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Aesthetically Idiosyncratic Existentialism

The Phoenician Scheme is Wes Anderson at his most playful.

I‘m tired of apologizing for my love of the films of Wes Anderson. Here’s my hard line: I don’t begrudge anyone who doesn’t like Anderson’s movies. The combination of quirk, whimsy, intricate sets, obsessive symmetry, bright color palette and hyper-specific aesthetic isn’t for everyone, and nor should it be. BUT, where I do take issue […]

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College Counseling: Helpful or Highway Robbery?

Private college counseling is a growing industry, but questions of equity and accessibility remain

Once students reach their junior year, they seem to cross a very important thresholdโ€”they are no longer just high school students; it is time to plan for the future. Whether it be questions from well-meaning adults, discussions with older friends or the constant flow of college mail into students’ inboxes, the thought of college becomes […]

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Horoscope Week of June 5, 2025

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It’s time for your Uncle Rob to offer you some fundamental advice for living. These tips are always worthy of your contemplation, but especially now. Ready? Being poised amidst uncertainty is a superpower. You may attract wonders and blessings if you can function well while dealing with contradictory feelings, unclear situations, […]

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Awakening Your Inner Hero

I LOVE YOU!

Love is what we all want. Admit it or not…we do. In order to receive it we must practice living it. We all need to get better at love and the better we get, miracles happen. I LOVE YOU I do. Do I know you? Maybe. Maybe not. So, what do I remotely mean when […]

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The Next “Barbenheimer?"

Can “Stitch-ion: Impossible” be the next cultural juggernaut?

While I wouldn’t completely give them all the credit, the simultaneous release of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” on July 21, 2023, did a lot to revive interest in returning to the movie theater. While the movies were both critically and financially successful, it wasn’t wholly the films themselves that generated so much excitement; rather, it was […]

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Savage in Bend

The Museum of Wonders

If you’ve driven down Division Street in Bend and found your eyes drawn to the unique stone-clad building that seems to shimmer with embedded treasures, you’re not alone. Local resident Marc S. recently asked, “There’s a cool building on Division Street that stands out with all sorts of rocks on it. Can you give some […]

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The Gay Show

The Bend Comedy Festival’s Queer comedy showcase will dish up plenty of LGBTQ sass, yuks

Did comedian Jamie Shriner ever tell you about the time she put gum in her older sister’s hair, right before the pair were set to audition for a production of “Beauty and the Beast”? And the crazy part? By the end of this funny-ass anecdote, Shriner, astoundingly, isn’t the villain. “That’s another one of those […]

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Horoscope Week of May 29, 2025

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You are now highly attuned to subtle energies, subliminal signals, and hidden agendas. No one in your sphere is even half as sensitive as you are to the intriguing mysteries that are unfolding beneath the visible surface. This may be a bit unsettling, but it’s a key asset. Your ability to […]

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Strangers, Cheerleaders & Lovers

A few under-seen queer movies to celebrate for Pride

Happy Pride, everyone! While there have been amazing queer films being produced for the last several decades, Hollywood still doesn’t promote them with as much effort as they should unless they think there’s a chance for the film to win awards or make a lot of money. So many incredible LGBTQIA2S+ films completely miss audiences […]

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