Gallery 116 spotlights work by incarcerated artists.
Joe Streckert
Joe Streckert is the author of Storied & Scandalous Portland, Oregon: A History of Gambling, Vice, Wits, and Wagers. He writes about books, history, and comics.
Posted inHistory
Happy Oregon’s Birthday, Everyone!
It’s Oregon’s birthday, everyone! 158 years ago our particular piece of geography went from being a territory to a full-fledged member of these United States. In celebration of our state’s birthday, here are some facts about Oregon that you might not know. -Oregon has a double-sided flag, just like Paraguay! -Oregon is America’s ninth largest […]
Posted inResistance and Solidarity
Portland’s Rich History of Marches, Protests, and Political Action
Portland Police escorted “scabs” through picket lines outside a building where workers were hired, during the longshormen strike of 1934. OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, ORHI81704 Make no mistake: Inauguration Day on January 20 will bring protests. There will also be marches, rallies, and other acts of solidarity before and after the inauguration (see the Mercury’s Resistance […]
Posted inHistory
Days of Protest Past
Portland’s Rich History of Marches, Protests, and Political Action
Portland’s rich history of marches, protests, and political action.
Posted inHorrors
Millennial Tales of Terror: Make Room for Daddy
Kenneth Huey Oh, I don’t drink coffee,” she said as we sat down at a coffee shop, “but you suggested this place, so I said yes.” Had the worst date of my life been a horror movie, this is where the ominous music would have started, thrumming over a shot that lingers just a second […]
Posted inPortland
How Portland and Oregon Have Historically Dealt with Mental Illness
HAWTHORNE ASYLUM PHOTO COURTESY OREG. HIST. SOC. RESEARCH LIBRARY, 38379 One of the oldest mental hospitals in the US is the still-standing Friends Hospital in Philadelphia. Founded in 1813 by Quakers, the institution did not always have such a brief name. It was originally the Asylum for Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason, […]
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Beyond the Cuckoo’s Nest
How Portland and Oregon Have Historically Dealt with Mental Illness—and What It Means for Us Today
How Portland and Oregon Have Historically Dealt with Mental Illness—and What It Means for Us Today.
Posted inFeature
Mass Transit: Reviewed
Succinct Critiques of the City’s More Popular Mass Transit Routes
Succinct reviews of the city’s more popular mass transit routes.
Posted inFeature
What Is the Deal with the Portland Streetcar?
Here’s What the Deal Is.
Here’s the deal with the Portland Streetcar
Posted inArtsy
Portland’s Claymation King, Will Vinton, on a Career of Filmmaking, Innovation, and Singing Raisins
IN THE WANING YEARS of the ’80s, one of the biggest (and most surprising) pop culture phenomena was stop-motion clay animation, or “claymation.” Dinosaurs, singing California raisins, and a weirdly popular pizza mascot called the Noid—all made of clay—dominated the cultural landscape. Michael Jackson provided the voice for one of the singing clay raisins. A […]
Posted inMovies & TV
A Magical World of Clay
Portland’s Claymation King, Will Vinton, on a Career of Filmmaking, Innovation, and Singing Raisins
Portland’s claymation king, Will Vinton, on a career of filmmaking, innovation, and singing raisins.
Posted inRace
Today in History: The Vanport Flood Destroys a City, Reveals Oregon Racism
Zack Soto THE HOUSES are gone. The theater, the recreation center, and the churches have all been destroyed. Walking through Delta Park, you’d never guess that the second largest city in Oregon once stood there. Most accounts of Vanport emphasize the flood of 1948—and in fairness, an entire city wiped out by a flood in […]