Stripping in Oregon is a political act. To broadstroke, public nudity has led to the state having some of the freest forms of constitutionally protected expression in the United States….
Events Calendar May 29–June 4
Tuesday, May 29 FILM Deadpool 2 (2018) Multiple dates / times Cinema 21 $7–10, all ages The incredibly obscene anti-superhero Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) seeks allies to help protect a teen…
Letting go with Nada Surf
The ‘90s were alive in Portland on Thursday, May 10 when Nada Surf played the Wonder Ballroom with for the second stop of the Let Go 15th Anniversary Tour. Although…
Postmodern hurricane blues
“The word ‘Hurricane’ is the name given to nature’s strongest storm. A hurricane occurs when high pressure and low pressure masses of air come in contact with one another. There…
Kat Blaque’s keynote testimonial on self-actualization
Intellectuals are annoying. They’re convinced of their superiority, obsessed with academic form and constantly convincing you of their importance. Kat Blaque is not an intellectual. She knows who she is,…
Students share international cultures, experiences at annual celebration
Portland State held its Annual International Night in the Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom Thursday, May 17. International Night is PSU’s largest cultural night event, highlighting countries and their cultures…
‘Hunger’ for truth
Director Steve McQueen’s 2008 film Hunger takes a powerful and occasionally grotesque look at The Troubles, which involved a five-year series of Maze Prison protests where human rights atrocities were…
Events Calendar May 22-28
Tuesday, May 22 Music Live @ Lunch: Bamboozle PSU Park Blocks—Parkway North if raining Noon, Free, all ages The boozle buds sound like what would happen if Grateful Dead and…
Native Perspectives take a stand
Native American women are murdered at rates 10 times higher than most United States citizens. This was just one of many issues discussed at “Native Perspectives on Arts, Culture and…
Media’s misunderstanding of queerness
We often rush to label people, especially celebrities, when they show any sign of being non-straight and/or non-cisgender. Media tend to mislabel those who have come out that don’t fit…
‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’
Lynne Ramsay’s 2011 film We Need to Talk About Kevin is a difficult film to watch and to talk about because it asks viewers to address the presence of mass…