SCOOP EXTINGUISHED, ANGUISHED: Fire dancing has been more or less banned in Portland. The art of spinning burning things in the dark...   More

Arts & Books It seems Portland's obsession with pork has reached a new high. On exhibit inside Powell's is a series of presidential portraits with all 44 Presidents proudly embracing a large, pink leg of cured pig. With a detailed and lifelike hand, the series by  local artist "Bijijoo" is hilarious and deadpan, simultaneously presenting and mocking presidential decorum. The show runs through the end of February, ...   More