On the afternoon of March 9, 2020, Jason Powers, a local audio professional, sat down with me at the Albina Press on SE Hawthorne. We briefly chatted about how we…
Peace offering
With each song on songs and instrumentals—the couplet of newly released albums from Big Thief frontwoman Adrianne Lenker—the songwriter beautifully and carefully crafts a transparent body of music, rich in…
A Halloween horror primer
With Halloween just around the corner, everybody’s searching for the perfect horror movie to watch with friends, family or furry companions on the spookiest night of the year. Yet with…
Art against anxiety
When I was in the seventh grade, I felt alone and different. I was constantly worried about my surroundings even when I was perfectly safe. I visited my doctor and…
Finding joy in the process
Daniel Haile is a Portland-based illustrator. He often uses graphite, Micron pens, Prismacolor markers and India ink, among other mixed media, to create his work. Haile is from Baldwin Park,…
When stories collide
In 1986—the year Halley’s Comet was first observed by a spacecraft—a star was born: Intisar Abioto, whose photographs have garnered their own sphere of influence since the artist moved to…
Nostalgia in reverse
In late 2017, Pitchfork ran a prescient feature on the unlikely resurgence of rap rock—aptly titled, “The Unlikely Resurgence of Rap Rock.” The piece’s premise is that rap rock—historically one…
Trick-or-treating from the living room
Everyone is desperate for an ounce of happiness as a treat for getting through these past six months. Thankfully, the fall update to Animal Crossing: New Horizons is here. …
The show must go on
It’s no secret the COVID-19 pandemic has decimated the live performing arts in Portland and beyond. So much print space has been dedicated to this topic that rattling on about…
Real change in a virtual space
The author is a member of the TEDxPortlandStateUniversity team. As we enter a mostly remote fall term, many of us are apart from the organizations, friends, clubs and classrooms…
Are we alive?
On the first Wednesday of the term—after a nasty debate and a long hot summer—what some of us needed was to just slow down and look. That’s what a group…