Portland writer and Eisner Award nominee Kelly Sue DeConnick and artist Emma Ríos’ series Pretty Deadly is aptly named. It’s just that: pretty and deadly. The whole volume is perfect…
Powell’s talk to unearth man behind Mütter Museum
Some may recognize his name from The Mütter Museum in Philadelphia, Pa., but few know that until this year Dr. Thomas Mütter’s strange and inspiring story was largely a mystery….
Halloween DIY costume ideas from beyond the grave
When it comes to Halloween, the holiday that used to fill us with candy (or maybe it still does, no judgment), we as adults can look at it as an…
PCPH to host Slavoj Žižek and Jean-Pierre Dupuy talk
The Portland Center for Public Humanities at Portland State will host Slavoj Žižek and Jean-Pierre Dupuy in a talk titled Is God Dead, or Unconscious, or Just Evil on Friday,…
Mouthfeel: A review of Ravenous
If there’s one thing which Hall & Oates, Nelly Furtado and Stephanie Meyer are absolutely positive about, it’s the appeal of maneaters. Such harrowing tales of cannibalism have long haunted…
NW Dance Project to premiere three performances at Lincoln
Northwest Dance Project will be lighting up Lincoln Hall’s performance stage for New Now Wow, a showcase of three world dance premieres arranged by different choreographers, exhibiting what’s hot and…
Action/Adventure Theatre to host serial stage space comedy
They touched down on the red planet in the year 2024. There were four of them: Steve, Tabitha, Marritt and Ryan. These are the names of the colonists, the original…
To the quick with Nailbiter
Before you even crack open the first volume of Nailbiter, clip your nails to the quick, file them all the way down. Maybe wear gloves. Writer Joshua Williamson and artist…
Campus galleries exhibit scholarship recipients’ artwork
For many prospective students, money is the deciding factor for attending school. Lacking funds, some turn away from the idea of higher education completely, fearful of debt. But when given…
Wild ride: A review of David Lynch’s Lost Highway
David Lynch’s 1997 neo-noir psychological thriller Lost Highway’s reputation as a box office failure hasn’t stopped it from becoming a cult classic, much in the vein of Lynch’s other films….
No reverb: Local band Mr. Bones plays live at KPSU
“Those kids are magical,” said Pete Banjaro, KPSU programming director. Banjaro smiled as he waited for a freshly recorded in-studio performance by Portland lo-fi rockers Mr. Bones to mix down….