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In this issue:

Arts & Culture

Film

Semper Film

Gary Mortensen brings images of wars past and present to life.

08/22/2012 By Kristen Hall-Geisler

Music

Key Note

Can guitarist Terry Robb’s new label help revive Portland’s original indie music—blues?

05/19/2009 By Tom D'Antoni

Hear This Now

Always Room for Cello

Local ensemble adds grace notes

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

We Liked It

Perhapst

Music Revue

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

We Liked It

Old Believers

Local CD Review

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

5 MINUTES WITH…

Barbara Ehrenreich

Reed College grad Barbara Ehrenreich’s most noteworthy efforts have been exposés about her travails in the workforce, her latest book, _This Land Is Their Land_, is a collection of essays about America’s ever-widening poverty gap.

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

Boom

Star Power

Western Display Fireworks’ pyro-in-chief Bob Gobet gets fired up about shows for billionaires and the art of making people swoon.

05/19/2009 By Ted Katauskas

Beaker Boon

Chemical Reaction

Want to unlock the mysteries of science? Start with a beer.

05/19/2009 By Jonathan Fine

Literature

Writer's Block

We Portlanders like to call ours a literary city. The trouble is, we have a hard time putting our money where our mouths are.

05/19/2009 By Anna Hirsh

Interview

Keeping His Cool

A legendary punk trades in his bass for a blog.

05/19/2009 By Bart Blasengame

Gardening

Perennial Favorites

When lovers of salvias and slime molds crave a good book, they turn to horticultural publisher Timber Press.

05/19/2009 By Jill Davis

Eat & Drink

INTRODUCING

Introducing... Tanuki

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Cheap Date

My Brother’s Crawfish

Forsaking My Brother’s Crawfish because of its out-of-the-way location or its owners’ seemingly tenuous relationship to authentic N’awlins fare would be a mistake.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Restaurant Review

Faulty Fusion

A San Diego chef opens her fifth West Coast restaurant in Portland, but is this bastion of healthy cuisine built to last?

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Article

Vinomatic

Dozens of wines. One push of a button. Willamette Valley wine tasting enters the age of automation.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

RECIPE

Grill Seeker

Korean barbecue has it all: It’s salty, spicy, and, with just two minutes of cooking time, instantly gratifying with this Bulgogi dish.

05/19/2009 By Nancy Rommelmann

Editor's Note

State of Mind

05/19/2009 By Jill Davis

Health & Wellness

Get Out

Choose Your Own Adventure

There’s nothing worse than wasting sun-filled days behind the wheel.

05/19/2009 By Martha Calhoon, Stacey Wilson, Camas Davis, and Christopher Van Tilburg Edited by Kasey Cordell With Brian Barker

The Smile Squad

Top Dentists 2008

Whether you need a cleaning or a complete makeover, our 2008 Top Dentists have you covered.

05/19/2009 By Martha Calhoon

THE HIT LIST

Om Sweet Om

Ditch the gym and practice better yoga at a studio. (Your soul will thank you.)

05/19/2009 By Stacey Wilson

Home & Real Estate

Habitat

Against the Grain

A builder and furniture maker proves you don’t need an architect’s license to create a beautifully designed house.

08/17/2012 By Camela Raymond

News & City Life

Finally Home

Coming to America

This year, inside the ceremony room of Portland’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, more than 10,000 foreign-born residents will take the Oath of Allegiance, becoming in just three short minutes, Americans.

05/19/2009 By Ted Katauskas

Sustainability

Fathom This:

A machine so miraculous that it provides 10 percent of the world's electricity. Weans us from oil. Halts global warming. Saves the planet. Four such devices, designed to harness the energy of ocean waves, may do just that.

05/19/2009 By Rebecca Clarren