KLOWN FOREVER An arthouse classic in which two total douchebags cause debaucherous havoc. The 39th annual Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) is consolation to the vacation-deprived set—those of us who actually have to live all the way through Portland’s winter. No cheating! What I mean is: No escape! Unless… There are a whopping 97 features […]
Marjorie Skinner
Marjorie Skinner is the Portland Mercury's Managing Editor, author of the weekly Sold Out column chronicling the area's independent fashion and retail industry, and a frequent contributor to the film and other arts and feature sections of the paper. She has been writing about Portland life and culture for the Mercury since 2001, produces one of Portland's largest annual spring fashion shows, and occasionally answers emails.
Posted inMovies & TV
Venturing Into the Portland International Film Festival
PIFF Is an Affordable Way to Stay Worldly—Even If You Never Leave PDX
PIFF is an affordable way to stay worldly—even if you never leave PDX.
Posted inTheater & Performance
The Lady in the Van and Maggie Smith’s Arse Biscuits
THE LADY IN THE VAN “You obviously give no fucks, m’lady, but I’m not sure that’s actually a van.” There is a longstanding notion that a playwright should exhibit some degree of eccentricity. Alan Bennett (played here by Alex Jennings) does so by allowing a cantankerous homeless woman to live in a van parked in […]
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The Lady in the Van Is the Cinematic Equivalent of English Comfort Food
It Also Features Maggie Smith’s Arse Biscuits
It also features Maggie Smith’s arse biscuits.
Posted inMovies & TV
Son of Saul Is Intense, Intimate, and Innovative
SON OF SAUL A film that brings stories of the Holocaust back into the fold of innovative cinema. No genre of film is as simultaneously consequential and vulnerable as the Holocaust genre. The Holocaust was the Worst Thing; the only worse that could possibly happen would for it to be forgotten. So there’s a tremendous […]
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Son of Saul Bears the Weight of the Holocaust
László Nemes’ Debut Is Intense, Intimate, and Innovative
László Nemes’ debut Is intense, intimate, and innovative.
Posted inFitness
The Purrrfection of Cat Yoga
(Insert Joke Here About Downward Dog)
(Insert joke here about downward dog.)
Posted inFashion
2016 Style Predictions with Photographer/Art Director Christine Taylor!
[EDITOR’S NOTE! Each year since forever, I’ve polled an annual selection of Portland’s fashion-related industry insiders to get their takes on what they predict (or hope) will be big in the coming new year, and what they’d like to say goodbye to… forever. I’ll be spotlighting some of those responses on the blog, look out for […]
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The Best and Worst of 2015 Style with FashioNXT’s Tito Chowdhury!
[EDITOR’S NOTE! Each year since forever, I’ve polled an annual selection of Portland’s fashion-related industry insiders to get their takes on the best and worst of the past year, from trends to cultural moments, local and well beyond. I’ll be spotlighting some of those responses on the blog, and in the new issue of the […]
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Kate Towers Online, CobraCult Winter, & Beth Ditto x Jean Paul Gaultier: Your Daily Dose of Portland Fashion & Retail News
• Venerable Portland apparel designer Kate Towers has had a great year, in which she’s proven her ability to adapt and evolve as a designer for modern women who want to move and live freely in beautiful clothing. And now she has a brand new web shop, too, so tell all your friends. Kate Towers […]
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The Best and Worst of 2015 Style with Alyson Clair of Clair Vintage Inspired!
[EDITOR’S NOTE! Each year since forever, I’ve polled an annual selection of Portland’s fashion-related industry insiders to get their takes on the best and worst of the past year, from trends to cultural moments, local and well beyond. I’ll be spotlighting some of those responses on the blog, and in the current issue of the […]