Print Edition for the week of
May. 24 - 30, 2017

Vol. 18, No. 2
Matt Wong

News

Cops Insist On Bringing Guns into Portland’s New Mental Health Hospital

Some See That As Cause for Concern in a City That’s Seen Past Tragedy

Hall Monitor: Hall Pass Revoked

Why Too Much Poop in Portland’s Water’s Going to Cost Us Millions

Resistance & Solidarity

From Slacktivism to Activism

Resistance Events for the Week of May 24-30

Music

How Ishmael Butler Fused the Past and the Future to Change Hip-Hop Forever

Why Would Butler Revive Digable Planets? Because He’s Cool Like That

Girlpool’s Powerplant Is an Album of Uncommon Depth

The Duo Takes Risks Without Losing Their Radical Vulnerability

Record Review

Máscaras, El Morán

Things to Do Music: May 24-30

Noteworthy Shows This Week

Movies & TV

Things To Do Film: May 26-June 1

The Fine Works of Hayao Miyazaki, Alejandro Jodorowsky, and the Garbage Pail Kids

Eat, Pray, Drug

The Last Shaman: Where’s Elizabeth Gilbert When You Need Her?

Playin’ in the Band: The Grateful Dead’s Long Strange Trip

Emphasis on “Long,” But It’s a Trip Worth Taking

Who Is Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales for?

It Is Not for You. It Is Not for Anyone.

Sovereignty Struggles

Promised Land Examines How the Government Systematically Prohibits Tribal Recognition

With Netflix’s War Machine, David Michôd and Brad Pitt Take on Afghanistan

Not All Wars Are Created Equal

Baywatch Sucks

Sorry.

Visual Art

Portland Art Galleries are the Distraction We Need!

Whether It’s Corey Arnold’s Blind Eagles or Nationale’s Social Justice Print Initiative, It’s Time to Look at Something That Isn’t Your Phone

Books

Men Without Women’s Dick Lit

Men’s Insecurities Are Exposed in Murakami’s Latest

Theater & Performance

Portland Playhouse Delivers the World’s Saddest TED Talk

Dead Languages and Smart Contradictions in The Language Archive

Lush Life

Alt Wines of Oregon

The Willamette Valley Offers More Than Just Great Pinot

I, Anonymous

This Week's Featured I, Anonymous!

Voting for Rent Hikes

Ask a Pot Lawyer

Are You Paying Too Much Tax on Your Weed?

Not Necessarily, and You Might Be About to Pay More

Cannabuzz

Rapid-Fire Reviews for Real Cannabis Products

(And a Fake One)

Sold Out

Inside Boutique Guide Portland

New Column!

New Column

Ask the Mystical Saudi Orb

Letters

Letters to the Editor

“Dying Is a Lot More Than Getting Rid of a Body.”

I, Anonymous Blog

Savage Love & Sex

Savage Love

Breathless

The Party Review

Showbiz Birthday

The Last Best Summer Ever

A Guide to Going Freaking Nuts During this Last Summer Under Trump

Apocalyptic Patios

The Best Summertime Rooftops for Mushroom Cloud Viewing

Gimmee Shelter

Sharon “The Afrovivalist” Ross is Prepared for the Worst. Why Aren’t You?

Last Supper’s Last Supper

The Most Decadent Shit to Eat This Summer Since We’re All Going to Die Anyway

Waterslide Hacks for Adults

Why Should Kids Get to Have All the Fun?

Keeping Cool with Booze

How to Eat, Slurp, and Lick your Alcohol

Is That Skin Cancer, or Just a Bug?

The Helpful ABCDEs (and Less Helpful LMNOPs) of Checking Yourself Out

Portland’s Best Outdoor Summer Concerts

Hiking Highway 26

The Freeways Are Only Getting Worse. Time to Find Another Way Out of Town

Corn Doggy Style

A Comprehensive Corn Dog Power Ranking

In Praise of the Summertime Shame Drink

The Time Has Come for Pleasurable Consumption Without Apology

Portland Finally Has a Mountain Bike Park

It’s Sandwiched Between Two Freeways, and It’s Probably Just the Beginning

Comics Artist, Cyclist, Activist

Eleanor Davis Took a Bike Ride That Awakened Her to Injustice.

Our Picks for Pedalpalooza 2017

Ride the Lightning!