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Aberdeen at Disjecta: Sadness & Sci-Fi in the Forest with Lost Lander’s Matt Sheehy
Matt Sheehy’s Aberdeen gets points for originality, but loses points for lack of empathy.
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The Longmont Potion Castle Documentary Is a Prank, But a Fun One
Where in the Hell Is the Lavender House contains all the Longmont Potion Castle content you didn’t know you craved.
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Book Review: Only a Third of James Ellroy’s This Storm Is Actually about Nazis
The cover makes it hard to read in public. The writing makes it hard to put down.
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Soft Science Review: Turing Tests, Sex Robots, and the Experience of a Queer, Asian American Woman
Franny Choi’s poems say things that couldn’t be uttered in any other art form.
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Neal Stephenson Interview: Tech Moguls, Brain Science, and Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
Though the new Neal Stephenson epic incorporates characters from 2011 “tech thriller” Reamde, it’s narratively closer to 2015 “space epic” Seveneves.
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The Vinyl Frontier: The Time NASA Shot a Record into Outer Space
Jonathan Scott’s book recounts the history of the Voyager Golden Record project.
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Shaking the Tree and Caryl Churchill Throw One Apocalyptic Tea Party
Escaped Alone captures a foreboding feeling, like sitting in the sun and knowing that everything is about to go wrong.
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Andie Main Exit Interview: the Founder of Revolution Comedy and Cool Kids Patio Show Is Leaving Portland for Denver
After seven years as a regular fixture in the Portland comedy scene, Andie Main is taking her jokes, and her fundraising show, Revolution Comedy, to Denver.
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Meet Marcus Fischer, the Portland Sound Artist Invited to the 2019 Whitney Biennial
Marcus Fischer’s sound installation art is as impressive to look at as it is to hear. His piece “Canopy/Harmonic Chorus,” which was on display at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) last year as part of The Snake exhibition, ran tape loops from floor to ceiling and through small plastic spindles suspended in the […]
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Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train Review: A Predictable, but Wonderfully Acted Morality Play
Dynamic performances from actors Anthony Lam and Bobby Bermea rescue the performance from its more pulpit preaching moments.
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Started from the Basement, Now They’re Here: Kickstand Comedy Moves into the Former Brody Theater, Plans Kickstarter for Renovations
Kickstand Comedy started in a basement, moved up to a schoolroom, and now they finally have their own theater. They’re Kickstarting renovations and about one million other projects.