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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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Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda: Me at 16

He found storytelling inspiration in hip-hop, and he took his projects seriously back then – ‘so much more seriously than I do now’
By
Jane Graham
November 15, 2019
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Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams: His new album, his roots, and his photos of street paper vendors

The rock star’s latest photography project, ‘Homeless,’ highlights people who ‘fall between the cracks’
By
Rosemary Newton
November 15, 2019
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Anthony Hudson dressed as Carla Rossi

Grand Ronde Tribal member channels alter ego into a new play

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
By
Danielle Frost
November 8, 2019

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