Portland State’s student-operated Ooligan Press published Untangling the Knot: Queer Voices on Marriage, Relationships and Identity on Feb. 28. More than a year in the making, the anthology brings together…
It’s knot tuft to see: ‘Tangled’ is Disney’s hair apparent
You may not know it, but Disney’s 2010 feature Tangled was the studio’s 50th film in their animated classics series, and they aimed to do it big in typical Disney style….
Musical ennui
Ah, no one understands love quite like the French. Who else could concoct a romantic musical drama featuring a bisexual triad singing about things like saliva, rain and long-term relationships?…
Ooligan Press hosts sixth annual Write to Publish conference
Ooligan Press hosted the sixth annual Write to Publish conference on Jan. 31, which aimed to aid and empower emerging writers by unpacking an oft-complicated publishing industry. The event drew…
Spirits abound in Princess Mononoke
Raise your hand if you haven’t seen Princess Mononoke since you were 18! Alas, Hayao Miyazaki’s epic masterpiece about a war between industrial civilization and the beast gods of the…
Emmy-nominated screenwriter to give exclusive talk
The Portland State film program will host a talk with Oregon screenwriter Jon Raymond on Feb. 4 to discuss his career and creative process. The lecture will take place in…
De-clutter your desk
As a student, few things are as frustrating as being in a hurry and having an assortment of assignment-related mishaps occur minutes before you have to dash to class. First, the…
Hollywood Theatre presents Mid Century Oregon Genius
Hollywood Theater will host two evenings dedicated to the work of Oregon filmmakers Harry Smith and Homer Groening from Jan. 16–17 at 7 p.m. each night. The event is part…
Sick of being good
Usher in the New Year and the term with Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s comedic masterpiece, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. The dark dramedy catapulted Almodóvar into widespread…
Senior capstone raises funds for local music nonprofit
The Portland State senior capstone class Marketing for Nonprofits held a fundraiser at Crush Bar to benefit a local nonprofit called My Voice Music on Sunday. MVM aims to provide…
Profile of an appraiser
Try to imagine an era in which Powell’s City of Books only had six employees including its owner, Walter Powell. Before it became a tourist destination known around the world,…