“Nut up and get over it, my dudes!” ginosphotos / Getty You don’t like Hillary Clinton. You don’t like that she’s re-litigating the election. You don’t like that she’s being interviewed on NPR. You don’t like the book she wrote. You don’t like that she’s coming to your city. You don’t like that she’s making […]
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Rebel in the Rye Is the Film Version of a Conversation with an Aspiring Male Novelist
An Insufferable JD Salinger Biopic
An insufferable JD Salinger biopic.
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TBA Review: Crying Through Glitter at the Last Critical Mascara
What the floor looked like after Critical Mascara. MB I knew I was in the right place for Critical Mascara at this year’s TBA when I almost walked backstage by accident, bumping into a group of gorgeous drag queens on the sidewalk outside PICA at Hancock, where they were waiting for their cue. Around the […]
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Crown Heights Review: You’re Better Off Listening to This American Life
In 1980, Colin Warner was sentenced to life in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. His friend Carl “KC” King did everything in his power to free Warner—up to and including amateur police work and becoming a legal courier to learn about the legal system. Warner and King’s story is fascinating and speaks volumes […]
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Okay, But How Are You Supposed to Clean the Ash Off Your Car?
It feels like we are living inside Dante’s Peak. Getty / DutchScenery Is your car covered in ash in the wake of the fire in the Gorge? Same here. And while certainly the least of our worries right now, it’s still a problem—like taxes and bill upkeep—that we’re going to have to deal with eventually. […]
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Oh Right, TBA Starts Tomorrow
keyon gaskin and sidony o’neal PHOTO COURTESY OF TBA / PICA.ORG I’ve been so distracted today by my car’s new coat of ash (how to even clean?), President Bobblehead’s ignorant cruelty, and excellent arguments for banning fireworks (I’ve always hated them) that I almost forgot PICA’s Time-Based Art Festival starts TOMORROW. But it does! And […]
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Peak Theater Season Is Here
Do It Right with Becca Blackwell’s Gender Inquiry, BoomArts’ Anticapitalist Preacher, and Bertolt Brecht Himself
Do It Right with Becca Blackwell’s Gender Inquiry, BoomArts’ Anticapitalist Preacher, and Bertolt Brecht Himself
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Come to the Fun Home!
Alison Bechdel Gets the Musical Treatment—and It Actually Works
Alison Bechdel gets the musical treatment—and it actually works.
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Crown Heights Dumbs Down Colin Warner’s Story
Listen to the This American Life Episode Instead
Listen to the This American Life episode instead.
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The Mercury’s Fall Arts & Culture Guide Is Here
Subin Yang Maybe it’s because I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and am comforted by overcast skies and ever-present misty rain (I know, I’m a monster and I’m sorry) but I’ve always preferred fall to summer. And when it comes to Portland’s arts offerings, there’s no question: Fall is a fecund halcyon stretch between […]
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This Is How It Ought To Be, Despite What Your Gender Studies Professor Says
svetikd / Getty Dog cradles his positive attitude, despite being tired. Man carries him in a backpack because they’re best friends. This is how it should be, despite what your gender studies professor* says. David De Lossy / Getty Woman cradles her own self-actualization and independence. Men offer up their shoulders as objects to carry […]
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Local Essentials for TBA
Because Art Isn’t Really a Once-a-Year Kind of Thing
Because art isn’t really a once-a-year kind of thing.