By Josh Gross This is the last winter issue of the Source. Next week, it will officially be spring. And what better theme for a mixtape than saying “goodbye”? Not much. That’s why we put together a playlist of songs from a diverse collection of artists meditating on exactly how sweet of a sorrow parting […]
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Maziar Bahari Film To Light A Candle Highlights Iranian Abuses of Bahá’ís
Newsweek’s Iranian correspondent Maziar Bahari’s newest documentary, To Light A Candle, will be screened on Saturday at St. Helen’s Hall in Bend. Bahari has been in the media most recently due to The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart’s film Rosewater, a retelling of Bahari’s 118 days of detention and torture in Iran. His new film focuses […]
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Random Acts of Netflix: Invasion of the Bee Girls
Hey folks! Jared here. Every Thursday I’m going to go on Netflixroulette.com, and then watch whatever the damn thing tells me to. In case you haven’t heard of Netflix Roulette, it’s basically a silly website that allows you to spin a virtual wheel which then chooses a film or TV show at random out of […]
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We’re Off to Philly for a Media Diversity Conference
If you were to poll journalists and ask how they typically spend their weekends, the top two answers would likely be working and drinking. This weekend, I’ll be doing a bit of both at a journalism conference in Philly—the 2015 LGBT Media Journalists Convening. Sponsored by the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr., Fund and organized by […]
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Editor’s Note: In this week’s issue
It has been a fun week at the Source. While it would be easy to assume that researching breweries for our annual Beer Issue is fun because of the perks (and, yes, thanks Atlas, thanks Red Tank, thanks Sun River for the samples!), actually what has been most exciting about researching for these articles has […]
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“Dearly Departed” brings authors of yesteryear to Tin Pan Theater
Tomorrow night at 7:00 pm a group of wildly famous, uber-talented authors will be hanging out at Bend’s Tin Pan Theater. And, get this, they’re all dead. Writers such as Oscar Wilde, Gerturde Stein, and Dorothy Parker will be brought to life again by students of the OSU Cascades Low Residency Creative Writing MFA Program—and […]
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Get Out And Play, Spring Is Here!
Temperatures this past weekend were unseasonably high and although baleful in some respects, the warm temperatures and beautiful blue skies encouraged many Central Oregonians out of the house and into the great outdoors. The average temperature in Bend for the month of March is normally between 40º F and 50º F. This past weekend, Bendites […]
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Sad News: former AG and UO president Dave Frohnmayer dies
I rarely exclaim out loud when I read an email, but I audible gasped when I read this note from House Republican Leader Mike McLane: “It is with deep sadness that we learned today of the passing of Dave Frohnmayer. Dave’s vast contributions to the state of Oregon – as a member of the Oregon House […]
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Interview: Comedian Ian Harvie Talks About His Big TV Break
Ian Harvie has made a name for himself as the first openly transgender comedian, but he’s not just riding on the coattails of novelty. He has toured with comedy icon Margaret Cho, hosts a live comedy show with high-profile celebrity guests like Jane Lynch and Alan Cumming, and he even nabbed a small role on […]
