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Arts News
Applications are now open for the center's new “Sustainability Lab,” which aims to protect mid-career filmmakers from burnout.
08/04/2021 By Conner Reed
Review
It's also surprisingly tender.
07/16/2021 By Conner Reed
Footnotes
Portland Monthly news editor Julia Silverman talks with Gary Herd about filming the show during COVID and how Oregon inspires his craft.
07/16/2021 By Gabriel Granillo With Julia Silverman
Reality TV
Gary Herd, known as the Bearded Woodworker, is one of eight makers left in the crafting competition
07/15/2021 By Julia Silverman
Television
Aidy Bryant has landed some long-deserved recognition for her work in the show's final season.
07/13/2021 By Conner Reed
Film
We break down Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze's Cannon Beach confrontation in the classic action thriller.
07/12/2021 By Conner Reed
The ’90s hit turns 25 this year. Here’s where you can spot its Rose City roots.
07/08/2021 By Aurora Biggers
Top Chef
Our three remaining cheftestants pay homage to foodie and Portlander James Beard on the Oregon coast.
06/26/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton
Entertainment
Storm Large stormed. Now Jimmie Herrod makes us actually believe in tomorrow.
06/23/2021 By Fiona McCann
This summer, Artists Repertory Theatre’s managing director Kisha Jarrett will hike for 1,200 miles and capture it on camera.
Nicolas Cage plays an Oregon mushroom forager hellbent on retrieving his hog in the new revenge thriller.
06/17/2021 By Conner Reed
Q&A
Swan Song will make its Oregon premiere at Zidell Yards during Pride’s new LGBTQ film fest on June 16.
06/11/2021 By Thom Hilton
Thursday’s installment brought us a Gabe Rucker cameo, a trip past the urban growth boundary, and a gesture worthy of Katniss Everdeen.
06/11/2021 By Julia Silverman
Pride
A gay hairdresser on a hero’s journey, cottagecore Australian lesbians, a forgotten Filipina-American punk band, and more.
05/13/2021 By Conner Reed
Comics
"I remember going to see Batman in the theater in 1989, and I never thought I'd have the opportunity to experience that in my own way," says the comic...
05/12/2021 By Conner Reed
Essay
The show's success with critics and audiences paves the way for more shows that celebrate fat bodies instead of pathologizing or pitying them.
05/07/2021 By Amy McCarthy Illustrations by Gillian Dreher
When Portlandia reshaped our pop culture image, movies didn't get the memo.
05/01/2021 By Conner Reed
The chefs take a trip to Oregon's Fruit Loop, and for some, it’s anything but sweet.
04/23/2021 By Conner Reed
The chefs make gelato-inspired layered desserts, and then cook dishes inspired by Portland's pan-African restaurant scene
04/16/2021 By Julia Silverman
Portland Monthly senior editor, Eden Dawn, talks with the host of Situations & Conversations
04/16/2021 By Eden Dawn and Gabriel Granillo
March 2023
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