I try to go into films wide open, hoping to love each one I see. I take no pleasure in ripping a movie to shreds, because the amount of work that goes into making them is staggering and no one intends to make a terrible film. Still, I wasn’t quite sold on “La La Land.” […]
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The Great Wall
“Fences” is an undisputed masterpiece
I had a pretty terrible stepfather growing up; a redneck cop who spent his free time encouraging me not to read, think or grow. When I moved out, I carried this weird mixture of fear and rage with me. I eventually grew up and tried to let it go. I barely think about him anymore, […]
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Stoners and Driving
Research uncovers surprising data about traffic deaths and weed consumption
The word “billion” comes up a lot when discussing cannabis use in the United States these days. For starters, Colorado surpassed $1 billion in cannabis sales in 2016. In 2017, the newly-legal recreational cannabis market in Los Angeles is expected to exceed $1 billion. That’s right, the size of the cannabis market in L.A. alone […]
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Legends Never Die
R.A. The Rugged Man will melt your face
When it comes to hip-hop legends, far too many have passed on. No doubt, Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac or Big L would find lots to rhyme about in 2016 and 2017. I bet 2Pac, for one, would have some pretty powerful things to say about a Trump presidency. Unfortunately we’ll never have a chance to find […]
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You Bet Your Jazz
The Riverhouse Jazz Series presents the Tierney Sutton Band
Mt. Bachelor Riverhouse Jazz isn’t merely bringing incredible artists to the Central Oregon music scene, they’re packing some of the finest jazz artists on the planet into the series. As part of the seven-month-long series, January sees the arrival of the Tierney Sutton Band, yet another groundbreaking jazz ensemble. With a dozen albums, Tierney Sutton […]
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Making Waves
Testing the waters for long-term wave energy
Oregon fishermen know the coastal waters better than anyone—and that’s probably why they’ve been tapped to help locate a site ideal for turning ocean waves into electricity. In December, Oregon State University’s National Marine Renewable Energy Center was awarded $40 million by the U.S. Department of Energy to construct a wave energy test facility six […]
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Pop These on your Record Player
The Sources’ top 10 albums of 2016
The year in music seems likely to be remembered for its major losses. This was a year when we lost artists who were not merely stars, but icons whose albums helped shape entire genres of music. A couple of them, even as death approached, managed to make the Sources’ top albums of 2016 list. 1 […]
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Puttin’ on a Good Show
A look back at the best theatre in Central Oregon in 2016
Over the past year more theatre was produced in Central Oregon than ever before, and a wide majority of those productions were performed for sold out houses. With all of the productions that happened last year, we asked some of the myriad theatre folk in the region what their favorite shows across 2016 were. The […]
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2016’s Best Books by Genre
When it comes to choosing some of the best reads of 2016, we knew no one would be more well-read than Tom Beans, owner of Dudley’s BookShop Cafe in downtown Bend. These may not be the critics’ picks for best books of the year, but they certainly were his favorites. Fiction To The Bright Edge […]
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Best Letters to the Editor of 2016
From the political to the bizarre, we get a lot of letters. Here are some of our favorites. Keep ’em coming, Central Oregon! Best Political Showing Up for Racial Justice in Central Oregon, (8/10/16) Dear Source Weekly, Huge thanks for including resources for your white readers interested in racial justice in the July 13th issue. Black […]
