2017 Cinema: Few Diamonds, Lots of Rough The final quarter of the year is upon us. Having drudged through the prosaic dross of cinematic releases up to this point, we…
“Magic Mike XXL:” Love Letter from Hollywood Channing Tatum to Florida Channing Tatum
Withering penises of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, for your consideration to fill Brad Pitt’s trajectory from Teen Sex Object to Prestigious Masculinity LAARPer: Channing Matthew Tatum….
Off-campus events calendar: Oct. 10–16
FEATURED EVENT FASHION Fashion NXT Week Oct. 11–14 2204 N Randolph $25–185, all ages National and international fashion designers debut their new collections in Portland. Shows to watch? Two Project Runway winners…
On-campus events calendar: Oct. 10–16
FEATURED EVENT FESTIVAL Portland State of Mind Oct. 12–21 Multiple locations Free, all ages Numerous clubs and organizations take part in this vaguely-defined campus-wide festival. Expect concerts, lectures, art exhibitions,…
Globalization bites: Cairo by the bowlful
Located between the library and Blackstone Residence Hall is a new food cart pod that just opened at the beginning of Fall Quarter. Inside that pod is a small, white cart…
7th Annual Slutwalk attendees speak, march in rain against sexual violence
More than 200 people gathered in Shemanski Park behind the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on an intermittently rainy Sunday, Sept. 17 afternoon to listen to speakers discuss a range of…
On-campus events calendar: Oct. 3–9
FEATURED EVENT SYMPHONY Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert 7:30 p.m., Oct. 7–8 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall $35–150, all ages The Oregon Symphony plays the John Williams…
Off-campus events calendar: Oct. 3–9
FEATURED EVENT FILM FESTIVAL 22nd Annual H.P. Lovecraft Festival Oct. 6–8 Hollywood Theatre $22–62, all ages Three nights & days of international films inspired by the eldritch writings of Rhode…
Come to the ‘Fun Home’: Portland Center Stage’s Alison Bechdel Musical
Fun Home, produced by Portland Center Stage and playing now through Oct. 22 at The Armory, is about memory. It’s about coming to terms with pieces of your past and…
Globalization bites: street dogs with a twist
On the corner in front of Portland State’s Branford Price Millar Library sits a small blue food cart. It’s called Dogs and Fries, and it’s owned and operated by Hossein Talebi….
Ecstatic Rock: King Gizzard at Crystal Ballroom
As I sat in bed listening to the most recent King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard album, Sketches of Brunswick East—a collaboration with Mild High Club released this August, KG’s…