Back in late 2019—when a global pandemic still seemed like a remote possibility—Lloyd Center, Portland’s oldest and arguably most iconic shopping center, was already in its death throes, at least…
Events Calendar May 25th-29th
TUES., MAY 25 UNMUTED: PCC STUDENT ART EXHIBIT PCC Sylvania Campus Free Ongoing through June 4 “Over one year ago, Portland Community College moved to remote operations to…
Events Calendar May 18-25
TUES., MAY 18 UNMUTED: PCC STUDENT ART EXHIBIT PCC Sylvania Campus Free Ongoing through June 4 “Over one year ago, Portland Community College moved to remote operations to…
Resident Evil 8 is a lesser Resident Evil
Resident Evil is one of the most unpredictable video game franchises ever. For every masterpiece in the series there is a game that is proportionally terrible; for every regressive misstep,…
Finally, the CIA is intersectional
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…