Trigger warning: this article contains mentions of child sexual abuse, rape and domestic abuse Variety Media recently reported Woody Allen’s latest film will star Selena Gomez and Elle Fanning. Shockingly,…
Summertime reading catch-up: Becky Chambers’ ‘A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet’
Imagine Firefly. Imagine Firefly but written by a woman. Imagine Firefly but written by a woman with staunch feminist views. Imagine Firefly but written by a woman with staunch feminist…
Off-campus events calendar: Aug. 29–Sept. 4
FEATURED EVENT FESTIVAL Bite of Oregon Sept. 1–4 Rose Quarter $5–42, all ages Enjoy offerings from the menus of scores of Oregonian restaurants representing seven zones of Oregon, including the…
On-campus events calendar: Aug. 29—Sept. 4
FEATURED EVENT FILM Castle in the Sky (1986) Wednesday, Aug. 30, 7 p.m. Regal Fox Tower Theater $12.50, all ages Hayao Miyazaki’s classic animé film about a floating castle–island and…
Solar eclipse of the heart playlist
Total Eclipse of the Black Hole Sun I live for excuses for a Bonnie Tyler song. She is, after all, like a karaoke cheat code, and on Monday, Aug. 21,…
Summertime reading catch-up: Vivian Shaw’s ‘Strange Practice’
Strange Practice is Vivian Shaw’s debut novel. I was excited about the concept of the novel from the beginning, and then I found out she has an undergrad degree in…
Reflection in the wake of totality
After my misty eyes beheld eclipse totality, I am happy to weather the traffic, one homemade porta potty, and the dense-and-poorly-managed makeshift campground disaster all over again. It is worth…
On-campus events calendar: Aug. 22–28
FEATURED EVENT INDIE POP Haley Johnsen, The Domestics Friday, Aug. 25, 8 p.m. The Old Church $15–25, all ages This may be the first public performance by The Domestics since…
Solve for Why: Allie X’s Technology, Identity-Influenced Art Pop
It’s been three years since Beyoncé performed behind the word FEMINIST in larger-than-life lights. It’s been five years since 2011 was declared “the year of the woman” across entertainment media….
Off-Campus Events Calendar: Aug. 22–28
FEATURED EVENT INDIE POP Allie X Thursday, Aug. 24, 8 p.m. Star Theater $15, all ages The emblematic high-art pop star tours in support of her new album, CollXtion II, and…
A pretzel a day
Sometimes self-care means putting on The Great British Bake-Off, baking up a batch of pretzels from scratch, and also working on the weekly recipe because you really don’t want to…