In the midst of Nic Cage’s eclectic yet sometimes masterful acting career comes a dramatic, somber movie called “Pig.” Pig is filmed in our beloved Portland, as we follow Cage’s character, Rob, on a journey to find his stolen truffle pig, vital to his business of collecting very valuable truffles. After viewing the trailers to this movie, I went into it thinking this was going to be a comedic twist on John Wick’s vengeful, gory films, but instead I was met with a movie that r

Do you all remember during the pandemic when concerts were strictly online as livestreams? I know you do. It wasn’t that long ago, but it certainly feels like it with everything going on in the world. Well, out of all those bands and artists I’m only talking about one, because they hold a special place in my heart and I know a lot of people feel the same: On May 21, 2021, Twenty One Pilots did their first and only livestream concert, where they pulled off a Las Vegas-worthy s

Hello, MHCC students and staff – this term is coming to an end very soon and yet it feels like it just started. With the looming stress of dances and graduation or transferring and moving onto bigger and brighter things in life, sometimes we all need to just take a night – or even a whole day, if possible – to just lay in bed, stuff our face, and binge on our favorite show or, even get into a new show. Now I know most, if not all of us, have access to the streaming platform N

Hollywood stars in today’s world are not getting the justice they deserve in the court of law, and in life in general. The sad truth is, they get treated differently because of who they are and the wealth that they have. A current example of this is the celebrity news frenzy, starting weeks ago, that is the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial. The most famous Hollywood star, Depp, is suing Heard, his former partner, for $50 million due to her false statement claming his domesti

Portland Saturday Market It would seem we are finally seeing the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, which we have endured for the longest two years of our lives. As I walk through the neighborhoods and communities in and around Portland, I am becoming increasingly hopeful that our time with COVID is coming to an end – a gradual end, but an end, nonetheless. I see the cherry blossoms bursting to life as our spring has come upon us, serving as hope that we are finally ge

Hey, my fellow MHCC students and staff: Welcome to a new term! Now, I know we all have at least heard about the Oscars show on Sunday, March 27, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. So let’s not beat around the bush, and let’s get into it! This year we had three beautiful and talented female hosts for the Academy Awards, an historic first, by the way – Wanda Sykes, Regina Hall, and Amy Schumer – along with a crew of amazing presenters to keep the crowd feeling light, and full

The MHCC Theatre Department Winter Term’s annual musical, “Avenue Q,” runs one more weekend after opening on Feb. 18. Performances continue this week inside the College Theatre, at 7 p.m. on Friday-Saturday, Feb. 25-26, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 27. This is MHCC’s first musical performed to a live audience in two years, and students are encouraged to attend if they can. The plot even has certain parallels to the COVID pandemic that make the play timely. “It sounded like a

Check out some photos from the recent winter lights festival in Portland.

What’s up, Mt. Hood students & staff? I hope you’re all having an amazing week and if you’re not, let’s find a way to turn it around. If you’re anything like me (and I know some of you are), you’ve been just itching to get back out there (safely!) to socialize, see some new or even some old sights, and just enjoy the beauty that has always been Oregon. Well, wait no longer, because this summer is going to be a pretty major turn from the last two that we have had, and not in a

January is here, and if you are like me, you are itching for spring to come and to get back out in the garden. It is not too early to start the 2022 garden season; however, before the fun part of planting seeds and watching them grow you need to get the work out of the way first. And steps taken now will make springtime gardening a breeze. Start by getting your shed, or at least, your tools, in order. Go over your tools and sharpen the blades and oil hinges. Do some spring cl

On Nov. 19, Pokémon released a remake of the fourth-generation games “Pokémon Diamond” and “Pokémon Pearl” – and the result is frankly underwhelming. Pokémon’s original fourth-generation games remain one of the most important generations for the Pokémon franchise. Leading the charge were Diamond and Pearl, introduced in 2006. They famously featured the distinction of special and physical attack moves, which drastically changed the way Pokémon worked in battles. They also made

Gloomhaven Board Game Box Cover Art When it comes to board games, ongoing narratives that carry from play to play are a rare sight, with most foregoing a plot line to focus on making the gameplay fun. However, one subgenre of board games embraced the idea of actions carrying between each play, the first of its kind being “Risk Legacy” in 2011 – the genre taking on its suffix, “legacy,” as its name. Legacy games often have campaigns that will change the game permanently over i

Web Photo If you’ve been anywhere on the internet since Sept. 17 you’ve probably seen or heard of the No. 1-streamed show on Netflix currently, “Squid Game.” The show is an iconic piece of media within the same gilded vein as the 2019 film “Parasite,” where the commentary is powerful enough to ring true with most people like me currently existing in the lesser side of our society, and its dark truthful nature. Warning for spoilers here – but the episode that stood out to me m

Web Graphic With Halloween tomorrow, there’s not a better time to indulge in horror in all its forms – old or new, slashers or zombies. As such, I’d like to share about my favorite horror game, one that doesn’t content itself with just scaring you but tries to sink its claws into your mind: a game called “Cry of Fear.” Finding its origins as a mod in 2012 before having a standalone release in 2013, Cry of Fear is a psychological survival horror game that has single-player and

Web Photo When it comes to iconic gothic horror figures, few are as memorable as the vampire count of Transylvania, Dracula. When it comes to the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s character, some attribute it to Vlad III Dracula who is better known by his infamous posthumous nickname, Vlad the Impaler. While it is possible that Stoker was inspired by the infamous figure, there is more to the Wallachian prince than the notoriety his ruthless actions earned him. Vlad III was born i

Web Photo. Twenty One Pilots is a band that broke the charts with their fourth and most memorable album, “Blurryface,” released in 2015 – which became the first album in history in which every track received at least a gold certificate from the Recording Industry Association Of America. If you have not heard of them you definitely need to give them a try. They’re a band that is not one single thing but a little bit of everything. They will definitely have a sound for everybod

Web Photo. A product of its influences in a particularly wondrous way, reverent homage combined with a powerful aesthetic elevate “Daddy’s Home” to not only an enjoyable work, as is, but also a fascinating study on how contemporary artistic adaptations allow older genres and styles to continue to flourish in a new way under a new hand. Respect is a key aspect of the sixth album by St. Vincent (born Annie Clark, an American musician), evidently an ever-important value in terms

Web Graphic. There’s a cruel joke that is thrown at people who are pursuing a career as an artist: “Engineers ask, ‘How is it done?’ “Scientists ask, ‘Why is it done?’ “Economists ask, ‘How much does it cost?’ “And artists ask, ‘Would you like fries with that?’ ” While the artistic community doesn’t have the reverence it may once have had, especially in the days of the Renaissance, art remains a respectable craft that is genuinely difficult for many to thrive in. That, and th

Web Graphic. The Black Panther Party, an organization considered a relic of a lost epoch, joins many other historical groups in carrying the burden of having existed in a culture highly opposed to their ideological objective. Remembered as an intimidating militia of fiery radicals, an interpretation they would have no doubt proudly agreed with, the party perfectly represents the particular brand of highly aggressive (yet immensely humanitarian) advocacy for political progress

Photos Provided By Louden Miller The world is full of accomplished and ambitious young people. Alexander the Great became king of Macedon at 20 years old, Michael Phelps swam his first Olympic race at age 15, and Sergey Karjakin became the world’s youngest chess grandmaster at 12, just to name a few overachievers. Perhaps it is an overstatement to compare Louden Miller to those young achievers, but being a college student here at MHCC at 16 years old, he has accomplished more