Q & A If the Bush administration wrote a War on Terror rulebook, they might mention sporks. But as Steven Wax makes clear in his new book, Kafka Comes to America: Fighting for Justice in the War on Terror ( ... More
Steven Wax
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Q & A If the Bush administration wrote a War on Terror rulebook, they might mention sporks. But as Steven Wax makes clear in his new book, Kafka Comes to America: Fighting for Justice in the War on Terror ( ... More
Richard Preston
The Hot Zone author talks Ebola, self-cannibals and getting into the soup.
Q & A In this summer of blockbusters, think of journalist Richard Preston as our Indiana Jones of science—willing to abandon his writing desk to join his characters in action, be they scientists locke ... More
Abrahm Lustgarten
Riding the rails to Tibet on the eve of the Beijing Olympics.
Q & A When the Olympic torch relay turned into a free-for-all between Tibetan protesters and pro-China demonstrators last month, Abrahm Lustgarten had a unique perspective on the conflict. A writer who spli ... More
Alice Feiring
Why wine geeks need to tell Robert Parker to cork it.
Q & A Alice Feiring wants to change the way you pick your next bottle of wine. If you’ve ever chosen an Oregon Pinot based on its number rating, it’s you she’s after. As a wine writer for ... More
Brian Michael Bendis
Getting geeky with one of the comic world’s finest.
Q & A If you’re an avid reader of contemporary superhero comics, Brian Michael Bendis needs no introduction. The Portland-based writer/artist hit the comics scene in the mid-’90s, penning noir c ... More
Doug Fine
Author of Farewell, My Subaru talks to WW about green ranching, veggie-powered monster trucks, and the mystique of goat ice cream.
Q & A In 2005, Doug Fine moved to New Mexico, bought a ranch and set about making it a model of sustainable self-sufficiency. For Fine, then a 36-year-old who’d grown up on Domino’s in the New Y ... More
Michael Dowd
This reverend claims to have solved the debate between creation and evolution. Somebody give the man a fish.
Q & A Think of Michael Dowd’s new book, Thank God for Evolution!, as a kind of spiritual Nicorette gum for Christian fundamentalists: It’s not a perfect solution, but at least you’re not s ... More
John Prendergast
Why an anti-genocide activist canceled a trip to Portland and what he thinks about Angelina Jolie and granola bars.
Q & A The only things on John Prendergast’s mind on Monday were Uganda—and granola bars. Prendergast had been scheduled to speak this week in Portland about both the Darfur crisis and his work ... More
Nic and David Sheff
When It Comes To Meth, Father’s Not Like Son.
Q & A By the age of 18, Nic Sheff was addicted to meth. It wasn’t pretty. He was skeletally thin, his arms were full of holes and green with infection, he broke into relatives’ houses and stole ... More
Jim Riswold
This Local Artist’s glass is half full—of Jesus juice.
Q & A Retired Wieden & Kennedy ad guru and leukemia survivor Jim Riswold is in the Indian-summer bloom of a second career as an artist. His previous four shows at Portland’s Augen Gallery showcased eB ... More
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