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…
Arts & Culture
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…
The Hateful Eight
byIt’s not actually film that you’re watching when you go to the movies these days. What you’re seeing on the screen is a digital…
Man in the High Castle
byPhilip K. Dick is the author of 44 novels and several short stories. His work has been adapted numerous times for feature-length films and…
Fallout 4
byFallout 4 is many things. Above all, it is as ambitious as it is divisive. For those unfamiliar with the franchise, the underlying premise…
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
byThe force has awakened and so have audiences around the world. Back in 2012 when George Lucas sold his mega-franchise to The Walt…