Features Friday, May 4

Castles in the Sky: Miyazaki, Takahata, and the Masters of Studio Ghibli
[FILM] The films of Hayao Miyazaki and the other animators associated with Tokyo’s Studio Ghibli are renowned for their illustrative elegance and wondrous imagination. Funny, then, that the company originated in 1985 as a thumb to the eye of...   More

Features Each week our culture scientists rank their 10 favorite things in the universe. The resulting list is infallible. The list is perfect. If you don't agree with the list, you are wrong. Some items may stay atop the list for weeks, others may only make a brief appearance. Some items are Portland-centric, but only because Portland is at the center of the universe. Please do not write to us, ask...   More

Features Friday, April 27
Action Comics No. 2 
[COMEDY] Stand-up comedy by Shane Torres, Bri Pruett, Philip Schallberger and Manuel Hall, hosted by Jessie McCoy. Action/Adventure Theater, 1050 SE Clinton St. 10:30 pm Friday, April 27. $5 

Youth Avoiders, Acid Fast, Autistic Youth[MUSIC] France�...   More

Features Each week our culture scientists rank their 10 favorite things in the universe. The resulting list is infallible. The list is perfect. If you don't agree with the list, you are wrong. Some items may stay atop the list for weeks, others may only make a brief appearance. Some items are Portland-centric, but only because Portland is at the center of the universe. Please do not write to us, ask...   More

Features Each week our culture scientists rank their 10 favorite things in the universe. The resulting list is infallible. The list is perfect. If you don't agree with the list, you are wrong. Some items may stay atop the list for weeks, others may only make a brief appearance. Some items are Portland-centric, but only because Portland is at the center of the universe. Please do not write to us, asking for...   More

Features Friday, April 13
Alcest, Amber Asylum, Eight Bells, Anne[MUSIC] Although blunted black metal spikes do occasionally pierce the diaphanous haze of Alcest’s most recent album, Les Voyages de l’Âme, they are but tastefully applied adornments to a ranging, frequently epic sound. Alcest mastermind Neige (Stéphane ...   More

Features Each week our culture scientists rank their 10 favorite things in the universe. The resulting list is infallible. The list is perfect. If you don't agree with the list, you are wrong. Some items may stay atop the list for weeks, others may only make a brief appearance. Some items are Portland-centric, but only because Portland is at the center of the universe. Please do not write to us, ...   More

Features Friday, April 6

Best Sex Writing 2012
[BOOKS] In a world where every genre requires the annual release of a “best of” book, it was only a matter of time before sex-writing joined the crowd. Contributors Kevin Sampsell, Lidia Yuknavitch and Tim Elhajj will join editor Rachel Kramer Bussel for the reading.  Powell's City of Boo...   More

News In bracket politics, you better respect the sports fans.
That's the takeaway from the Sweet 16 of Mayoral Madness, where Blazers broadcaster Mike Rice wiped the court with the once-cocky radio host Victoria Taft (she beat Carrie Brownstein, after all). Rice now takes on Osc...   More

Features Each week our culture scientists rank their 10 favorite things in the universe. The resulting list is infallible. The list is perfect. If you don't agree with the list, you are wrong. Some items may stay atop the list for weeks, others may only make a brief appearance. Some items are Portland-centric, but only because Portland is at the center of the universe. Please do not write to us, asking for...   More