Are you tired of murderous fascists uttering guttural growls like “JUSTICE” and “VENGEANCE”? Or rather, are you bored with brooding alien gods? Perhaps exhausted from the stakes being locked in…
Eat yourself to shame the bang bang way
As if Americans needed more opportunities to revel in gluttony, Louis C.K. gave us an exciting new way to eat ourselves to shame with the Bang Bang. First introduced in…
What makes somebody, somebody?
Walk the Line meets Cloud Atlas, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus with a Woody Guthrie twist, Stan Brakhage in The Dust Bowl–okay, that one’s a stretch. I don’t know if…
Depressingly hopeful: Sofia Coppola’s “Somewhere”
Johnny Marco is in the middle of a major life crisis. His life seems directionless. Maybe it’s depression. Or maybe it’s anhedonia or soul-crushing ennui. Whatever it is, he doesn’t…
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
5th Avenue Cinema is set to open its digital screenings for winter term this weekend with Zhang Yimou’s 2005 film Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles. Riding Alone for Thousands…
Despite press release claim of high lead levels, Cramer’s drinking water is safe, say campus officials
A recent press release from the Associated Students of Portland State University indicated unsafe levels of lead in Cramer Hall drinking water. The university has confirmed that drinking water in…
Finding fit food
If you’re anything like me, hitting the Freshman 15 wasn’t the worst part of my time at Portland State. The worst was seeing 15 whiz past on the scale as…
Single’s Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be lonely
Valentine’s Day is upon us, which means we’re in the midst of a bombardment of advertisements from retail outlets and diamond dealers trying to guilt us into buying a bunch…
‘The Mill and the Cross’ breathes life into art
There’s something fascinating about seeing something come to life. Maybe it’s the privileged feeling you get when you’re lucky enough to get a behind-the-scenes sneak peek. In a way, Lech…
Introducing ‘The Pacific Sentinel’
Portland State’s left-leaning alternative newspaper The Rearguard has printed for the last time. So has The Portland Spectrum—formerly The Portland Spectator—the university’s in-depth investigative magazine. A recent student-led merger united…
Kaufman’s ‘Synecdoche, New York’ conjectures the meaning of life through feces
As Charlie Kaufman’s Anomalisa finally reaches Portland, Portland State’s 5th Avenue Cinema hosts a weekend with the director’s 2008 debut. Continuing the cinema’s winter screening schedule, Synecdoche, New York offers…