Headout: Old Dogs, New Licks

They said Gary Marcus was too old to learn guitar. He whammied them wrong.

Headout Think you’ve gotta be 14 and full of hormones to learn guitar? Nope, says NYU psychology professor Gary Marcus. More

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 MELINDA HASTING

Headout: Mental Kombat

How would you fare in Ground Kontrol’s video game quiz show?

Headout Ground Kontrol’s bimonthly Video Game Quiz Show is one of the most elaborate trivia nights in town. Gaming geeks compete on teams—like in a real television game show—using custom-built, li More

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 MELINDA HASTING

Gymania

A side-by-side comparison of Portland gyms

Culture So you’ve resolved to join a gym. Good for you! But how do you choose which is right for you? Here are the essential facts. More

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 MELINDA HASTING

Headout: Sort of Sam

WW exclusive: Sam Adams' endorsement for Portland’s next mayor.

Headout OK, so he’s not the mayor, but when singer-songwriter Sam Adams moved to Portland a year ago from Indiana he quickly got used to the confusion. More

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 MELINDA HASTING

Headout: Santa’s Bomb

ADX holds a warehouse sale of homemade weirdness.

Headout Portland’s ADX is a big ol’ warehouse where the Etsy-inclined pay $40 a day to bring their designs into the third dimension using facilities not unlike what you’d find in a high school sho More

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 MELINDA HASTING