Pardon me a very obvious analogy: There’s a lot going on in “Phantom Thread.” So much, that if you pull one delicately frayed string, it unravels 30 more passageways, showing how deftly woven the entire underlying structure is. And just like the secret messages its main character sews into the lining of his garments, there […]
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Returning to the River
The Upper Columbia United Tribes are once again united by water
“The Grand Coulee Dam murdered my tribe’s history. Murdered the history of all the Upper Columbia and Spokane tribes. Murdered my tribe’s relationship with its deity and murdered our relationship with our futures. For us, the Grand Coulee Dam is an epic gravestone and we Salish people have been mourning the death of our wild […]
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Hated in the Nation
The many sides of Tonya Harding
In the United States. we love our heroes almost as much as we love to watch them fall from grace. As a country, we exist in this feedback loop—a perpetual state of “What have you done for me lately,” expecting our celebrities to entertain us while also giving us plenty of fuel with which to […]
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The Room with a View
Oh, Hai James Franco
There’s this word that I love which I never use because when I do I sound like a pretentious ass. The word is schadenfreude, which basically means taking pleasure in someone else’s misfortune. Unless you’re a full-blown sociopath, schadenfreude comes when witnessing someone who has either wronged you or someone you care about “getting what […]
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Ragnarock You Like a Hurricane
Thor’s grand space adventure
A t this point, Marvel Studios can do no wrong. Even if they were barely selling any comic books, the filmmaking side of the corporate mega-giant would keep them chugging away for decades to come. It bears repeating that a huge reason why these movies continue to be successful, not only critically, but commercially, is […]
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2016 Can Go to Hell: Balle Erotique Show Preview
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am very ready to celebrate the passing of 2016 with two giant middle fingers and a glass of bourbon so large it borders on cartoonish. Say goodbye to a year featuring the death of about two dozen of the greatest minds, actors and musicians in […]
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When Man Becomes Monster
The Source’s Arts & Culture Editor gets a drastic makeover for his part in “Young Frankenstein”
Most guys don’t relish the thought of going bald on top—and neither does the Source’s Arts & Culture editor Jared Rasic. But when it’s required of you in order to play a part in a local play, you do what you can. Jared started off his week getting his head and face shaved, in preparation […]
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The Inside Kids Ep. #4
Here it is! Episode #4 of The Inside Kids. The episode is a bit longer than the average podcast, but hang with us. We get into some serious topics and some pop cultural stuff, as well. Get to know us. Thanks for listening.
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The Inside Kids Ep. #3
Episode #3 of The Inside Kids. In which Angela and Jared discuss pop culture things and matters more serious. Leave comments like and share if you’re feeling what we’re doing.
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The Inside Kids Ep. #1
Angela Moore and Jared Rasic bring you a new arts and culture podcast from Bend, Oregon and The Source Weekly. Episode One of The Inside Kids: In which we talk about Game of Thrones, comic books, The Walking Dead and overall just nerd out over how delightfully nerdy everything is.
