• Marshall on Cinema

      Director’s Profile: Ben Wheatley Though it may be true that, now more than ever, filmmakers are intrigued by the prospect of pastiche, it ultimately requires a singular vision to transcend imitation Read more

  • Portable CD Player  or Smartphone?

      By Jessica Spoto Many people listen to music on their smartphone because, well, it’s very convenient — and who doesn’t have their smartphone on them? Now, before we jump in here Read more

  • Kafkaesque Bukowski

    By Oğuzhan Özkan Kafka and Bukowski may seem miles apart from each other by plain logic: they lived in different eras; they had different personalities; Kafka’s poetic skills are not what he Read more

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  • Poetic License

    By Jessica Spoto  The last poem for this year’s Poetic License comes to The Beacon from Rebecca Dow. Last week Rebecca read her piece to me while we shared a few moments Read more

  • Vintage Era

    By Jessica Spoto Ever go into those vintage clothing stores in downtown Portland, but you just never seem to know what era the clothes you are buying are from? Well, there are Read more