The German World War I veteran's life story is now a comic Gregor Gog’s life was one that spanned a time of social transformations, revolutions and human catastrophes in Europe. Born in Schwerin an der Wartke (now Skwierzyna, Western Poland) in 1891 ...
27 Dec 2019 - Bastian Pütter
The Everclear frontman and former Portlander talks about his first solo album, his MS diagnosis and Trump Art Alexakis has survived a lot. An impoverished and fatherless childhood in California. Sexual abuse. Drug addiction. And then later, in Portland, t ...
13 Dec 2019 - Jason Cohen
In dedicating time to their memoir, “High School,” the musical twins are surprised to find they’re ‘so different and also so similar’ Imagine spending more than half your life working professionally with your twin sister – being so intertwined in every as ...
29 Nov 2019 - Giselle Au-Nhie...
The writers and artists recount hardship and loss, but they also show us hope and strength Change happens. Transformation is more elusive. To transform, you must be present: being engaged, paying attention. The process often isn’t easy to endure, and it ...
29 Nov 2019 - Bianca Butler
The German program of workshops developed for the prevention of extremism places students in scenarios where they are forced to make morally dubious decisions Imagine you’re a police officer and know that a bomb hidden by a captured terrorist is set to go ...
22 Nov 2019 - Nico Nissen
Kerry Skarbakka’s exhibit, ‘White Noise,’ depicts an alternative version of himself, had he become the white male he was raised to be “White Noise,” Kerry Skarbakka’s current exhibit at the North View Gallery at Portland Community College’s Sylvania campu ...
22 Nov 2019 - Helen Hill
He found storytelling inspiration in hip-hop, and he took his projects seriously back then – ‘so much more seriously than I do now’ Lin-Manuel Miranda, a performance polymath best known for “Hamilton” and now starring in the TV adaptation of Philip Pullma ...
15 Nov 2019 - Jane Graham
The rock star’s latest photography project, ‘Homeless,’ highlights people who ‘fall between the cracks’ Bryan Adams is one of Canada’s most famous international exports, but he’s still true to his roots. Adams moved from Ontario to British Columbia with ...
15 Nov 2019 - Rosemary Newton
Anthony Hudson’s full-length production, ‘Looking for Tiger Lily,’ follows the quest to find validation as a Native artist and be at peace with a complex identity July 21, 2020, update: The world premiere of “Looking for Tiger Lily" has been postpone ...
8 Nov 2019 - Danielle Frost
The Queen guitarist speaks out about struggling to ‘reprogram’ himself after school, dealing with depression, and Freddie Mercury Brian May, of the rock band Queen, penned a letter reflecting on his younger self. His letter is part of a series for Street ...
1 Nov 2019 - Jane Graham