Things To Do Tonight!
by Bobby Roberts Comedy Bang! Bang! Live!The reliably hilarious Comedy Bang! Bang! is one of the longest-running podcasts for good reason. It features the intensely funny Scott Aukerman and some of...
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Meet "Pepper"—Your Newest Robot Overlord
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey "Would you like fries with that, future slave—BZZT!—I mean, human?"Last year, SoftBank Robotics Corporation announced their humanoid robot, Pepper, would be available to...
View ArticleCheck Out This Great New Video About Hazelnut Grove
by Dirk VanderHart For most of the people who pass Hazelnut Grove on a regular basis, it is a fenced off, ever-shifting mystery. The organized tent camp on North Greeley Avenue often emits a clatter...
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Seattle Is More Well-Read Than Portland, Says Company That Ruined Seattle And...
by Megan Burbank Let's consider the source: Amazon "A Great Place to Cry at Your Desk" Dot Com. vgajic via iStockCheck out this horrible regurgitated press release from the bottom-dwellers at Amazon,...
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Chuck Palahniuk's Tells Wired About His Favorite Places in Portland
by Doug Brown Wired just released a cool piece featuring Portland author Chuck Palahniuk and his favorite places to visit in Portland. The list, which is Southeast Portland-centric, is great. Here are...
View ArticleLeft for Dead?
A new lawsuit alleges a vulnerable, HIV-positive woman was abandoned in a state-mandated facility. by Doug Brown Daphne Mosley was unconscious, and no one would help.According to a lawsuit filed...
View ArticleHall Monitor: Are O'Dea's Days Numbered?
The police chief shot a guy. That's not even the worst part. by Dirk VanderHart MAYOR CHARLIE HALES' phone rang early on April 25. The police chief had some surprising news.Chief Larry O'Dea had just...
View ArticleDeath of the Mall Rat
Portland is changing—can the Lloyd Center Mall keep up? by Morgan Troper I BELONG to the last generation of mall rat. My experiences at the Lloyd Center Mall as a kid transcended commerce—it was where...
View ArticleThe Chirashi of Pause Japanese Bistro
Healthy, super tasty—and available from a cart. by Andrea Damewood STOP ME if you've heard this one: Two veterans, a South Korean piano teacher, and a repurposed 1972 Mobile Scout travel trailer roll...
View ArticleEat This: Welcome to the Torta Chamber
A roundup of Mexican sammies. by Heather Arndt Anderson SOME THINK it's one food masquerading as another, but I say a torta is something else. The canon is some iteration of a soft, flattish roll...
View ArticleI, Anonymous
"To all the women over 30 at the Violent Femmes show..."I, Anonymous {{ image:1, align:right, width:200 }} TO ALL THE WOMEN over 30 at the Violent Femmes show: I caught that shitheel kid who was...
View ArticleEverything As Fuck
Vikings? Why Vikings? WHY VIKINGS?? by Ian Karmel There's a problem lurking in Southwest Portland. A conundrum. A botheration. A mistake. A big time fuck up. There's a question that can't possibly...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
"If you want an ultra-precious, cutesy-poo mini-Frisco that virtually no one can afford, surrounded by a dismal Orange County of sprawl, keep it up with the NIMBYism."DENIAL, BARGAINING, ANGERRE: The...
View ArticleJoe Hill's Still on Fire with New Novel The Fireman
The author talks spontaneous combustion, influences, and Locke & Key. by Courtney Ferguson NOT EVEN A PANDEMIC of spontaneous combustion can make me stop raving about Joe Hill's Locke & Key....
View ArticleUp & Coming
Music previews for the week of May 25-31. WEDNESDAY 5/25WE TAKE HOLOCENE III: ALIA ZIN, BLOSSOM, KARMA RIVERA, VYTELL Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison) See My, What a Busy Week!, and read our story on We...
View ArticleThe Vanport Mosaic Festival Preserves the Past
The new arts festival takes on black history in Oregon. by Megan Burbank "YOU WILL BE warned if necessary. You will have time to leave. Don't get excited." That was the non-warning given to residents...
View ArticleGrown-Up Toddlers & Tiaras in Francesca, Isabella, Margarita
A pageant of cringe-comedy antics at Imago Theatre. by Katie Pelletier THE FIRST TIME I watched It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia at the urging of a friend, I didn't like it. I probably wouldn't have...
View ArticleAll-Ages Action!
This week's all-ages shows. by Morgan Troper THURS MAY 26Macklemore and Ryan Lewisw/Raz Simone; Rose Quarter Memorial Coliseum, 300 Winning WayFor a brief moment, Seattleites Macklemore and Ryan Lewis...
View ArticleI Can Tell We Won't be Friends
by Anonymous Its so hard to make friends. so hard to stay connected to old friends. Seeing new or old people on the streets, grocery stores, or bars, its exchange new numbers or "you got the same...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Police Chief Cover Up, Violent Trump Protests, and Lying...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! I try to phone, but I'm too shy (can't speak). Falling in love is so bitter sweet. This love is strong—why do I feel weak? LET'S GO TO PRESS.In case you...
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