Aspiring authors understandably have a lot of questions about the publishing industry, but most of them can be distilled into one simple query: How in the hell do you get published?
Forward thinking
It’s probably safe to say that you’re aware of a few places on campus where you can find the writing of fellow Portland State students—hell, you’re reading one such publication right now. The clamorous refrain of “Print is dead!” has become so ubiquitous as to be cliche, and though it’s continually been disproven, the phrase does address a vital concern in the publishing world: In a market fractured and ultimately transformed by new media, how do you reach your readers?
Two nights of ancient Asian instruments
The ancient Korean gayageum is well-known throughout its native land, but its recognition does not frequently stretch overseas. Masters of this stringed instrument allow their fingers to move furiously, effectively, but calmly along each thread, owning the sounds that follow thereafter.
Reimagining a Golden Age classic
Miracle Theater’s production of La Celestina opened last Friday to a sold-out house and an overwhelmingly positive reaction from the crowd. The mood was festive and excited as the audience settled in to watch the poetic, romantic, often-hilarious but ultimately heartbreaking story of a young nobleman, Calisto, who falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a wealthy family, Melibea.
Out of the office and on the front lines
Underused, overused or misunderstood—psychology on the front lines of modern warfare elicits several ethical considerations. PSU Professor Emeritus Dr. Janice Haaken taught in the department of psychology for 30 years before retiring to focus on documentary filmmaking projects. Mind Zone: Therapists Behind the Front Lines is the latest of these projects, and it focuses on several controversial issues facing psychologists and therapists today.
Hero worship from coast to coast
For those of us over 30, the feeling of musical obsolescence is one we know all too well: It’s a jarring experience to survive enough years on this planet to witness the first rehashing of the music you grew up with. Those of us born in the early ’80s first checked for gray hair when synth-pop got big again. Unfortunately, we’re about to do it again.
From the stage to a global movement
What originally began as a dialogue between friends about relationships with men, women and each other transformed into a global initiative for open discussion of violence against women that ultimately empowered them to improve their situations.
Like father, like daughter
Bible swindlers, whiskey smugglers and “wrastlin’” to settle differences are just some of the colorful Great Depression peculiarities portrayed in Paper Moon, the 1973 classic that’s playing at Portland State’s 5th Avenue Cinema this weekend.
First Thursday: Episode III
From contemporary sculpture to eye-popping prints and visceral paintings, February’s First Thursday, had it all. Downtown residents poured through the Pearl District and Old Town for an evening packed with opening receptions, and just about every gallery had something new to show.
Reasons to thank the academy
Whenever awards season rolls around, you inevitably hear the same discussion about whether awards shows, the Oscars in particular, really matter. When it comes to the Oscars, the naysayers are often the Joaquin Phoenixes of the world, the surly hipsters trying to ruin everyone’s good time.
Friendship across the divide Bridging a vast chasm
Last year, it definitely wasn’t chicken people tasted in their mouths when they heard the name Chick-fil-A. It was something far more bitter. Calls for boycotts rang across the country and the place where people ate lunch was suddenly indicative of their views on gay marriage.