New Music Revue: Katy and the Null Sets deliver fantastic debut with Troublemaker

Troublemaker is an album with a little something for everyone, with sprinkles of punk riffs, heavy tones, and unique instrumentation in a primarily indie-focused sound. Combining all of the best parts of girly-pop vocals, Mac Demarco bossanova inspiration, and some midwest emo lyricism, Katy and the Null Sets have come out swinging for the Portland, […]

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Open Space: We haven’t destigmatized mental health

Mental health has become a mainstream topic over the last decade. There have been countless TV shows and articles about anxiety and depression, suicide awareness, and eating disorders. It’s important to have these discussions, but we haven’t eliminated the stigma around mental illness nearly as much as we like to think. Yes, people will say […]

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Understory offers hopeful look at climate crisis through memoir

Everyone I know is worried about the climate crisis. I’ve had friends tell me that they don’t want to have kids because the planet is dying and they feel hopeless about the future. They’re upset with the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest or when yet another species goes extinct because of humanity’s greed and hubris.  […]

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