AltWeeklies Wire
Lean Cuisinenew
Has Portland lost its insatiable appetite for its restaurant scene?
Willamette Week |
Byron Beck |
03-19-2008 |
Food+Drink
Some Oregon Iranians Have Peace of Mindnew
Local Iranians are now breathing easier about chances of a U.S. invasion of their homeland.
Willamette Week |
Lawrence Maushard |
03-19-2008 |
War
Portland's New Tent Citynew
The city's day labor site on MLK Boulevard still has fences to climb.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
03-12-2008 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
How a Bootlegger's Son Shaped the Westnew
One measure of success for a book like Philip L. Fradkin's Wallace Stegner and the American West is whether it inspires readers to take up books by the biographer's subject.
Willamette Week |
Matt Buckingham |
03-12-2008 |
Nonfiction
The Arthouse and the Slaughterhouse Meet Againnew
In 2008 -- the era of Eli Roth and Saw -- a remake of Funny Games should be extra potent, especially with Michael Haneke behind the camera and boasting a supreme cast.
Willamette Week |
AP Kryza |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Funny Games, Michael Haneke
Nostaligic Goodness with a Touch of Playfulnew
A female vocalist starting an album with the words, "Cried all night till there was nothin' more" probably sounds a bit offputting. Unless that girl is Zooey Deschanel accompanied by M. Ward.
Willamette Week |
Amy McCullough |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: She & Him, Volume One
Fool's Goldnew
This St. Paddy's Day, do not fear the near-beer.
Willamette Week |
Anna Hirsch |
03-12-2008 |
Food+Drink
Self-rockualizationnew
Girls Rock! is a scream. Fortunately, it's also a good movie.
Willamette Week |
Amy McCullough |
03-05-2008 |
Reviews
Valet Ushers in Pre-Springnew
Valet, a.k.a. Honey Owens -- most notably of Jackie-O Motherfucker's interchangeable cast -- crafts tunes that are much like fierce saplings struggling to break through layers of brittle frost.
Willamette Week |
Erik Bader |
03-05-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Naked Acid, Valet
Little Beirut's Not Quite Popnew
It goes down easy enough -- infectious melodies, casually perfected structures, instantly memorable turns of phrase -- but pop demands singles.
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
03-05-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: High Dive, Little Beirut
Drawn and Quarterednew
The predictable failure of Quarterlife.
Willamette Week |
Dan Carlson |
03-05-2008 |
TV
No Jokenew
Portland is funny, whether you know it or not.
Willamette Week |
Ethan Smith |
03-05-2008 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Frank Rich in the Hot Seatnew
The New York Times columnist on Stephen Sondheim, Tim Burton and George W.'s acting chops.
Willamette Week |
Staff |
03-05-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Frank Rich
Trade Offnew
What happens to prison job training if voters OK a measure to add even more inmates?
Willamette Week |
Mark Noack |
03-05-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Portland Schools Struggle to Meet Enviro Goals at Lunchnew
Even as the district has cultivated an eco-friendly image with a "green" schools push and a new farm-to-school program to provide local food for its lunches, it has served almost 33,000 meals each school day since 2001 on nonreusable plastic-foam trays.
Willamette Week |
Shefali Kulkarni |
03-05-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
