Worst. Villains. Ever.
The new Suicide Squad trailer has arrived. For those of you wanting a little twisted humor with your superheroes, this should satisfy those cravings soundly. Starring Jared Leto as The Joker, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and Will Smith as Deadshot, Suicide Squad tells the story of a team of supervillains put together by the…
2016 is starting off rough.
2016 needs to pace itself. With the passing of David Bowie a few days ago, the world was already reeling, but this morning has brought the death of the exceptionally gifted actor Alan Rickman. He is probably most famous for playing Professor Snape in the Harry Potter movies, but older folk will always remember him…
Burns businesses see uptick in customers during militia occupation
The media, militia, and law enforcement officers are frequenting businesses like restaurants, a sporting goods store, and hotels in Burns, Oregon. Usually hotels lay off employees during the winter, but because of the ongoing situation at the Malheur County Wildlife Refuge, hotels are seeing rooms booked at double and triple their average rates during the…
The Corrupt, The Honest and The Heroic
The Devil Makes Three is an interesting contradiction in sound and style. The band’s punk roots and upbringing, combined with an old school ragtime sound, saturated in a roughneck bluegrass ambiance, gives DM3 a sonic soundscape very different from bands with their toes in similar waters. Pete Bernhard (guitar, vocals) Lucia Turino (upright bass, vocals)…
Side Notes 1/13-1/20
Oregon Congressman Greg Walden, (R—Second District of Oregon) voted in favor of the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 last week. The bill would cut STI testing, contraceptive funding, reproductive health checkups, and breast and cervical cancer screenings, according to a release issue by Planned Parenthood. More than 72,000 people utilize Planned Parenthood…
Source Suggests 1/13-1/20
Tribal Seeds Tribal Seeds is a roots, rock, reggae group out of San Diego that are here in Central Oregon to mellow us all out. Now that pot is mostly legal, expect the massive billowing clouds to be thick with giggles and high-fives. 7pm. Sunday, Jan. 17. Midtown Ballroom, 51 NW Greenwood Ave. $20. Tony…
Take Me Home 1/13-1/20
Cohousing – A Place for Community A viable alternative to the dilemma of placing a tiny house is found in creating a permanent cohousing community of small homes that are larger than the typical tiny homes on wheels. According to the Cohousing Association of the United States (cohousing.org), there are 158 established communities in the…
Smoke Signals 1/13-1/20
The new year saw the first medical marijuana dispensaries open in the state of New York with a total of eight establishments opening statewide to serve approximately 20 million residents. The rollout was decidedly undersized by any standards, much less New York standards. Dispensary locations include Manhattan and Westchester County in the New York City…
Is Your Body Weighing You Down?
One of the most intimidating and overwhelming aspects of going to a gym is all the equipment. There is so much equipment there! Treadmills, barbells, those Bowflex-style ones with all the handles and strings that make no sense. And for fitness newbies who don’t know how to operate these contraptions, gym equipment can quickly turn…
The New Year started, and Bing. Bam. Boom.
Friday night and New Year’s Day, Anna Witham stood in the kitchen of Palate, a coffee bar, and served up her gourmet bowl of ramen. The pop-up ramen shop ran for the weekend, opening up at 6 pm and running until 9 pm or until sold out. Already at 6 pm the coffee house was…
Low Temps, High Gravity
It’s only natural, once temperatures dip below freezing and the sidewalks all ice over for three months, that a person’s mind turns toward darker, maltier, more robust beer. (For those people of drinking age, that is.) McMenamins Old St. Francis School, just outside downtown, is ready to oblige. The third annual High Gravity Extravaganza, a…
Art Watch 1/13-1/20
If taking a break from the snowy outdoors sparks your interest, the following local arts events are creative alternatives to binge-watching Netflix or filling up the pages of your adult coloring book. Grab dance shoes, knitting needles or bits of that creative project you’ve been working on and bring them to Open Studio Nights at…
5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche
The title, 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche should instantly let you know whether you’re a part of the target audience or not. If that title instantly makes you go, “Okay, that sounds like my cup of tea,” then read no more and just go to the play. If it makes you think, “Ehhh, that sounds…
Go Here 1/13-1/20
The southeast Oregon high desert, encompassing the Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge, offers some of the most spectacular scenery in Oregon. First, it’s an ancient land that, according to archaeologists, has supported man for nearly 15,000 years. Second, the landscape supports a rich and diverse habitat for hundreds of wildlife species – most notably pronghorn…
Anarchy In Eastern Oregon – Don’t Tread On Me
A group of armed men occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside of Burns, Oregon, bears testimony to long-running anti-government sentiment held by its members. The militia, led by Ammon Bundy, called by turn domestic terrorists and patriots, declare they will stay for years if necessary, to win their demands. The Source discovered another side…
Natural World
Did ya’ ever stop to think…? Out there in that nice big woodpile you’re consuming this winter there are any number of insects, spiders and other six and eight-legged creatures sleeping away the winter. (What a rude awakening it must be when they suddenly find themselves in the consuming breath of the old wood stove!)…
Trail Damage
In the spring of 2014, the Central Oregon Snowbusters Club and the LaPine Lodgepole Dodgers Snowmobile Club began performing trail maintenance in the Deschutes National Forest in Bend. Thirty-one miles of trails were damaged near the Wanoga Sno-Park, the Edison Sno-Park, and the Newberry National Volcanic Monument. District Ranger Kevin Larkin says a few months…
Our Picks 1/13-1/20
thursday 14 Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show RECYCLED BENEFIT—Local businesses and students have crafted together mixes of materials to create the latest trends that will adorn the runway and help raise some cash for REALMS Charter School. Ninety percent of the garment is made from trash and old clothes repurposed into new garments. 5 pm.…
Acroyoga
For those ready to take their yoga practice to a more vigorous place, acroyoga may be the answer. Acroyoga is a dynamic form of yoga that incorporates acrobatic moves in a partnered yoga session. The practice is built on three primary pillars called Solar Acrobatic Practice, Lunar Healing Arts Practice and Yogic Practice. Solar Practice…
The Coldest Dish
There have already been thousands of words written about how difficult The Revenant was to make, whether from the point of view of the actors or the filmmakers. Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly almost drowned, froze and starved during filming and Tom Hardy apparently choked director Alejandro G. Iñárritu over the harsh set conditions. Multiple crew members…
Ballet Bar-Inspired Fitness
Bar-inspired fitness classes have become increasingly popular in recent years, and Bend offers several options for those looking to try a ballet bar-style workout. Most bar courses combine bar workouts and floor workouts, using the ballet bar to assist in both strength and flexibility exercises. One of the options for bar fitness in Bend is…
Lost in the Woods
Horror movies are a bit of a conundrum when it comes to what makes one successful (as a piece of cinema, not financially) and what would relegate one to the dusty bins of failed grotesquerie. So many of those little things that add up to making a great horror movie can be mixed and matched…
Climbing to a Better You
People need to climb mountains. Seriously. It’s some sort of primal human urge to want to get to the very top of something, no matter how high up it is. Real mountains, though, are best left to professionals, those individuals with ridiculously huge forearms who always seem to kick ass on that Ninja Warrior show.…
Boot 1/13-1/20
Although Ammond Bundy claims that his armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge in Harney County has been in the works for decades, he doesn’t seem to be thinking too far ahead. There’s no way this ends well for the Bundy brothers and their militant movement to reclaim federal lands and return them to the…
Guide to Getting Fit 2016
Congratulations, if you’re reading this, you made it through the holidays. With the new year comes fresh enchantment for new dreams, but if you already broke a few of those lofty New Year’s resolutions, don’t despair. There are resolutions, and then there are quests. The Source’s 2016 Fit Guide launches you on your journey. Inside,…
Performing Priestess
The first thing Esmé Patterson does is warn me: “I’m about to get a tattoo today, so I might be kind of distracted.” Even though we’re on the phone, the singer’s light laugh rings clear like one of her songs. “I just felt like getting a tattoo today. It’s just something I like. I don’t…
Letters 1/13-1/20
In Reply to Smoke Signals (Jan. 7) The Smoke Signals column of January 7, 2016 by Steve Holmes provided refreshing insight. As an active participant in the Bend Parks and Recreation District (BPRD) legislative process beginning in 2011, the term Canna-phobic was spot-on. Multiple BPRD Boards and Media Organizations have ignored my public input and ideas…
