…but its western gaze at Japanese culture is a problem.
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Isle of Dogs Review: Wes Anderson’s Dog Adventure Dazzles…
…But Its Western Gaze at Japanese Culture Is a Problem
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Must-Have Albums from Frightened Rabbit and the Velvet Underground Have Been Given Shiny New Vinyl Re-Releases
Fatcat Records Frightened Rabbit, The Midnight Organ Fight The breakup album has become a cliché, but Frightened Rabbit’s 2008 stab at the genre is the best since the Afghan Whigs’ Gentlemen. The Scottish band’s second full-length, The Midnight Organ Fight, is a self-lacerating glimpse into songwriter Scott Hutchison’s psyche following a prolonged breakup, and songs […]
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Bill Hader’s Barry Premieres Tonight at Cinema 21. It Isn’t What You’re Expecting.
HBO There are many good things to say about Barry, Bill Hader’s new half-hour show for HBO, and perhaps the best of them is this: It’s not really like anything else on TV. Barry combines pitch-black comedy with an even darker drama about a hitman trying to make a clean break from his past. And […]
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Barry Review: Bill Hader’s Hitman Comedy
The SNL Vet’s New Show Isn’t What You’re Expecting
The SNL vet’s new show isn’t what you’re expecting.
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Breakups and Band Histories: Reissues from Frightened Rabbit and the Velvet Underground
These Must-Have Albums Have Been Given Shiny New Vinyl Re-Releases
Breakups and band histories on shiny new reissues from Frightened Rabbit and the Velvet Underground.
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It’s Incredible How Many Wrong Choices 7 Days in Entebbe Makes
7 Days in Entebbe is bad, but it’s bad in fascinating, unusual ways. The movie–based on the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight by Palestinian revolutionaries and sympathizers–should be an edge-of-your-seat thriller, but it’s treated as a plodding historical reenactment. The characters should be larger-than-life figures of action and torment, but they’re interchangeable sad […]
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Every Self-Respecting Oregonian Should Watch Wild Wild Country
Every self-respecting Oregonian is going to want to take a look at Wild Wild Country. The six-part Netflix documentary series, which premieres Fri March 16, examines one of the weirdest episodes in the state’s history, when Indian religious leader Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh opened a commune in central Oregon in the early 1980s. It did not […]
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Netflix’s Wild Wild Country Explores Oregon’s Most Notorious Cult
Venture into Rajneeshpuram with a Six-Part Documentary Series
Venture into Rajneeshpuram with a six-part documentary series.
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7 Days in Entebbe Review: 106 Minutes of Bad Decisions
It’s Kind of Incredible How Many Wrong Choices This Movie Makes
It’s kind of incredible how many wrong choices this movie makes.
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Isaac Brock’s Bar, Poison’s Rainbow, Is Now Open for Business
Facebook Yesterday was opening day for Poison’s Rainbow, the new bar from Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock that combines the name of a Ronnie James Dio band with the name of a Rikki Rocket band. Poison’s Rainbow exists in the former Red Flag space, at 344 NE 28th Avenue, and unlocks its doors at 3 […]
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Beer, Coffee, and Doughnuts: Have ‘Em All This Weekend at Baker’s Dozen
Coffee beer seems to be having a moment, as a rash of new beers made with God’s favorite bean have recently hit the market. You can find some new ones in local bottle shops, like HUB Morning Vibes Imperial Latte Stout, which is made with Nossa Familia Coffee; Rogue Cold Brew 2.0, a blonde-ale relative […]
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Beer Bits! A Long Look at New Nanobrewery Look Long Brewing Company
Plus, Deschutes in Cans, and Coffee in Your Beer
A long look at new nanobrewery Look Long; Deschutes in cans; and coffee in your beer.