Living in Central Oregon I am always reminded of my old stomping grounds in Switzerland. What Sparks Lake is to me here in Oregon, Seealpsee was in my old country.
On the surface, Rubber might just be your average film about a sentient tire that rolls around a small desert town and kills people with its psycho-kinetic powers, but underneath the clichéd premise is a film about the nature of the medium itself. The film opens with a monologue explaining that all films are essentially governed by the laws of suspension of disbelief, and as soon as the viewer loses the ability to do so, then all films are basically filled with things that happen for no reason (like why E.
After you’ve taken in your fair share of rail jams and live music drop into the Bent Lounge where the tSW staff is hosting Lebowski Happy Hour from 9-10 p.m.
Thanks to readers who submitted Lebowski Miis this week. Here are our two favorites:
Da Fino from Johnny Driggs:
And the Lovely Bunny from Annie:
Tell us which one you like best and we’ll give him (or her) a pair of Winterfest buttons and gift certificate for Westside Bakery.
The Wall Street Journal has a story this morning about Bend’s unlikely Linsanity connection. For those unfamiliar with Linsanity, you obviously haven’t been watching SportsCenter, or even listening to public radio, both of which have offered extensive coverage and commentary around the meteoric and unlikely rise of New York Knick’s point guard Jeremy Lin, an unheralded Harvard grad who broke a longstanding NBA rookie scoring record and has been virtually unstoppable as of late.
When it comes to quality of life indicators on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, the statistics are staggering. Alcohol, drug and sex abuse rates are high.
If you’ve been paying attention to the Bent Blog then you’ve likely gotten wind of the Source’s Lebowski-inspired Wii Bowling Extravaganza on Friday night in WinterFest Bent Lounge. With that in mind, we’ve suspended all editorial projects in lieu of Lebowski costume preparations and Mii design.
As if Tin Pan Alley wasn’t cool enough already, it will soon be home an art house theater.
Tin Pan Theater is tentatively aiming to open by first Friday in March and will feature a 30-seat theater, beer and wine, and food from local restaurants, said one of the owners of the new theater.
Happy V-Day! Here’s a short list of how you and yours can spread your love around this evening. You’re welcome, love.
The first time I saw a TED talk I was blown away. The clarity of the ideas! The passion of the speaker! The succinct delivery! I never saw newspaper design the same way again.
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