The Class of 2020 Graduates w/ Oprah WinfreyCOVID-19 has been particularly rough on schoolkids. It might not seem that way if you take the most superficial of looks at the situation, i.e. “Hey, they don’t have to go to school, I wish I didn’t have to go to school, har har!” But not only have […]
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The Best Things to Do While Staying Home and Staying Safe: Thurs May 14
Beyond Now: A Virtual Fundraiser for PICAPICA is an absolute good for this community, and for anyone who values art in all its forms, and wants to make sure they’re supporting creative acts and local arts. With over 30 artists sharing new performance, video, and visual works, as well as conversations with creators, dance parties, […]
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The Best Things to Do (While Staying Home and Staying Safe) in Portland: Wed May 13
The Stranger‘s Silent Reading PartyEvery Wednesday at 6 pm we’re going to throw these parties, at least until stay-at-home is over. Attendees at the first Zoom silent-reading party included famous actors, writers, composers, artists, families, teenagers doing their homework, people staring into space listening to the music because it was just so beautiful, cats, and […]
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Get Your Tickets Now for the Confinement (Online) Film Fest!
TEAM! Remember when we announced the Confinement (online) Film Festival (AKA CoFF) and asked you to send in your short homemade movies about being stuck indoors and social distancing? Well, you really delivered! And even though you still have until this Friday May 15 to turn in your submission for CoFF, we now have an […]
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The Best Things to Do (While Staying Home and Staying Safe) in Portland: Tues May 12
The Salon of ShameThe “Salon of Shame” is a Seattle institution, and one not about to be cut short by coronavirus. Indeed, the cheerful exploitation of our younger selves’ awkward adventures in adolescence translate just fine online, and so: “Shame Across America,” (streaming at 6pm, $17) an online compilation of the finest cringe comedy a […]
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The Best Things to Do (While Staying Home and Staying Safe) in Portland: Mon May 11
Rick Diamond/Getty Images Movie Madness University ONLINEOne of the most feel-good film stories of the last 10 years didn’t happen on a movie screen, but behind one—when the Hollywood Theatre successfully took over Movie Madness, the local video rental store that’s more like a movie museum, a hallowed hall of learning for anyone seeking to […]
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The Best Things to Do (While Staying Home and Staying Safe) in Portland: Mother’s Day!
Serial MomTime to settle in on the day and enjoy yourself some fine mom-themed entertainment, and not only is Serial Mom a great choice for the holiday, it’s also a good intro to Kathleen Turner if all you know about her is that she was the voice of Jessica Rabbit. Written and directed by John […]
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The Best Things to Do (While Staying Home and Staying Safe) in Portland: Sat May 9
The 15th Annual HUMP! Film Festival We at HUMP! were crushed to cancel our originally planned Spring re-screening, with the coronavirus crisis forcing us all inside. But after receiving enthusiastic support and permission from the filmmakers to show their films online, we knew that the show must go on! Even if we can’t watch together […]
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The Best Things to Do (While Staying Home and Staying Safe) in Portland: Fri May 8
The I, Anonymous ShowThe long-running Portland Mercury column “I, Anonymous” is famous for asking readers to send in their most whacked-out rants and scandalous confessions—anonymously! In this special LIVE-STREAMED edition of The I, Anonymous Show, your host Kate Murphy will read some of the wildest and uncensored I, Anonymous submissions we’ve ever received. And even […]
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HUMP! Is Available for Streaming THIS SATURDAY!
Don’t miss the annual HUMP! tour—featuring the BEST homemade short porn flicks from last year’s festival—livestreaming into your home for the first time this weekend! Why the switch to livestream? The 15th Annual HUMP! Film Festival spring tour was off to an awesome start. We went to Oakland, Albuquerque, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Long Beach, […]
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Things to Do (While Staying Home and Staying Safe) in Portland: Thurs May 7
UploadOnce upon a time, a producer on the American remake of The Office decided he wanted to make mainstream sitcoms that were dedicated to being hilarious and sweet and smart. So he went off and made Parks and Recreation, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine and his magnum opus of optimism and philosophy, The Good Place. This story […]
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Things to Do (While Staying Home and Staying Safe) in Portland: Wed May 6
The Stranger‘s Silent Reading PartyEvery Wednesday at 6 pm we’re going to throw these parties, at least until stay-at-home is over. Attendees at the first Zoom silent-reading party included famous actors, writers, composers, artists, families, teenagers doing their homework, people staring into space listening to the music because it was just so beautiful, cats, and […]