I couldn't help but think of @donovanscribes.bsky.social's "Portland Nice" column when I saw Nice People at Imago Theatre for @portlandmercury.com: www.portlandmercury.com/theater/port...

Running the insider poll issues was my favorite part of working at @wweek.com. Artists saying nice things about their peers for no financial gain? Amazing. To keep the Best New Bands love train rumbling, I love the intro @christenmccurdy.bsky.social wrote: www.wweek.com/music/2026/0...

Ryan you need that impact resistant material! the blue light blocker!! are you really single vision in space???

moving to Hollywood to teach actors how to wear and look through glasses. they're not just for making Jonathan Bailey look sluttaceous

the algorithms are finally showing me everyone's April Fool's Day jokes

NEW: For the first time in 30 years, there will be no Seattle Queer Film Festival. This was confirmed by Lindy Boustedt, board president of Three Dollar Bill Cinema, who said they fell into debt and only just got out of it. There's no set return date 📽️ My story: www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...

the number of times I get confused for straight in Portland is absolutely criminal

"Andrew Jankowski was on hand to throw ass" new headstone alert 💀

From Sweden to Portland with love, queer rave queen Cobrah turned Wonder Ballroom into a sweaty, euphoric dance hall. Andrew Jankowski was on hand to throw ass and capture the energy.

I clarify "staff story" bc I'm making my freelance return to WW, since my landlord won't let me pay her in experience, and my nephew needs the name-brand Legos. WW sharpened my skills, so even if my feelings got really, really, REALLY hurt, @wweek.com is like my ex-husband that I'd rush to help.

My last @wweek.com staff story is now live (and yes I was thrilled to write about wallpaper to the point I didn't want @christenmccurdy.bsky.social to think I was a freak for said excitement): www.wweek.com/culture/2026...

COBRAH brought a bit of Berghain to @wonderballroom.bsky.social last week. My review for @portlandmercury.com: www.portlandmercury.com/music/snakes...

I wrote the last legally permissible Timothée-ballet gag for @streetroots.bsky.social: www.streetroots.org/culture/2026...

The Fertile Ground Festival of New Works is under two weeks away. This year's program puts audiences as close as their neighbors' shoes and as far as the furthest reaches of space. I picked a few shows from Fertile Ground's lineup for @portlandmercury.com: www.portlandmercury.com/Theater/2026...

betraying your truth all by yourself handsome?

I have once again been confused for straight

we need receipts for these cultural outrage stories. no commenting on Nasty Pig if you haven't dined out in the last quarter, and no ballet-opera shame if it's been longer than a year since you attended a show. Please! I'm so tired.

wearing my Joan Rivers cardigan to the unemployment office to show them I mean business

Portland's LGBTQ+ dance party Blow Pony will wrap up after 19 years by the end of this month. I spoke to Airick X in my return to writing for @portlandmercury.com: www.portlandmercury.com/Queer/2026/0...

I'm back writing for Street Roots! Arts for All has made plays, ballet and opera affordable for Portland SNAP cardholders for 15 years. I'm rounding up what's coming each month to get the most artistic bang for your buck: www.streetroots.org/culture/2026...

saw a job role asking for a content creator who can create "thumb-stopping content" and I want to die

7:30 am and "Slut Pop" is stuck in my head again

I'm back writing for Oregon ArtsWatch, which sent me to Lake Oswego for The Glass Menagerie: www.orartswatch.org/tennessee-wi...

a real LaRobyn always rises from the couch

submitting to the mortifying ordeal of being known (redoing my head shot and cover letters)

Yesterday was my last day at Willamette Week. I accomplished a lot to be proud of* but I'm crushed. WW was my dream job and I lived it. Losing this beyond my control or fault is hard. Taking the weekend to breathe and grieve. I will miss the team a lot. (Birthday Tuesday, job loss Thursday is rough)

Spring Arts Guide 2026 is here! @wweek.com looked at how the Portland creative world works hard by playing hard: www.wweek.com/arts/2026/02...

I adore Jamie Strickler's essay for @wweek.com's Reasons to Love Portland Issue. Trans and nonbinary folks are nearly everywhere I go around town, and I personally can't say that about recent New York or LA trips. Especially now, this is a reason to celebrate: www.wweek.com/culture/2026...

people say culture moves too fast nowadays and yes but my brain goes “morta oo gaga” almost daily still

congratulations to @durandbernarr.bsky.social on your well-deserved Grammy win! throwback to his @wonderballroom.bsky.social show last spring: www.wweek.com/performance/...

The “Rocky Road ice cream-inspired” sandwich cookie is no Thin Mint, but it went down pretty easy.

Downtown Portland has two cafes devoted to scorching bespoke campfire treats.

Marks, a “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star, could have laughed her way to the bank but treated her DJ gig’s audience with respect.

The Salem-raised comedian’s emotional banishment on “The Traitors” established him as a fan favorite.

This week's @wweek.com is a Funniest Five for the books! This year's Funniest Five might not have the solutions but they are great at telling us the problems, which they'll prove Feb. 5 at Rev Hall: www.wweek.com/arts/comedy/...

Should I be worried that so many people sent me Rachael Ivy Young's highly accurate video about crying in public in Portland

Nob Hill Bar & Grill has a Festivus Pole (also look at me trying to rejoin social media again)

Protest service journalism, from @andrewjank.bsky.social www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

"Learn to code," they said

Our very own Rachel Saslow looked at how both Trump and the pandemic are affecting the brewing industry's aluminum can supply: www.wweek.com/drink/2025/0...

Summer marks the first anniversaries of both my job with Willamette Week (June) and my mom's death (August). It's a weird season and a weird time to be here but that's how it goes. I'll look back at my favorite stories later, but I'm always here for feedback: [email protected].

A Finder for the best spots a stone’s throw from the city.

first Mother's Day without my mom, who we lost in August. this isn't as rough as her birthday and the holidays during the first 90 days without her, but today's rough all the same.

PCC math teacher Pete Haberman executive produced the film, along with actor Jesse Eisenberg.

Lind is hanging up her pointe shoes after 14 years at the company.

Robin Bacior and our creative team did a phenomenal job with this week's cover, I'm obsessed: www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

I finally saw Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022) and my Tiktok is now mostly praise mimes.

Multnomah County's STI clinic, which has treated patients around Old Town since the '60s, could be eliminated due to budget cuts: www.wweek.com/news/county/...

Rachel Saslow covers the Food Court 5000 mall walkers of Lloyd Center: www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Giselle is not a girl's girl. My review of Oregon Ballet Theater: www.wweek.com/performance/...