Arts & Culture
Manned space shuttle missions are over for the time being. Instead, the few sentinels of space exploration are sent out alone without human accompaniment. Robots like the Mars rover Curiosity do the roaming for us, sending data samples back to us without any expectation of gratitude.
Keeping in mind that we’re talking about an industry encompassing basketball moguls and Kardashian lovers, it’s still safe to say that A$AP Rocky’s eccentricities set the Harlem lyricist apart from others in the rap game.
Cultural understanding is a vital aspect of any business venture—especially ventures of the cross-cultural, international variety. Formal mayoral candidate and Azumano Travel CEO Sho Dozono knows this maxim well. Dozono will speak tonight at Portland State as part of an ongoing lecture series called “Oregon Success Stories in Doing Business with Japan.”
It’s still strange to realize that the war in Iraq has become, for the most part, a thing of the past. For years now, people on both sides of the political aisle have admitted it was largely a mistake, a war that began under false pretenses.
After waddling around in the wet winter weather, the best way to treat yourself at the end of the day is a hot bowl of comfort food. This roasted cauliflower soup recipe is incredibly inexpensive to make and has a rich, satisfying, smoky flavor. Serve alongside your favorite crisp salad with a toasted wheat baguette for the perfect cold-day dinner.
Everyone loves to quote films: People may say they hate it, but everyone does it. No one has made more quotable movies than Jason Trost, the current kingpin of cult. Mark my words, his movies will go viral.
As a music critic, I’ll never understand the appeal of a top 10 list. If you’re a music writer who gives all genres a fair shake (which I am), the list inevitably tends to look a lot like everyone else’s.
If you are looking to get in and out of the cold while enjoying some exciting theater this term, you will want to check out what is going on in Portland State’s Department of Theatre
and Film.
This month’s First Thursday event sported art of all varieties, but it was a printmaker’s night at several of the Northwest galleries. The Vanguard spent much of its tour at the Pearl District’s PDX Contemporary Art, viewing its current group print exhibition. It features pieces by artists working under the Ford Family Foundation’s Golden Spot residency program at the Oregon-based Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts.
Martin Luther King Jr. is widely revered as one of the most influential individuals in U.S. history. For this reason, Portland State holds an annual weeklong celebration in honor of MLK and his accomplishments. This year, however, the cultural centers at PSU will put a new spin on this monumental holiday.
Beyond the Black Rainbow, which is currently playing at 5th Avenue Cinema, was released in 2010, but everything about the film suggests that it was made in the 1960s or ’70s. The lighting, clothing, hairstyles, music, setting and even the atmosphere of the movie are all reminiscent of those LSD-influenced decades of the 20th century.