Every year the All Jane Comedy Festival turns Portland audiences on to undiscovered, hilarious women comedians.
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Our Picks For TBA 2019
If this is your first TBA, welcome! Everyone has a first. Mine was in 2008, and I just followed someone I had a crush on for the entire event—a fine approach. One of the reasons I love the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art’s (PICA) Time-Based Art Festival is that, year after year, they always strive […]
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Meet the Mercury’s 2019 Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy!
Portland is a hotbed of terrific comedy talent, which is why the Mercury is proud to book the best local, established comedians (as well as hot, rising newcomers!) for our annual Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy show on Saturday, September 21 at Revolution Hall! Lovers of local comedy already know that the Geniuses of Comedy is […]
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Disjecta’s Portland 2019 Biennial: North Interstate Love Song
The majority of the planned events for Disjecta’s 2019 Portland Biennial will be featured in or around Disjecta’s gallery on North Interstate, rather than scattered across the city or—as with their ambitious 2016 edition—the state.
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The Memory Police Review: Remember Yoko Ogawa’s Dystopian Warning
These days one can’t throw a racist member of the White House staff without hitting a work of fiction that directly reflects our current dystopia. And here’s another such novel—though the metaphors of Yoko Ogawa’s excellent new work, The Memory Police, could be applied to any number of oppressive states throughout the ages. An unnamed […]
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Ian Karmel Headlines Amy Miller’s Comedy Nights at Pickathon
Laughs with Amy has an amazing line-up AND you can fucking sit down.
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We Can’t Help But Root for The Drug Addict Go-Getters in Simon Hanselmann’s Bad Gateway
Simon Hanselmann has seen some shit. And now so have we.
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The Sixth Year of Stumptown Improv: New Faces, New Challenges
Our picks and notes on this year’s festival.
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Judith Arcana’s Biography of Activist Grace Paley Sees Her Whole Life
At Paley’s request, Arcana didn’t shy away from writing a critical portrait.
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Republic of Lies Book Review: Anna Merlan Explores Our Nation’s Obsession With Conspiracies
Our government is sneaky!
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Pulver Maar Review: New Bizarre Poems from Zachary Schomburg
Zachary Schomburg’s new poetry book is like a “B-sides and rarities” collection of his latest work.