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The Devil Made Me Do It

Teenage characters, hand puppets and a violent alter ego make up this black comedy

Each of us keeps a demon inside. The devil on our shoulder isn’t someone that should be heeded all of the time (or even very often), but sometimes that pitchforked baddie gives us the courage to take on something a little too large for our better angels. “Hand to God,” the latest production at 2nd […]

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Beauty for the Beasts

The C.O. artists of note in 2016

If you didn’t find a way to support your local artists in 2016, there’s still time to do so in 2017. Here’s where to start. Flor and Fawn Flor and Fawn is the artistic collaboration between friends Katie Daisy and Karen Eland. On their own, their artistic characteristics are unique and diverse, but together their […]

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Beware the Christmas Goat

The odd, absurd and sometimes downright freaky side of Christmas traditions

Let’s get weird for a second. Imagine you were trying to explain Western holiday traditions to someone not raised in our culture. For one, there’s this bearded guy, totally not connected to Jesus or his birthday, who climbs down the chimneys of people with children and leaves presents under a tree propped in a corner […]

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All You Can Do is Laugh

Roast the year 2016 like it deserves

Regardless how good of a year we had as individuals, it’s kinda hard to deny that 2016 sucked. Sucked bad. Like, out of toilet paper in a cemetery outhouse bad. We lost Bowie, Prince and Alan Rickman. Politics have us divided worse than four years ago (or eight years ago…or maybe just really any election […]

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You Say You Want A Resolution?

How to keep those 2017 expectations low

If only my 2016 New Year’s resolution had panned out, I’d still be celebrating my Golden Globe nod for “Best Screenplay, Motion Picture.” But that would have involved writing a screenplay at some point in the past 365 days. Or at least that novel I had planned for National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo? Ha. It […]

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Standing Ground

Four Central Oregonians connect to Standing Rock

“Our second night at the camp law enforcement used water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets on a crowd who had gathered peacefully. I had a chance to film, some of our crew helped with medical transport for folks who were going into hypothermia.” —Jesse Roberts For months, people have been gathering at the Oceti Sakowin […]

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Book Talk: Sexy Times With Four Romance Novelists

So much romance, so little time…

Contemporary romance author Kate Curran, USA Today bestselling romantic comedy author Tawna Fenske, New York Times bestselling romance author Marie Harte and mystery and western romance author Paty Jager have all been novelists for quite some time. One of the authors, Tawna Fenske, is a Bend local and a USA Today bestselling author who writes […]

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Wonderful Spirits

Local Christmas shows range from goofy to heartwarming

Everyone is looking for something different in their Christmas and the holiday season in general. For some, it’s a way to get some time off of school or work, and for others it’s a time to reflect on what they’re grateful for while surrounded by friends and family. The holidays can also be a rough […]

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Should You or Shouldn’t You?

Tips for pulling off the re-gifting thing

It’s Christmas morning. Your entire extended family—including your parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles, and even cousins whose names you can’t remember— have traveled great distances to come together and celebrate. You have prepared yourself in advance by perfecting the appearance of the natural looking smile and rehearsing the ever-enthusiastic “Thank you!” The room is […]

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