COMEDY
Watch John Oliver Mock Ted Wheeler With a Terrifying Teddy Bear on “Last Week Tonight”
He also makes his own contribution to a subsection of Twitter humor poking fun at the Portland Police Bureau.
  • Shannon Gormley
  • July 27
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MOVIES
In Portland-Shot “Borrufa,” an Immigrant Family Drifts Apart at a Glacial Pace
You've never seen a more tragic seven-minute footbath on film.
  • Chance Solem-Pfeifer
  • 2 days ago
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BOOKS
Portland Author Vanessa Veselka’s New Novel Shows That the “Hero’s Journey” Isn’t Exclusive to the Wealthy, or Men
“The Great Offshore Grounds” has won praise from authors across genre, with Roxane Gay crowning the book a “magnificent beast of a novel.”
  • Scout Brobst
  • August 26
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THEATRE
Here Are the Five Coolest (Free) Things on the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Streaming Service
O! is for outstanding, in this case.
  • Bennett Campbell Ferguson
  • 2 days ago
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VISUAL ARTS
Despite a Pandemic and Wildfires, One of Portland’s Biggest Arts Festivals Is Still Happening This Month
TBA organizers Erin Boberg and Kristan Kennedy discuss the logistics of putting on a festival in a time of multiple crises.
  • Shannon Gormley
  • 2 days ago
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Events

Portland’s Five Funniest Comics Are Taking the Stage Tomorrow at Revolution Hall. You’ll Want to Be There.

When we tell you WW’s annual Funniest Five showcase is the best local comedy show of the year, we don’t expect you to believe us. We’re biased, of course. But here’s the thing: It really is. And you don’t have to take our word for it. After all, we didn’t pick the performers. The local comedy community did. And as we’ve found in the seven years we’ve conducted this poll, they have a pretty good read on comedic talent.
Matthew Singer

What to Expect at This November’s My People’s Market

My People’s Market is back–and if you have yet to experience one of these events (there have been three since 2017), now is the time. This re-imagined marketplace is a gathering of Portland’s diverse and vibrant entrepreneurs, makers, artists, culinary wizards, and beverage crafters. Organized by Prosper Portland and Travel Portland, and sponsored by New Seasons Market, the biannual event is a one-stop shop of emerging local artisans from marginalized communities.
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