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Tehlor Kay Mejia

Tehlor Kay Mejia creates a terrifyingly real world in her YA fantasy

The author discusses her latest novel, a queer, Latinx dystopian fantasy with Trump-era issues
By
Sarah Hansell
February 21, 2020
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Dana Lynn Louis

The art and activism of Dana Lynn Louis

A new exhibit by the founder of Gather:Make:Shelter reflects a life of sharing her craft among those without
By
Helen Hill
February 14, 2020
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Theresienstadt

Holocaust poetry and the reclamation of many identities

For the people who were persecuted and murdered, the poetry they wrote was a way to reclaim their identity
By
Marian de Vooght
February 7, 2020
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A beekeeper with bees

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
By
Maja Ravanska
January 31, 2020
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Terry Gilliam

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
By
Jane Graham
January 24, 2020
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Wendell Pierce

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
By
Adrian Lobb
January 10, 2020
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Shorty

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
By
Sara Kirschenbaum
January 10, 2020
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“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
By
Bastian Pütter
December 27, 2019
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Everclear

Art Alexakis is not giving up

The Everclear frontman and former Portlander talks about his first solo album, his MS diagnosis and Trump
By
Jason Cohen
December 13, 2019
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Tegan and Sara

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’
By
Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
November 29, 2019

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