Quarantine can get pretty boring. Sometimes, after I’ve exhausted the entertainment of the day, I find myself diving into the shadowy depths of the most baffling, terrifying things I can…
Remote volunteering opportunities
With a completely remote spring and summer term, most Portland State students are spending a lot of time studying at home. It’s easy to feel powerless amid all this uncertainty,…
Quarantine Cuisine
It’s day %&@* of quarantine. Protein and fiber have left my diet, replaced by nothing but sweet, sweet carbohydrates. Bread. Pasta. Rice. All of it. But to be honest, I’m…
Art venues lobby for aid
Arts venues in Portland are in a precarious situation. Facing even longer closures than restaurants and higher overheads, many are left with few options for survival. “It’s a renegade…
Not your dad’s podcasts
“Hey, you should check out this great podcast!” If you’re like me, you tune out as soon as those words are spoken, usually said by a well-to-do friend or any…
Let me count the days
Lillie Clarke and I like to joke, someday we will get married. Colors: lavender and buttercup. Cake: strawberry. Dress code: dapper, but you do you. Venue: either Portland gothic…
Quarantine Cuisine
Plenty of us have been ordering takeout since the stay-at-home order started. It’s usually easier than cooking every meal for yourself, and you get to help out your local businesses….
Songs to punch a fucking wall to
Whether you’re working in an essential service, stuck at home with a spouse and/or children or completely isolated from the outside world, there’s an incredible amount of frustration building…
“Bad Indian”
“Bad Indian” is many things. In the Trump era, it might read as a powerful expression of Native identity in a nation that seems intent on erasing those experiences….
PSU’s art museum moves exhibits online
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art opened on Portland State campus on Nov. 7, 2019. The space remained open for less than six months before being forced to close along…
Quarantine Cuisine
We’ve all been socially isolating for a while now, and considering the scale of this pandemic, we’ll all be at home for a while longer. What better time to cook…