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…
Politics in theater: Artists Repertory Theatre season preview
The 35th anniversary season of Artists Repertory Theatre, located in Southwest Portland near Providence Park, promises to be one hell of a year. ART’s seven plays have been specifically curated…
Becoming gold: Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ‘The Holy Mountain’
Vanguard editors Matthew N. Andrews (Arts & Culture) and Andrew D. Jankowski (Online & Social Media) attended NW Film Center’s sold-out screenings of The Holy Mountain (1973). Andrew narrates, Matthew comments: I…
Off-campus events calendar: Sept. 26–Oct. 2
FEATURED EVENT FILM FESTIVAL 17th Annual Portland Queer Film Festival Sept. 29-Oct. 5 Cinema 21 $10-75, all ages Called “Portland Gay & Lesbian Film Festival” until this year, PQFF features…
On-campus events calendar: Sept. 26–Oct. 2
FEATURED EVENT FILM Magic Mike XXL (2015) Sept. 29–Oct. 1 5th Avenue Cinema $4–5 (free w/PSU ID), all ages The sequel to Magic Mike (2012) is a road film, a masculinity film,…
You can’t remake memories
As a current trend, Disney has been remaking its classic cartoons into live action movies. Starting with Tim Burton’s 2010 version of Alice in Wonderland, Disney marches forward with the recent…
President Shoureshi: Who is he?
Who is Portland State University’s president? As new students arrive on Portland State’s campus, many may not be aware they’re also under the leadership of a brand new PSU President,…
Three Oh Sees previews: dancers, stoners, music nerds
Alright, so all y’all inveterate Oh Sees fans, you can skip this little article. You bought your tickets to the newly ‘Thee’-less, freshly Paul Quattrone–d, Orc-touring Oh Sees’ Sept. 25…
Off-campus events calendar: Sept. 19–25
FEATURED EVENT ART EXHIBITION Free Museum Day Saturday, Sept. 23, 9 a.m. Multiple locations Free, all ages Numerous art museums and institutions will open their doors for National Museum Day…
On-campus events calendar: Sept. 19–25
FEATURED EVENT CAMPUS LIFE New Student Week Sept. 18–24 PSU Campus, multiple locations Free, all ages This is the last week before Fall Term starts, and every PSU club and…