Picture this: it’s summer 2011. You’ve just graduated from 7th grade, and you’ve got nothing to do. You’re sitting in front of the family computer—when there was still a “computer…
The Portland guide to local cinemas
The past year pushed many of us inside, pulling cinephiles such as myself away from the strange comfort of air-conditioned, butter-scented, sticky movie theaters and mediocre new blockbusters; exchanging such…
A guide to indoor gardening in 2021
Whether it is to spruce up your dorm or give some extra flavor to your cooking, indoor gardening can become an effortless, fruitful experience to anyone willing to place a…
A day at the Lan Su Chinese Garden
Having received a vaccination, I recently had a “normal” day out of the house for the first time since last March; I have to say, I missed it. As…
Top 8 most photogenic locations in Portland for a Valentine’s Day photoshoot
1. Pittock Mansion This location is a stunning backdrop for a photoshoot. The mansion has been described as a “French Renaissance-style château” with beautiful verandas, columns and spires. It…
Guide to a lonely Valentine’s
I spend 365 days of the year single, but no day highlights it like Valentine’s Day. Hearts, romantic comedies, sweets and roses adorn banal settings. Few things reach this level…
Porn and the pandemic: testing the boundaries
One of President Joe Biden’s priorities for controlling the spread of COVID-19 is the increase of nation-wide testing, and the United States currently lags behind several developed countries on contact…
Portland’s She Bop creating positivity, inclusivity and sex education
Sex is great. We don’t talk about it enough. Everyone has some relationship with sex, regardless of how—but it’s still so often repressed. Spaces to talk about sex, from…
Why asexual representation matters
From season 2 of Netflix’s Sex Education, “Sex doesn’t make us whole. And so, how could you ever be broken?” This line is perhaps the best asexuality validation yet from…
What the fuck is a v-card anyway?
Growing up, I was always taught that one day a guy would come along and sweep me off my feet. We’d fall in love, he would take my virginity and…
Sex club check
Portland has a lot of sex clubs. There are swingers clubs, there are bathhouses, there are dungeons, and none of them, as they regularly function, are conducive to a COVID-safe…