Portland-Raised Sam Elliott Lends His Famous Voice to New Joe Biden Ad

In a spot that debuted Tuesday night during Game 1 of the World Series—baseball is happening, who knew?—the actor, who attended David Douglas High School in Southeast Portland and still keeps a house in the area, layers his deep-tissue-massage of a voice over images of mountains, wheat fields and Uncle Joe hugging his constituents, while a fifth-grade piano recital version of the National Anthem plinks in the background.

Aaron Sorkin’s Depiction of Patriotism Curdling Into Fascism Is Visceral in “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

Get Your Reps In: For Our Last Week of Halloween-Themed Flicks, We Highlight Horror Comedy

A Portland State University Professor’s New Podcast With a Prophetic Title Humanizes a Gauntlet of Poverty

Comic Bri Pruett on Her Ideal Stoned Portland Afternoon, Cannabis-Influenced Tarot, and the Time She Got Way, Way Too High

Pruett may have traded Stumptown for Hollywood, but the comic has stayed on the local radar nonetheless. She’s coming back to town—virtually speaking, anyway—this Friday to host the 420 Social Smoke Session, as part of WW’s Willamette Weed digital cannabis week, featuring a budtender-guided smoke sesh, special guests and live music.

A University of Oregon Professor Is Conducting a Study on the Links Between Statues and White Supremacy in the U.S.

Geographer and ethnic studies professor Laura Pulido has begun examining over 2,000 historical landmarks around the country to see how many address racial injustice directly related to each site. Perhaps unsurprisingly, most of them don’t.

BodyVox Unleashes a Cinematic, Halloween-Themed Dance Spectacular in the Form of a Drive-In Movie

Five Recommended Reads From the National Book Awards Longlists

When men are sent on quests, it’s usually not for owls.