Wednesday Nov 7 Community Diane Williams Powell’s City of Books 7:30 p.m. Free Diane Williams is founder and editor of literary magazine, NOON, and Powell’s is celebrating her new book…
Egyptian mummy sucks the souls of the elderly…out of their ass.
Don Coscarelli is one of the kings of low-to-no-budget horror. Every Coscarelli movie is soaked with his own blood, sweat and tears, and I have no problem calling him one…
Events calendar Oct. 30-Nov. 5
Tuesday Oct. 30 Music Nnamdi Ogbonnaya Mississippi Studios 9 p.m. $10–12, 21+ Alternative hip-hop artist Nnamdi Ogbonnaya joins Sen Morimoto onstage at Mississippi Studios for a pre-Halloween evening of dancing…
The politicization of Taylor Swift
It’s time for young voters to pay attention to politics. With the upcoming midterm elections on Nov. 6, pop artist Taylor Swift chose to endorse two Democratic candidates running in…
Sustaining Portland’s culture of reading and reuse
According to Bryn Johns-Hunter, retail operations manager for Friends of Multnomah County Library, there is no such thing as having too many books. I agree, and I know I am…
The dirtiest word in comics: relaunch
Wolverine is back from the dead—again. This isn’t anything new, though. What I’m referring to are the constant relaunches and reboots at DC and Marvel Comics. It has become commonplace…
Zoinks, Scoob!
Ah, autumn—the time of year when our collective thoughts turn to…horror? Whether you’re a horror nut or a theater nerd, look no further than the upcoming Murder Mystery Machine production…
Cannibals, zombies and white guy Kung Fu
When you begin a new project, you decide which ideas to run with and which to cast off—if you’re a smart, savvy filmmaker such as Edward D. Murphy, the director…
Finally rich
The Hawthorne Theatre is louder than usual; I’m close to the stage as mosh pits erupt behind me, though I’m too busy to gauge the size of the crowd. Chief…
Portland State of Mind welcomes Japanese poet, film director
Japanese film director Ryutaro Nakagawa came to Portland State on Oct. 11, the opening day for the university’s two-week festival, “Portland State of Mind,” which showcases symposiums, lectures, film screenings,…
Event calendar: Oct. 17 – 22.
Wednesday 10/17 Community “A Philosopher Walks into a Bar: An Evening of Storytelling” 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Growler Guys in the Karl Miller Center, Suite B Free Faculty from PSU’s Department…