In the wake of the most recent mass shooting—this time in Isla Vista, Calif., near the University of California at Santa Barbara, where Elliot Rodger allegedly killed six people including himself—the ripple effects are coursing through the nation’s consciousness. While “active shooter events,” as the FBI calls them, have been a part of our social […]
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South-by-South Sex
Dan Savage’s amateur porn film festival HUMP! goes on tour
Admit it. We all watch porn. But more likely than not, it’s alone, and in the privacy of our own homes in front of a sticky laptop and within the limited scope of what we already knows gets us off. Everyone has their own definition of sexy, sexuality, gender and kink porn itself, but prepare […]
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Batter, batter, swing . . .
Bend Elks step up for another year at the plate
Not an official Major League Baseball Minor League Team, the Bend Elks are what is known as a “collegiate wood bat team,” a league comprised of college prospects looking for an extra opportunity to get noticed, and ultimately drafted, by major league teams. Leagues like the West Coast League are filled with a dozen teams […]
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Shhhhhh! A Tasty Bit of History
Palmer’s Cafe is still Bend’s best kept secret
It is understood that all opinions are basically relative. I mean, for example, I am not a huge fan of eggplant, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that a dish with eggplant in it is atrocious. (But, let’s say it together: Yuck!) That said, all opinions aside, there are two absolutes when it comes to the […]
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Meet the Artist
Tripper Dungan paints in three dimensions
Tripper Dungan is working on a new piece. He explains it as a guy with a cuckoo clock for a head carrying a staff, walking around with a goat. “It sounds funny,” said Dungan. “But it’s turning out pretty well.” That description isn’t out of Dungan’s wheelhouse…just look at the cover of this week’s Source; […]
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For Better or Worse
The beauty and bureaucracy of (gay) marriage
In some ways, it was like any other Monday. I woke up before my fiancé, took the dog out, started coffee and oatmeal. And while I rarely missed work, on this day, I called in. ”I have a personal commitment that I cannot reschedule,” I told the supervisor who answered. It was true, if somewhat vague. […]
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Still Flying the Flag
Black Flag’s bumpy road to 2014’s tour
Every story that could be written about Black Flag’s rocky 2013 reformation has already been written. Here’s what we know: Founding guitarist, primary songwriter and only consistent member of the seminal punk group, Greg Ginn, announced in January that he was reuniting with former vocalist Ron Reyes to release a new album. It was one […]
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Understanding the Sex Appeal of Tubby Jugs
Five reasons to love growler stations, and three reasons you shouldn’t
No longer reserved solely for jug bands and moonshine, growlers are all the rage. But why? Sixty-four ounces of beer jug doesn’t sound chic—or really all that slimming or easy to transport; yet it is. In fact, bulk-section beer popularity has skyrocketed in recent years, leaving cider and kombucha rushing to open their own taps. […]
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The Darkest Timeline
Going Back to the Future with the X-Men
Traditionally, X-Men stories need at least two things: Way too many characters, and a plot that doesn’t make much sense. In those regards, X-Men: Days of Future Past is a rousing success! By cramming in at least 4,000 mutants and a story that spans continents and decades, there’s a whole lot of gibberish going on, […]
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Meet the New Boss…
Very different than the old boss
Last Tuesday, voters in Deschutes County overwhelmingly elected a new district attorney, John Hummel. The race against incumbent Patrick Flaherty had been the most heated race in the May elections. Each candidate approached the position with a very different personality and diametrically opposed philosophical ideas about the role of the DA, with Hummel believing that […]
