Justin Bieber's Never Say Never 3D Trailer!
OH, HO, HO, HOOOOO!!! The shit just got real, ya'll! Look. I know most of you won't even deign to watch this. That's why I'll tell you what you missed from the Never Say Never 3D trailer. 1) Cute...
View ArticleR.I.P. Sony Walkman (1979-2010)R.I.P. Sony Walkman (1979-2010)
It is with terrible sadness to report that Sony's Japan headquarters announced it has ceased production on the iconic Walkman cassette player, the first device that allowed you to take your music with...
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Ever heard of Shepard Fairey? He's the artist who invented those Obey Giant stickers you see on every street sign on planet Earth. He also made some campaign posters for Obama. Maybe you saw that, or...
View ArticleAwards SeasonAwards Season
The finalists for the National Book Award were recently announced. Surprise! I haven't read any of them. But that doesn't disqualify me from predicting winners. You can familiarize yourself wit the...
View ArticleDear Brazil Teen Magazines...Dear Brazil Teen Magazines...
... STOP IT. YOU'RE NOT HELPING!! (On the other hand, he does have a "purty mouth." WHAT??) via Tabloid Prodigy. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleAnnnnd Hell Froze Over.Annnnd Hell Froze Over.
Okay now! Longtime business-minded Portland politico Jim Francesconi has come out. As a backer of publicly-financed elections! In the current election, Portlanders have to decide whether to renew our...
View ArticlePREDICTION: Tron: Legacy Will Be the Coolest, Longest Music Video Ever.
At this point, I think I'm as excited for Daft Punk's Tron: Legacy score as I am for Tron: Legacy. From what I've read (in an Empire feature that, frustratingly, doesn't seem to be online), Daft...
View ArticleTonight in Music: Azure Ray, The Henry Clay People, Archers, and more
AZURE RAY, TIM FITE, WHISPERTOWN (Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi) Azure Ray might be one of the rare "indefinite hiatus" bands to actually not break up, instead using their hiatus to...
View ArticleIn Which Alison and I Are Swimsuit Models
Nervousness and low-carb dieting aside, I'm pretty excited about the upcoming grand opening of Popina Swimwear's new Pearl District location at 318 NW 11th, "This Way to the Beach." The Merc's arts...
View ArticleToday in "Charlie Sheen Coke-Fueled Rampages"Today in "Charlie Sheen...
According to the always entertaining New York Post, actor Charlie Sheen was discovered this morning nude and trashing his room in NYC's Plaza Hotel, with a screaming hooker trapped inside the closet....
View ArticleFive Minutes of Awesome People Doing Awesome Things
What follows is a five minute video of awesome people from the internet doing awesomely amazing internetty things. (In fact the only thing UN-awesome about this video is the '80s-style creepy rah-rah...
View ArticleShould Liberals And/Or Democrats Appear on Fox News?
No, we shouldn't. I've told 'em no the last few times I was asked. It felt good. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleLeave Michael Jackson's Corpse Alone!Leave Michael Jackson's Corpse Alone!
Remember when Michael Jackson died and director Kenny Ortega put together a bunch of footage from the last tour he was preparing and released it as a movie? Remember how embarrassing that was? Well...
View ArticleBlazers vs Suns - Hot Live (Season Opener) Blog ActionBlazers vs Suns - Hot...
Live from the Rose Garden as the Portland Trail Blazers take on the Phoenix Suns to start the 2010-11 season. It was exactly 4316 hours ago that the Suns eliminated Portland in game six of the opening...
View ArticleParty Dress PicksParty Dress Picks
It's almost time for holiday parties to start creeping up, which means it is time to set sights on a party dress (and start saving up for it). Eva Franco at Mink: Dona Monroe at Frances May: Vintage...
View ArticleYour Daily BlazerYour Daily Blazer
AP Hey, nice win, Blazers. The Portland Trail Blazers won their tenth consecutive home opener by dismissing the Phoenix Suns 106-92 last night at the Rose Garden. Trailing by a half-dozen points as...
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Indonesia gets an unwelcome three-way as a tsunami, an earthquake and a volcano erupt at the same time, killing hundreds and displacing thousands. Obama will be grasping for straws (read: voters) when...
View ArticleTony Perkins, Vile Piece of Shit, Opens His Foul Mouth
Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council tells NPR how we can stop gay kids from killing themselves: "There's no correlation between inacceptance of homosexuality and depression and suicide," he...
View ArticleTonight in Music: DJ Shadow, Apples in Stereo, Isobel Campbell
DJ SHADOW, DJ WICKED (Roseland, 8 NW 6th) Read our article on DJ Shadow. THE APPLES IN STEREO, FOL CHEN, THE MINDERS (Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi) The cuddliest of the Elephant 6 gang, the...
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