His exhibit is at the Art Reach Gallery through July 28, 2017 Art is woven through Dale Washington’s speech, his eyes and his outlook. “Art is the way we handle ourselves impecably as human beings,” he said. “It’s how we talk, it’s how we take care of ou ...
14 Jul 2017 - Street Roots
COMMENTARY | Rick Rubin's 'Naked Against the Rain' has gotten new life; Per Fagereng's 'Jack Moloney’s Century' is a charm DIY literature, though easy enough to produce, is difficult to get to the public. Once it is written, ...
7 Jul 2017 - Douglas Spangle
'They are human beings' who have seen the dark side David Slader first laid his hands on a painting signed “B. Pat” inside a decommissioned jail, located in the cellar of Coquille’s old city hall building. The clown-like face painted with crus ...
30 Jun 2017 - Emily Green
The former Smiths guitarist talks about today’s academic pressure, which he says makes it hard for U.K. kids to become artists, and pays tribute in the wake of the Manchester terrorist attack When Johnny Marr sat down to write his autobiography, “Set the ...
30 Jun 2017 - Saskia Murphy
'When the shock happens, that’s when people are most vulnerable,' the author of 'No Is Not Enough' tells Street Roots Naomi Klein’s latest book offers a strong dose of clarity to counteract the chaos plaguing the country since Donald T ...
23 Jun 2017 - Emily Green
The renowned scholar and author is coming to Portland to talk about her own experience with schizophrenia One day, when she was 16, Elyn Saks abruptly got up from her desk, walked out of her classroom and left school. She headed home, but she could not ex ...
9 Jun 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
The author of ‘Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants’ touts nature’s healing potential Scott Kloos has a profound affinity for plants. He’s the founder and director at The School of Forest Medicine, a founding member of Portland’s Elderberry School of Botani ...
19 May 2017 - Emily Green
BOOK REVIEW | 'How to Make White People Laugh' uses comedy to tackle social justice issues It may be possible to change the world one joke at a time. At least, that’s the thrust of Iranian-American comic Negin Farsad's May 24 release, a boo ...
19 May 2017 - Mike Wold
BOOK REVIEW | “Ugly: My Memoir,” by Robert Hoge He was born ugly. How ugly was he? Maybe that sounds like the setup to a joke, but the punch line isn’t funny. He was so ugly his mother wanted to abandon him in the hospital. She said to his father, “Perhap ...
27 Apr 2017 - Susan Storer Clark
Chazzi Davis, an Oklahoma street paper vendor, says his art is therapeutic Chazzi Davis lives with bipolar disorder. Twenty years ago, he lost everything due to his mental health issues. He can never have his old life back but has found that taking abstra ...
20 Apr 2017 - Ranya Forgotson