Paul Lisicky’s love letter to a friend.
books
Lori Shenher’s Descent into Chaos
In That Lonely Section of Hell, a former police detective recounts the bungled investigation of a serial killer.
Escape from New York
What one city’s gentrification spells for the rest of us.
Super Regrets
The League of Regrettable Superheroes: A Gold Mine of Fail
Toward a Theory of Hardcore
Michael Stewart Foley on Dead Kennedys’ Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables.
Watching the Clock
Heidi Julavits’ diary: just as dull as most people’s!
Fugitive Dreams
From Portland’s Walidah Imarisha, a new vision for science fiction, social justice, and the future.
A Culinary Tour of Old-Timey Portland
Know your city’s culinary history with Portland: A Food Biography.
Not That Sarah Marshall
Talking about horrible things with Portland’s foremost Tonya Harding expert.
What Fuckery Is This?
The cult of Lynne Tillman comes to PICA.
Life’s a Rich Tapestry
The Toast’s Mallory Ortberg on Texts from Jane Eyre.
Authorial Intent
Andrew Durkin takes on music in the digital age.
