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Playoff Game 3 Recap: Blazers Beat Those Bay Area Shit Horses
by Ian Karmel Courtesy NBALast night the Warriors seemed human. Since April 16th Steph Curry has been sidelined with a variety of leg ailments ranging from annoying to worrisome, and for the first...
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by Anonymous My sincerest apologies, Fixed Gear Bicycle Rider as I pulled up to a stop sign with the intention of eventually turning into busy traffic. After looking to my left to see if traffic was...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: New Homeless Camp, Uber Leaves Austin, and Trump's Dark,...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Come on baby, let's get away. Let's save your troubles for another day. Come go with me we've got it made. Let me take you on an escapade (let's go)....
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Timbers Run Out of Steam in Vancouver
by Abe Asher Ben Nelms/The Canadian Press via APFor an hour at BC Place on Saturday, the mojo that the Portland Timbers' road to a home win last Sunday against Toronto FC held. Despite plenty of...
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The NW Animation Festival: A Chance to See Things That Only Animation Can Do
by Suzette Smith Laika is 10 years old? The animation studio is 10 YEARS OLD?! Oh cool, a chance to see 2009's Coraline on the big screen!That's right: The annual NW Animation Festival is back, and...
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Reading Tonight: When Woody Guthrie Came to Portland
by Josh Jardine There was a time when the Feds helped artists, supporting their endeavors. No, really. In 1941, Woody Guthrie came to Portland and wrote 26 songs in 30 days—including classics like...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Bonus Advice for WWWM & VIRGN
by Dan Savage I wanted to comment on your May 4th article, both to What's Wrong With Me? and Very Indecisive, Really Gettin' Naughty. Why? Both questions could have been written by me not long ago. I...
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Nineteen World Beer Cup Medals Are Coming Home to Oregon
by Brian Yaeger Breakside's brewing team in Philly.Breakside Brewing Facebook wallIf it’s cool to win a medal at the annual Great American Beer Festival organized by the Brewers Association, it’s more...
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People May Be Pissed About the Way Radiohead Is Selling Their New Album, A...
by Sean Nelson You can buy a download or you can buy the vinyl. Or you can buy bothIt's always exciting when Radiohead makes a new album. Their latest, A Moon-Shaped Pool, is available as of today...
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The Sci-Fi Proggery of Dream Theater
by Ciara Dolan DREAM THEATER Long Island’s most ridiculous progressive metal band.CHAD GRIFFITHON TUESDAY, MAY 10, Long Island, New York's most ridiculous progressive metal band, Dream Theater, brings...
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Want To Know What Your Biz Would Pay Under Charlie Hales' Tax Hike? There's A...
by Dirk VanderHart Back in 2014, when officials were trying to ease public angst over a controversial "street fee," the Portland Bureau of Transportation set up an online calculator to help businesses...
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The Most Interesting Thing About Hillary's Speech Transcripts
by Matt Baume "I've got a secret."a katz / Shutterstock.comRepublican opposition researchers have whipped themselves into a frenzy over Hillary Clinton's Wall Street speeches, and here's what they...
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P.J. O'Rourke Grudgingly Endorses Hillary Clinton
by Megan Burbank Yes, that's the Cato Institute.Pjq1973 via Wikimedia CommonsAnd he did it on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, the oddly punctuated thing that comes on when you try to listen to the news...
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Game of Thrones Recap: "Oathbreaker"—So Who Farted, Anyway?
by Ned Lannamann This episode could've used a lot more scene like this.HBOWhat a rollercoaster Season Six of HBO’s Game of Thrones has been so far. And no, I don't mean it’s been it’s been an...
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The Mercury Endorses: Sarah Iannarone for Mayor
by the Mercury Endorsement Strike Force Mercury StaffMAN THIS WAS A FUN mayoral primary.Late last year, this race looked like a sleepy, run-of-the-mill contest between two white, Ivy League, Lincoln...
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by Bobby Roberts Dungen, BoogarinsOn their 2015 release, Allas Sak, Sweden's Dungen draws decidedly poppy melodies out of seemingly dissimilar genres like free jazz, nostalgic psychedelia, and Swedish...
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Blazers vs. Warriors: Game Four Preview
by Rob Simonsen Prior to game three the Warriors hadn’t lost to the same team twice all season, but the Blazers took easy care of that. Heading into game four, the Warriors still haven’t have lost...
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True Dating Story o' the Day: Thank You, Jesus
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Some relationships defy the "meet cute" status. Here's a Portland Dating Dispatch submission describing a true date that turned out very good and very naughty indeed called,...
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That Women-Focused Camp In Lents is Going Away, Mayor's Office Says
by Dirk VanderHart The PDC plans to sell this land for $500,000Dirk VanderHartThat was quick!One day after an unsanctioned camp for homeless women sprang up on a plot of Portland Development...
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Deputy Sheriff's Union Votes 'No Confidence' in Dan Staton, Says Sheriff...
by Doug Brown Multnomah County Sheriff Dan StatonEmbattled Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton doesn't have the support of his deputies. An "overwhelming majority" of the county's Deputy Sheriff's...
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