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Gals are different than guys. We hope that is not late-breaking news for you. Yes, Venus, Mars; among other differences. What is relevant right now, though, is that shopping for women is different than shopping for men. Certainly some gender-neutral gifts are fine, like a sub-freezing sleeping bag or bike accessories. In this week’s issue…
12 Days of Giveaways: Epic Ice Slips!
Schadenfreude is the German word (and very German concept) for “taking pleasure in others’ pain.” This video adds to that concept, taking humor in other people’s falls! A two minute montage of people candidly and painfully slipping on ice: On the eighth day of Christmas the Source gave to me…two lift tickets to Hoodoo! For…
Remembering Sandy Hook
A year ago today, a disturbed 20-year old man walked into an elementary school and killed 20 students, and 6 staff members. In one of the most chilling recollections, Vanity Fair writer David Kamp reconstructed what the town – and people there – were like the day before the shooting. It is a frightening reminder…
More Local Christmas Shopping
For the last month our calendar has been inundated with holiday craft bazaars, many with a popsicle stick charm flooded with handmade holiday creations. It’s like a Pinterest sale every weekend for the month of December! Here’s a holiday craft bizarre that stands out from the rest. Craft-O at the Old Iron Works, a local…
What in the World? Today’s News!
House Party! Since the late ’70s, American homeowners have enjoyed positive equity (the value of their home was greater than their mortgage debt). That all changed in late 2007, when the economy began its nosedive (it also coincided with Ben Bernanke taking over as fed. chairman). For the first time in almost six years and…
SCREENING SOON: GO! A Snowboard Road Trip
GO! A Snowboard Road Trip-Webisode 2-Jackson from GO! A Snowboard Road Trip on Vimeo. Today, Patagonia’s catalog may look more like Lands’ End and less like what founder Yvon Chouinard ever intended, but when it comes to the screen, the California-based clothing company taps into to its vintage steez with impressive results. Consider the beautiful…
12 Days of Giveaways: Bowie and Bing
Perhaps both the most awkward and simultaneously touching duet of the season: David Bowie teams up with Bing Crosby for a truly sensational rendition of “Little Drummer Boy”; Bing Crosby’s baritones a nice counter Bowie’s sharp vocals (this was not too distant post-Ziggy Stardust). Peace on earth, indeed. Weird to watch now that David Bowie…
What In the World?
Longest field goal record broken yesterday: Although the record for the longest kicked field was broken yesterday by a kicker for the Denver Broncos, the 63-yard field goal kicked by Tom Dempsey really deserves to be considered the truly greatest. Born without toes on one foot, Dempsey wasn’t the typical jock. But in the final…
12 Days of Giveaways: Holiday Cat Videos!
Frist, let’s explain what’s going on here… The Source is giving away gifts for 12 days leading up to Christmas, because…well…we’re a benevolent newspaper and we want our readers to have the best holiday season ever! Here’s how it works…For the next 12 weekdays we will post a holiday or winter themed blog to our…
Eddie Spaghetti of the Supersuckers at the Astro Lounge
Don’t miss this show!Eddie Spaghetti hails from the Supersuckers, a rock band who has recorded with a long list of famed artists including Willie Nelson, Steve Earle, Kelley Deal of The Breeders, and Eddie Vedder. Spaghetti’s alt-country rockabilly solo records are a treat and his live performances are excellent. Eddie Spaghetti Sat. 7, 10 pm.Astro…
Watch the Birth of a Ceramic Growler
Watch this behind the scenes video of the making of Portland Growler Company’s gorgeous hand-made ceramic growlers and consider buying one for every beer drinker on your Christmas list. Cheers to a lovely snow-filled weekend! Portland Growler Company from Cineastas on Vimeo.
This is What the Cyclocross Course Looks Like Right Now
Tomorrow should be hilarious. Manbreaker CD Earthquaker Carl Decker says: “Wear your ski helmet and goggles.” For details, start times and more check HERE and the Cross Crusade site. And to read about Lance Haidet, Bend’s junior ‘cross sensation, click HERE.
Friday Mixtape!
An R&B playlist ready for a frosty Friday night.
Floater Concert Postponed Due to Weather
Tonight’s Floater concert, scheduled for the Domino Room at 9 pm, is being postponed due to bad weather. Bret Grier of Random Presents confirmed that Rob Wynia, lead singer of Floater plans to reschedule the date as soon as possible. We’ll post the new date as soon as it is confirmed. Tickets purchased through www.BendTicket.com…
What in the World? Today’s News
Good morning! It’s the first of many freezing cold Friday mornings here in Central Oregon. We hope you’re enjoying the snow! Here’s what’s happening in our neighborhood and around the world. Sad news first…Nelson Mandela, former South African president, an icon for peaceful resistance and the major figure in the struggle against apartheid, died yesterday…
Nelson Mandela has Died
The icon of peaceful resistance in South Africa, Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95. More information on his legacy and passing can be found here.
Volcano Veggies Celebrates Grand Opening
A community supported aquaponics business, Volcano Veggies, that got it’s start back in April is finally ready for a grand opening at their indoor farm where they raise mercury-free fish & grow organic vegetables and fruit. Long hard winters in Central Oregon can make it difficult to find locally sourced product during the upcoming months,…
‘Cross Crazy
With temperatures in the single digits and snow in the forecast, it'd be easy to assume Oregon’s cycling season has ended. It hasn’t. In fact, cyclocross was invented for such conditions, and this weekend two of the biggest ‘cross races of the year will be staged in Bend’s Old Mill District on the hilly and…
By Any Other Name?
With a name like Rat Hole, we expected—and hoped for—a gritty, hard-bitten tavern, maybe even something tucked into a well-worn basement with subterranean character. The place that maybe Captain Jack Sparrow would mingle with Genghis Khan to grab a mug. Instead, the relatively new restaurant and brewpub, Rat Hole, is located in a mostly bland…
Tough Love
Besides being a good band name, Chekhov’s Gun is the principle protecting cumulative narrative coherence: A gun introduced in the first act must go off by the end of the third. In the first act of Short Term 12, the studiously humane drama written and directed by Destin Cretton, we’re instantly introduced to a number…
Dark and Stormy
Jared Smith has exquisite taste. The café manager at Crow’s Feet Commons and front man for local indie rock band Wilderness recently brought in an international selection of seven top-shelf, hard-to-find bottled beers, ranging in price from $12 to $28. We can honestly say that each one is well worth every penny. Straffe Hendrik, Heritage…
Holiday Hecklefest
Santa is famous for doing some pretty unbelievable things. Delivering toys to all of the world’s children in one night, flying a sleigh led by magical reindeer with light-up body parts, and living comfortably with an army of tiny toy builders in the world’s northern-most and harshest climate. But conquering Martians? All Christmas spirit aside,…
The Darker Side of Christmas
It’s December, which means malls across the nation are transforming into the North Pole. Fake trees covered in red and green bulbs are springing up from display racks and imitation snow being spread over every inch of linoleum. At the helm of each of these mock North Poles are thousands of Santas, sitting at their…
From the Desert
Like a tattooed, grizzly, sunburnt Santa Claus, Reno’s Moondog Matinee travels from town to town—almost non-stop—gifting audiences with grungy classic rock as grimy as a lump of coal and just as good at conducting fire. As such, music writer Whitherby Sutton calls Moondog Matinee a group of “wandering heathens,” and bass guitarist Adam Carpenter—who will…
Twice as Nice Ballet on Ice
The fluttering flutes and unyielding violins rise and fall as an army of pirouetting rats clash with leaping toy soldiers. It’s a familiar scene when Clara flies to the aide of her Nutcracker—her favorite Christmas gift come to life—and throws her slipper at the Rat King. She and her prince then escape to the beautiful…
Binding Two Continents
One tradition calls it a buinne, the other calls it a shakuhachi, but both regard the instrument more commonly known as the flute with extremely high esteem. Irish Japanese artist Hanz Araki honors that dual heritage by complimenting Gaelic folk music with the spiritual allure of masterful flute playing. It’s a sound that touches on…
Mimicking Heads
In the '70s and '80s, New York art pop group Talking Heads, led by iconic mastermind David Byrne, established themselves not only as one of the most innovative bands of their time, but one that would inspire the work of others for decades to come. Some more directly than others. Enter Arcata, California band, Naïve…
Out of Town 12/4 – 12/12
portland wednesday 4-satuday 7 Holiday Ale Festival Just about every microbrewery makes its own version of a winter seasonal. Bringing together the Pacific Northwest’s best cold-weather brews for the 18th year running, the Holiday Ale Festival includes not only the standard gingerbread ales, rich porters and stouts, and other trite winter warmers, but also hosts…
Heady Brews Make for a Happy Holiday
Well, it’s about time. Finally, hop-happy Bend, the beer capital of the west, is getting its own winter beer festival. In doing so, Bend brewers are giving a nod of recognition to a growing beer-culture trend —celebrating specialty and seasonal brews. Rather than kowtow to the masses and provide everything from IPAs to ciders, such…
A Handshake in Rafuro Stadium
Nearly 23 years ago, I was living and studying in Zimbabwe. A week after I arrived, there were two items on the radio: First, Mike Tyson had lost a title bout and, second, after 27 years, Nelson Mandela had been released from prison. A week later, I met him. He was visiting Harare, Zimbabwe—his first…
First Tier
These are the most important women in your life. Don’t skimp. $100 is the entry-level gift for your mom; $100 is the least you can do for your wife; and $100 is a drop in the bucket of what you paid in college tuition for your daughter. While it is a good rule of thumb…
One Day at a Time
MONDAY 2 Soooo… how are things going financially for you? A bit tight this year? Well, you’re not the only ones! So many are struggling to make ends meet—especially when it comes to holiday spending. Except of course, the modern day version of the Gorgons, the Kardashian family who spent a whopping $250,000 on their…
Second Tier
These are the ladies who support us when we’re down and celebrate with us when we’re kicking proverbial ass. What better way to say “thank you for putting up with me,” than with a well thought-out gift? Whether she’s the kind of lady who loves to stay in and cook, go out and party, a…
Our Picks 12/4 – 12/12
thursday 5 Naïve Melody MUSIC—The Talking Heads were one of the most important (and smartest, and catchiest) bands of the late ’70s and early ’80s. So we’re always excited when the national-touring Talking Heads cover band, Naïve Melody, comes through town. The band’s upbeat style and driving dance tracks will make you swear it’s David…
Third Tier
Buying gifts for co-workers, cousins and friends can be tricky—and easily overlooked. But they shouldn’t. Here’s the deal: if it’s a person with whom you regularly drink beers, run trails or see movies with, you should probably buy her a modest present. Similarly, if it’s someone you know will buy a gift for you, then…
Preserve the Pond?
After dancing around the issue for nearly two hours—and for years before Monday evening’s meeting inside the Bend Park & Recreation District office building—the Mirror Pond ad hoc committee casually called a vote: Should we keep Mirror Pond or not? Suddenly, at least a few of the roughly 50 community members in attendance sat up…
Ask Mrs. Claus
Dear Mrs. Claus: I give gift certificates. Ten punches at The Yoga Lab. Dessert at Zydeco. $50 for Vanilla. It is a gift that I would like to get, so much more so than an ugly sweater or a sunflower print dress. But giving a gift certificate also seems like I’m not an original or…
Looks Who's Watching Now
Nearly 20 years ago, in the sleepy seaside village of Florence, Oregon, a member of the Oregon National Guard pointed a thermal imaging device, the Agema 210, at a frumpy triplex. For a few weeks, agents had been casing the house, looking for evidence that marijuana was being grown and sold there. With help from…
One Day at a Time
MONDAY 25 Happy birthday, Miley Cyrus: You’ve been ROBBED. Readers of One Day at a Time will undoubtedly remember last week’s retelling of Miley’s epic birthday party, which included twerking strippers, the Lorax, and reportedly a teepee (oooh, how multicultural). Unfortunately, along with her numerous gifts, she also received a good, old-fashioned robbery. A thief…
Letters 11/27 – 12/5
Evolution of Profanity It’s been interesting to experience the evolution of profanity over the past 20-25 years. Although I am middle-aged and hanging onto the last vestiges of youth, I actually remember a time when even bar patrons would sometimes be reprimanded for profanity of a harsher nature, mostly the F-bomb. Today, such an occurrence…
Bend City Council Votes to Pursue Preservation of Mirror Pond
Photo by Corbin Gentzler. Mirror Pond—before the leak—at sunset. The Bend City Council added its voice to a growing chorus of support for the preservation of Mirror Pond when it voted at the Dec. 4 council meeting to move forward along a pro-pond path and continue discussions with Pacific Power about the future of the…
What in the World? Todays News!
Look, the Affordable Care Act is a good idea, OK? Mr. Obama says so. And he means it! Seahawks fans are like an earthquake. The 12th man reclaims the noise record. Judge to Detroit: Proceed with bankruptcy. “The largest municipal bankruptcy in history.” What it means: “The ruling opens the door for the city to…
