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Sprawl Together Now: Cloud Atlas chops compelling individual stories into a grandiose cacophony
There is nobility in striving for a cause that seems foolhardy, toward a goal that, if reached, could bring greater joy and understanding to the world. That’s one of the many ideas bubbling through the sprawling Cloud Atlas, yet it’s also pretty clearly a way of thinking about the project itself. David Mitchell’s 2004 novel…
Bookmakers Bet on Obama
Okay. It’s crazy you can bet on political races.
Best Places to Watch the Returns Tonight
Get out and party tonight! Here’s the lowdown on all the best places to see the candidates and watch the returns. Official Election Parties 1.
Early, yes, but looking good for Obama in Florida
Lord I fear jinxing it but here is what Nate Silver of the FiveThirtyEight blog just reported. In every presidential election since 1960, the candidate who prevailed in Florida’s Hillsborough County, home to Tampa, has also prevailed in Florida.
The Source’s Election Day Coverage!
In case you missed it, today is Election Day!
Everyone here at the Source got plenty of sleep last night, popped a couple extra Vit Cs this a.m.
Bend Council Race Gets Ugly
Sally Russell and Kathie Eckman are gettin’ into it! These two candidates for Position 3 on the Bend City Council are each firing off negative ads in The Bulletin, and in Kathie’s case, with a follow-up mailer that says Sally is an unemployed environmental extremist. Definitely a little nasty for a city council race.
Help for Undecided Voters
Still undecided on who to vote for tomorrow? Here are three last-minute endorsements that could help make up your mind. [video:http://www.
Don’t Be Lazy—Vote! Drop Off Your Ballots Today and Tomorrow at One of These Three Spots
It’s too late to mail your ballot (that ship sailed on Nov. 1—and the Secretary of State doesn’t give a damn about postmarks).
I’m Gettin’ Funked Up This Weekend.
Wayne Newcome plays an acoustic show at 7pm at Parrilla Grill. At 6:30pm The String Rats will perform bluegrass at the River Rim Coffee House.
Here’s That The Horde & The Harem Video We Mentioned
This week the Source has a piece on Seattle folk-pop group The Horde & The Harem. In that piece we mention that the band loves bikes so much that they even featured them in one of their music videos.
Wreaking Havok on my Skeletonwitch
Thrash metal crash lands into Bend Sunday when Colorado based Havok opens for Ohio’s own Skeltonwitch at the Horned Hand. The Abomination Tour has taken Skeletonwitch to hell and back playing shows across the US including the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn and Whiskey A Go Go in West Hollywood.
Sweet Mother of Pearl Its Friday
Sweet mother of pearl it’s the weekend again. Time to do whatever the hell you want to do, when you want to do it.
Obama Scores Endorsement from NYC’s Mayor Bloomberg
Good news! After NJ Governor Chris Christie (R) heaped praises on President Obama for his Hurricane Sandy response, independent NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today that he was endorsing Obama. The NYC Mayor, as a supporter of science, cited the possibility global warming as his reason for endorsing the president.
Pumpkin Smashing 101
Happy November 1st! The streets are filled with the aftermath of Halloween; lost costume components, candy wrappers and hangovers! Today, the clean up begins. Scrub off your leftover face paint, throw out your beer soaked costume remains and eat buckets of left over trick-or-treat candy.
Typhoon Set to Release New Album Next Year
One of my favorite bands is Portland mega-group Typhoon. The band relies on aggressive orchestral rock for their very emotional and very personal songs. They’ve garnered attention as one of Portland’s best bands and have played festivals all over the country. Typhoon’s long awaited follow up to 2010’s acclaimed album Hunger and Thirst will be…
Disney Buys Lucasfilm for $4 Billion
Listen up nerds, this directly affects you! Disney announced on Tuesday that it had purchased Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion.
SIGNS SHOULD NOTE AFFILIATIONS
Has anyone else noticed that the jumbo political signs popping up around Central Oregon for Republican candidates (Tim Knopp, Jason Conger, Gene Whisnant, etc.) fail to mention their political affiliation? I would be naive to assume they are so ashamed of what the Republican Party has become that they want to distance themselves from it.
GET RID OF NOISE ORDINANCE
The issue of enforcement of local noise ordinance won’t go away, at least until we come up with a solution that makes more sense. Why not lessen the standards for local musicians instead? This is the issue as I see it. On one hand, we have a group of entertainers whose prosperity and success is…
HORTON HEARS A “WHA-A-A?!”
There’s no question that our parks are exceptional and a source of pride for Central Oregonians, but I suggest Mr. Horton and members of the BPRD board step outside their comfy digs in Dreamland for a stroll through our local economic zone. They’ll meet the unemployed, the barely employed, and the employed at a fraction…
VOTE NO ON PARKS BOND
Bend Parks & Rec Bond 9-86 proposes many fine recreational opportunities that are “nice-to-have” but in this economy, and with critical water, sewerage and school obligations, not essential for Bend. I recommend that Bend citizens vote against the bill. Alternatively, BPRD should then reprioritize, redefine some projects and then resubmit the bond as a set…
VOTE NO ON BALLOT MEASURES 82 & 83
Tis’ the season for nastiness. There is no “polite” in politics. Why does politics cancel civility? It looks like the white man is still trying to lie to the Native American Indians. Oregon reached an agreement some years back that each tribe could have a casino on their land to help with the financial stability…
SAVE TUMALO FALLS AND YOUR MONEY
Are you willing to see Tumalo Falls unnecessarily depleted? Are you willing to allow our pristine watershed—the source of Bend’s drinking water and the lifeblood of our fish & wildlife—to be permanently and irreversibly harmed? Do you want higher than necessary water rates? If not, vote for Sally Russell, Doug Knight, Barb Campbell and Jim…
GERI HAUSER ASKS FOR YOUR VOTE FOR STATE SENATE
My name is Geri Hauser and I am running for State Senate. I am not a career politician or a lobbyist. I’m a wife, step-mother and grandmother who cares about our community. We need regular people like myself fighting for progressive values in Salem. Our elected officials will be working on three critical issues in…
Sneak Attack
Astonishing. Remarkable. Sinister. Those words come up again and again in reference to the wave of voter identification laws that has swept through more than 30 Republican-dominated state legislatures in recent years. These bills sound innocuous enough. For instance, when a voter shows up to the polls on Election Day, he or she must present…
Our Picks For 10/31-11/08
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band with Harley Bourbon and Boxcar String Band wednesday 31 Everything about Rev. Peyton’s band is big. The reverend is big, as is his beard. His players are big. His sound is big. And the soulfulness of his hillbilly Americana and blues music is big. Damn big. The Big Damn Band,…
Third Time’s a Charm: Former Bendite finds harmony with Seattle band The Horde & The Harem
Mountain View graduate Ryan Barber has finally found a formula that works. After working for years to create the right sound, Barber has found chemistry with The Horde & The Harem. The Seattle-based band, which will perform at The Horned Hand on Nov. 8, is gaining traction around the Northwest and at national festivals such…
East or West, Mother Knows Best
I have long been a fan of Mother’s Juice Café, patronizing the small house on Galveston Avenue since it first opened for business back in 1999. From one tiny kitchen came countless choices for smoothies, fresh juice, breakfast and lunch. And despite the economic ups and downs of the last decade, Mother’s has proved its…
Chris Christie: Obama “Outstanding” on Sandy
Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey, says he will not play politics. Hear his assessment of Obama’s handling of the storm here. [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-7Foalz5Qs 560×315]
The Nature of Words Festival
Anyone under the impression that every event in Bend involves lightning-fast athletes or souvenir beer-sampling mugs, hasn’t spent enough time investigating the Nature of Words, a five-day celebration of all things literary. The annual festival runs from Nov. 7 through 11, with a packed schedule of events featuring authors, poets, essayists and storytellers from all…
I Love Television™: Party Like it’s 2008!
Guys! This coming Tuesday, November 6, is election night (watch it on all major networks, 7 pm)… AND WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT A FEW THINGS. Thing One: A significant number of you have already informed me you will NOT be having sex with me that night. This is a problem. On election night in…
Kooky ‘Cross: The six craziest things I saw at the Halloween Cross Crusade races
What a spectacle. If you made your way to the Old Mill this weekend, amid the music, cowbells and laughter you would have heard loudspeakers announcing the arrival of the Cross Crusade cyclocross races, staged just outside the Deschutes Brewery warehouse on Saturday and Sunday. I was there drinking Deschutes Fresh Hop IPA, handing out…
Inside Look at New Cafe/Gear Shop/Pub That’s Opening Downtown
This afternoon, I went down to Crow’s Feet Commons, the new cafe/boutique bike shop/backcountry ski shop/pub that’s opening in the Rademacher house downtown, to see how things were coming along. They’re coming along nicely, in fact.
