http://www.wweek.com/portland/articles.sec-1440-1-.html Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT+7 en hourly 1 http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-18746-tardis_room_fish_and_spaceships_.html For those of you who don’t have BBC America, Doctor Who is a long-running TV show about a time-traveling alien. So if you fancy some sci-fi geekery and a chance to get off with some authentic fi]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19305-hotseat_sharon_needles_meet_the_dark_spooky_future_of_drag.html Sharon Needles is more Marilyn Manson than Monroe. Drag’s biggest name at the moment, Needles shocks by taking her characters to dark places rather than glamorous ones. For example, she won her ]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20193-hotseat_jinkx_monsoon_meet_the_pacific_northwest%E2%80%99s_first_contestant_on_the_american_idol_of_.html Snatching a spot on RuPaul’s Drag Race is the quickest way for a drag queen to make it big, and the show’s newest season features its first contestant from the Pacific Northwest: Jinkx Monso]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19340-screaming_ban_shes_why_portland%E2%80%99s_gay_bars_won%E2%80%99t_ban_bachelorettes.html It’s the last show at Darcelle XV Showplace on a muggy Friday night. The audience is a mixed bag: a birthday party in the center, friends of a drag queen near the wall, a posse of bros in the ]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19746-hotseat_julia_sweeney_the_actress_best_known_as_snl%E2%80%99s_pat_on_why_atheists_should_still_pray_.html Portland is officially the least religious city in the country, according to a recent study. So it’s fitting that the largest atheist organization in the country, the...]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-18799-the_conquistador_spanish_fly_.html Since it opened in December, The Conquistador (2045 SE Belmont St.) has been one of the most popular neighborhood spots in Southeast Portland. It’s a creation of Casey Maxwell, owner of the Mata]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19034-perfume_genius_tuesday_april_17_mike_hadreas%E2%80%99_music_is_plenty_family_friendly%E2%80%94he_jus.html [EDGY POP] You might remember Perfume Genius’ little YouTube scandal from January. The act’s label, Matador, says a video advertisement for Perfume Genius’ new album, Put Your Back N 2 It, ]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-18874-mattilda_sycamore_why_are_faggots_so_afraid_of_faggots_queering_consumerist_culture.html Some gay people prefer to be called faggots. Well, let me rephrase that—some queers prefer to be called faggots. The word “faggot,” much like “queer,” has been reappropriated as a word o]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19615-hotseat_darrin_pufall_avenue_q%E2%80%99s_puppet_master_lives_the_plush_life.html A Portland theater company is tackling Avenue Q, the raunchy, Sesame Street-inspired musical about existential twentysomethings. The show’s popularity promises high expectations for Triangle Pro]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19443-the_matchcom_monologues_%28coho_productions%29_looking_for_computer_love.html Forgive me if this review is overly critical. I was pissed when I saw this show because my date flaked. Apparently, 10:30 pm is too late for a show when you have work in the morning. That left m]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20366-you_swig_they_jig_underage_entertainment_for_your_st_patrick%E2%80%99s_day.html Drink enough on St. Patrick’s Day, and you may think you’re seeing leprechauns dance for you. But those aren’t leprechauns: They’re kids from local dance studios, whose parents are happy]]> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20546-american_music_festival_%28oregon_ballet_theatre%29_scrappy_pride_en_pointe.html Little about ballet is American. Poised, practiced and, to many, pretentious, it’s antithetical to the unbridled passion of a country built on freedom, manifest destiny and tea parties.  ]]>