With a name like Viva, one would expect a film chock-full of color, adventure and emotional journeys, but Anna Biller’s 2007 sexploitation comedy leaves one feeling anything but alive. The…
Bee and Puppycat crosses mediums to blow your mind
Bee and Puppycat, a series by Natasha Allegri, best known for her work in Pendelton Ward’s Adventure Time and especially for her involvement in the Ice King’s fan fiction, saw…
Confucius Institute talks Chinese film stereotypes
The Confucius Institute at Portland State hosted From Killers to Love Hunks: Shifting Visions of Mainlanders in Hong Kong Film on Oct. 24. Dr. Mary Erbaugh conducted the presentation, which…
Dark Dreams Don’t Die is the inevitable cult classic
Dark Dreams Don’t Die, a modern adventure game with a focus on dialogue and exploration, is the brainchild of Hidetaka Suehiro, also known as SWERY in the video game community….
OryCon to collect sci-fi, fantasy fans under one roof
Mark Roland is a visionary artist. His fantastical, detailed paintings and prints have earned him the position of artistic guest of honor at the upcoming OryCon, Portland’s own science fiction…
WRC to host support workshop for non-traditional women
The Women’s Resource Center will host a workshop called Supporting Non-traditional Women on Campus on Nov. 5, at 1:00 p.m. The event will be facilitated by Anna Vetter, empowerment coordinator,…
This year’s top five local EPs (so far)
In an era of music defined by bands that simply release too much material (“hey, we wrote ten songs, let’s record an album! Wait, we wrote 7 more in the…
CJS to host Shogun’s Gallery proprietor
He was seven hours away from completing his degree at Portland State when he received the notice. “I was drafted,” Jim King said. “That is how I ended up traveling…
“Big Draw” brings out artists of all ages
Portland residents both young and old flocked to the Pacific Northwest College of Art’s (PNCA) main campus building for the Big Draw, Portland’s offering for the worldwide celebration of art…
Gilmore Girls rerelease brings the nostalgia
If the explosion of articles on the internet in the past month are any indication, it should be no secret that all seven seasons of Gilmore Girls have recently been…
Dazed and confused in the Emerald City
Where the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz charmed audiences with its showtunes and whimsy, its intended sequel, Return to Oz, left all the loveliness of that original production firmly…