Camp Here Tonight: Recent Littman Gallery Piece Sheds Light on Houselessness
byWynde Dyer, a local artist and a Portland State University alumni returned to campus for the first time in eight years for an art…
Arts & Culture
“Denial”: A Review
byIn “Denial”, Deborah Libstadt must defend herself and the historical integrity of the Holocaust when holocaust denier David Irving sues her for libel. The…
Getting Mystical with Alan Moore’s “Jerusalem”
byAfter a decade in the making, Alan Moore’s highly anticipated novel “Jerusalem” has been released. It is an experimental pastiche, or imitation of different…
Pop Quiz: Understanding Andy
by“Isn’t life a series of images that change as they repeat themselves?” —Andy Warhol. The name Andy Warhol represents one of those iconic…
Under the Sun
byLoudspeakers call all citizens to attention, people flock to gather in an otherwise empty basketball court, and so begins a morning of requisite…
Bon Iver’s “22, A Million”
byThe concept of a lonely bearded man retreating into the Wisconsin wilderness to create a painfully vulnerable folk record seems like it was written…
The Best Invention Ever
byWhile Record Store Day may just be another day at work for some of the individuals behind the counters, it has become more…
The Evolution of Music Software
byThink of the last time you went to see a movie with an orchestral soundtrack that left you utterly captivated; something that sounded larger…
Multiplayer Motivation
byMMORPGs, or Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games, have always occupied a unique space within the history of video games. From “Ultima Online” to “World…
Portland International Film Festival’s “Francofonia”
byUpon first entering the Whitsell Auditorium, the theater under the Portland Art Museum, I couldn’t figure out where to sit. Normally when I…