HBO’s Here and Now Is a Surreal Drama from Alan Ball

It's set in Portland—for better or worse.by Erik HenriksenThere’s more Portland in the first five minutes of Here and Now than most of the city’s residents see in a week: A young gentleman with an unfortunate man bun bikes across the Burnside Bridge and along a gentrified stretch of North Mississippi, then hops off to flirt with a tattooed beardo at Spin Laundry Lounge, where they stand in front of a rack holding the Portland Mercury.HBO’s new drama from Six Feet Under an