David O’Russell is perhaps one of the most curious directors working in Hollywood. Hanging…
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Local Album Review: The Border
Successfully executing the traditionally untraditional, and predominantly disfavored, integration of punk and country genres,…
McConaughey’s perfomance may be career best: Film Review of Dallas Buyers Club
Sporting a bucket-sized cowboy hat and thinner than a cornstalk, Ron Woodruff is nevertheless…
Finding love in the digital age
Can apps like Tinder spark an off screen romance? Whether we care to admit…
Album Review: Along the Way
Mark McGuire has had a busy year. After splitting up with the electronic band…
Film Review: “August: Osage County”
By: Martin Conte It’s every movie buff’s guilty pleasure. It’s like getting wine tipsy,…
National Album Review: “Grass Punks” by Tom Brosseau
Grass Punks, released by Tom Brosseau, questions the imperatives of American folk, yet it…
National Album Review: “The Age of Reason” by Gramatik
The Age of Reason defies standards in electronic music albums featuring 15 dynamic tracks…
A&C Recommends: USM Theatre presents “Doubt”
This week four USM students will take on the Portland Stage in a production…
Solidarity through literary arts: Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts on display in London, Cairo and USM
Seven years after a car bomb exploded in Iraq, killing 30 people, wounding over…
Arts & Culture Recommends: the Portland Comedy Showcase
A Wednesday night at Bull Feeney’s on Fore street helps you realize that Portland…
A&C Album Review–Gunther Brown
Good Night for Daydreams, released by Portland-based band Gunther Brown, shows expert songwriting matched…
Alumni artists return for campus exhibition
A new semester has begun and with it an opportunity to enjoy art from…
50 years in education
By: Robert McClure At 75, George Burk stands over six feet tall, a gentle…
Local Review: Farewell Drifters following played-out trend
Tomorrow Forever, set to be released next Tuesday, shows The Farewell Drifters in the…
Looking ahead: Must-listen winter releases
1. Bruce Springsteen High Hopes Due out Jan. 14, High Hopes is a highly…
Portland catches a case of those winter brews
Although we haven’t seen any significant snowfall yet in Portland, we’ve definitely felt the…
USM’s 14th Annual Royal Majesty Drag Show And Competition Photos
Students study with artist Anna Helper
In an effort to describe and defy artistic comfort zones and exploring art forms,…
Arts & Culture Recommends: “Circus in the Streets” on First Friday
First Friday Art Walk is going to be different this December, circus acts different….
National Review: Davis does a lot with a little
Guy Davis, American bluesman and storyteller, shows the priceless value of acoustic blues on…
Local Review: Spose tries role as Andre 3000
For everyone who has had their fingers crossed, hoping for Andre 3000 and Big…
Top 12 Portland Twitter Accounts That Matter
There are many ways to use Twitter. Some use it to catch up with…
Arts & Culture Recommends: The Cripple of Inishmaan
This weekend at Russell Hall, comedy manifests itself in politically incorrect and somewhat offensive…