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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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Sandra Hahn

Transformation: Street Roots zine features vendor writing, art

The writers and artists recount hardship and loss, but they also show us hope and strength
By
Bianca Butler
November 29, 2019
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XGames

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
By
Nico Nissen
November 22, 2019
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Kerry Skarbakka

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
By
Helen Hill
November 22, 2019

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