One of the reasons I read is to expand my worldview. To read about people who are unlike me. The characters of Laleh Khadivi’s A Good Country are about as…
5th day of the blues on Independence Day
Fourth of July festivities began at this year’s Safeway Waterfront Blues Fest on Tuesday, July 4 at around 11 a.m. in celebration of the annual concert’s 30 years of service…
Coming to terms with the trope
It’s likely you’ve heard or read the word trope recently, perhaps in the midst of some post-film discussion or while perusing movie reviews. It’s usually meant as a criticism and…
The 30th Annual Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival kickoff
The 30th Annual Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival kicked-off at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park in downtown Portland on Friday, June 30. The Blues Festival is currently organized by the Oregon…
Off-campus events: July 4–10
FEATURED EVENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 30th Annual Waterfront Blues Festival June 30–July 4 Tom McCall Waterfront Park $10–15, all ages Some of America’s best blues musicians take over the waterfront for…
Summertime reading catch-up: Nina LaCour’s ‘We Are Okay’
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour is the kind of book I wish I had gotten my hands on when I was a teenager. It is the kind of book…
On-campus events: July 4–10
FEATURED EVENT FILM Eraserhead (1977) Friday, July 7, 7 p.m. Whitsell Auditorium $6–9, all ages The inaugural screening of NW Film Center’s David Lynch retrospective starts with one of Lynch’s…
It’s all good in the hood
Portland’s annual Good in the Hood Festival celebrated its 25th year as a northeast community staple at Lillie Albina Park June 23–25 despite recent threats against event organizer Shawn Penney….
Summertime reading catch-up: Leigh Bardugo’s ‘Crooked Kingdom’
Last week I finished up my first year in my master’s program. I celebrated by doing absolutely nothing. I walked the dog. I drank many cups of coffee (that I…
Cheers and jeers pay the same at Corey Feldman show
In the realm of a gritty director breathing new lives into their acting careers, Corey Feldman seems closer to the spectrum of Danny Bonaduce and Lindsay Lohan than Robert Downey,…
On-campus events: June 27–July 3
FEATURED EVENT THEATER Cabaret June 27—July 2 Keller Auditorium $25—80, all ages Roundabout Theatre Company hosts the camp classic about a pre-WWII German cabaret, the Kit Kat Klub, and their…