Arts & Culture
It’s tough to remember the last time werewolves were scary. In their recent incarnations in popular films and TV shows like the Twilight saga and True Blood, werewolves are merely computer-generated beasts growling and snapping their jaws, biding their time until they get the chance to morph back into their default form of shirtless beefcake.
Most Americans, we Portlanders in particular, are used to hearing the shrill early morning chirp of the recycling truck. Some of us have already begun our day, others cover their heads with pillows in annoyance, and a small percentage of the population sleep right through it.
In music, predictability is usually a bad thing. But when one lays eyes on the album cover for Kongh’s new album, Sole Creation, a maelstrom of thoughts come to mind: epic, badass, heavy. And friends, lovers of heavy music, aficionados of drop-tuned harmonic splendor—I am here to report that Kongh delivers. You can judge this book by its cover.
While life presents us all with many opportunities for failure, no film I’ve seen recently embodies this idea quite like The International Sign for Choking, which screens tomorrow evening in downtown Portland.
Spicy orange tofu will clear your sinuses and treat your tongue to a great burn. This Asian-Mexican fusion dish is a sweet, satisfying and healthy meal that makes a wonderful dinner or to-go lunch.
When Mervyn Dymally passed away last October, he left behind an amazing legacy in his home state of California. Dymally was a groundbreaking politician who served in the California State Assembly (twice—once in the ’60s and once in the 2000s), the California State Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, and as the Lieutenant Governor of California; he was the first African-American elected to statewide office in California.
Like most films, Lawrence Kasdan’s 1983 film The Big Chill is a product of its time. And yet there’s a wistful yearning for the past in the story of a group of college friends who reunite after one of them commits suicide.
Every Friday, six to 15 students congregate in Portland State’s Smith Memorial Student Union building to talk about America’s drug policy. For an hour, ideas are shared, opinions discussed and guests present talks about the current drug laws.
The 1950s might seem like an odd era to mine for material in support of gay rights. But an area lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender chorus thinks singing tunes from your grandpas’s sock hop is a perfect way to entertain for a good cause.
Try this tasty spring recipe as an alternative to your traditional pasta and red sauce. This lemony linguine is easy to make, and it’s a perfect low-budget meal.
It’s been 70 years since the Nazi atrocities of World War II, and to this day the events that took place in the ghettos and concentration camps still horrify history buffs and students alike.