In the Pacific Northwest—with its high water table and rich, dense soil—mud is to rain as thunder is to lightning—and the Pacific Northwest has plenty of rain. Rather than let…
Newsroom Chats: Oscar Nominations
With the Oscar nominations out and the awards just around the corner, Vanguard’s frequent film contributor Milo Loza and the paper’s Arts and Culture Editor Tanner Todd had a conversation…
Find It At 5th Ave.: Godzilla
Find It At 5th Ave. is a recurring column that reviews, previews and explores running and upcoming films at PSU’s independent movie theater, 5th Avenue Cinema. Starting on Friday,…
Creative’s Spotlight: Emily Miller
With bright blues, vivid yellows and mossy greens, artist Emily Jung Miller’s hand-woven baskets immediately catch the eye. The baskets are part of Miller’s Ghost Net collection, an ongoing…
Find it at 5th Ave. Girlfriends
Find it at 5th Ave. is a recurring column that reviews, previews and explores upcoming films at Portland State’s on-campus student theater, 5th Avenue Cinema. If you haven’t caught…
Changing the narrative of houselessness through comics
Changing the Narrative is a research project with a purpose. The program seeks to change the way the general public views the houseless population by creating graphic novels based on…
Frida Kahlo exhibit comes to Portland Art Museum
Even if you don’t know her name, you have likely seen Frida Kahlo’s face in many places. With her signature thick eyebrows, her red lips and hair pinned up with…
A love letter to Portland State’s on-campus skatepark
On the edge of Portland State University’s Northeast Campus, a local DIY skatepark is paving a way for community creative spaces. At the park dubbed The Courts, passersby can…
Bob’s Red Mill founder reflects on an active, well-lived life
Bob Moore has spent a long time figuring out who he is. “You don’t always know who you are,” Moore said, “until you’ve been who you are for a…
Bringing condors back from the brink of extinction, one egg at a time
Springtime for California Condors means egg season. For a mating pair of the enormous, vulture-like birds, this means picking out a nest site, laying a single, enormous egg and taking…
Chainsaw Girl embodies Portland’s DIY creative spirit
Portland’s do-it-yourself music scene has been part of what makes the city special for decades. Chainsaw Girl embodies this ethos perfectly. The group started when guitarists Manny and Kei met…