Is your annual Oscar pool giving you fits? Relax: Here are my predictions for Sunday night’s ceremony. Think you can do better? You probably can — and that could make you a winner in my annual Oscar contest.
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For Epiphany, ‘Home by Another Way’
For Epiphany, here’s a little-known James Taylor song to mark the day — and to send a warning for 2026.
Your Weekend Reader for Oct. 4-5
A carnival in Portland. A shutdown in Washington. A deal with universities. A rival to Wikipedia. A way to sell local news. And a new Taylor Swift album. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Sept. 6-7
Portland’s on Trump’s list. A pilot is sentenced. A legislator crosses the aisle. Evaluating the city manager. The latest saint. Kennedy’s war on vaccines. The song of the summer and newborn stars. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Aug. 16-17
Redrawing congressional maps. Trump’s art of the deal in Alaska. Spiderwebs, onion skins and winter. The Trail Blazers’ new owner. The world’s ugliest dog hails from Eugene. Catching up with Jan Roberts-Dominguez. And a few words about Darkside Cinema. It’s a new edition of the Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Aug. 9-10
Get your hydration ready. Homelessness numbers on the rise. Misinformation and that wildfire map. Open meeting confusion. Wyden’s plans. Health care disarray. Trump’s fight against the Sullivan ruling. The big meteor show. Purpose anxiety. Inside a “Naked Gun” joke. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Aug. 2-3
Doctors on the move. Trump’s economy. Federal dollars in rural Oregon. A split over Gaza. A public broadcasting watershed. Alden Global stumbles. A new “Media Capitulation Index.” And a fish is linked to a brush fire. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for July 19-20
Canceling Colbert. MAGA wants to know about the Epstein files. Kristof on an Oregon deportation. OSU cuts DEI programs. Harvard’s battle to save higher education. Churches and politics. Privacy, Coldplay and that Jumbotron. And afternoon snacks. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for June 28-29
The Legislature wraps up, maybe. The big and the beautiful and Congress. Your Supreme Court in action. Wildfire smoke in your lungs. Naming heat waves. The Pac-12 Conference. Summer movie projects. Oregon newspapers. And spectacular images from space. It’s a busy week for Your Weekend Reader.