Imagine Firefly. Imagine Firefly but written by a woman. Imagine Firefly but written by a woman with staunch feminist views. Imagine Firefly but written by a woman with staunch feminist…
Off-campus events calendar: Aug. 29–Sept. 4
FEATURED EVENT FESTIVAL Bite of Oregon Sept. 1–4 Rose Quarter $5–42, all ages Enjoy offerings from the menus of scores of Oregonian restaurants representing seven zones of Oregon, including the…
On-campus events calendar: Aug. 29—Sept. 4
FEATURED EVENT FILM Castle in the Sky (1986) Wednesday, Aug. 30, 7 p.m. Regal Fox Tower Theater $12.50, all ages Hayao Miyazaki’s classic animé film about a floating castle–island and…
This week around the world: Aug. 19–25
Aug. 19 Bogota, Colombia After being ousted by the Venezuelan government for her increasingly vocal criticism of corruption and undemocratic power grabs by the administration, the country’s former chief prosecutor…
Solar eclipse of the heart playlist
Total Eclipse of the Black Hole Sun I live for excuses for a Bonnie Tyler song. She is, after all, like a karaoke cheat code, and on Monday, Aug. 21,…
Overcoming our Confederate past: the difference between remembering and idolizing
Confederate statues take center stage at the controversy behind the violent riot in Charlottesville, Virginia. Nationwide, those who want to keep the statues argue that they represent history and hold…
Internet came at Sandy Hut after Proud Boys’ brunch
Proud Boys met for food and drinks on a Sunday at the Sandy Hut bar in northeast Portland. Local bar flies had their cameras on them and snapped a couple…
Summertime reading catch-up: Vivian Shaw’s ‘Strange Practice’
Strange Practice is Vivian Shaw’s debut novel. I was excited about the concept of the novel from the beginning, and then I found out she has an undergrad degree in…
Reflection in the wake of totality
After my misty eyes beheld eclipse totality, I am happy to weather the traffic, one homemade porta potty, and the dense-and-poorly-managed makeshift campground disaster all over again. It is worth…
On-campus events calendar: Aug. 22–28
FEATURED EVENT INDIE POP Haley Johnsen, The Domestics Friday, Aug. 25, 8 p.m. The Old Church $15–25, all ages This may be the first public performance by The Domestics since…
Dr. Margaret Everett named PSU Interim Provost and VP of Academic Affairs
Dr. Margaret Everett will serve as Portland State Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs beginning Sept. 1, according to an Aug. 22 statement from the PSU President’s office….