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
Get Your Reps In: This Week, We Highlight Movies Documenting the Highs and Lows of Creativity
Spend an evening with a John Cassavetes' master class in acting or an avant-garde performance artist preparing for a MoMA exhibition.
  • Mia Vicino
  • 3 days ago
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BOOKS
Portland Cartoonist Sloane Leong’s New Graphic Novel Is About Friendship, Basketball and the Complexities of Family
When "A Map to the Sun" isn’t busy being fun and action-packed, it carefully portrays intergenerational relationships—both loving and damaging—with a deft touch that puts it in a class of its own.
  • Suzette Smith
  • August 4
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THEATRE
Fertile Ground Festival Will Move Entirely Online in 2021 Due to the Coronavirus
A panel will curate programming, which is a departure from previous years.
  • Andi Prewitt
  • 3 days ago
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VISUAL ARTS
St. Helens Residents Successfully Fundraised an Anti-Trump Billboard Inspired by a Cult Classic Sci-Fi Movie
The image depicts the president as of one of the skull-faced aliens from John Carpenter's “They Live,” along with the words "Vote, Obey."
  • 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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