Novelist and filmmaker Ruth Ozeki will speak at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Feb. 19 before a sold-out audience. The lecture is one talk in a multi-part collaboration with…
Horoscopes for the week of Feb. 1
Aquarius January 20-February 18 At least one of your friends is having really bad dreams. You’ll have to forgive them nodding off at the lunch table. Pisces February 20-March 19 Don’t…
Belle & Sebastian broaden their horizons
Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance is Belle & Sebastian’s first album in almost five years, and it seems that a lot has changed in the band since Write About…
Minority Retort to showcase local comedians of color
Minority Retort, a showcase of local comedians of color, celebrated its debut show Friday, Jan. 23 at Curious Comedy Theater. The recurring show is the brainchild of local comedians Jeremy…
The falafel always rings twice
In a city filled with restaurants that offer up rubbery soy protein as vegetarian alternatives, dishes like falafel become more and more appealing to omnivores looking for a meatless meal….
Spirits abound in Princess Mononoke
Raise your hand if you haven’t seen Princess Mononoke since you were 18! Alas, Hayao Miyazaki’s epic masterpiece about a war between industrial civilization and the beast gods of the…
Global Game Jam takes Portland
Nearly 100 game makers crowded into the Art Institute of Portland on Friday, Jan. 23 for this year’s Global Game Jam. The jam is a global event, but the Portland…
Representing Georgia
“I started to feel guilty for not doing more. I became restless.” Rep. John Lewis, born in 1940, was a young man during the initial stirrings of the civil rights…
Horoscopes for the week Jan. 25
Aquarius January 20-February 18 Otters often hold hands so they don’t float away from each other while sleeping. You could use that comfort this week too. Reach out and touch…
State of the media
The Portland State Student Media Board held a public meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20 to determine the fate of two student-run publications, Portland Spectrum and the Rearguard. Both publications were…
Bandcamp backlog
Bandcamp can sometimes be an intimidating place, full to the brim with promising new music just begging to be discovered. So where do you start? Here are some of the…