Lately I’ve been hitting a wall with my playlists. Every time I open Spotify, I feel like I’ve heard it all before—twice. Yet as I was about to surrender to the loop of overplayed songs, I stumbled...
As this school year comes to an end, the Pinnacle staff has been buzzing. Many of us have spent a lot of time reviewing and reminiscing about our experiences during this past year, and, specifically, the...
As police officers surround a typical, cookie-cutter house in a suburban neighborhood, the last thing you’d expect to see is a 13-year-old boy getting arrested. This opening scene of “Adolescence”...
On a stormy, cold night in midwinter, the building seems to glow from the inside out. Strings of lights twinkle through the windows and warm smells float through the frigid air. From inside, soft sounds...
You walk into a movie theater down 20 bucks but ecstatic to see the latest horror movie. After stocking up on buttery popcorn and a slurpee before the film starts, you watch patiently for two hours only...
On Oct. 31, at 7 pm, the werewolves howled—not to the Hallow’s moon, but to the little movie theater nestled in a Downtown alley. Tin Pan Theater will feature a special screening of one of many classic...
Ever since I moved to Bend in 2019, one place I have frequented time after time is The Podski food truck lot off Colorado Ave. Their options have always been varied, but delicious.
“Americana”...
Skip the superhero sequels.
The Hollywood studio system–in which a few large movie studios decide which films are made, produced and distributed–has dictated what you see for decades. This system...
Hozier’s music style has rapidly grown since we first heard the echo of “Take Me to Church.” While the original slow-tempo song is still known to the heart these days, Hozier has expanded his range...
“Poems lost under words, I cannot seem to find.”
Through photographs, poetry, prose and a short story, Orion Carloto invites readers to reminisce in the nostalgic and embrace the forgotten, find...
Crispy, breaded fish and thick flour tortillas might not strike you as the healthiest option for a midday meal. Nevertheless, combined with layers of raw spinach, sweet corn salsa and spicy mayo dripping...
If you put the Hunger Games, reality TV, and magic in a blender, the result would be “All of Us Villains.” Authors Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman’s book is littered with shoddy world-building,...
