Print Edition for the week of
Mar. 7 - 13, 2018

Vol. 18, No. 43
Ona Zelda Pitschka | violentcosmos.com

News

A New Report Shows Highway Widening Won't Solve Portland's Congestion Woes

And as a Tolling Plan Rushes Forward, Some Officials Want to Know Why ODOT Won't Research a World Without New Construction Projects

Hall Monitor: Lawsuit Roundup Time!

Lots of Local Elected Officials Are Getting Sued! Here’s a Rundown.

Music

Deathlist’s Fun Processes Loss

The Portland Band’s New Album Scours for Shards of Hope

Ezza Rose Goes Electric

With No Means No, the Portland Singer/Songwriter Measures the Weight of Words

The 19 Best Concerts to See in Portland This Week: March 7-13

From Ceremony of Sludge to Lorde to DJ Jazzy Jeff

Movies & TV

A Wrinkle in Time Review: Ava DuVernay Gives the YA Classic a Much-Needed Update

Also Featuring Oprah and Sade!

POW Film Fest Is an Excellent Opportunity to Support Women in Film

Frances McDormand Told You To!

Submission Review: It’s Like Wonder Boys, Only Bad

I Submit That This Is Not a Very Good Movie

The 14 Best Films to Catch in Portland Theaters This Week: March 9-15

Sailor Moon, Kung Fu Theater, The Hurricane Heist, and More

Visual Art

Finding Common Ground in Refugee Camps

Photographer Fazal Sheikh Gives Voice to Displaced

Books

The Anti-Trump Book Club

Collusion, Impeachment Porn, and Things Said Over Beers

Surprises and Horrors in Full Bleed, Portland’s New Comics and Culture Quarterly

Also Included: Punk Rock, U-Boats, and Alan Moore Fighting a Demon

Feature

These Are Our Demands

When It Comes to #MeToo and Misogyny, Stop Asking Us If It's "Really That Bad" and Start Doing Something About It

Last Supper

Pot & Spicy Fulfills Your Hot Soup Dreams

Pick Your Own Skewers for this Fine Bowl of Sichuan Soup On the Cheap

Lush Life

Beer Bits! A Long Look at New Nanobrewery Look Long Brewing Company

Plus, Deschutes in Cans, and Coffee in Your Beer

I, Anonymous

This Week’s Featured I, Anonymous!

Pierced Heart

Ask a Pot Lawyer

What’s Going on with US Territories and Weed?

A Look at Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and Other Territories

Cannabuzz

Women’s Contributions to Cannabis Have Been Overlooked and Ignored

Fortunately, Women’s History Month Is the Perfect Time to Look Back

Sold Out

A New Beauty Trend and Celebrating Slow Fashion

Gua Sha Massage Is Administered with a Cooling Jade Stone

One Day at a Time

Letters

Letters to the Editor

This Week: Bigoted Evangelists, Hack Musicians, and a SIX-FOOT-TALL ANIMATRONIC WIZARD!

I, Anonymous Blog

Next Time, She's Going to Poop on You

I'm Sorry About My Tampon

20 is Plenty

Office Rave

Fucking Tip Me!

Preschool Dropout

Granola Pirate

Just Say No

Fabulous and Makeovers?

Savage Love & Sex

Savage Love

Zaps

The Party Review

A Funky Fresh Birthday

From Slacktivism to Activism

The 12 Best Ways to Make a Difference in Portland This Week: March 7-13

Bowl for Braille Children’s Books, Play Bingo for Pacific Pug Rescue, and Volunteer with In Other Words

Sneaker Wave

Sneaker Wave: Fresh Drops

New Material from Andre Waymond, Cheatcode, Bocha and Sxlxmxn

Eat This!

After Dark Cookies Is Late Night Sugar-Delivery Genius

Top-Notch Options for Every Kind of Cookie Monster