Fabled animation studio Pixar’s newest adventure depicts Black culture like no other Disney film before it. Soul, raved by critics, is Pixar’s first film with a Black protagonist, and it’s…
Beyond houselessness
According to research compiled by the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, Oregon had an estimated 1,590 people aged 18–24 experiencing houselessness as of January 2019. This is troubling, considering…
Virtual Events Calendar Jan. 19–22
Tues., Jan. 19 SOME KIND OF HEAVEN Streaming via Hollywood Theatre Streaming availability is ongoing; no specific time $12 A documentary from director Lance Oppenheim about Central Florida’s…
Virtual Events Calendar
Tues., Jan. 12 OCEANATOR AND MANEKA VIRTUAL TOUR Online event 7 p.m. $10 Ongoing through Jan. 17 Oceanator, the moniker of New York City-based multi-instrumentalist Elise Okusami, released…
The hero we deserve
Towards the end of 2020, multiple COVID-19 vaccines with efficacy ratings of up to 95% were approved for emergency use rollout. This was unexpected, and from a medical and scientific…
The dark side of Disney+
Disney+ quickly established itself as the preeminent video streaming platform for children, parents and childless adults with an affinity for children’s entertainment. Though it initially gained swaths of subscribers through…
Virtual Events Calendar Dec. 1–6
Tues., Dec. 1 ZOOLIGHTS DRIVE Oregon Zoo 5 p.m. PST $40–65 Ongoing through January 10, 2021 This year, the Oregon Zoo’s ZooLights event—a longstanding Portland holiday tradition—is being…
We Got Next challenges homogeneity in the Portland music scene
Over the summer, a free six-week-long DJ workshop guided participants into a world of music that isn’t always inviting. We Got Next—headed by organizers and DJs Jené Etheridge and Shira…
Bros and Bovines on the Oregon frontier
1820, The Oregon Territory. Two men, Cookie (John Magaro) and King-Lu (Orion Lee)—who are struggling to survive in the burgeoning world of the Pacific Northwest—build a business off of fried…
Paranormal will make you sleep with the light on
With COVID-19 forcing Americans to stay at home for the majority of 2020, Netflix and other streaming services have been a lifeline during this dumpster fire of a year. Netflix,…
Bandcamp is the best part of 2020
Performing musicians have been especially hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. And yes, that has become one of the most hackneyed opening sentences in 2020 music coverage; this is not the…