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The New York Times says, “ In & of Itself reframes familiar tropes like card tricks, vanishing objects and stupendous feats of mentalism to new ends. It is not often that a magic show makes you ponder not just the how, but the why.”  NPR does it with, “You'll hear  In & of Itself referred to as conceptual magic or interactive theater or a one-man show. Those things are all technically true, but they're desperately incomplete. I might describe it as a series of vignettes, punctuated by some basic sleight-of-hand, some card tricks, and two of the most extraordin...

Where to purchase bits of bartending magic

Here’s the deal: I was only 5 when "Mr. Brightside" hit big. Still, the Killers were a staple of my high school years. But I’ve grown. I’ve matured. Sure, I may have gone through a metal/punk-rock phase (I may still be going through a metal/punk-rock phase), but the Killers were the foundation, a sturdy influence. So when their new album came out, I had to give it a listen—if only for old time’s sake. Annnnnd, I’m here to say the Killers are still a wondrously absurd rock band, and Imploding the Mirage hits just as you'd expect: it provides delig...

This morning, Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States. This weekend, you will probably want to carve out some time to think about stuff that isn't the federal government. Everyone is very tired. Here’s what we at  Portland Monthly have been consuming to keep ourselves semi-sane.  The year was almost over. 2020, that terrible, no-good, stinky, rotten year was behind us. Before us, 2021 shone a (murky) light in the tunnel—a new year, a new president, a potential vaccine for the coronavirus. Then, the news came in, as sharp and as deep as a p...

What a year this month has been. With one week left in his term, Donald Trump has now been impeached for a second time, after his supporters stormed the Capitol building during the certification of the Electoral College. We felt our shoulders tense up just typing that. Escape and engagement are not mutually exclusive, and when you manage to tear yourself away from the news, you'll need new places to put your eyes and ears and (tired, tired) brain. Here's what we've been watching this week to keep ourselves semi-sane.  In the midst of a shared midlife crisis, four high school teachers de...