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The Road to Mother Coffeenew
Will the mother of all coffee trees drive tourism in Ethiopia?
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
05-25-2012 |
Travel
Welcome To a Mexican Beach!new
By following these simple steps to a low-budget Mexican beach excursion, you are on your way to a nice vacation. By demanding the "trip of a lifetime," you will be on your way to hell. Any questions?
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
11-19-2008 |
Travel
Squirrel Nut Zippers Mine Mysteries — and Their Back Catalognew
After a lengthy hiatus, the Squirrel Nut Zippers are back. Just don't call them a swing band, anymore, OK? Thanks.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
08-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Squirrel Nut Zippers, preview
The Lazy Ass's Guide to Spray Cookingnew
Because eating should be as easy as shaving.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
08-12-2008 |
Food+Drink
Q&A with L.A. Painter, Muralist, Educator: Steven Lopeznew
Offers a Q&A with one of L.A.'s up and coming painters, chronicling his time spent in Eugene, Ore., and the difference between graffiti and public art.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
08-12-2008 |
Art
Large Questions Go Unanswered at Olympic Trialsnew
There were four "elephants on the track" at the Olympic Track & Field Team Trials: banned substances, corporate sponsorship, the shroud of ugliness over the Beijing Olympics and the way we deal with these underlying issues while simultaneously cheering on the U.S. athletes at the Trials and Summer Olympics.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
07-10-2008 |
Sports
Tags: China, Olympics, Eugene, Beijing, sports, essay, sports & fitness, Olympic Trials, doping, Nike
Do Sports Inspire Art, or Vice Versa?new
Three Eugene galleries hope to capitalize on the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials, with mixed results.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
06-19-2008 |
Art
Eugene House Concerts Scene Resurfacesnew
Eugene's house concert scene is slowly resurfacing. Just don't tell anyone. Offers an in-depth exploration and check-up on Eugene's house concert (rock, punk, pop, bluegrass) scene, circa 2008.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
06-03-2008 |
Music
Tags: music culture
Los Campesinos! Have Musical Unitynew
British pop-punk band Los Campesinos! brings silliness and general naïvety back to indie rock and do it with all the camaraderie of a band certainly more seasoned than these tweecore lads and lassies.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
06-03-2008 |
Reviews
You Should've Been There: Hot Chip in Concertnew
A blog review of Hot Chip's show at Portland, Ore.'s Crystal Ballroom.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams and Todd Cooper |
04-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Hot Chip, concert review
'The Rough Guide to Climate Change' is Not a Rough Guide to Climate Changenew
Instead, it is an exhaustive assessment of Earth's ever-changing climate by Robert Henson, one of the leading science journalists reporting on atmospheric research, and his many reputable sources.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
04-24-2008 |
Nonfiction
A Guide to the Season's Best Box Setsnew
A roundup of the season's highly anticipated box sets for music and TV (with authorial "I" used liberally throughout).
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
12-17-2007 |
Shopping
How to Build a Luxury Snowcavenew
Instructions on building a pimped-out cave for a warm winter's night. Some degree of snark implied.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
12-13-2007 |
Sports
Have It Your Eco-Waynew
Nicaragua is hot right now, and the tourists (and investors) are pouring in, but there are a few places in the country where it is not yet ironic to call it an eco-friendly, low-impact paradise.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
05-08-2007 |
Travel
