Wawawai Ellen McFadden It’s weird advice that always works: If you’re feeling sad, go see some art. When the news sucks and nothing seems okay, sometimes just getting outside, getting yourself to the museum or gallery, and looking at something someone made with their hands and their brain on a wall and not a computer […]
Megan Burbank
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From Magic Realism to Spatial Imaginaries
October’s Art Shows and Performances to Have on Your Radar
October’s Art Shows and Performances to Have on Your Radar
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I Loved Gerald’s Game, and I’m So Confused
How Did Stephen King’s Most Exploitative Story Become Such a Great Movie?
How did Stephen King’s most exploitative story become such a great movie?
Posted inNational Politics
The Senate Won’t Vote on the GOP Health Care Bill After All
Bye, Graham-Cassidy! No one will miss you! Getty Images / OLJensa NPR and the New York Times have both confirmed the death of Graham-Cassidy, GOP’s latest health care bill that would’ve seriously screwed over states like Oregon, due to opposition within the GOP on the part of Sens. Susan Collins, Rand Paul, and John McCain. […]
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Brad’s Status: A Movie About a Rich White Guy That You Might Actually Like
I have a low tolerance for tales of privileged white guy ennui, so I’m pleased to tell you that Brad’s Status, starring Ben Stiller as a dad with an existential crisis, is (twist!) one I actually liked! The latest from Mike White (director of Year of the Dog, and writer of Freaks and Geeks, Chuck […]
Posted inTheater & Performance
Don’t Walk Out of An Octoroon Or You’ll Miss Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Unsettling Brilliance
RUSSELL J YOUNG If you’re not familiar with the content of Artists Repertory Theatre’s An Octoroon, the spare set and opening monologue may have you convinced you’re in for a staid solo show. That couldn’t be further from the truth. While at times a necessarily difficult performance to watch—it’s about slavery, and the racist history […]
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Comedy Has a Diversity Problem. Take My Wife’s Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher Know How to Fix It
CHRISTOPHER POLK / GETTY IMAGES In a sea of white-guy-does-stand-up shows, Rhea Butcher and Cameron Esposito’s SeeSo series Take My Wife has been a welcome deviation—and the best depiction of gender in comedy I’ve ever seen. For the comedy power couple, that’s by design. “Rhea and I had the chance to design our show so […]
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Surprise! The GOP’s New Health Care Bill Would Be Terrible For Oregon
FUCK. Getty Images / mphillips007 Maybe you’ve heard: The GOP is donning wax wings yet again with its latest attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Though marginally more policy-focused than earlier iterations, the latest proposal, from Senators Lindsey Graham (who should know better) and Bill Cassidy, leaves health care oversight to the states, and […]
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Spoiler for Brad’s Status: He’s Sad
A Movie About Rich People That You Might Actually Like!
A movie about rich people that you might actually like!
Posted inArts
Comedy Has a Diversity Problem.
Take My Wife’s Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher Know How to Fix It.
Take My Wife’s Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher know how to fix it.
Posted inArts
Don’t Walk Out of An Octoroon
Or You’ll Miss the Unsettling Brilliance of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Or you’ll miss the unsettling brilliance of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.
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Rebel in the Rye: The JD Salinger Biopic No One Asked For
Imagine you’re at a party, and you’re introduced to a wannabe male novelist. Clutching a glass of whiskey, he will tell you of his plans to write the Great American Novel, and he will be serious. He will say that he always writes with bourbon, but he will not say that he lacks the discipline […]