Prison Blues—And Grays

An aging population of inmates is costing Oregon a bundle.

News Stories Oregon prisons are looking more and more like assisted living centers. That’s because Oregon houses the highest percentage of elderly inmates in the nation, according to a 2014 report by the ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by GABRIELLA DUNN

Supermess

Portland Public Schools must decide what to do with a principal arrested for—but not charged with—domestic violence.

Schools In the Portland Public Schools firmament, few stars shined as brightly as Marti Diaz. The former teacher rose to the position of principal at Southeast Portland’s Kelly Elementary School in ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by BETH SLOVIC

Desert Rain

A Portland ethnomusicologist remakes Purple Rain in the Sahara.

Music Stories One thing Christopher Kirkley can’t be accused of is lacking ambition. Since 2008, through his Sahelsounds blog and record label, the Portland “guerrilla ethnomusicologist” has collected a ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by MATTHEW SINGER

High Froth

Portlander Dave Goldstein brought laboratory science to the art of making bongs.

Weed As Dave Goldstein took a rip off his new bong, his first thoughts drifted to the law. I’m going to need a patent lawyer, he thought. Goldstein can claim the percolator and the ash trap as in ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by PARKER HALL

Get in the Van’

On the road, lookin’ for weed, in the ’Couv.

Weed It took a little longer than it needed to, but Washington has finally figured out the recreational marijuana business. Or so it seems from a recent Saturday afternoon trek to the two recreatio ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by MAJOR E. SKINNER

How To Talk To Your Parents About Weed

Now that weed is going legal, your mom and dad may have some questions. Here’s what to tell them.

Weed The prohibitionists warned us it would happen, and it did. Oregon’s legalization of marijuana has profoundly altered the public’s perception of the once-illicit substance. Legalization—e ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by MAJOR E. SKINNER

Green Genes

Weed’s been with us since the Ancient Steppes. Portland’s Phylos Bioscience will revolutionize what we know about it.

Weed In the winding curves south of I-405, across the street from the Oregon Health & Science University Integrity Office, the history of marijuana is being mapped. For 10,000 years, humans have ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by WM. WILLARD GREENE

The Flyover States, Part II

Willie Weed Editor’s note: Last week, Wm. Willard Greene wrote about traveling to Dallas to watch the Ducks’ game and not bringing any weed because he was worried about getting busted. His experiences w ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by WM. WILLARD GREENE

Street: The Con

Street Wizard World brings out the fans. Photos by Katie Dennis. ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by KATIE DENNIS

AP Film Studies: The Passion Of The Spliced

Church of Film worships at the altar of obscure cinema.

Movie Reviews & Stories In 2013, Matthew Lucas and Leslie Napoles quietly started a film club for a few friends to gather, geek out over lesser-known cinema and sip a little wine. Soon, it became a church that worships ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by AP KRYZA

Patton Oswalt, Silver Screen Fiend

The old fantasy about shovel-murdering George Lucas.

Books There’s a bit in Patton Oswalt’s 2007 standup record, Werewolves and Lollipops, where he says his “geekiness is getting in the way of his nerdiness.” To casual fans who came Oswalt’s way v ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by PETE COTTELL

Findings Vol. 41, Issue 13

What we learned from reading this week’s paper.

Findings After driving the postwar economy into the ground and mortgaging their kids’ future, baby boomers are growing old in Oregon prisons in droves, which is expensive. The life of a child in Gresham is ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by WW Staff

Savoy Tavern: Bar Review

In, Out, In

Bar Reviews Things are changing fast at Savoy Tavern (2500 SE Clinton St., 808-9999, savoypdx.com). Broder proprietor Peter Bro’s “Midwestern-inspired American food” tavern on Clinton Corner was never ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by MARTIN CIZMAR

Introducing: Karmelloz

Music Stories Who: Producer Matthew Pepitone. Sounds like: Ambient music stripped of all pretense and programmed for club versatility by an itinerant neurologist-cum-software developer living on a weed farm de ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by MITCH LILLIE

Nick Jaina, Get It While You Can

Suffering, and reflecting, in silence.

Books Nick Jaina is not famous. Far from it, really. But the question of what it means to be an artist—and how much pain you’re willing to endure to pursue your art in the quest for something grea ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by MICHAEL MANNHEIMER

Mr. Turner: Movie Review

Brilliant scenery, with extra spittle.

Movie Reviews & Stories Known as “the painter of light,” J.M.W. Turner created some of the world’s most awe-inspiring artwork. His landscapes are by turns frightful and beautiful, and the same goes for Mr. Turner ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by MICHAEL NORDINE

Dr. Know: Is it socially acceptable in Portland to take bottles and cans from strangers’ recycling bins?

Dr. Know Is it socially acceptable in Portland to take bottles and cans from strangers’ recycling bins? In my old hometown, this was considered stealing—it deprived the city of revenue for the recycl ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by MARTY SMITH

Perchance to Dream

Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble’s Enter the Night is beautiful, surreal and surprisingly funny.

Theater In Enter the Night, playwright Maria Irene Fornes takes on big issues. One character mourns the loss of his lover to AIDS. Another visits a doctor for her worsening heart palpitations. The third ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by REBECCA JACOBSON

Beer Review: Hawthorne’s Best Bitter (Lucky Labrador)

Drank As one of the original six recipes at Lucky Lab, Hawthorne’s Best Bitter has been around for a generation. Come this October, the beer would be 21, old enough to drink itself, if beers could ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by MARTIN CIZMAR

Buzz List: Where We’re Drinking  This Week

Food Reviews & Stories Our pick for the top brewpub, dive bar or wine lounge might change by the time you've finished reading this. But here are the spots, new and old, that we're most excited about right now. ... More

Jan 28, 2015 12:01 am by WW Culture Staff

Our annual weed issue.

An aging population of inmates is costing Oregon a bundle.

Commissioner Diane McKeel’s husband pulled strings with county officials.

Portland Public Schools must decide what to do with a principal arrested for—but not charged with—domestic violence.

Don’t settle for subpar Super Bowl nachos.

A Portland ethnomusicologist remakes Purple Rain in the Sahara.

A new report suggests she didn't disclose all of her income in 2012.

Dave's Killer Bread co-founder gives his first interview since trial.

A new report suggests she didn't disclose all of her income in 2012.

Dave's Killer Bread co-founder gives his first interview since trial.

Top selling albums and songs in Portland, Jan. 19-25

The five must-hear new songs from Portland artists this week.

Portland's Best Dance Music Options

A playlist-assisted guide to the week's best concerts for Jan. 21-27

Top selling albums and songs in Portland, Jan. 12-18

Why let the most exciting Double Downs be trapped in Asian markets?

Crunchwraps supreme, A.M. and slider, oh my!

How three Portlanders brought a Mexican classic to town.

Burger King bumps ham & cheese up from the secret menu with retro flare

Our annual weed issue.

An aging population of inmates is costing Oregon a bundle.

Portland Public Schools must decide what to do with a principal arrested for—but not charged with—domestic violence.

Commissioner Diane McKeel’s husband pulled strings with county officials.

Don’t settle for subpar Super Bowl nachos.

A Portland ethnomusicologist remakes Purple Rain in the Sahara.

The dos and don’ts of budtender etiquette.

Portlander Dave Goldstein brought laboratory science to the art of making bongs.

On the road, lookin’ for weed, in the ’Couv.

10 Portland weed shops offering the city’s best deals.

Can a lifelong weed-hater find a strain he likes?

Now that weed is going legal, your mom and dad may have some questions. Here’s what to tell them.

Weed’s been with us since the Ancient Steppes. Portland’s Phylos Bioscience will revolutionize what we know about it.

Six Portland dispensaries that point to the future of retail weed.

Keep score at home! The team with more checks is your likely champion.

Church of Film worships at the altar of obscure cinema.

The old fantasy about shovel-murdering George Lucas.

Andrey Zvyagintsev’s epic Leviathan has a heavy heart and light hand.

Some real underground music.

What we learned from reading this week’s paper.

In, Out, In

Poisoned Altars (Relapse)

Bend and rend.

Suffering, and reflecting, in silence.

Down and out in New York City.

Brilliant scenery, with extra spittle.

Wild Strawberries (Thrill Jockey)

Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble’s Enter the Night is beautiful, surreal and surprisingly funny.