I was the world’s pickiest eater when I was an undergrad. A combination of delightful sensory sensitivities, unhealthy eating habits, and shitty dining hall food meant that I was a…
The play’s the thing: Original Practice Shakespeare, season nine
What do you get when you cross the text of William Shakespeare, a Starbucks barista apron, referees, picnics, and a gorgeous Portland park? You get a true Original Practice Shakespeare…
Summertime reading catch-up: Adelia Saunders’ ‘Indelible’
Don’t tell me not to judge a book by its cover. Book covers are meant to be judged. That is why people are paid to create them: to be judged….
Portland celebrates World Refugee Day
Portland celebrated World Refugee Day with food, music, dance and cultural performances at Delta Park on Saturday, July 22. PDX World Refugee Day hosted refugees, speakers, poets and other…
Off-campus events calendar: Aug. 1–7
Featured Event CABARET 4th Annual Oregon Burlesque Festival Aug. 3–5 Dante’s $20–50, 21+ Scores of glittery dancers and performance artists gather to showcase the wide national range of styles in…
On-campus events calendar: Aug. 1–7
Featured Event FESTIVAL 18th Annual Portland Iranian Festival Saturday, Aug. 5, 11 a.m. South Park Blocks Free, all ages Cultural festivals offer intercultural exchange, which is more important than ever…
Gluten-free peanut butter cookies
As one of the women in my Creative Writing program says, “Peanut butter is my one true love.” It’s true: Without peanut butter, I wouldn’t have gotten through living in…
Summertime reading catch-up: Catherine Lacey’s ‘The Answers’
Catherine Lacey’s prose is stirringly (sometimes hauntingly) precise. The novel is composed of dense passages plunging into thought spirals, and the complexity with which Lacey renders the psychology of her…
Intergenerational femme-punks: Blondie, Garbage at McMenamins Edgefield
Waiting in rush hour traffic gives me ample time to replay Blondie and Garbage’s new albums: Pollinator (2017) and Strange Little Birds (2016). The former is a series of collaborations…
Off-campus events calendar: July 25–31
FEATURED EVENT PARADE 2nd Annual Portlandia Mermaid Parade Noon, Saturday, July 29 Japanese American Historical Plaza Free, all ages Celebrating both the eponymous Raymond Kaskey sculpture and “the living culture…
On-campus events calendar: July 25–31
FEATURED EVENT FILM Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) July 28–30, multiple times 5th Avenue Cinema $4–5 (free w/PSU ID), all ages “I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way.” I…