Theatre Vertigo has never been a company to play it safe, and in that regard, their current production of John Patrick Shanley’s incredibly mean-spirited Where’s My Money? makes sense. It’s a weird script—itchy with unhappiness, restless with dissatisfaction: kind of the opposite of a crowd-pleaser. All that’s fine, but Shanley seems to consider being caustic […]
2008
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Hap Tivey
Sands of the Ganges
In Hap Tivey’s previous solo show at the Elizabeth Leach Gallery, his work was dominated by references to Modernist color field painters such as Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman. But where those artists attempted to articulate sublime tension through tonal shifts in coloration, Tivey emulated those masters using the medium for which he’s known: light. […]
Posted inBooks
Thousand
by Philip-Lorca diCorcia
The year in photography monographs has officially commenced with a squat but massive doorstopper from mid-career superstar Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Thousand is about as compact as a 7-inch LP, but as thick as a pair of phonebooks. It collects 1,000 of the artist’s Polaroids from the past several decades, and reproduces each one alone on ultra-thin […]
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Invincible Summer
by Nicole Georges (self-published)
When local artist and zinester Nicole Georges discussed her sexuality with her mom last year, it turned into such an awkward conversation that the 27-year-old made a video re-creation of it to gain some perspective. “It’s my coming-out story with my dog playing my mom. She was like, ‘Why are you a lesbian? Didn’t you […]
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Happy Hours
Camellia Lounge, 510 NW Glisan, 221-2130, daily 4-7 pm, 10 pm-midnight, $1 Iron City, $1 off drafts, wells, house cocktails TeaZone’s bar, featuring tea-infused cocktail concoctions. Masu East, 310 SE 28th, 232-5255, Mon-Fri 5-6:30 pm, 50 percent off select menu items The Eastside Masu outpost just revamped their menu and added happy hour. Florida Room, […]
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Star Crossed
Cosmic Misalignment at Virgo & Pisces
Even before setting foot inside Virgo & Pisces, which has recently staked out the corner of NW 21st and Glisan, there were warning signs. The restaurant’s website, for example, advertises “Northwest cuisine with a Pan-Asian flair.” Eep. A few years behind the curve on that one, guys. Or how about “Your horoscope-themed restaurant and bar […]
Posted inMovies & TV
This Week on Television
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 8:00 ABC UGLY BETTY Betty’s new perfume has some unexpected effects… sexified effects! 10:00 VH1 CELEBRITY REHAB WITH DR. DREW Hilarity(?) ensues when the celebs go through detox and suffer painful withdrawals. FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 7:00 FAM BRING IT ON MARATHON—Movie (2000) The greatest cheerleader movie ever made, and it’s sequel (Bring […]
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i♥television™
AH-ROOOOOO!
Let’s establish one thing here and now: The new American Gladiators show is the greatest thing that has ever happened to humankind. Yes, even better than handjobs. Perhaps it’s because this seemingly endless writers’ strike has turned the TV landscape into a bleak, colorless desert of abject misery… or perhaps it’s just because American Gladiators […]
Posted inMusic
Up & Coming
THURSDAY 1/17 JEREMY ENIGK, BRYAN FREE & THE DOXYHAUNTS, SYSTEM & STATION (Dante’s, 1 SW 3rd) See Music Feature. OM, LICHENS, SIR RICHARD BISHOP (Berbati’s Pan, 10 SW 3rd) See Music Feature. THE SHAKY HANDS, SWAN ISLAND (Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison) See My, What a Busy Week!. THE VANDELLES, GO FEVER, GREEN CIRCLES (East End, […]
Posted inOne Day at a Time
One Day at a Time
The Week in Review
MONDAY, JANUARY 7 First, a correction! Last week in One Day, we referred to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney as a Seventh-day Adventist, when he is actually a Mormon. The big difference? Mormons believe that Joseph Smith found golden tablets in the ground (conveniently buried by an angel in upstate New York), while Adventists go […]
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A New Level of Dumb
First Sunday: Praise Jesus and Pass the Ammunition!
Are the days of the week simply too difficult for Ice Cube to remember? Is differentiating Monday from Friday from Wednesday (okay, Wednesday is a BITCH to spell) more tedious for the Cube than the rest of us? Is that why he agreed to be in this gigantic pile of poo? To help him arrange […]