The third and latest season of Fargo—the anthology series created by Noah Hawley, not the Coen Brothers film on which it is based—left quite an impression on me. While the…
Is your makeup actually cruelty-free?
The practice of animal testing consists of conducting experiments for commercial products on animals to ensure they’re safe for human consumption or use. Companies breed animals such as cats, dogs,…
Northwest Film Center: Constructing Identity at Portland Art Museum
Northwest Film Center’s recent film series, Constructing Identity: Black Cinema Then and Now, explored black cinema from the 20th and 21st centuries, focusing on the construction of black identity in…
This week around the world: July 1–7
July 1 Sorriso, Brazil One of Brazil’s most notorious drug kingpins, Luiz Carlos da Rocha, was finally apprehended after eluding capture for over two decades with face-altering plastic surgeries and…
On-campus calendar: July 18–24
FEATURED EVENT FILM 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Monday, July 24, 7 p.m. Whitsell Auditorium $6–9, all ages Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece on the tension between humanity, nature, and technology still…
Off-campus calendar: July 18–24
FEATURED EVENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 14th Annual PDX Pop Now! July 21–23 AudioCinema Free, all ages The nonprofit known as PDX Pop Now! is dedicated to cultivating space for all-ages music…
Sorry, not sorry
The other day I found myself apologizing to someone for standing in the grocery aisle looking at some food I wanted to buy. Earlier that day, someone on campus apologized…
Reggie Houston’s Box of Birthdays
Performance interrupted to wish Houston a happy birthday Local Portland saxophone player, Reggie Houston, performed on July 1 at the Waterfront Blues Festival’s Crossroads Stage. While the Blues Festival felt…
A whole new ‘berger
Portland State’s Neuberger Hall is getting a hefty remodel over the course of the next two years. The most notable change is the addition of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of…
Summertime reading catch-up: Laleh Khadivi’s ‘A Good Country’
One of the reasons I read is to expand my worldview. To read about people who are unlike me. The characters of Laleh Khadivi’s A Good Country are about as…
5th day of the blues on Independence Day
Fourth of July festivities began at this year’s Safeway Waterfront Blues Fest on Tuesday, July 4 at around 11 a.m. in celebration of the annual concert’s 30 years of service…