AltWeeklies Wire
Dusty York Creates Another Praiseworthy Albumnew
In addition to his own music, York's an advocate for pushing Portland jazz in new, inventive directions -- primarily through his label, Diatic Records
Willamette Week |
Lance Kramer |
04-16-2008 |
Reviews
Amelia Contemplates Its Accidental Adult Contempo Existencenew
However Amelia's Napster designation may read, the band's music has never been what you'd call "easy listening."
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
04-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Goodwill Huntingnew
Welcome to Southeast Portland's Goodwill Outlet, a.k.a. "The Bins." One of the region's most unusual shopping meccas, the Bins attracts a cast of international characters all here to dig through giant mountains of what some call treasures and others consider trash.
Willamette Week |
Byron Beck |
04-16-2008 |
Shopping
Seven Things Portland Should Do to Get Serious About Being Greennew
Sometime between Gov. Tom McCall's speeches and Al Gore's Nobel Prize, Portland ceded the green crown. Here's how to get it back.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
04-16-2008 |
Environment
How Hard is it to Get Rid of Lousy Teachers?new
When Portland Public Schools begins bargaining with its nearly 3,000 teachers, counselors and school psychologists next month, one issue is not likely to be addressed: How should PPS identify and get rid of bad teachers?
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
04-16-2008 |
Education
An Internet Campaign Against Camel Cigs Goes Nationalnew
Jenny Decker has been infiltrating parties and concerts sponsored by R.J. Reynolds around Portland, gathering free trinkets and promotional products in hopes of exposing how R.J. Reynolds does guerrilla marketing to entice young women to smoke. Her humble MySpace page has now turned into a nationally recognized campaign that anti-tobacco experts say is accomplishing that goal.
Willamette Week |
Shefali Kulkarni |
04-09-2008 |
Science
Twenty Minutes With Hillary Clintonnew
The presidential hopeful chats with us about LNG, medical weed and tattoos.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
04-09-2008 |
Politics
Katie Crouch Creates a Real-Feeling Novelnew
Her debut novel, Girls in Trucks, tells the story of a dissipate former debutante, Sarah Walters, who must adjust her South Carolina dreams to the harsh realities of life in New York.
Willamette Week |
John Minervini |
04-09-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Mark David Chapman Falls Victim to Character Assassinationnew
J.P. Schaefer's direction is ultimately a prime example of how cinema has been degraded since the glory days of Scorsese.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
04-09-2008 |
Reviews
Matt Mccormick's Bright Futurenew
Portland's next great director was out on the road somewhere between here and Las Vegas, doing what he does best -- filming clouds and abandoned motor lodges -- when he realized he was alone.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
04-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
England Gets The Gossipnew
Beth Ditto's queer/weight activism should be applauded, but one worries that the singer's sudden celebrity rather ignores her day job.
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
04-09-2008 |
Reviews
Emily Katz: Like Cat Power Before the Molenew
Katz -- named after Simon & Garfunkel's "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" -- fronts local folk ensemble Love Menu, a group built around her lyrical songwriting and stunningly rich voice.
Willamette Week |
Michael Mannheimer |
04-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Shelley Short Quietly Saves Country Musicnew
Rather than waxing naively cute, a la Jenny Lewis, or idiotic, Short encapsulates much of what makes old-school Nashville country great: a showman's charisma, credible melancholy and close geographical ties.
Willamette Week |
Amy McCullough |
04-09-2008 |
Reviews
Rev. Michael Dowd on Evolutionnew
This reverend claims to have solved the debate between creation and evolution. Somebody give the man a fish.
Willamette Week |
John Minervini |
04-09-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Portland's Not a Sports Town, but it is a Sports Bar Townnew
We may not have sports teams, but we know how to cheer 'em on.
Willamette Week |
AP Kryza |
04-09-2008 |
Recreation
