Jessica Jobaris & General Magic CROQUET PERFORMANCE ART: You might see something similar at Risk/Reward. The annual Risk/Reward Festival is here, with a jam-packed lineup of new performance art. Unlike most art fests, Risk/Reward’s lineup is selected by a panel of local artmakers… from proposals, not finished products—and the selection committee often doesn’t see the […]
Megan Burbank
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Trainwreck Review: It’s Not a Schumer!
TRAINWRECK Ah! Romance! Here’s a fun drinking game to play while watching, oh, ANY romantic comedy: Take a sip whenever you see (1) a girl reporter in the big city, who, despite working in print media, you never see actually working (or, okay, crying because her freelance check is late), (2) shots of the New […]
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It’s Not a Schumer!
Trainwreck: Not An Actual Trainwreck
Trainwreck: Not an actual trainwreck.
Posted inTheater & Performance
All In
Risk/Reward’s Dangerous New Art
Risk/Reward’s dangerous new art.
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Good Morning, News: The GOP Hates Planned Parenthood, Dildos Over Powerlines, and Let’s All Petition FEMA!
In an update on Saturday’s small plane crash in rural Washington, Autumn Veatch, the 16-year-old girl who survived it, is out of the hospital, and the plane’s wreckage has been located. “Of course Bill Cosby is guilty!” Cosby Show costar Joseph C. Phillips confirms what we already suspect. Five people are “seriously injured” after an […]
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Out for Blood
Lila & Eve: Proof That Viola Davis Can Do No Wrong
Lila & Eve is proof that Viola Davis can do no wrong.
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Today, in Books: Ta-Nahesi Coates’ Latest Book is Here! So are Tin House’s Readings! And WTF Happened to Archie?
Penguin Random House Here’s a book you don’t have to feel morally bankrupt to write about: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ much-anticipated Between the World and Me, originally slated for publication in September, is ready for prime time today! While you gear up to read it (you’re already gearing up to read it, right?), here’s a recent appearance […]
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The Week in Art: Tin House Readings, DANCE+, Marc Maron, All Comedy All the Time
Tin House SWOON! I thought LitHop PDX was book-nerd Christmas, but with this, maybe we get two of ’em! TIN HOUSE SUMMER READING SERIES—Ugh, if you’re a book-nerd like me, you’re probably drooling over Tin House’s dreamy lineup for their outdoor summer reading series, hosted in conjunction with the fancy-pants Tin House Writer’s Workshop. Joshua […]
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Comedy Community Rallies Support for Veronica Heath, Queen of Divorce Jokes
Bob Ham said it yesterday in his rundown of Portland’s Funniest Person, and it’s true—Portland’s comedy community is a uniquely lovable group of total weirdos. So I wasn’t particularly surprised when Andie Main emailed me this week to share the news that Portland’s reigning queen of divorce jokes, Veronica Heath, is currently in the hospital—well, […]
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Pod People
Marc Maron, Light of Comedy’s Podcasting Obsession
Marc Maron, light of comedy’s podcasting obsession.
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Good Morning, News: Tom Selleck, Alleged Water Thief
The unfriendly skies: After grounding all of its flights for over an hour due to “a computer problem,” causing a huge passenger backup, United Airlines is back on line. Horrible: A Beaverton police officer was shot— and a suspect killed—during a domestic violence call this morning. A reminder to not start fires: A 15-year-old boy […]
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Comedian Nathan Brannon Has a Brilliant Plan for America’s Confederate Flag Surplus
If you were at the semifinals for Portland’s Funniest Person last week, you saw a lot of comedian/podcaster Nathan Brannon, who had the job of closing out each show while the judges’ scores were tallied (DISCLOSURE! I was a judge!). One of his most delightful jokes was about setting up a crowdfunding campaign to buy […]