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Kermit and RuPaul sit across from each other at a table.

From a stream to streaming, Kermit tells us about his great leap forward

The famous frog, now 65, stars in a new Disney+ show. He credits his friends the Muppets for his enduring success and popularity.
By
Aimee Knight
August 18, 2020
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Portland hip hop artist Bocha performs on June 7 at Irving Park in Northeast Portland after a march led by Rose City Justice.

The soundtrack to a revolution: Hip-hop plays an important role in Portland protests

Local artists and music curators discuss the beats Portland’s Black Lives Matter movement is marching to
By
Donovan M. Smith
August 4, 2020
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Vietnamese men in uniform

Collection of short fiction relives memories of Vietnam and its American war

Author Paul K. Haeder discusses his new book, ‘Wide Open Eyes,’ which launches Friday night
By
Emily Green
July 31, 2020
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A band performing on stage is seen in the screen of a video camera

In an era of social distancing, Portland musicians find alternatives to performing live

Musicians, promoters and venues are getting mixed results with attempts at reaching audiences online
By
Anthony King
July 26, 2020
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Daniel Cox

Kaia Sand | The flywheel has flown off the handle

OPINION | Reflecting on the poetry of Daniel Cox and its reverberations through these difficult times
By
Kaia Sand
July 24, 2020
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Lulani Arquette

With the transfer of Yale Union building to Native ownership, a hub for Indigenous artists is born

​A darling of Portland’s contemporary art scene, Yale Union is fighting gentrification by dissolving and giving its $5 million building to a foundation that has big plans for the space
By
B. Toastie
July 22, 2020
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Jeff Hughes plays his violin, surrounded by a crowd

Violinist transformed hostility into beauty at vigil for Elijah McClain

Jeff Hughes, a professional musician, explains how he calmed tensions between police and protesters in the Colorado town where police killed the young Black man
By
Giles Clasen
July 14, 2020
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Mural features images of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and others, with the message "I can't breathe."

Photos | Art of the uprising

Photographer Benjamin Brink captured murals and other street art created as part of Portland’s Black Lives Matter movement
By
Benjamin Brink
July 11, 2020
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‘Touching the Jaguar’: John Perkins on his new book and envisioning a better future

The author of “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man” discusses how we can collectively harness this moment to transform our economy
By
Emily Green
July 9, 2020
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Spike Lee on his new movie and the Black experience in America

In the newly released Netflix film, 'Da 5 Bloods,' Lee explores elements of US history through the eyes of four Black Vietnam veterans
By
Steven MacKenzie
June 16, 2020

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