🎶 “Let’s pretend we’re in Antarctica!” 🎶 RUSSELL J YOUNG Eight people—scientists, engineers, soldiers—head to the South Pole for the winter in 1986. This is the simplest synopsis of Magellanica, the nearly six-hour play by Oregon’s E.M. Lewis. Artists Repertory Theatre wants you to “binge-watch” it, which I begrudgingly admit is accurate terminology. Winter is […]
Thomas Alexander Ross
Thomas Ross writes about art and booze, and edits fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for Tin House.
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Getting Lost in Magellanica
Artists Rep’s Six-Hour Behemoth is About More than Climate Change
Artists Rep’s Six-Hour Behemoth is About More than Climate Change
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Congrats, Kerns! You Have the Best Sandwich Neighborhood in Portland!
The Ignorant Burger at Stoopid Burger AARON LEE Kerns, Portland, OR, USA, January 2018: It’s a messy world, and I’m a prissy eater. An insufferable whiner about sticky fingers, a sauce-on-the-side and do-you-have-a-wet-nap wuss. I wish finger bowls were as commonplace as soda fountains, and I wish soda fountains were more common. But as the […]
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Sammich, Stoopid Burger, and People’s Pig Bring the Mess to Kerns
Now It’s the Finger-licking-est Neighborhood in Portland
Sammich, Stoopid Burger, and People’s Pig bring the mess to Kerns.
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The Return of the Full English Breakfast
On the Hunt For the Finest Full English Breakfast at Kingsland Kitchen (and Toffee Club).
On the hunt for the finest Full English Breakfast at Kingsland Kitchen (and Toffee Club).
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Stay the Course: Drinking Right in 2018
Keep Your Cocktail-Related Resolutions in 2018 at Some of the New Hit Bars of 2017.
Keep your cocktail-related resolutions in 2018 at some of the new hit bars of 2017.
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Just the Kind of Creepy We Need Right Now
Creepy’s is Keeping Portland Weird, and Grounded.
Creepy’s is keeping Portland weird, and grounded.
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Hotel Bars for Visiting Relatives
Where to Put Your Family Up During the Holidays
A holiday guide to Portland’s hotel ba’rs.
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Carlita’s Screaming Happy Hour Saves the Day
Northwest Portland’s Got a New Tacos-and-Cocktails Spot
Carlita’s screaming happy hour saves the day.
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An Ode to Portland’s Best Potato Dishes
An ode to Portland’s best potato dishes.
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Opal: Swanky Hotel Bar or Distracting Instagram Bot?
Meet the Newest Entry in John Janulis’ Lightning Bar Collective
Opal: Swanky hotel bar or distracting Instagram bot?
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Review: Sushi One’s Generic Appearance Masks Impressive Sushi Hideaway
NATALIE BEHRING From the delicious Nodoguro’s omakase to the nonstop hungry-hungry-hippo action of the ubiquitous sushi belt, Portland may not be LA or even Seattle, but we’re no slouch when it comes to sushi. For every style of food, there are those restaurants that are fine, but kicked into no-brainer territory for subjective reasons: low […]