Culture
Margaret Atwood looks back at her teenage self
On the heels of releasing “The Testaments,” her sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” author Margaret Atwood sequel reflects on her introduction to writing, teenage anxieties and the memory she’d love to revisit. I was 16 in November 1955, living in Canada. This was a time of Elvis Presley, rock ’n’ roll, circle skirts, penny loafers,…
Stumptown creator Greg Rucka never imagined his comic on TV
If you’re not familiar with Greg Rucka’s comic “Stumptown,” you’ve probably seen commercials for the new ABC crime drama and thought, “Ugh, what is television doing to Portland now?” If you are familiar with the comic, you’ve probably seen ads for the show and thought, “I hope they don’t screw it up.” Well, good news.…
It was feminism that led her to witchcraft
Pam Grossman is a writer, curator, practicing witch, and teacher of magical practice and history. Her new book, “Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power,” is an exploration into the historical and cultural impact of witches, as well as a discussion of how feminism ties into the witch archetype and practices. Beyond that, “Waking…
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It was feminism that led her to witchcraft
Pam Grossman is a writer, curator, practicing witch, and teacher of magical practice and history. Her new book, “Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power,” is an exploration into the historical and cultural impact of witches, as well as a discussion of how feminism ties into the witch archetype and practices. Beyond that, “Waking…
The last supper at Sunnyside Community House
A dozen busy cooks clang pots and pans together in the vast basement kitchen of a regal stone church. There’s a bowl the size of a bass drum filled with pasta and cream sauce, a vat of spinach simmering with bacon, heaping pans of roast turkey, and mountains of fresh fruit and green salad. Dutch…
Believe our stories and listen: Perspectives on first response on the streets
There’s plenty of Trumpian cruelty toward the poorest people in our nation in the news. While it is tempting to challenge that wrong-headedness head-on, I will challenge it instead by emphasizing policy ideas from the very people he is demonizing. Because in Portland, that’s exactly what we are able to do. Today Street Roots publishes “Believe…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: Reminiscing about an older Portland
Native Portlander Charles Leon has seen a lot of change in his city. His parents migrated west from the Omaha, Neb., area in 1940, drawn by a job for his father at the Shipyards of Swan Island. His father left the job, but the family stayed, eventually settling in the Laurelhurst neighborhood. Charles attended school…
