The busy intersection of journalism and comedy. A few words make a big difference for Taylor Tomlinson. Going up the conspiracy rabbit hole. Plenty of journalism news. The need for chaos. And a big baby at the zoo. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
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Your Weekend Reader for Feb. 17-18
A Muppet becomes a reporter. We’re hanging out by ourselves. Can something good emerge from Navalny’s death? Another sawmill shutters. Data center pollution. The Health Authority drags its feet. And the Oregon State women’s basketball team. All this and more in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Feb. 10-11
The Legislature gets going. University governance. Old presidents. A solid Grammy show. Journalism and extinction. And it wasn’t planned this way, but a lot on the Super Bowl; nothing on the actual game itself, of course. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Feb. 3-4
A bit of good news about journalism. But just a bit. The Oregon Legislature. A stop-motion animator dies too soon. Can you pick out the AI faces? And ripping into “Rhapsody in Blue.” It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Jan. 27-28
The City Council battle heads for the courts. An attorney wants some documents back. Oregon overdoses. Beavers basketball. A bad week for journalism, and for an Oregon publisher. And the Oscar nominations. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Jan. 20-21
The ice storm passes. Political journalism in the balance. Alden sells a newspaper – but don’t rejoice just yet. Are Trump jokes still funny? Those Netflix labels. And Tara VanDerveer, on the brink of history. All this and more is in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Jan. 13-14
Driving this weekend on the ice? Don’t. Keep your hummingbirds unfrozen. Taylor Tomlinson hits the big time. More about that pesky door plug on that Alaska flight. George Kliavkoff’s exit interview, more or less. Zyns and digital marketing. And bad news about media literacy. It’s all in the new icebound edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Jan. 6-7
The new Big Ten kicks off Monday night. Bad news for NuScale, PDX and offshore wind turbines. News about homelessness and local news. Congressional dysfunction. Nutrition myths. Oscar contenders. New year’s funk. And the death of the sun. It’s all in a cheery new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Dec. 30-31
Bad news from Eugene. A warmer winter. Should you pack a “climate bag?” Disaster for deer. Lily Gladstone. Planning a Vegas wedding? More on the Corvallis City Council. And how to make better resolutions. It’s all in the last Weekend Reader of 2023.