Arts & Culture

It’s very rare, and quite difficult, for documentarians to make an objective movie about a controversial issue: Even if they start with objective intentions, their stance and opinion often have an unmistakable influence on the content of the film.

An accurate history of Japanese internment camps seems conspicuously absent from the U.S. education system. Many young Americans learned more about internment camps from reading Snow Falling on Cedars than in all of high school, and that’s not saying much.

This spicy delight has the traditional flavors you love from Thai restaurants at a fraction of the price. Packed with a savory blend of spices and smooth, delicious lentils, this is the perfect soup for kicking a cold to the curb. Simplicity at its very best, you will love this sweet and sour soup recipe.

How many Portlanders can claim to be the son or daughter of a professional storyteller? Katelyn Lewis, for one. Lewis will also be playing the lead role in one of Carlo Goldoni’s earliest and most well-known comedies, The Servant of Two Masters, which opens this Thursday with a low-cost preview on campus.

To the ancient Chinese, gardens symbolized the ultimate balance and harmony of man and nature. “Though many of the gardens have been looked at with an evil eye, given all the political turmoil in China over the last few decades, many have become world artifacts,” said Ben Ngan, a Portland landscape architect who will be delivering a lecture on campus on Saturday, March 2.

Spring term is around the corner, and following it comes graduation for many students. It’s an exciting time of possibility and hope, but it’s also cause for concern for many graduates who have to face the looming reality of the American job market

On Feb. 11, House Reps. Rick Nolan, D-Minn., and Mark Pocan, D-Wis., announced their sponsorship of a proposed constitutional amendment to redefine who or what a person is and to limit political campaign contributions. Section one of the proposed amendment defines a person as a natural person only and explicitly states that other legal entities are not persons. This means that corporations would no longer be entitled to constitutional protections.

Gothic halls and stained glass may not be your idea of a killer Friday night out, but when’s the last time you got to drink beer in church? This Friday, the eighth annual Works: An Arts Happening will be taking place at The Old Church in downtown Portland.

He’s a former skateboarder with a fascination with graffiti who takes a multidimensional approach to art. He combines scraps of new and old materials and used frames and 50-cent collectibles to create bold, subtle, abstract imageries of textural portraits.

Despite being a town that harbors numerous comic book creators, shops and publishers, Portland has always lacked a blockbuster comics convention. Local shows like Stumptown Comics Fest and the experimental festival The Projects have put a focus on indie artists, as opposed to the movie- and TV-fueled pop-culture blowouts that attract fans in the tens of thousands.

This is a recipe for people who don’t feel particularly adventurous when it comes to cooking. Foolproof and scrumptious, this arugula ravioli will take your store-bought pasta from “meh” to “yum!”