A family finds peace through poetry.

Elvish, Klingon, and Na’vi give fictional characters voice.

Get the dirt on the origins of our dirtiest words.

Portland-based Rare Monk visits their past, present, and future.

Hyper-local broadcasters strive to represent the voice of the community in the face of corporate homogeneity.

Dylan did it. So did Fugazi. See why some local musicians still opt for modest musical venues.

Thomas Mapfumo, one of the most famous Zimbabwean musicians of all time, lives and makes music in Eugene.

By the time local Eugene band Sea Bell finishes setting up for a show, clarinets and trombones have been tuned; banjos, guitars, ukuleles, and an enormous drum of marching-band caliber rest against the walls.