Culture Dance in Portland: White Bird flies high Walter Jaffe and Paul King of White Bird Dance. by Stephen Marc Beaudoin / November 15, 2007
How to beat a writer's strike without having to use, you know, words As the Writers Guild of America strike stretches on, the television industry is beginning to react, and it isn't pretty. Crosscut has come across a secret memo by one of the industry's organizing... by Greg Palmer / November 15, 2007
Culture What does one name streetcars when the line is called SLUT? The dirty mind boggles. Seattle has such a long and proud tradition. We offer some suggestions and desire yours. by Greg Palmer / November 7, 2007
Update on Oregon Symphony: Five suggestions for new directions An earlier article on the OSO generated lots of comment, and the plea for some positive suggestions. The author responds. by Stephen Marc Beaudoin / November 6, 2007
Tech Can anybody fix the Oregon Symphony? Thomas Lauderdale of Pink Martini, shown here on tour in France. (pinkmartini.com) by Stephen Marc Beaudoin / November 1, 2007
Politics The mayor's electric train CLICK TO ENLARGE (City of Seattle) by Greg Palmer / October 29, 2007
Politics This week's rhymes for the times Putting on the Doggerel: A few thoughts on Proposition 1, or would it have been so hard to add a new basketball arena? by Greg Palmer / October 11, 2007
Politics Rhymes for the times Putting on the Doggerel: This week our romantic news poet offers a sonnet. by Greg Palmer / October 4, 2007
Politics Sam Adams will use arts as a major theme in the Portland mayor's race Portland Mayor Sam Adams by Stephen Marc Beaudoin / October 3, 2007
Environment Helen Freeman, 1932-2007 Helen Freeman, former curator of education at the Woodland Park Zoo and founder of the International Snow Leopard Trust. (Snow Leopard Trust) by Greg Palmer / September 28, 2007