The wild and true story of Oregon’s Holy Rollers.
Santi Elijah Holley
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An Excellent Day for an Exorcism
Natalie Behring On an unseasonably warm Saturday morning, Archbishop James Cloud and I meet at a Starbucks in Bethany, a small suburb north of Beaverton. Bishop Cloud wears a clerical collar, with a crucifix hanging from a golden chain around his neck. He is in his mid-40s, has a playful smile, and could otherwise be […]
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An Excellent Day for an Exorcism
Accompanying an Exorcist on a Home Cleansing
On an unseasonably warm Saturday morning, Archbishop James Cloud and I meet at a Starbucks in Bethany, a small suburb north of Beaverton. Bishop Cloud wears a clerical collar, with a crucifix hanging from a golden chain around his neck. He is in his mid-40s, has a playful smile, and could otherwise be mistaken for […]
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Aminé Returns to His Hometown for Two Nights at the Roseland
AMINÉ Wed 12/27 & Thurs 12/28 Roseland Republic Records Before he’d even released a proper album, and before hardly anyone in Portland knew more than one of his songs, Aminé played his first-ever concert one year ago at the sold-out Roseland Theater. It was an imperfect coming out, as he didn’t yet have enough material […]
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Send in the Clown
Nikki Brown Clown Brings Love and Laughter to Her People
Nikki Brown Clown brings love and laughter to her people.
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Talkin’ Subatomic Cosmic Blues with Valerie June
VALERIE JUNE Following her own voice. Jacob Blickenstaff With her Tennessee twang and infectious laugh, Valerie June could charm the dew off a honeysuckle. It’s difficult not to smile and laugh along with her, even as she’s discussing celestial realms and conversations with spirits. June has always been interested in the esoteric and the transcendent, […]
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Valerie June Does the Damn Thing
Talkin’ Subatomic Cosmic Blues with the Brooklyn Singer/Songwriter
Talkin’ subatomic cosmic blues with Brooklyn singer/songwriter Valerie June.
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Reza Aslan Suffers No Fools
MALIN FEZEHAI Reza Aslan isn’t your typical religion scholar. The Iranian American author, professor, and commentator once brilliantly humiliated a Fox News host who had questioned what a Muslim would have to offer by writing a book about Jesus—ignoring Aslan’s status as a widely respected religious academic who has four degrees in the field. That […]
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Reza Aslan Suffers No Fools
The Acclaimed Scholar’s New Book Offers a More Inclusive Approach to the Divine
The acclaimed scholar’s new book offers a more inclusive approach to the divine.
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Documenting the Rise of Ta-Nehisi Coates
MARLOWE DOBBE In the years following the Civil War, when Southern Blacks had been freed of their chains and began to enter the political and social sphere, South Carolina incrementally sought ways to disenfranchise and halt the mobility of its African American population. At his state’s constitutional convention in 1895, South Carolina Congressman Thomas Miller—an […]
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Son Little’s Magic Guitar
SON LITTLE Let him borrow your guitar. MARC LEMOINE Some people say guitars have songs living inside them. Aaron Livingston, the Philadelphia-based musician who performs as Son Little, experienced this firsthand while touring through Australia last fall. He’d been working on his second album, and believed he’d written all the songs he needed. But near […]
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Son Little Finds New Magic in a Loaned Guitar
The Philadelphia Musician Is a Musical Alchemist
Son Little finds New Magic in a loaned guitar.