Arts & Culture
If you’re like me, you likely wrote Nachtmystium off when “Nightfall” landed on the love-it-or-hate-it video game Rock Band. Not because all black metal fans hate Rock Band or anything but because the song sounds like Fall Out Boy fronted by Varg Vikernes.
Great art can be a feast for the eyes. Fans of the Portland Art Museum’s Contemporary Northwest Art Awards are eagerly awaiting the banquent after the selection of 28 finalists earlier this month.
Sweet and savory island flavors like ham and pineapple are the stars of this summer recipe. Hawaiian crescents are easy to make but taste like an artisan pastry. Refrigerated crescent rolls are versatile and easy to work with. Just keep a few easy tips in mind, and you can produce foolproof deliciousness every time.
How could Portland State live up to its reputation of promoting cultural diversity without providing fun and unique events—where folks can enjoy food and festivities while learning about other parts of the world?
Ancient Egypt: a place of god-kings, monolithic temples and the mysterious pyramids. Who would have thought that the answers to some of its most puzzling questions might be found in the water?
Oh, how genres ebb and flow in popularity with our world’s hip elite.
Want to hear a joke? Billy Corgan. But seriously, folks…
A few weeks ago, my editor told me to write about the five Monet paintings on display at the Portland Art Museum through Aug. 5. More specifically, he tasked me with “getting all the uncultured cretins off their lazy asses and into that museum before it’s too late.”
The Portland Art Museum will display a series of ancient Greek sculptures this fall in an exhibition called The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece. The exhibit will feature several famous sculptures borrowed from the British Museum after four years of negotiations.
Holy war on terror, Batman! Seven years after the game-changing Batman Begins, four years after The Dark Knight and 10 months after Occupy Wall Street began comes The Dark Knight Rises—perhaps the single most well-produced endorsement for the status quo posing as mainstream entertainment since Sarah Palin’s RNC speech.
With the Oregon Brewers Festival just around the corner, what better way to celebrate our beverage pride than with two delicious beer recipes? Prime for summer grilling, this beer/marinated steak recipe is moist and flavorful, and the perfect centerpiece for any backyard party. Serve it up with a cool and refreshing beergarita, and your guests will be giving three cheers for beer!