Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon Advocates outside Dig a Pony. Tonight, Portland joined other cities across the nation in rallying support for Planned Parenthood, with “Pink Out Portland,” a rally hosted by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon (PPAO) at Dig a Pony. It couldn’t have come at a better time. The health care organization has […]
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Remembering Oregon Actress Catherine E. Coulson, Twin Peaks‘ Beloved Log Lady
MB Catherine E. Coulson, on one of Copy Chief Courtney Ferguson’s Twin Peaks trading cards. I am in mourning today for Oregon actress Catherine E. Coulson, aka the Log Lady from Twin Peaks, one of the greatest characters to ever grace television with her kooky premonitions and admonishments. Coulson, who died yesterday at age 71, […]
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Here’s Your 2015 All Jane No Dick Comedy Fest Lineup
All Jane Comedy The festival formerly known as All Jane No Dick returns for a fourth year on October 14! It’s been rebranded as the probably more socially acceptable, definitely less funny All Jane Comedy Festival, but the lineup looks solid. From All Jane’s organizers: Performers at this year’s festival include Janet Varney (You’re the […]
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The Week in Art: New Books from Anna Ehrlemark and Valeria Luiselli, Plus Easter Plays and 17th-Century Spies
Floating World Comics Anna Ehrlemark’s Winners WINNERS—Suzette Smith reviewed Anna Ehrlemark’s Winners, a collection of new and old comics just released by Portland’s own Floating World. Suzette says of the Swedish comics artist: “Ehrlemark gives the impression of being a tireless traveler, rolling a cigarette and speaking perfectly in multiple languages. Her thick-inked comics run […]
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Final Thoughts on TBA 2015, Plus Art It’s Not Too Late to See!
The Portland Institute for Contemporary Art’s annual Time-Based Art Festival (TBA) came to a close Saturday night, with ’90s-inspired dance party. A few remaining performances landed Sunday, and with that, those of us covering the fest for the Mercury have our lives back. When we met before the festival started, TBA Artistic Director Angela Mattox […]
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Final Thoughts on TBA 2015, Plus Art It’s Not Too Late to See!
The Portland Institute for Contemporary Art’s annual Time-Based Art Festival (TBA) came to a close Saturday night, with ’90s-inspired dance party. A few remaining performances landed Sunday, and with that, those of us covering the fest for the Mercury have our lives back. When we met before the festival started, TBA Artistic Director Angela Mattox […]
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Jane B. par Agnès V.: Agnès and Jane Forever
Agnès Varda’s Birthday Present to Jane Birkin
Agnès Varda’s birthday present to Jane Birkin.
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The Financial Lives of (17th Century) Poets
Real-Life Secret Agent (and Writer) Aphra Behn Gets Her Due in Third Rail’s Newest
Real-life secret agent (and writer) Aphra Behn gets her due in Third Rail’s newest.
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Finally, a Movie Where a Teenager Has an Abortion and Turns Out Fine
GRANDMA Yet another film about a cantankerous SoCal queer poet grandma. 2007 saw the release of Juno, Waitress, and Knocked Up—all movies whose protagonists face unplanned pregnancies, but none seek an abortion, despite being in situations where it might be a good idea (see: high school, an abusive relationship, Seth Rogen). It was as if […]
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B-Boys Deconstruct Gender in Amy O’Neal’s Opposing Forces
Courtesy PICA/Bruce Clayton Tom “Is it okay to cry at movies?” That’s the improbable question that echoes over the speakers towards the beginning of Amy O’Neal’s Opposing Forces, which opens with five B-boys performing precise choreography on a stage emblazoned with a slick geometric pattern. The performance begins like a party—the show I went to […]
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B-Boys Deconstruct Gender in Amy O’Neal’s Opposing Forces
Courtesy PICA/Bruce Clayton Tom “Is it okay to cry at movies?” That’s the improbable question that echoes over the speakers towards the beginning of Amy O’Neal’s Opposing Forces, which opens with five B-boys performing precise choreography on a stage emblazoned with a slick geometric pattern. The performance begins like a party—the show I went to […]
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The Week in Art: Joy Williams, J Names Improv, and Galleries for Newly Arrived Freeloading Art Lovers
Penguin Random House Literary badass Joy Williams’ latest is a book that horrifies and amuses. Joy Williams is one of America’s greatest fiction writers. Full stop. “Her greatest gift is her ability to simultaneously horrify and amuse, to fully embrace such opposing forces,” writes Joshua James Amberson in his review of The Visiting Privilege, the […]