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THE OPENING ACT
APRIL 6�13, 2022
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A
t the end of a long day, it
can be diffi cult to unwind.
Even going to sleep is diffi cult,
as I am still thinking about work
at bedtime. My mind ruminates
over tasks accomplished, and
anxiety fl ares over work to be
done the following day.
In years past, I would turn
to alcohol to mellow me out.
Those days, however, are behind
And that is about it.
Six days a week, at 8 p.m.,
a new video is ready for view-
me. I do not drink, but my busy
ing. We can see Aurateur play
mind remains.
“Mario Maker,” comment on his
Thankfully, I have
gameplay and interact
found a YouTube channel
with other viewers. Most
that calms me. It is called
often, he plays by him-
Aurateur, named after the
self, but he sometimes
man who appears on the
competes against or
channel.
cooperates with other
This YouTuber plays
players in games.
Peterson
the video game “Mario
His commentary is
Maker” on his channel. As he
most often monotone and his
plays, his image appears at the
demeanor calm, except on the
bottom left corner of the screen. occasions when he is irritated
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with other gamers.
Watching his videos, I am
relaxed. As I am not a gamer
myself, I have no investment
in his online success or failure.
Also, I am not trying to learn
anything from his excellent play.
I am merely zoning out all of my
day’s worries.
Best of all, his videos are
dependable. I can always count
on his 8 p.m. uploads, and I know
they are there for me for 20 min-
utes of relaxation at day’s end.
— ERICK PETERSON, EDITOR,
HERMISTON HERALD
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Singer-songwriter Elliah Heif-
etz’s debut album is a cheerful
reminder Americana has roots in
many countries.
Heifetz was raised on food
stamps in Philadelphia as the
son of Soviet political refugees,
and his melting pot musical
mix ranges from Eastern Euro-
pean folk and Yiddish theater to
Jimmy Buff ett and John Prine.
Heifetz’s voice could be mis-
taken for Steve Goodman’s, and
there’s a twinkle in his twangy
tenor as he fi nds humor in the
immigrant experience. But it’s
not all yuks as he refl ects on out-
liers and outsiders, dislocation,
disorientation and striving to
belong in the land of plenty.
“I’m foreign as the fourth day
of July,” Heifetz sings. He shows
it by name-checking Waylon
Jennings, Donovan McNabb and
Chuck E. Cheese, and that’s just
The Associated Press
on the autobiographical, Cajun-
tinged title cut.
Other highlights include the
stomper “Molly Margarita,” which
describes a visit to Costco as a
religious experience, and “The
Last Great American Cameleer,”
a Baghdad-to-Texas lament
about trying to ride high.
Heifetz, a Yale alum who has
enjoyed success as a composer
for New York stages and net-
work TV, recorded the album in
Nashville with a stellar support-
ing cast.
— THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
