Jon Hamm makes his directorial debut with an innocuous episode of Mad Men that flew by. There were a lot of plot lines happening that didn’t seem to connect and also OMG FAT BETTY LOL. In other news Pete is still a dick, Harry is still a weird loser, and Peggy hires a Jew. Mmm, […]
Jacob Schraer
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Mad Men Is Back, Chaos Reigns
After a 17 months of waiting, season 5 of Mad Men has finally arrived with an episode of utter lunacy, and I loved it. AMC All kinds of handsome is back. That said, it wasn’t the greatest episode. First episodes of the season just get the ball rolling on the conflicts we’ll be seeing. And […]
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Bad Blood Returns
One of Portland’s premiere reading series returns tonight after a short winter hiatus for grad school and AWP. BAD BLOOD’s tenth event happens tonight at ADX Portland, located just off SE Stark and 11th Ave. ADX Visiting from Philadelphia is CAConrad with his new book, A Beautiful Marsupial Afternoon, new from Wave Books. Joining him […]
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Small Doggies Reading Tonight
Local literary magazine Small Doggies (who recently added a space in their name) will host its 19th reading tonight at The Blue Monk on Belmont. Festivities begin at 8:00 with music by Silly Rob Childish (Rob Gray in disguise) and continues with readings at 9:00. Tonight’s readers are Joseph Rippii from New York whose latest […]
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Native Son
Mark Rothko’s First Portland Retrospective Is a Must See
Portland-raised artist Mark Rothko gets his first Portland retrospective.
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Go See The Rothkos (And The John Frame Exhibit)
Orange and Yellow If you look at this image and you think “Wow that’s kind of a shitty painting of some bright rectangles” then I highly encourage you to go to the Portland Art Museum between now and May 27th and spend some quality time with the Mark Rothko exhibit there. Rothko, a major figure […]
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About That David Graeber Reading
A word about David Graeber’s Debt: The First 5,000 Years. The book is fascinating, no matter what your views on investment banks, the IMF, or capitalism. Graeber is definitively not objective, but he makes no secret of this and presents his case in thought provoking, context-free manner. That’s what makes anthropology so great! But Alison’s […]
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Reading: Housefire At The Jack London
Provocative headlines aside, tonight’s reading is going to be awesome. Housefire, that local independent publisher of ill repute, will host a reading at the Jack London bar. There will be a selection of films by Jean Painlevé from Science is Fiction and Housefire editors, founders, and pretty much entire staff will read pieces. That’s Lindsay […]
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Weekend Readings: The Frozen Moment At Crow Arts Manor
This Sunday the Publication Studio hosts a reading at Portland’s Crow Arts Manor featuring contributors to their recent anthology, The Frozen Moment. Edited by local writer/bartender Colin Farstad, The Frozen Moment contains stories, essays, and memories about decisive moments and turning points in people’s lives. A host of local writers will appear at Sunday’s reading. […]
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Reading Tonight: Smalldoggies
Smalldoggies starts the new year in the best way possible, by continuing their tradition of hosting excellent events with notable local authors in the basement of The Blue Monk. Tonight features Monica Drake author of Clown Girl, Brian S. Ellis, local guy Roy Coughlin, and special guest Chloe Caldwell whose book of essays Legs Get […]
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Mad Men Definitely Most Likely Returning March 25th
UPDATED: This post, including the poll, contains SPOILERS. Apologies to oregonic and anyone else living in 2008. AMC declined to confirm this, but if Jon Hamm says it, it must be true. Hamm dropped the date on the podcast “Doug Loves Movies.” He also said he was directing the premiere episode, which makes him the […]