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Theater as an Act of Communion
June 03 2011
The act of gathering together to worship is nothing new. Sometimes that worship takes the form of praising a higher power. Sometimes it takes the form of humans role-playing the... More
Getting to Know Our Places
May 27 2011
In Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape, desire path is defined as “the route people have chosen to take across an open place, marking a human pattern upon a... More
The Secret of Life
May 23 2011
In Roald Dahl’s short story “The Hitch-Hiker,” the title character is coy about his line of work, initially telling the narrator only that he is in a skilled trade. “The... More
Tireless Poetry Traveler
May 19 2011
Paulann Petersen, Oregon’s poet laureate, has been on the road for nearly two weeks, traversing the state in an effort to visit as many communities during her tenure as possible.... More
How We Got "Here"
May 16 2011
People often ask how we come up with themes for Oregon Humanities magazine. We find inspiration everywhere, including in our own programs and those of other organizations. For... More
Enemy Aliens
May 11 2011
On Thursday, the Oregon Nikkei Endowment will host a reading by Priscilla Wegars, author of Imprisoned in Paradise: Japanese Internee Road Workers at the World War II Kooskia... More
The Story You Didn't Want to Tell
May 09 2011
About twenty-five people gathered in the lobby of the Gerding Theater at the Armory in Portland during the lunch hour on Friday for the fourth and last Shop Talk, a special program... More
Good Ideas on a Sunny Day
May 03 2011
TEDxPortland—an independent spin-off of big TED, “Ideas Worth Spreading” TED—happened on one of the first dry, sunny days of spring, so it would have been natural to see more... More
Things That Made Us Say, "O. Hm."
December 08 2010
As an end of year gift to all of you, here are a few O. Hm. moments from a few of the people who brought you the “O. Hm. Moment.”
When I was working at the Oregon Humanities... More
Turning an Apple into an Orange
September 21 2010
Jennifer Allen
I’m a word nerd—always have been. I’ve been known to forward ‘word of the day’ emails with a touch too much glee. Come to think of it, I could be happy stuck on a deserted... More
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