Rockstar Games disappoints once again. While sales for Red Dead Redemption II hit the $725 million mark within three days of its release, the sequel’s unnecessary hyperrealism—which has become a…
Portland’s other independent bookstores
Annie Bloom’s Books: 7834 SW Capitol Hwy., annieblooms.com This shop in Multnomah Village, which opened in 1978, is quaint but not in a frivolous way, complete with green awning out…
The world’s nicest man
You wouldn’t expect the World’s Nicest Man to turn up at an obscure literary event. At the Portland Book Festival, on the other hand, an internationally known figure such as…
Events Calendar Nov. 20 through 26
Tuesday Nov. 20 Art “Factitious Matter” Eutectic Gallery 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Free Visit the Eutectic Gallery for a viewing of new sculptural works exploring overarching themes of banality and everyday…
Shadow of Demons: from Africa to Afru Gallery
In a nondescript industrial building in Buckman, demons, flesh-eating beasts and frightening human faces cover the walls, painted in vibrant colors on canvases made from jumbo flour sacks. These hand-painted…
A Mercurial muse
The emotional new biopic on the late Freddie Mercury (played by Rami Malek), Bohemian Rhapsody, is a little hard to pin down and isolate into simple categories, much like its…
Events Calendar Nov. 13–19
Tuesday Nov. 13 Art “Never Was A Thing” Elizabeth Leach Gallery 10:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Free Isaac Layman’s “photographic constructions” focuses on immediate environments and will be on display at the…
Pass the Tofurky
Most Americans have turkey on their brains come November, but consuming mass-produced turkey often comes with unfavorable side effects. Founder of Tofurky Seth Tibbott spoke of the benefits of veganism…
Book cosmopolis
The Portland Book Festival, formerly known as Wordstock, returns Nov. 10 to Portland Art Museum and surrounding venues with 157 authors and presenters appearing on nine stages, plus writing workshops,…
Eliminating World Languages
Former Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Karen Marrongelle issued a proposal in August 2017 to eliminate language programs in Ancient Greek, Swahili, Korean and Vietnamese by…
Todos somos calaveras – We are all skeletons
Organized by Portland State’s La Casa Latina Student Center, a celebration of Diá de los Muertos was held on Nov. 2 to commemorate the holiday and bring the community together….