Screening this weekend at 5th Avenue Cinema is Tim Burton’s Pee-wee’s Big Adventure , a story filled with comedy, love and child-like wonder. The film begins with Pee-wee Herman, who loves…
‘Let us be thankful we have commerce’
George Lucas’ THX 1138, screening this week at 5th Avenue Cinema, is a 1970s dystopian science fiction film about a highly controlled underground city. The story here is one of…
Park Blocks riot
The threat of an American Association of University Professors strike at Portland State looms. If the professors and the administration can’t cut a deal, no one is sure exactly what…
Art professionals on display
Portland State’s art pros are always working hard at their practice. This month, two university alumni are exhibiting the fruits of their labor at the Augen Gallery DeSoto Building, right…
Portland Farmers Market returns to the PSU campus
So long, dreary winter. Spring is peering around the corner and warmer weather is on the way, which means it is time to get ready for the plethora of outdoor…
The weirdest dating simulators to get you ready for spring term
Winter term is nearly over, but spring term is hot on its heels. The coming of spring brings the desire to cement those bonds you’ve fostered over the year. But…
Spring staycation, student style
Are you in town for spring break? Plan yourself an inexpensive staycation. Whether you choose to spend the week indulging or exploring, Portland has plenty to offer you. Many of…
8-bit absurdism: A review of ‘Two Brothers’
Two Brothers, developed and published by Ackkstudios, is…well…difficult to explain, to say the least. Existential, surreal, jarring and nostalgic all at once, the game doesn’t pander to the expected video…
Meditation in the park blocks
Three times a week, members of the Portland State community gather together to dismiss the bustle of the day and move through the peaceful, calming motions of the Chinese art…
Terrorize this!
Closing out 5th Ave. Cinema’s winter quarter screenings is Team America: World Police, Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s send-up of Jerry Bruckheimer-esque action films. The film thrusts Broadway heartthrob Gary…
Jewish Theatre Collaborative and PSU team up for new play, ‘A Pigeon & A Boy’
The Jewish Theatre Collaborative will be debuting its stage adaptation of Meir Shalev’s novel A Pigeon & A Boy on March 22. The JTC is a theater company which, by…