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Thomas Ross writes about art and booze, and edits fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for Tin House.
And it’s a better King Lear adaptation than Fuller House!
How to get home from St. Johns in 10 drunken steps.
Ronitphoto.com Winter’s still got 10 more weeks. Slipping down my treacherous porch stairs to chip away at my ice-covered Ford Escape (like Brendan Fraser in Encino Man), I’d be lying if I said my first thought is anything but “Damn it, I need a drink.” Specifically, I need a Manhattan. Whiskey provides warmth, fortified vermouth […]
Picking Portland’s best chilly weather cocktails.
You no longer have to drive to Bend to sate your craving.
Let bartenders choose the bar, and be prepared for some weird turns.
Profile Theatre’s Sarah Ruhl season concludes with epic Orlando.
(It’s the best thing in Kenton since Paul Bunyan.)
Artists Rep’s latest makes you wish you knew how to dance.
It’s a new chapter in Portland’s drinking history.
THOMAS TEAL Bit House Saloon has the most comfortable barstools in town. In my review of Bit House Saloon in today’s paper, I praised the bar’s attention to detail and commitment to its own high geek factor. (Granted, I didn’t call it Bar of the Year or anything.) Earlier this week, the badasses behind the […]
Courtesy PICA/Martin Argyroglo Philippe Quesne’s La Mélancolie des Dragons “Large scale theater work” is how TBA described Philippe Quesne’s newest production, La Mélancolie des Dragons. It’s fair enough, I suppose—it would be hard to call it a “play,” exactly, lacking as it is in traditional conflict and plot. And while it feels elaborate (a car […]
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