Your favorite filthy father X-mas returns!
Arts
Posted inArts
Burn This Theater Review: Is Lanford Wilson’s Revived Play a Story, an Exercise, or a Pedestal for Male Rage?
I’m going to be terrified of Pale for the rest of my life.
Posted inArts
Fur Not Light Poetry Review: Jeff Alessandrelli’s Latest Work Is Perfectly Balanced and Deeply Funny
I, too, would like to know how to fold a burrito without losing its contents.
Posted inArts
Exit Interview: Comedian Alex Falcone on Leaving for LA, Portland Comedy, and His Feud with Blaze the Trail Cat
Lovers of local comedy won’t be surprised by the news that Alex Falcone—the winner of Helium’s Funniest Person 2018, Portlandia guest star, and co-host of the weekly Earthquake Hurricane show—is leaving Portland to seek fame and fortune in Los Angeles. Naturally we requested an “exit interview” so Alex could answer our questions about his plans, […]
Posted inArts
What Exactly Is a Pacific Crest (Comedy Fest 2019)?
Meet the charming organizers behind the Pacific Crest Comedy Festival.
Posted inArts
Portland Art Museum’s Hank Willis Thomas Retrospective Invokes Black Joy: The Strongest Force In the Universe
This is the first survey of Thomas’ work and the biggest Portland Art Museum show in years.
Posted inArts
Slanted Dishes on Simon Tam’s Love Life, Band Drama, and Supreme Court Fight
I did not expect this much gossip.
Posted inArts
The Crying Book Review: Heather Christle’s Poetic Bites of Prose Investigate the History of Our Tears
Heather Christle wants to know why we cry.
Posted inArts
Aries Osiris Perfectly Embodies the Mysteries of Dionysos in Shaking the Tree’s Bakkhai
Shaking the Tree puts on a very pretty Bakkhai.
Posted inArts
The Water Dancer: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ First Foray into Narrative Fiction
The only hiccup: superpowers.
Posted inArts
Darcelle: That’s No Lady Review: A Messy Look at One Man’s Fantastic Life
A musical about the world’s oldest drag queen? Sign me the hell up.