The Pop Culture That Helped Us Through the Year
From murder mysteries to fingerpicked tunes, these cultural nuggets helped make 2020 just a little more bearable.
By
Portland Monthly Staff
12/24/2020 at 10:50am
John Prine passed away this year due to complications from COVID-19.Â
Portland Monthly senior editor at-large Fiona McCann found solace in his songbook.
2020 was rough. Before we search for silver linings, let s just knock that one out: basic functioning was a feat for much of this year, and it s a huge win that things are looking (slightly) brighter at the moment.Â
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were silver linings, though. Free time became all but meaningless, and many of us tunneled into TV epics and classic films and our ever-growing book piles, reading and watching and listening our way through surreal world development after surreal world development. The arts have always offered flotation and encouraged reflection, and this year they pulled double duty. As the holidays roll