AltWeeklies Wire
The Limits of Tolerating Jim Jarmuschnew
The Limits of Control is an enormously irritating movie. It is a puzzle box that contains no hints about life, only references back to other surrealist artworks and Jarmusch's own films.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
05-13-2009 |
Reviews
Why the Two Biggest U.S. Tobacco Companies Are Fighting Each Othernew
There's a tobacco war raging in Salem, Ore. that has less to do with the reasons for past battles -- raising taxes or reducing consumption -- than it does with control of a rare industry bright spot: smokeless tobacco.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
05-13-2009 |
Business & Labor
How an Oregon Guru Raked in Millions as a New Age Psychicnew
Eric Pepin is a balding, heavyset 42-year-old from Beaverton, Ore. who claims he can heal the sick, control the weather, travel between dimensions and communicate with God. He teaches his secrets on CDs and DVDs that sell for up to $299 each on his website. And people buy them.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
05-13-2009 |
Culture
Tags: Eric Pepin, New Age
The Heroic Optimism of Anvilnew
It has been a long, strange trip for Anvil, but the trajectory has been smoothly downward. As Anvil! The Story of Anvil trails Anvil through an increasingly dire European tour, what distinguishes the film is Sacha Gervasi's palpable affection for her subjects, and her subjects' awareness of themselves.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
04-22-2009 |
Reviews
An Ex-Lab Assistant at an Oregon University Charges Its Researchers with Cruelty to Rodentsnew
Tony Carr abruptly walked away from a lab assistant job at Oregon Health Science University after three months, saying OHSU's animal research can't be justified ethically or scientifically. Now Carr is going public, hoping his story will prevent unnecessary suffering and lead to better science that doesn’t rely as much on animals.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
04-22-2009 |
Animal Issues
Bet You're Not As Committed to 'Sustainable Living' As These Portlandersnew
The 7-acre Tryon Life Community Farm in Southwest Portland is home to a residential worker collective known as Cedar Moon. Sixteen adults and six children ages 3 to 9 live in two buildings directly off a long, pothole-speckled driveway.
Willamette Week |
Adrienne So |
04-22-2009 |
Environment
Greg Mottola Remembers the Mysteries of Pittsburghnew
When it's not sidetracked by clowning, Adventureland is finely observed. Its tranquil, forgiving vibe exactly captures how someone who came of age in 1987 Pittsburgh would prefer to remember it. Which is also the movie's problem.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
04-01-2009 |
Reviews
From Foraging to Fermentation, How to Hone Your Natural Instinct on a Budgetnew
You can take the man out of the wild, but you can't take the wild out of the man. Or, better said: you shouldn't.
Willamette Week |
Adrienne So |
04-01-2009 |
Food+Drink
Tags: food & drink, recession
Can Portland Score a Big-League Soccer Deal?new
Why did Portland Commissioner Randy Leonard fight for a Major League Soccer team? And what are the chances he can close the deal? After all, there’s now a $15 million hole in the package, shaky financial assumptions and a trail of local leaders upset by his brash approach.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
04-01-2009 |
Policy Issues
March Madmen: The NCAA Tournament Comes to Oregonnew
If you have no interest in teenage pituitary cases wearing baggy shorts, suck it up: This week you are outnumbered.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh and Henry Stern |
03-18-2009 |
Sports
A Damning Look at Watts Goin' Onnew
Hand wringing about the rise of gang activity traditionally combines equal parts racial panic and blame deflection. What marks director Stacy Peralta’s turf is his dedication to undermining these reflexes.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
03-11-2009 |
Reviews
Thomas Friedman Tells Portlanders to Stop Futzing Aroundnew
Say what you will about incendiary Pulitzer-Prize-winning columnist and reporter Thomas Friedman: It takes some serious chutzpah to stand in front of a packed house of Portlanders and tell them that all of their green activism is nothing more than a hobby.
Willamette Week |
Adrienne So |
03-11-2009 |
Environment
Portland City Council Faces a Lot More Questions Than Answers Before Stadium Votenew
Like a long, scoreless soccer match finally heading to sudden death, Portland is on the brink of a result on Portland Beavers and Timbers owner Merritt Paulson’s proposal to bring Major League Soccer to town.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
03-11-2009 |
Politics
A Portland Cop Says a Complaint About His Boss's Dirty Dance Stifled His Careernew
Officer Tom Brennan says his career as a Portland cop hit a dead end the night a superior officer ground his crotch against Brennan’s wife at Dixie Tavern.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
03-11-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Smartpark, Dumb Enforcement?new
Tom Dehen didn’t know he could be threatened with arrest for walking on Portland city property with a camera and a sketch pad.
Willamette Week |
Joshua Bolkan |
03-11-2009 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties, Portland
