Things To Do Tonight!
by Bobby Roberts QDoc: Portland Queer Documentary Film FestivalThe annual QDoc Film Festival is the ONLY fest in America devoted to documentaries about the LGBT experience, and this 10th anniversary...
View ArticleHEY PORTLAND VEGANS! Win Tickets to the Vegan Beer and Food Festival
by Bri Brey Hiiiiiii Vegans!We've got a special treat for you courtesy of the Portland Mercury! How would you like free tickets to Portland's massive celebration of veganism? Portland Vegan Beer &...
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White Supremacist Admits to Harassing Vietnamese Neighbors in Klamath Falls
by Doug Brown A bad person in dumb hatsFacebookA terrible hat-wearing goateed Klamath Falls man pleaded guilty to being a garbage human being in federal court today. Technically, the charge is...
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With Almost All Votes Counted, It's Looking Like A Eudaly-Novick Race in...
by Dirk VanderHart That should about do it. In the last big update of Multnomah County ballots, Reading Frenzy owner Chloe Eudaly has further extended her lead on architect Stuart Emmons to 1,559...
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Gov. Brown, DEQ Issue Cease and Desist to Bullseye Glass After Air Quality at...
by Doug Brown Michelle Mitchell*** Update ***Officials with the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) just gave a short press briefing (see the video below)....
View ArticleRevealing posts
by Anonymous We have a few mutual Facebook friends. Sometimes, you comment endlessly on threads. Since your photos are set to public, they sometimes come up in my news feed. I am amazed by your...
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Good Morning, News: Bullseye Ordered to Cease, Eudaly's Late Surge, and the...
by Dirk VanderHart Now Bullseye Glass is in the hot seat for lead. The governor ordered the company to cease production on Thursday, after elevated lead levels were detected at a daycare south of the...
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Bernie Sanders Supporter Robert Reich: "Work Like Hell" for Hillary Clinton...
by Heidi Groover Will Bernie Sanders supporters be willing to "work like hell" for Hillary Clinton?Alex GarlandFormer labor secretary and prominent Bernie Sanders supporter Robert Reich has a message...
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The Nice Guys Is the Grandest Journey Beyond Misty Mountains Since Lord of...
by Erik Henriksen Within the first few minutes of Shane Black's comedy noir The Nice Guys, we witness two things. The first is Los Angeles' Hollywood sign: Ragged in disrepair, its letters teeter,...
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Oklahoma Lawmakers Have Voted to Make Performing Abortions a Felony
by Megan Burbank OKLAHOMA! This is NOT OKAY.Greg Willis via Wikimedia CommonsToday, in WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS: Oklahoma lawmakers went ahead and passed a bill that makes performing an abortion a...
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Thorns v. Spirit Preview (Along with a SNAP KICK SUCKER PUNCH!)
by Erin O'Regan Courtesy Portland ThornsI knew the Portland Thorns would start their season with some surprises. A new coach, some great new additions to the team, mediocre uniforms, and the lack of a...
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On TV Tonight: Maria Bamford's Lady Dynamite on Netflix!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Courtesy NetflixI've been frothing at the mouth for some time in anticipation of comedian Maria Bamford's new Netflix sitcom, Lady Dynamite—and hip hip hooray, it's finally...
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Stand-Up Meets Performance in Allie Hankins' Now Then
by Suzette Smith When Allie Hankins is around she's going to undress something. ASHLEY CLARK"This is my first attempt at incorporating the props," says performance artist Allie Hankins."By props, do...
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At Last, Hawthorne Gives Portland Its Very Own Hard-Boiled Lady Detective
by Megan Burbank Hawthorne actively resists the squeaky-clean, quirky-dumb depiction of Portland seen, you know, everywhere.PAT MORANThere's a particular subcategory featuring flawed, hard-boiled lady...
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Timbers v. Vancouver Match Preview
by Abe Asher Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland TimbersFor a third year in a row, the Portland Timbers have had a frustrating spring. But beyond the numbers—12 points from their first twelve games for a...
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Eric Bachmann Puts Emphasis on the Here and Now
by Ned Lannamann ERIC BACHMANN In “oldies” camouflage.Jeremy LangeERIC BACHMANN returned to Asheville, North Carolina, to record his latest album. It was a homecoming of sorts; Asheville is where his...
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A Most Delightful Chat with Delightful Comedian Myq Kaplan
by Megan Burbank A master of Twitter puns and a peddler of extra-dry wit, Myq Kaplan is a clever and endearing person, and I'm glad his comedy exists. He also claims to enjoy doing interviews via...
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The Venue Formerly Known as Slabtown Was Demolished Yesterday
by Ciara Dolan RedditLast night Reddit user SharkRancher (great name) posted this photo of endearingly divey former all-ages venue Slabtown being demolished. Many commenters wistfully reminisced,...
View ArticleBest Case Scenario
by Anonymous I've never been friends with my ex's (except a high school boyfriend, but ya know, we were kids). All of my partners have been abusive or crazy and I want nothing to do with them, but...
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Neighbors 2: In Which Seth Rogen and His Four Male Co-Writers Try to See the...
by Vince Mancini How much you enjoy Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising depends on how much leeway you give it for having its heart in the right place—even when its brain is slightly addled, and even when...
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