Social Issues
Giving to the Civil Liberties Defense and American Civil Liberties Union What civil rights, right? President-erect Donald Trump — who thinks the Bill of Rights … Continue reading
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Stumbling Toward Grace
Kenneth Lonergan’s masterful new film, Manchester by the Sea, grapples with the wages of grief
There came a moment early in Kenneth Lonergan’s new film when I knew I was in trouble, emotionally speaking: Led by the doctor into a … Continue reading
Give Guide
Love Trumps Hate
As much as I would like to hold a sign saying “Not my president” as I’ve seen others do, I’ve been forced to recognize, kicking … Continue reading
Back Beat
Music news & notes from down in the Willamette valley
The road to becoming Sonic Bent is long and winding. The self-described “progressive jam with a splash of cry-in-your-beer Americana” band — featuring Jeff Alberts … Continue reading
Waterworld
Composer Justin Ralls premieres Water is Life at the Wildish, plus more holiday favorites
If someone makes a movie about the Standing Rock Lakota fighting back against Big Oil, that filmmaker might find the soundtrack at 7:30 pm Friday, … Continue reading
Paper Cuts
A novelist takes revenge in director Tom Ford’s pretty but vacant new film Nocturnal Animals
Tom Ford’s second feature, , is a movie within a movie, and while both are lushly attractive, full of precise light and deep reds, neither … Continue reading
Shine On
Moonlight proves that good art speaks for itself
As a critic expected to say something moderately interesting and revealing about the film at hand, I find myself in a difficult position here. I … Continue reading
Gentleman Blag
It’s often said punks and hippies don’t get along. Nevertheless, Blag Dahlia, vocalist and founding member of legendary and, in some circles, notorious San Francisco … Continue reading
Fear and Loathing in Santaland
David Sedaris is a masterfully droll storyteller, and his one-man play The Santaland Diaries, playing now at Oregon Contemporary Theatre, is the perfect pairing for … Continue reading
Folk Queen
Portland singer-songwriter Tara Velarde fuses a wide range of vocals and Latin rhythms to create a concoction I can only describe as diva folk. In … Continue reading