Arts
Netflix’s ‘Untold: Jail Blazers’ Is a Tough but Necessary Watch
Rasheed Wallace provides the comic relief in the film, but Bonzi Wells is its beating heart.
Shen Yun Performances Will Go On at the Keller Despite Controversy
At least one patron is set on shutting the whole thing down.
Get Your Reps In: Julie Christie Goes on an Odyssey in ‘Darling’
Set in swinging ’60s London, “Darling” shows off the breadth of Christie’s versatility.
Get Busy (April 15–21, 2026)
See Grag Queen’s Cosmic Light Tour, hear The Builders and the Butchers or watch “Fat Ham” this week in Portland.
TJ Fuller’s Short Story Collection ‘Some Stupid Glow’ Sparkles
“A lot of the stories are about failure, and I think the failure gets more intense as the collection goes on,” TJ Fuller says.
What Six of the Most Memorable Jail Blazers Told Netflix
Rasheed Wallace is not mad.
Broadway in Portland to Host First-Ever Career Day
300 local high school students will learn what it takes to make it in showbiz.
Get Your Reps In: ‘Conan the Barbarian’ Is Still a Remarkable Spectacle
Playing an enslaved gladiator questing to avenge his family, Arnold certainly is…huge.
Jenny Lawson Knows How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay
Lawson’s new book offers a wide-ranging tool kit for weathering tough times.
What to Do in Portland (April 8–14, 2026)
See Pauly Shore, ride the Ladds 500 or check out the Oregon Muslims’ Lit Fest this week in Portland.
Do We Still Need to Hear the People Sing? Yes.
‘Les Mis,’ which came through Portland last week on a national tour, still hits the mark.
Hour Media Purchases Portland Monthly Magazine
Two of the seven journalists on the publication’s masthead have already been laid off.











