sold for a buck (plus a promise to assume tens of millions in debt). Twitter is priced at $3.7 billion, nearly twice the public enterprise value of The New York Times ($2.03 billion).
Posted inOpinion
Whisnant's Cyrus Family Protection Bill
Everybody thinks the Cyrus family is good people. We think they're good people. Government officials in Central Oregon think they're very good people.
They think the Cyruses are such wonderful people, in fact, that they keep trying to rewrite the laws for them.
The Cyruses, whose ancestors came to Central Oregon in pioneer days, have been hoping for years to turn their Aspen Lakes subdivision near Sisters into a destination resort. Last year, the Deschutes County Commission fiddled around with the county's new destination resort map to create a special loophole that would allow them to do it.
Posted inOpinion
If You Can Find Straighter Poop Anywhere, Buy It
Monday, Feb. 21
Qaddafi on the brink: Regime of dictator Muammar Qaddafi looking shaky as he and aides hunker in presidential palace; foreign oil companies bail out of Libya; deadly attacks against protesters continue … Take that, birthers: Former Arkansas governor and sometime presidential aspirant Mike Huckabee, appearing on ABC's “Good Morning America,” says claims that President Obama wasn't born in the US are “nonsense.” Guess he can write off the loony vote … Where are they now? Former Idaho Sen. Larry Craig (he of the wide men's room stance) is lobbying for a hunters' group that wants to take endangered species protection away from wolves… Former Olympic figure skater and alleged Nancy Kerrigan-whacker Tonya Harding gave birth to a healthy baby boy over the weekend, a friend of the family reveals … And now, Monday's important news: Justin Bieber gets a haircut and Portland firefighters rescue a puppy stuck in a drainpipe.
Posted inOpinion
Four Percent
That's the projected decrease in the city of Bend's share of property tax revenues next year, according to the Deschutes County Assessor's Office. Property tax dollars represent the single biggest revenue stream for the city, accounting for about 60 percent of the total budget.
Posted inOpinion
Planned Parenthood Vote Disregards Population Crisis
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Kudos to the letter published in the Feb. 16 Source by Eddie Kinnamon, “Population Bill Has Come Due.” It was refreshing to read such an articulate and vigorous commentary on this subject. I’m not sure if the author was aware that February was Global Population Speak Out month, but his speaking out was timely and appreciated.
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Other Teachers Deserve Recognition, Too
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I am a bit disappointed with your armchair reporting on the local hero, Robert Tadjiki. This story has been shared in other print material over the past few years that I have lived in Bend. I do not want to discount what Mr. Tadjiki is doing, but I think he has had his share of fame and it is now time to recognize some of the thousands of other employees in the Bend-La Pine school district. I would recommend that you call any school and talk to any principal or student and they can easily provide you with numerous names of teachers who are everyday heroes. These teachers continue to teach more students and earn less pay each year. They have given up pay raises to secure employment for all.