After 75 years of sparking creativity in the hearts and minds of children, Portlanders will be saying goodbye to another community landmark, the Portland Children’s Museum. The pandemic has…
Stories for all the ordinary pests
Book lovers in Portland and beyond expressed their condolences and shared fond memories following the death of beloved author Beverly Cleary. The writer of over 40 bestselling children’s and young…
Events Calendar April 6-9
TUES., APRIL 6 WOODEN SHOE TULIP FESTIVAL Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm 9 a.m. $60 Ongoing through May 2 Look out at over 40 acres of blooming tulips during…
We owe it all to Game Boy
When the original Game Boy was in development in the late 1980s, everyone at Nintendo of Japan thought it was a piece of shit. Internally, it was given the disparaging…
The best music of 2021 so far
It goes without saying that COVID-19 rendered live performances and touring virtually impossible for musicians, but 2020 was nonetheless a banner year for breakout indie artists. Some artists of note…
Events Calendar Mar. 16-21
TUES., 3/16 FREE FLU SHOTS AND COVID TESTING PCC Cascade Campus 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Free Ongoing through March 31 Uninsured and BIPOC folks are prioritized for free flu…
WandaVision worked until it didn’t
This review contains spoilers for WandaVision. WandaVision is a show unlike anything else in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In a world full of CGI superhero fights and infuriatingly quippy…
Third-party delivery apps essential but frustrating for small Portland restaurants
After nearly a year of uncertainty and financial anxiety, restaurants throughout the Portland metro area are slowly beginning to reopen. The state government formally concluded last month that Multnomah, Washington…
The Mauritanian is chilling
During a recent NPR interview with Sam Sanders for the Da 5 Bloods press junket, director Spike Lee alluded to something I’d never really considered, and maybe that makes me…
Events Calendar March 9-13
FREE FLU SHOTS AND COVID TESTING PCC Cascade Campus 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Free Ongoing through March 31 Uninsured and BIPOC folks are prioritized for free flu shots and COVID-19…
Events Calendar March 3-5
TUES., MARCH 2 EXTRA CREDIT: DEBORAH KAPLAN & HARRY ELFONT Hollywood Theatre 7 p.m. $5 suggested donation A Q&A with the directorial debut from classics Can’t Hardly Wait…