This week in theaters, we have a wide variety of new releases for just about every discerning cinema-goer. A new romantic drama, “The Materialists,” focuses on a complicated love triangle between Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal. Then there is another live-action remake of a beloved animated film (but this time someone other than […]
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The Horror of Franchise Filmmaking
"28 Years Later" is still incomplete
Danny Boyle is a master filmmaker who has never quite received the accolades he deserves, while also never really achieving the level of mastery he’s capable of, like Scorsese or Kubrick. While his films like 1996’s “Trainspotting” changed how drug movies were made and 2002’s “28 Days Later” redefined zombies forever, it wasn’t until 2008’s […]
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The Third Act: A Column on Ageism and Ageing
Leap, Creep, Sleep
The sign said “Free Tomato Plants!” Why not, I thought. I randomly picked one. Turning to leave, a voice from alongside the house asked. “Do you know which kind you got?” She was every inch the gardener, this Madam Appleseed…wide brimmed sun hat, trowel, weeder and hand rake sticking out from her apron pockets. She’d […]
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Your Next Beach Read… A History Book
So many books expand horizons and educate along the way
As summer gets underway, you might be looking for the perfect beach read: a book that’s engrossing, entertaining and fun to read. Why not try a history book? History books are ideal for the beach or any other summer destination. Learn something new without sacrificing entertainment. In fact, David McCullough has a new book coming […]
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Horoscope Week of June 26, 2025
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Welcome to a special edition of “What’s My Strongest Yearning?” I’m your host, Rob Brezsny, and I’m delighted you have decided to identify the single desire that motivates you more than any other. Yes, you have many wishes and hopes and dreams, but one is more crucial than all the rest! […]
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The Psychedelic Frontier
Herbal Allies
This week, we are honored to feature one of Mary’s teachers, Brittany Jade Wilson, as a guest columnist. Her Eco-Sensual Trauma-Informed Herbalism and Advocacy Training has been an invaluable resource for psychedelic practitioners and a key source for Mary’s own knowledge of herbal allies and the plant kingdom. Q: I have been taking psychedelics, mostly […]
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The Medicine Cabinet Within: Holistic Medicine and Your Power to be Well
The role of spiritual community in health and vitality
The concept of rugged individualism is a central theme in the American ethos, and for many still runs deep in the way we move through our lives. The idea that it is through our own grit and determination that we will find success, happiness and well-being certainly has its place, but in some ways is […]
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Fields Farm
A Bend legacy rooted in the soil
Perhaps you’ve driven by and noticed a large piece of wide-open space within the city of Bend along Pettigrew Road. This oasis, surrounded by a neighborhood and development, is Fields Farm, a quiet, nearly 10-acre plot of land that has been nourishing its community for more than three decades. Jim and Debbie Fields began farming […]
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Mystical Sidewalk Shrine
How a vintage refrigerator is creating unexpected bonds
What are you hungry for in life and community?” That’s one of many messages rotating on the front of a white, defunct Kenmore refrigerator sitting on the curb outside a home on Northwest Cumberland Avenue in Bend. Passers-by are invited to open the fridge and rummage through the treasures inside, which are constantly changing. On […]
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Horoscope Week of June 19, 2025
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries writer Joseph Campbell was a world-renowned mythologist. His theories about the classic hero archetype have inspired many writers and filmmakers, including Star Wars creator George Lucas. As a young man, Campbell crafted the blueprint for his influential work during a five-year period when he lived in a rustic shack and […]
