LAST CALL for Haiku Contest
Midnight, Friday, Jan. 20th is the deadline in Columbia River Reader's 4th Annual Haiku Contest. There's still time to write yours!
Tom Myklebust on Sports: Coach Lombardi's Party
I do not know how important football was to Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and all the other computer pioneers in 1967. But today’s Super Bowl fan can’t help but appreciate the communication abilities we take for granted 45 years later and the footprint they helped create.Vince Lombardi, the man who the National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl’s trophy is named after, winning coach of the first and second events, probably would have been astonished by the effect this game — of just determining which American football team was the best — would impact the globe today. He probably would find it hard to believe how important this game has become to so many people, football fans or not.
Book Review: We the Animals
If you were sitting alone for an hour, without distractions, and asked to remember your childhood, this is the kind of book you would probably come up with, evoking moments—some painful, some humorous, some tender, others transcendent—that together are like pictures at an exhibition titled “Your Life,” which, like the Smithsonian’s, is too vast to experience on any one visit.
Book Review: Rin Tin Tin
Review bvy Cathy LaBerge • If you grew up in the era of Hopalong Cassidy and The Lone Ranger you’ll remember Rin-Tin-Tin. His name evokes the image of a German Shepherd standing on a rock overlooking the Arizona Territory. Susan Orlean’s new book tells the history of the famous dog found in a bombed-out shelter in Europe during World War 1.
Catch You on the Quick, Quick Slow
I discovered zydeco 10 years ago during my annual pilgrimage to the Portland Waterfront Blues Festival. The 4th of July weekend festival hosts ‘Swamp Romp’, a showcase of zydeco and Cajun bands featuring a dance floor and shade. I jumped around in my seat for several years before I got the nerve to try it out on the dance floor.
Movie Review: Ides of March beautifully done; Anonymous has its moments
Set in a Democratic presidential primary in Ohio, the plot is direct, and the tempo is as taut as an over-tightened “E” string. Clooney plays the candidate, but Ryan Gosling is the star of this film, the 30-year-old media guru to the candidate’s experienced campaign manager, Philip Seymour Hoffman. These two formidable actors are playing against the other candidate’s campaign manager, the talented Paul Giamatti, and, at times, against each other.
Chere's Top 10 Ways to Savor the Season at Christmastime
As Christmas week unfolds, dear readers; slow down, take a deep breath and make time to enjoy the wonderful opportunities that are outside your doorstep or inside your home. . .
Holiday Entertainment and Beyond
There are . . . many venues for entertainment — all year long. Right here in Longview, the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts is a treasure. . . I plan to attend the Tartan Terrors Christmas production this Sunday with my family. We’ll enjoy Scottish music, dance, and comedy. There’s also The Nutcracker, presented by the Evergreen Dance Studio, Friday and Saturday.
Holiday Gift Ideas from CRR Columnists
In a pinch? Don't panic. Four of Columbia River Reader's most popular columnists offer last-minute tips. Just pick the interest area that best fits . . .
Gaspar's Journey
The legend called us kings, but we were really just rich. We had enough wealth to enjoy leisure, to study, to learn of other lands and to pay careful attention to the natural world. The legend called us magi – wise ones. Well, that might apply to Balthazar and Melchior, but me — I’m just, shall we say, curious.
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