You might not immediately consider Portland a swanky or glamorous city, but downtown has its fair share of elegance. Whether you’re entertaining friends and family from out of town or…
Pearls of the Pearl
When I first moved to Portland—my merchandising job had transferred me from California—my new boss escorted me to the Safeway on N.W. 13th and Lovejoy, which was one of the…
Downtown food carts (10th and Alder)
El Taco Yucateco El Taco Yucateco specializes in Yucatan cuisine, which is not your typical Mexican food selection. They’re especially known for their awesome panuchos, which are fried tortillas filled…
Separating the art from the artist
A staggering number of articles on the Woody Allen pedophilia debacle have been spewed across the internet since Allen’s adopted daughter Dylan Farrow wrote an open letter in The New…
In memoriam: Philip Seymour Hoffman
If you love film, theater or great performances in general, then no one needs to explain to you the enormous void left by the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman. He…
Going uncut: It’s humane and European
I don’t have brothers or sons, and I certainly don’t have a penis, so I recognize that I may not be the world’s foremost authority on circumcision. But I’d like…
My so-called medical emergency: the big pros of Medicaid expansion
It was the middle of the night on Wednesday, week one of the term. I was dreaming that a stranger was giving me advice on how to make my heartbeat…
Bedroom body image: are women doomed?
I was working an office job a few years ago when there was a minor excitement over two co-workers openly lusting after each other. She played hard to get, and…
Why being a hard worker is better than being smart
If you’ve never watched 1980s sitcom Family Ties—all seven seasons are on Netflix streaming—I promise you won’t regret it. While the show is a wonderful depiction of the decade, showing…
The Capitol Strikes Back
Plenty of people expected Francis Lawrence’s Catching Fire, the sequel to last year’s The Hunger Games, to make a lot of money. And it did. The film made over $160…
A Holden Caulfield Christmas
I hate Christmas. I don’t think it makes me cool or rebellious to have that opinion, and in fact, I always feel awkward sharing it. Even those who aren’t “holiday…