“When culture is based on a dominator model, not only will it be violent, but it will frame all relationships as power struggles”—bell hooks From our first moments of…
Get down and dirty this Valentine’s weekend at Portland’s annual Mud Run
What do you picture when you read the words, Valentine’s Day date? Do you see a candlelit dinner? The tunnel of love? Wine tasting? An afternoon on a gondola? The…
My Life as a sex shop employee
A question I’m often asked when I say I’ve worked at a sex shop before is “What is it like?”—and it’s often a loaded question. It was an experience full…
How to have a very Disney spooky season
Growing up as a Disney kid meant that every year, from October to December, the TV was tuned in as my sister and I awaited themed Disney Channel Original Movie…
5th Avenue Cinema presents the return of Twilight
Unless you were asleep for the better part of the early 2000’s, you probably remember the Twilight series. Maybe you remember it as the sole topic to occupy the high…
Portland’s haunted places
Have you ever wondered why some moments, both ephemeral and temporary, make you feel unsettled, as if some undetected force is present? This intuition doesn’t normally come with conscious reasoning,…
The history of Samhain, the pagan holiday
Pronounced “SAH-win,” or /saʊɪn/ for those who study the International Phonetic Alphabet, Samhain is a Sabbath from Oct. 31–Nov. 1 to honor ancestors, celebrate the harvest of crops and mark…
The greatest show of the Pacific Northwest
In regards to a canon of Pacific Northwest-based filmmaking, little attention has been given to the selection of television shows produced in the region. While works of the 2010s era…
Halloweentown
When it comes to Halloween, many flock to Oregon yearly to visit the Spirit of Halloweentown—located in our very own St. Helens. Many people didn’t even know that the far-away…
Vanguard editors share their favorite ways to get outside
Winter is over, and for a few months, Portland won’t be blanketed in grey clouds and rain. Many Portlanders will look to take advantage of this limited window of warm…
Exploring Portland’s beauty by e-bike
According to statistics from the Portland Bureau of Transportation, in 2017, 6.3% of Portlanders use bikes as transportation to work. This accounts for 22,647 workers, the most significant number of…