Features Friday, Nov. 30 
Eric Stern [MUSIC] On his new solo album, Little Stories, accordionist-composer Eric Stern’s theatrical, wryly funny and occasionally naughty lyrics, memorable tunes and literally operatic vocals take center stage more than they do with his main squeeze, Vagabond Opera. His steampunk-ish songs about chess obsessives, golems, Paris, mysterious ...   More

Features Friday, Nov. 9
Skyfall [FILM] There’s no doubt that Daniel Craig is Bond. All he needed to prove himself was a classic adventure that harks back to the past while bringing the character full tilt into the present. Skyfall manages to do that and more, offering one of the year’s most crackling adventure films, one of Bond’s most satisfying outings, and proof that y...   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...   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

Restaurant Guide  Illustration by Amy Martin - Click below for larger version.   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, Oct. 19

The Projects
[COMICS, ART] Paint-by-numbers murals, choose-your-own adventure stories and Chinese street art—the Projects is not your little brother’s comics festival. Inspired by comics festivals in Europe, this new festival co-organized by Old Town's Floating World comics eschews tables of bored arti...   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, Sept. 28

Scott Pemberton, Eldridge Gravy & the Court Supreme
[MUSIC] Portland guitar monster Scott Pemberton is a master eclectic shredder, a man as skilled at riding in the pocket of a funk groove as he is going psychedelic without becoming overly jammy, ripping through classic rock riffs or, on the rare occasi...   More

Features Sorry Willamette Weekend is so late this week, folks. We trust you found something to entertain yourself with on Friday night.  
Saturday, Sept. 22
The We Shared Milk, Charts, Talkative, Old Age, Operation Mission, Log Across the Washer
[MUSIC] Instead of isolating itself in the studio, the We...   More