As a Vancouverite living in Vancouver, Wash., the commute in and out of downtown Portland has always been daunting. It used to be common knowledge to avoid driving around Portland…
Food cart culture & culinary diversity
Portland is known around the country, and maybe even around the world, for the huge number of food carts that decorate the city. It is estimated that there are over…
Just Say No to Starbucks
Whether it’s dripping coffee or rain, Portland really epitomizes the name Drip City this time of the year. As winter truly sets in around the metro area, Portlanders will be…
Fifty Shades Too Much?
Fifty Shades of Grey, an erotic romance novel by British author E.L. James, has been proclaimed a guilty pleasure for women across the world. It’s explicit, it’s erotic and quite…
An Atheist’s Guide to the Holidays
The holiday season is supposed to be a time of laughter, good cheer and spending time with your friends and loved ones. However, if you happen to not belong to…
One of these things is not like the other
Nothing bothers me more than finding a book grouped with titles of obviously different genres. I’m not talking about the books on someone’s bookshelf, but rather in places where people…
What if She is a He?
If you were to walk into your local bookstore in search of a new book to read, you might make your decision with relatively little thought. In many cases, advertising…
What’s up with poetry?
Historically, poetry has been the predominant form of literature around the world. It wasn’t until the late 1800s that society saw the rise of the novel. Today, the novel is…
I like big books and I cannot lie
There used to be a time when authors would write an entire story from start to finish within the confines of a 400 page book. Nowadays, it’s not uncommon to…
Why you should be reading this
Do you love to read but simply can’t find the time the pick up a book anymore? Or do you detest reading and go to great lengths to avoid picking…
When books become films
Whenever a popular novel is adapted into a movie, it seems that readers are always quick to announce how much better the book is. Some people even go so far…