OMSI Sci Fi Film Festival 2024
Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI) 2024 Science Fiction film festival’s selection was very intentional and opposed the norm for sci-films. A lot…
Poetry as a Second Language
“Time Is a Mother” by Ocean Vuong Review
Reading Ocean Vuong’s most recent poetry collection, “Time Is a Mother,” was the most beautiful way to break my heart. Vuong is a Vietnamese-American…
When Paranormal Meets True Crime
True Detective: Night Country Review [Spoilers]
The scene of the crime: Eight men are sealed off on a scientific base called Tsalal in the wind chilling town of Ennis, Alaska….
Harmony & Peace with Lisa Christy
In Conversation with the Portland Japanese Garden’s New Executive Director
The Portland Japanese Garden is a place of thought. It’s quiet, peaceful, and above all, its importance to the Portland community could not be…
Romanticizing Life Through Immersive Realism
OMSI’s Studio Ghibli Film Festival
“Immersive realism is a form of the genre that strives to balance elements of fantasy (“magic”) and realism”. Studio Ghibli, a film studio based…
Let Knowledge Serve the City
Interviewing Portland State's Black Studies Professor
Portland State University’s motto, “Let Knowledge Serve The City” is an engraved adage suspended from parking deck 1 so the masses of downtown can…
Changing the Narrative
The Pacific Sentinel’s History
The Pacific Sentinel has had a rather complicated past that has been shrouded from the public under piles of magazines. Most of our readers…
When the Writers Come Out at Night
Seance Hosted by Portland Lit Mic
Most think it’s the monsters that hide at night, but it’s the writers! They linger in the depths of an old cellar. They sit…
TV Show Review: “Shrinking”
Rethinking New Approaches to Therapy
Spring has held connotations of rejuvenation, new beginnings, and rebirth. If you’re looking for a TV show to marry with the season, Apple TV’s…
A Student-Run Open Mic Night
Portland Lit Mic
Portland may be the land of books, but books always begin with a writer. The Portland Lit Mic is a student-run open mic that…