Good Morning, News: ANOTHER Google Fiber Delay, Cops Against Gun Control, and...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Hey Mr. D.J. (You can get this started.) Everybody's ready to party. (All night, all night.) LET'S GO TO PRESS. Remember the right-wing blogger who...
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SuperBite Gives Downtown the Restaurant It Desperately Needs
by Andrea Damewood Aaron LeeRECEIPTS FROM SUPERBITE look like those monumental tree-killers you get at Safeway: a veritable scroll, chronicling the last few hours’ worth of serendipitous bites and...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: The Boyfriend Experience
by Dan Savage I'm a 24-year-old bi woman confused about how to proceed in my relationship. My partner and I have been together for four years, and we have one child. I love him dearly, and we have a...
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We're on the Ground—and Surrounded by Trump Supporters—in Cleveland!
The First Day of the Republican National Convention Was a Hot Mess by Sydney Brownstone Hello Cleveland! We’ve already had a lifetime’s worth of sunburns, sweat, and sexist drivel. THE STRANGERInside...
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Portland’s Police Reforms Are Headed Toward a Big Shake Up—and Maybe That's...
by Doug Brown FRANÇOIS VIGNEAULTAFTER NEARLY two years of a rocky, uniquely Portland marriage, a group of well-paid Chicago academics and the local volunteer board overseeing Portland police reforms...
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Tonight: Your Chance to See America's Forgotten Industrial Musicals!
by Ben Coleman Steve Young spent two decades writing jokes for David Letterman, so it follows that his sense of humor skews somewhere between "dry understatement" and "bizarre Americana." He’s in town...
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Black and Brown in Portland
by Emilly Prado Y.G.B. “This is more than just a party. Music is how we connect."—Natalie FigueroaRenée LopezBEING BLACK AND BROWN, especially in this town, can be exhausting. Instead of feeling...
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Star Trek Offers Us a Reminder: We Can Do Better
by Erik Henriksen "Your father was captain of a starship for 12 minutes,” says Captain Christopher Pike. He’s in a roadside bar in rural Iowa, the kind of old-school dive that still serves Budweiser...
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How to Diversify Your Potfolio (Get It?)
by Josh Jardine POP QUIZ! Remember last week when we talked about how cool it was that banks are full-on supporters and cheerleaders for cannabis businesses?Trick question. Actually, last week I wrote...
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History in the Making! Republican-Led Senate Breaks 100-Year Record for...
by Bobby Roberts During his speech at the Republican National Convention last night, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) peeked out from behind the tissue-paper facade obscuring his refusal to...
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Wine Cocktails That Go Beyond the Spritzer
by MJ Skegg Chris RyanTHINK “WINE COCKTAIL.” At best it evokes brunch-time bottomless mimosas, or at worst, sickly spritzers served at family functions in a weak attempt at sophistication and taming...
View ArticleLiving The Dream
by Anonymous Why do people say this shit when you ask how they're doing? What the fuck does it even mean? Did you really grow up dreaming of working in some corporate cube-farm or selling cell phones...
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Six Candidates Who Are More Exciting Than the Old White Dudes on Hillary's VP...
by Matt Baume What a wild duet.Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock.comAccording to "reports," which are never inaccurate, Hillary Clinton's spending two days cloistered at home to make her VP choice, and it's...
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Theater Has a Well-Documented Diversity Problem. One Local Company Is Doing...
by Megan Burbank Playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes.Ande Whyland“For our first 17 seasons we really focused on the mid-20th-century masters... people who are in the theater textbooks,” says Profile...
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Boris Johnson Shaping up to be England's Donald Trump
by Matt Baume Boris Johnson: somehow always looks as though he's just been blasted in the back by a fire extinguisherJacek Wojnarowski / Shutterstock.comDespite all outward appearances, Boris Johnson...
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Good Morning, News: Police Reform, Diversity at a Portland Theater, and Ted...
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. Please enjoy these high-quality links. Doug BrownIn print this week is our fantastic annual Bike Issue. You're not going to want to miss this:•Meet Your New Bike...
View ArticleThe "Homeless"
by Anonymous When homeowners complain about the homeless, three things always come up: syringes, sex and drug dealing. Then the children and the out-of-town seniors. But my story is as good as...
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The Green Party Responds to Dan Savage, Says He's "Dead Wrong"
by Ansel Herz "We’re willing to not only run for dog catcher but also go to the mat for a ballot position to do it."Green PartyDan Savage, the other day:Where are the Green Party candidates for city...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Different Day, Different Couple, Same Issues,...
by Dan Savage I'm a 34 year-old gay male in a new relationship with a 28 year-old bisexual undocumented immigrant. For a year we were friends with benefits, and he wanted more, but I was reluctant...
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Today in "Now Do You Hate Pokémon Go Yet?"
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey "Play my game, or FUCK YOUUUUUUU."The grumbling has already started in earnest, and yet many of you are still playing Pokémon Go with vigor. GOOD FOR YOU. Let's see if you have...
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