The Squirrel Metaphor
Squirrels invaded Bill Lasarow's garden, foraging friut meant for the Gardner, who found himself having to contemplate their eradication. More...
Serfdom and Surfing
Removal from the “carnival attached to a stock market” has produced no withdrawal side-effects for this art addict. More...
Ghost City: Neighborhood Walks
"Street Talk / Neighborhood Walks" are Jody Zellen small urban adventures of discovery that she started with the onset of Covid-19. More...
A News Addict's Reflection
Liz Goldner's struggle to adapt to a life without art but full of news that she felt compelled to follow. More...
Through a Gallery Darkly
Richard Speer reports on his first pandemic-era venture to Portland-area galleries as they tentatively reopen. More...
Wait Til Next Year
On July 24 Chicago woke up to the news that two statues memorializing Christopher Columbus had been removed. More...
The Real Voter Fraud: A Fable
Bill Lasarow is alarmed but motivated. The game is not over. Plutocrat and, for now, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's fraud will fail. More...
Our Antinomian Time
Antinomian: Any view which rejects the rule of law and argues against moral, religious or social norms. More...
Leave Nothing Out
Phoenix' Musical Instrument Museum turned out to be anything but the musty place Margaret Hawkins imagined it would be. More...
Seeing Through a Stethoscope
Sarah Fransler Lavin and Stephanie Wood bring together music and sculpture. Matthew Kangas reflects on other such fusions. More...
The New Cultural Paradigm
Conditions have altered the global system. Our Weekly Newsletter will be changing with it--short term certainly, perhaps well beyond. More...
Apps for Art
Augmented reality is a technological art form that recently has been gaining favor. Instead of viewing through goggles, we use an iPhone or tablet to merge real world objects with digital imaging. David S. Rubin takes a look at some of the issues this new medium raises. More...
When Too Much is Not Enough
Sometimes exhibitions trip on their way to blockbuster status because they bulk up so much they dilute what might have been. More...
When Too Much is Not Enough
Exhibitions can trip on their way to blockbuster status; they bulk up so much they dilute what might have been. More...
Mural Madness
One of Portland's newest architectural landmarks started so promisingly, then came its mural facade. More...
