A new box set illuminates International Harvester’s droning rock freakouts.
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The Swedish Hippie Pagan Jams of International Harvester
A New Box Set Illuminates Their Droning Rock Freakouts
Ned Lannamann
Ned Lannamann is a writer and editor in Portland, Oregon. He writes about film, music, TV, books, travel, tech, food, drink, outdoors, and other things.
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Vape Up or Ship Out: Two of Our Favorite Vaporizers
Evaluating Mr. Hotbox and the DaVinci IQ
Evaluating two of our favorite vaporizers: Mr. Hotbox and the DaVinci IQ.
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A Potpourri of Cannabis Product Reviews
Get It? Pot-pourri? Eh? Eh? Ohhh, We Are Fun, Aren’t We.
Get it? Pot-pourri? Eh? Eh?… Oh, we are fun, aren’t we.
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If You Like Brats, Hazy IPA, and Low-Key Charm, Go to Second Profession Brewing
In a city whose beer scene grows more competitive each day, it’s still possible to find a fun, easygoing place that feels like it’s off the radar—a place without distraction where you can hoist a freshly made pint, chew on a good bratwurst, and sit outside on the sidewalk under an emerging spring sun. Such […]
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Interview: Director Andrew Haigh on Turning Willy Vlautin’s Lean on Pete Into a Fantastic, Harrowing Film
“A lot of the road movies I like are about people who think they’re looking for freedom, but actually the freedom is very overwhelming for them,” says British director Andrew Haigh. “That’s the problem with freedom sometimes: You end up incredibly scared and alone.” Haigh’s fantastic and harrowing new film, Lean on Pete, explores the […]
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Second Profession Brewing Offers Beer, Brats, and Low-Key Charm
Go for Their Hazy IPAs
Second Profession Brewing offers beers, brats, and low-key charm.
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British Director Andrew Haigh on the Real-World Problems of Lean on Pete
A Boy, His Horse, and the Challenge of Adapting Willy Vlautin’s Sad, Wonderful Novel
A boy, his horse, and the challenge of adapting Willy Vlautin’s sad, wonderful novel.
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Foxtrot Is a Surreal, Extraordinary Experience
If you’re looking for easy metaphors, Foxtrot helpfully explains the one in its title during a scene between a pair of grieving parents. Michael (Lior Ashkenazi) demonstrates to his younger wife Dafna (Sarah Adler) the dance’s simple, repetitive steps, first separating and then bringing his feet back together. “No matter where you go,” he says, […]
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Ursula K. Le Guin: A New Book of Interviews, a Tribute Event, and More
Even after her death on January 22, there continue to be new ways to appreciate the life and work of Portland author Ursula K. Le Guin. Yesterday saw Tin House’s release of Conversations on Writing, a book collected from a series of interviews Le Guin did with Between the Covers podcast host David Naimon. The […]
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Foxtrot Review: Soldiers! Grieving Parents! Camels!
An Israeli Tragicomedy That Unfolds in Three Parts
An Israeli tragicomedy that unfolds in three parts.
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Two Vital Reissues of Lost Cleveland Rockers the Damnation of Adam Blessing
The hype stickers on Exit Stencil’s new vinyl reissues of the first two albums from the Damnation of Adam Blessing—both of which hit record-store shelves today—describe the music contained within as “proto-metal.” (The “psych” descriptor is also used.) And while there is an element of Damnation’s music that certainly points in the direction of metal—especially […]
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Yes, Isle of Dogs Is Problematic. It’s Also Pretty Great.
Superficially, Isle of Dogs dazzles. Wes Anderson’s second foray into stop-motion animation—following 2009’s unassailably wonderful Fantastic Mr. Fox—is full of delectable visual treats. Its endless cavalcade of gorgeously rendered minutiae is even more Wes Anderson-y than his last movie, 2014’s The Grand Budapest Hotel, which at times felt like a clearinghouse for Wes Andersonisms. This […]