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Honeyland: Macedonian film offers stark lesson about our pillaging of the Earth

On average, the world consumes enough resources for 1.5 planets, and yet few people are aware of how drastic a situation that is

Maja Ravanska

January 31, 2020

I never looked back: Terry Gilliam was always drawn to Britain

The ‘Monty Python’ legend also reveals which of his films his teenage self would rate and his history as a cheerleader

Jane Graham

January 24, 2020

Wendell Pierce: You create the life you want

‘The Wire’ was a game-changer for the actor, and his hard work has paid off, he says in a letter to his younger self

Adrian Lobb

January 10, 2020

A dusty plot of land? To Shorty, it was a canvas

COMMENTARY | Shorty’s Corner, a spot near I-205 adorned with ever-changing sculptures, was a Portland treasure

Sara Kirschenbaum

January 10, 2020

“King of the Vagabonds" pages and illustration of Gregor Gog

Gregor Gog – anarchist, first street paper editor, and King of the Vagabonds

The German World War I veteran's life story is now a comic

Bastian Pütter

December 27, 2019

Art Alexakis is not giving up

The Everclear frontman and former Portlander talks about his first solo album, his MS diagnosis and Trump

Jason Cohen

December 13, 2019

With book and new album, Tegan and Sara get nostalgic

In dedicating time to their memoir, “High School,” the musical twins are surprised to find they’re ‘so different and also so similar’

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

November 29, 2019

Transformation: Street Roots zine features vendor writing, art

The writers and artists recount hardship and loss, but they also show us hope and strength

Bianca Butler

November 29, 2019

XGames awaken the extremist in you

The German program of workshops developed for the prevention of extremism places students in scenarios where they are forced to make morally dubious decisions

Nico Nissen

November 22, 2019

What if this artist had succumbed to toxic masculinity?

Kerry Skarbakka’s exhibit, ‘White Noise,’ depicts an alternative version of himself, had he become the white male he was raised to be

Helen Hill

November 22, 2019