Sudan Archives Alex Black Sometimes it pays to listen to an artist simply because they have an intriguing name. In the case of Sudan Archives, I was hooked from the moment “Did You Know” (the lead-off track on 2019’s Athena) dropped from sparse violin string plucks and honeyed vocals into a heavy, synthesized low-end groove, […]
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Sudan Archives Seduces with Strings and Electro Things On Debut Album Athena
Her R&B-fused, African-music-imbued electro fiddling is the hottest sound coming out of the Stones Throw label right now.
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Is Color Out of Space Good-Bad or Bad-Bad?
RLJE Films I didn’t go into Color Out of Space thinking it would be great, or even very good. Starring Nicolas Cage and based on a story by HP Lovecraft about a weird alien presence/virus/organism/wtf that comes crashing in from space via meteorite, I figured it’d be entertaining at the very least. And that it […]
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The Pacific Northwest Seafood Cookbook is for Dummies and Geniuses
The Countryman Press Despite having lived in two coastal cities where seafood was fresh and bountiful, I never really learned how to cook it. General intimidation, a bigger shopping expense for (what seemed to me) an unpredictable outcome, laziness… it just felt easier to enjoy seafood at a restaurant. Leave it to the pros. The […]
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The Pacific Northwest Seafood Cookbook is for Dummies and Geniuses
Despite having lived in two coastal cities where seafood was fresh and bountiful, I never really learned how to cook it. General intimidation, a bigger shopping expense for (what seemed to me) an unpredictable outcome, laziness… it just felt easier to enjoy seafood at a restaurant. Leave it to the pros. The Pacific Northwest Seafood […]
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Game of Thrones Discussion Group: Episode 6 – “The Iron Throne”
Courtesy of HBO That’s all, folks. Game of Thrones cashed in its chips last night, with the HBO show airing its final episode amid a firestorm of controversy. Some fans hated the direction the show took during its final lap, while others were satisfied with all of the explode-y things and unearned character beats. As […]
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Game of Thrones Discussion Group: Episode 5 – “The Bells”
courtesy of HBO Last night’s episode might have been the most divisive Game of Thrones episode yet (although remember how mad everybody was after the Red Wedding?). As we enter the home stretch, time is starting to feel really compressed, with plot threads and characters behaving unnaturally in order to get this thing wrapped up […]
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Game of Thrones Discussion Group: Episode 4 – “The Last of the Starks”
Helen Sloan/HBO Last night’s episode of Game of Thrones was called “The Last of the Starks,” but it just as easily could’ve been called “Stopgap,” since we got a huge battle last week and we seem to be gearing up for another big battle next week. Things this week were relatively low-key, but there were […]
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Game of Thrones Discussion Group: Episode 3 – “The Long Night”
Helen Sloan/HBO Oh, wow. Did you see that on HBO last night? Man, that was incredible. What a cool, cool episode, one of the best they’ve done so far. Can’t wait to see where Barry goes from here. Oh, wait! We’re not here to talk about Barry. (Still—how good was that???) We’re here to talk […]
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Game of Thrones Discussion Group: Episode 2 – “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”
Helen Sloan/HBO We’ve entered the home stretch of Game of Thrones‘s final season, with last night’s episode the calm before the upcoming storm. Since no one else on the internet is discussing this obscure HBO show, a few Stranger and Mercury folks have taken it upon themselves to break down each episode, week by week, […]
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Game of Thrones Discussion Group: Episode 1 – “Winterfell”
Helen Sloan/HBO HBO’s obscure, low-budget television program Game of Thrones aired the first episode of its final season last night, to little media fanfare and a virtually non-existent viewership. Nevertheless, we’ve decided to champion this overlooked, off-the-radar gem! We’ve assembled a crack team of Stranger and Portland Mercury contributors who’ve been obsessing over Game of […]
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Including Weed In Your Holiday Dinner
Here’s a tip: Infuse the gravy, not the turkey.
Know what makes a good a holiday meal? Being stoned.