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“The V Word” Documentary Series Puts Portland on the Plant-Based Culinary Map
Despite his Cuban background where menus are top-heavy with meat and rice dishes, Portland film director Evan M. Rodriquez fell equally in love with his wife and her choice of a plant-based diet.
After savoring plant-based dishes at…
Oregon Torturer and Kidnapper Featured in Netflix True-Crime Series
“Dating the Devil” is a story about Oregon torturer and kidnapper, Benjamin Obadiah Foster, and is the first episode in a violent and gritty new Netflix true-crime series, “Worst Ex Ever.”
Oregon-raised Foster, who lived near his parents…
Movie of Oregon Author’s Memoir is Directed by Oscar-Nominated Actress Kristen Stewart
The award-winning memoir, The Chronology of Water by Oregon author Lidia Yuknavitch published in 2011, has again made headlines – this time as a movie directed by Oscar-nominated actress, Kristen Stewart.
Lidia Yuknavitch Lives…
Portland’s Fame As The Strip Club Capital Of America Highlighted In The Documentary…
With an unusually large number of strip clubs, Portland’s “Keep Portland Weird” slogan is getting competition with a documentary produced by filmmaker Megan Ashley Alan’s new documentary film, “Cheers! Portland, The Strip Club Capital of…
Catastrophic Effects of Nuclear Testing on Native American Lands: The ‘Downwind’ Documentary
The award-winning movie ‘Oppenheimer’ directed by Christopher Nolan won five Golden Globe awards. It deals with the historic atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 in Japan. However, an important documentary ‘Downwind’ about…
‘Little People, Big World’ Airs in 2024 Despite Family Feuds
The Roloff family has had its share of feuding in the 24 previous seasons of “Little People, Big World.” Season 25 hits the screens this year against a backdrop of family infighting about the Roloff family farm.
According to a press…
‘Lost Women of Highway 20’: A Terrifying Case and The Docuseries That Inspired It
In an age where true crime has become a favorite of viewers everywhere, many have become informed about the dangers of our world, as well as the people who work hard to put these cases to rest. Of course, the victims are ones who should…
Shipwrecks, Long Lost Treasure, and ‘The Goonies’ Are All Connected in This New Documentary
Are you a fan of ‘The Goonies’? The film, released in 1985, is treasured in the memories of many. It follows a gang of adventurous young kids looking to save their home from a property developing company. They find a pirate map in the attic…
Netflix’s Painkiller Shows the Blood on Our Healthcare System’s Hands
“The causes and consequences of America's opioid epidemic unfold in this drama following its perpetrators, victims and an investigator seeking the truth.”
This is the official description for Netflix’s Painkiller. It’s simple, sweet, and…
How to Watch Pac-12 and Other Nationally-Televised Games Without Cable
It’s Pac-12 season, everyone, so it’s time to pay for cable for a couple of months and then shut it off as soon as you're done. Mostly joking, of course, but there are many who are very iffy on spending so much on cable just so they can…