There’s no concrete evidence, but James Franco just might be the Devil. Alright, so maybe James Franco isn’t actually the Devil—that’s a little bit of a stretch—but he plays someone…
Horoscopes for the week of March 22
Aries March 21-April 19 When that person from your past re-appears and wants to make amends, it’s not always best to let them. Be prepared to be thrown for a loop….
Review: OK Go gets intimate at Crystal Ballroom
I’ve seen OK Go perform in Portland twice. They play great music, but at end of the day, a good number of bands play great music. What really defines an…
Art review: Exhibition explores failure in art and design
Failure, an art exhibition put on by Portland State’s art and design department, delves into what it means to fail in the scope of anything and everything ranging from technology…
Portland author profile: Mitchell Jackson
Portland native Mitchell S. Jackson’s first book has created quite a stir and not just in Portland, but nationwide. The Residue Years was a finalist for many reputable awards including…
‘Untangling the Knot’ addresses marriage in queer community
Portland State’s student-operated Ooligan Press published Untangling the Knot: Queer Voices on Marriage, Relationships and Identity on Feb. 28. More than a year in the making, the anthology brings together…
Struggling with cultural immersion
“I call the police.” Those four words came at me from a man whose accent was so thick that he might have worked for the KGB at one point in…
White Bird to present ‘New Israeli Voices in Dance’
Portland State is rolling out the red carpet for promising, emerging choreographers in New Israeli Voices in Dance, a U.S. premiere performance at Lincoln Performance Hall from March 19–22. The…
Horoscopes for the week of March 8
Pisces February 20-March 19 Recycle cans, turn off the water while brushing your teeth and don’t waste battery power on your laptop. You can be a better human being this…
Psychic cat sees true colors, aided by sunglasses
This is my new favorite movie. My cat will never wear sunglasses again. Although enjoyable as purely a moralistic story, Vojtěch Jasný’s 1963 Czech new wave film, When the Cat…
I like it when you call me Brimp Papa
Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky’s Sex Criminals has finally come out with its second volume, aptly titled Two Worlds, One Cop, and it’s as perfect as the last one. Sex…