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Text Appeal

This year marked the 5th annual Text Ball, an integral part of the Wordstock festival. This year's theme, "Text Appeal," inspired a variety of alluring costumes—all home-made. _*Watch the slideshow*_

10/20/2010 By Georgia Perry

Slideshow

Slide Show: Text Appeal

This year marked the 5th annual Text Ball, an integral part of the Wordstock festival. This year's theme, "Text Appeal," inspired a variety of alluring costumes—all home-made. _*Watch the slideshow*_

10/20/2010

Mudroom

30 Seconds With…Phil Stanford

Phil Stanford, author of _The Peyton-Allan Files_, a true crime story about a brutal, mysterious Portland double homicide.

10/11/2010 By Randy Gragg

Fiction

Grass At My Feet

Gretchen Flesher Duggan’s "Grass at My Feet" is the winner of the 2010 Wordstock Short Fiction Competition.

09/13/2010 By Gretchen Flesher Duggan

Preview

Mother Nature's Bad Boy

The Wolverine Way offers an unforgettable look at one of the world’s surliest predators

06/15/2010

Bright Lights: Discussions About the City

Bright Lights with Mike Houck

Mike Houck discussed his latest efforts to develop natural habitat in the city, from Ross Island to green roofs, along with the successes and controversies of his three decades of conservation work.

05/18/2010

Slideshow

Slide Show: Checked Out

Multnomah County libraries loan us a peek into what's being checked-out these days.

05/17/2010

Mudroom

Checked Out

Multnomah County libraries loan us a peek into what's being checked-out these days.

05/17/2010 By Taryn Wheeler

Now Read This

Putting Away Childish Things

Marcus J. Borg strays away from his religious nonfiction works to write a novel—a religious studies professor internally gets torn between her faith as an Episcopalian and her experiences at a liberal arts college.

04/23/2010 By Graham Bell

VIDEO

Bright Lights on Metro

Though their politics align in many ways, the three candidates for the position of Metro president bring different backgrounds and political instincts to the job. At Bright Lights on March 8, 2010 the candidates Rex Burkholder, Bob Stacey and Tom Hughes d

03/17/2010

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Lean on Pete

Willy Vlautin's latest tale finds its 15-year-old protagonist searching for a family connection at Portland Meadows.

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Bright Lights

Branding Oregon

Dan Wieden spoke at the Bright Lights discussion series on February 8. He discussed recent work from Wieden + Kennedy, one of the nation’s top creative firms in the ad business (and one of the largest remaining independent ones), as well as philanthropy

03/02/2010

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Without Mercy

Lisa Jackson's new novel, Without Mercy, is a fiction kick back to her time in the Pacific Northwest.

02/15/2010 By Amber Villa-Zang

Mudroom

Atheist on the Rocks

For more than two years, infamous atheist Christopher Hitchens has made good sport debating those who believe in God. His rapier wit and merciless debate style pack houses across the country. But after his January lecture for Literary Arts--a dinner at Bl

02/04/2010 By Randy Gragg

Article

Bright Lights, European City

Portland State University president Wim Wiewel spoke at the Bright Lights city design discussion series on January 11. Wiewel discussed his vision for PSU's future and contemplated his time in Portland so far. Listen to the complete conversation here.

02/03/2010

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The Lunatic, the Lover, and the Poet

We review Myrlin A. Hermes's take on _Hamlet_, where Horatio finds himself falling for the Prince of Denmark.

12/16/2009 By Veronica Martin

30 Seconds With…

Tom Krattenmaker

_Portland Monthly_ sits down with Tom Krattenmaker to discuss the way evangelical Christianity permeates athletics.

11/09/2009

Literary Life

Oregon Book Awards: Honors Highlight Dark Horses

Politician edges out Skloot, Gaston and Gwartney with his nonfiction legal offering

10/27/2009 By Helyn Trickey

FICTION

The Grocery Store Cart

With her short story "The Grocery Store Cart," Marian Pierce won the 2009 short fiction competition of the Wordstock book and literary festival. Chosen by Oregon writer Barry Lopez, this story won her $1,000 and publication in Portland Monthly.

09/10/2009 By Marian Pierce

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05/19/2009 By Lucas Bradley-Kelly

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