Arts & Culture
FILE - Jerry Greenfield, left, and Ben Cohen scoop ice cream cones during their 20th anniversary party at a scoop shop in Burlington, Vt., in this May 5, 1998 photo. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
Jerry quits Ben & Jerry’s, saying its independence on social issues has been stifled
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years. He says the freedom the company used to have to speak up on social issues has been stifled.
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On 9/16/25, celebrate a date of mathematical beauty
Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89
Robert Redford has died at 89. The Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema died in Utah on Tuesday. His publicist didn't immediately provide a cause of death.
David Bowie fans can explore his legacy at close quarters at an unusual new archive in London
A new exhibition in London shares David Bowie's archive, tracing his personas and evolution as a musician and artist.
Jockeys at Indian Relay Races burn up the track at Pendleton Round-Up
The wildest rides in this chaotic tradition of Eastern Oregon leave the track behind altogether.
Months of deportation fears have shaken Northwest Latino cultural events ahead of Hispanic Heritage Month
Concerns about rising Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests have had a chilling effect on many Latino cultural events in the Pacific Northwest this year. Many landmark events have been canceled, including several that celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
Jazz head at Kennedy Center is the latest firing at the beleaguered arts institution
The firing of Kevin Struthers is the latest in a line of dismissals and resignations at the D.C. arts behemoth.
Eugene’s Yardy Rum Bar named one of New York Times’ 50 best restaurants in the US
Yardy started as a pop-up in 2020 before becoming a food cart. It moved into its current location at 837 Lincoln St. in downtown Eugene in January 2024.
Portland Art Museum nears fall opening for new Rothko Pavilion
The pavilion is part of PAM’s $111 million renovation that concludes in November.
‘Twinless’ is a dark comedy that doubles up on the twists
Dylan O'Brien and James Sweeney craft a kind of chemistry that is equal parts funny and heart-wrenching.
20 years later, is it time to quit ‘Brokeback Mountain’?
Back in 2005, Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal captured lust shading into love, and love decaying into heartbreak. The movie got a lot of things right — but not everything.