In recent months, the Central Intelligence Agency has begun a social media campaign called “Humans of CIA,” presumably in an effort to reach out to marginalized communities and promote diversity…
Events Calendar May 11-15
TUES., MAY 11 JON MEACHAM: 2021 HATFIELD LECTURE Livestream via the Oregon Historical Society 7 p.m. $25–150 “Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham is one of…
Zoom fatigue makes me want to buy a house
As someone who started working from home well before the pandemic, I believed I was in a better place with my work-life balance than most of America’s workforce in spring…
70 years of Cheerful Tortoise
On average, tortoises live between 70 and 150 years. Cheerful Tortoise, the fabled family-owned dive bar located on Portland State’s campus known for its dollar-beers, karaoke, and quirky—also occasionally…
Events Calendar May 4th
TUES., MAY 4 DAVE’S HOT CHICKEN IS OPEN Tualatin 11 a.m. Carnivores rejoice! Dave’s Hot Chicken—the famous purveyors of the Nashville delicacy—have opened a new location in Oregon….
Happy Star Wars Day to all who celebrate
May the fourth be with you! Although this cringe-inducing pun has been in-use since at least the late ‘70s, 2011 was when Star Wars Day became canonized. What began as…
Events Calendar April 27th – May 2nd
TUES., APRIL 27 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…
Brainwashed by Pinkerton
In one of Saturday Night Live’s only moderately relevant and funny sketches from the past decade, two Weezer fans—played by Leslie Jones and Matt Damon—disrupt an otherwise civil dinner party…
Watch these video game movies instead of the new Mortal Kombat
There is a new Mortal Kombat movie out on HBO Max, the streaming platform quickly making a name for itself as the service where big licensed blockbusters whose releases were…
Academy Awards Grudge Match
Grudge match is a semi-regular series in our Arts & Culture section where two or more Portland State Vanguard contributors debate on a divisive issue in pop culture. This edition…
Another solo 4/20
To say I have a love-hate relationship with weed would be an understatement—smoking it has directly led to some of the most outrageous panic attacks I’ve ever experienced in my…