Like sands through the hourglass, these are the stars of our lives…”—Nostradamus Ours is an unprecedented time in astrological studies. Astrologers are setting themselves on fire in the streets.

T here are few things in this life that motivate me as much as a good breakfast sandwich. In my 20s, it was the only way to get me anywhere before noon. Ever since Portland’s be ...

Tony Ventura, the main character of Kevin Sampsell’s surreal novel Baby in the Night, doesn’t have the words or the context to understand his surroundings; he’s only two years old after all. “It was ...

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When Donald Trump reassumed the presidency in January of 2025, arts organizations around the country anticipated changes at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)—particularly those the president ...

What does it mean to write in space? At Reed College’s Cooley Gallery, new director and curator Derek Franklin thinks about it, bringing together three eloquent artists who take language into form. IF ...

Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller serve up fresh sci-fi sap for the first day of Spring. Trapped on a spaceship headed for a distant star, no idea how he got there, a “science teacher” ...

A sad boy who can’t make up his mind. A philosopher plumbing the mysteries of the human condition. A guy with some really weird feelings about his mom. Simba from The Lion King. In Fat Ham, playwright ...

It was staff writer Lindsay Costello who inspired this issue’s theme. During a new year discussion about our team’s goals, she mentioned: “More and more, I am realizing that we need art to survive.” ...

When you walk into Jessie Rose Vala’s show at Chefas Projects, you’ll quickly realize: These aren’t your average ceramics. Instead of raku fired pots or pastel hand-thrown vases, Vala’s work ...

In early February, House of Danger put on its third show, featuring four matches. Kramer took on Kylie Karma in the second half. Karma whizzed around in a hot pink dress and sneakers, long brunette ...

Michael Ellsworth wants to make the often-opaque world of graphic design accessible and collaborative. The co-founder and creative director of Seattle-born studio Civilization, Ellsworth has spent his ...