Typical images of the 1930s in America: the Great Depression, migrant farm workers, Herbert Hoover. Few think of cinema. But the 1930s mark one of the most heralded decades in movie history. Read more...

Center Theatre Group "13" Dec. 22 through Feb. 18 Anyone who survived eighth grade remembers the cliques, superficial gossip and social anxiety that made the last year of middle school one of the most traumatic yet formative adolescent years. Read more...

What’s fresher than the latest club banger from Akon or Jay-Z? Think back to Russia around World War I, when composers Sergei Prokofiev and Igor Stravinsky became greats because of their innovative contributions to classical music at such a pivotal time in history. Read more...

Paul Emerson is, honestly, all about the music. The lead singer of pop-rock group Mayday! Mayday! decided to start a band of his own after he saw a live performance by Australian rockers The Living End. Read more...

Clinic “Visitations” DOMINO RECORDS Whether it would be better set to a warped neo-noir chase scene or looming through the blue mist of a Tennessee Williams playhouse, Clinic’s music is defined by the uncharacteristic use of its components: irreverent, clanging rhythms and amplified melodic effects lend an air that is nothing short of widescreen. Read more...

Menomena “Friend and Foe” BARSUK RECORDS Portland-based experimental rock group Menomena’s members Brent Knopf, Danny Seim, and Justin Harris don’t write music like other bands do. Read more...

All I remember before the crash is Scarlett Johansson’s face. As I wake up in the hospital bed, I struggle to connect the dots. There I was, driving to Hyde Lounge to do some celebrity sighting at 1 a.m. Read more...