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April 7–11 marks the 15th anniversary of the Ashland Independent Film Festival. The festival has grown from 73 films in four days at the beautiful art…
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Some people—like my five-year-old—adore the holidays. Since we celebrate both Hanukah and Christmas in our house, Leone gets a winter…
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Every spring, Southern Oregon buzzes with anticipation and excitement about the Ashland Independent Film Festival. What films will screen? Which…
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Actors strive onstage to “tell the story” laid down by the playwright and envisioned by the director. In an illuminating new book by Mary Z. Maher and…
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The New Basement Tapes is a group of musicians brought together by T Bone Burnett to write music to Bob Dylan lyric’s created during the Basement Tapes…
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A “bit” is the smallest unit of digital information. Put 8 bits together and you get a “byte”. Amass a billion bytes and you have a “gigabyte”. A thousand…
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The correct response to that headline is “well, duh…” But bear with me here; the clock I’m talking about is not mechanical, and does not hang on the wall.…
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For climate activists, this feels like the last moment. This summer, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its latest report, covering…
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As I sit down to write this month’s column, we’ve just welcomed a new year. It’s a time for all of us here at JPR to reflect on the accomplishments of the…
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Well, what I really want for Valentine’s Day is a trip to the Bahamas.Jamaica, Hawaii, Costa Rica—those places would be fine too. But since the price of…
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Valerie Rachelle met Jim Giancarlo eight years ago at the Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts. As Artistic Director of the Oregon Cabaret…
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“Britney Spears InstagramsSelfie With New Boyfriend”That was the headline that caught my eye recently while scrolling through my Twitter feed. No, I’m not…
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October marked one year since I returned to the Rogue Valley from Europe to take up my new assignment at Jefferson Public Radio: to add local and regional…
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A recent post on NPR’s All Tech Considered caught my eye. It was called Silicon Valley’s Power Over The Free Press: Why It Matters written by Elise Hu.…