By Amber Hare Walking up a long and narrow flight of stairs, I eventually reached a cramped studio perched above downtown Olympia. The walls are lined with huge boxes filled with canvas scrolls, bags filled with metal coins. A sewing machine hides under a table stacked high with bubble wrap […]
Hump! Fest Let’s See How Many Times I Can Use the Word “Dick” in One Article
By Jules Prosser I went to Hump! Fest for the first time this year. Boy, was I excited! I knew it was going to be weird. I knew it was going to be delightfully uncomfortable. I knew it was going to be a sexy time. Being a fan of all […]
Jesse WiedemanArtist Interview
By Ruby Love Jesse Wiedeman is an illustrator, painter, and printmaker whose incredibly emotive work focuses on the expressive energy of human faces, as it plays with light and shadow in ways reminiscent of graphic novel illustration and film noir. Jesse is a lifelong Washington resident (spending the last 10 […]
Thanksgiving Hell(p) A Poorly Thought Out Guide to Dealing With Your Family
By Chloe Marina Manchester It’s the time of year for the great migration to wherever your base of operations is. It’s also the time of year for you to see all of your relatives at the same time. All of them. For some people, this can be pretty fun. For […]
Horoscopes Week Eight
By Y Lowy Aries (3/21—4/19) It may seem hard to believe but that heartache that you’ve been nursing this past week is truly on the mend. That doesn’t mean wait for things to get better, this means keep doing the hard work! Get out of bed, call your best friend, […]
Wasted Advice Week Eight
What do u think of this fucked up cold weather we’ve been having? I love cold weather, it’s not even cold yet wait till it gets like……………………………..winter. Why is it that we are always looking for waldo? Who is waldo why is waldo and where is waldo? I’m fucking waldo […]
Wasted Advice
Who is the bravest person you know? ME BC I SURVIVED tell me about the kardashians? do you keep up? lemme tell u somethin about tha kardashinas. now i won’t lie. i kept up, i kept THE FUCK UP GURL. I did, i rlly did. But lemme tell u kanye […]
Horoscopes
By Y Lowy ARIES 3/21 – 4/19 In the spirit of Halloween, you may discover some double faces this week. Some- one might be spreading nasty gossip behind your back. Remember, Aries, that though this may feel shitty, the worst is already, instantly over. You know, now. And besides, everyone […]
Lecture Hall Renovation New Building Brings Changes to Campus Core
By: Felix Chrome Returning to campus this fall, the first thing I noticed was the lecture hall building had been largely transformed into a pile of rubble. Since school began, they have begun building but many students still don’t know what this work is intended to make way for. Work […]
TQPOConnect Support for Queer & Trans People of Color in Olympia
By: Nix Chace Far too often local communities are disconnected from one another, especially within marginalized groups such as queer and trans people of color. The need for safer spaces among people of all ages, and mixed identities is prominent, especially in a white-dominated community like Olympia. “Being in Olympia […]
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