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Finally, a Joy Division Shirt That Combines My Love for the Band with my Love...
The name of this shirt: Known Pleasures. Of course it is. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Bethesda Working To Squash New Vegas BugsBethesda Working To Squash New Vegas...
Bethesda Softworks I like New Vegas, you like New Vegas, even Kiala likes New Vegas, but we have to be honest with ourselves: The game is buggier than a bartender's mattress in Northeast Portland....
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The PDX Pop-Up Shop Project 2010 Debuts TomorrowThe PDX Pop-Up Shop Project...
When I toured this year's whopping five downtown pop-up shops on Friday, most of them looked like this: Nonetheless, tomorrow is the official christening of the shops, made possible through a web of...
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Dear Luke Grimes, Will You Marry Me?Dear Luke Grimes, Will You Marry Me?
The reason for my proposal is this: a friend of mine saw Chloë Sevigny out to breakfast this weekend which led me to believe that you guys might be in town doing re-shoots on the movie you were...
View ArticleToday in GAHHHHH! For the Love of Christ HOLD ON, YOU FUCKING IDIOT!!!
You know what? I don't understand why people do ANYTHING. And I especially don't understand why three idiots climbed to the tippity top of the tallest skyscraper in the world, videotaped themselves...
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Portland Homeless Couple Run Japanese-Fusion Hot Dog CartPortland Homeless...
I found Budd and Grae Lewis outside of the Springwater Church Holiday Bazaar in Gresham this weekend. The Lewises own Domo Dogs, a Japanese-fusion hot dog cart that has no permanent location—much like...
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Who Does This Bitch Think She IS???Who Does This Bitch Think She IS???
Well everyone; it's catching on. Turns out I'm not the only one that's super aggro over this little brat getting whatever she wants. Insiders are reporting Suri Cruise is making out of control demands...
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Kneejerk Poll: Who Slashed Dept of Corrections Car Tires?Kneejerk Poll: Who...
Portland police sent out an alert this morning that they discovered five county department of corrections vehicles had their tires slashed overnight and had "some form of acid" thrown on them. Who...
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It's Happening Tonight!
GOOD FILM—One of the more underrated films of the past few years is 2005's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, the dark, hilariously tongue-in-cheek noir from Lethal Weapon scribe Shane Black. With fantastic...
View ArticleThe PDX Pop-Up Shop Project 2010 Schedule of Events
Mayor Sam Adams is officiating at the official opening of this year's five downtown pop-up holiday shops as I type this, and you should absolutely have them on your radar before you head out on your...
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Justin Timberlake: The New Don JohnsonJustin Timberlake: The New Don Johnson
After watching this Steve's post from yesterday, I was in awe of how awesome Justin Timberlake is. When I asked myself, "Justin Timberlake is the new ???", I was absolutely stumped until it hit me:...
View ArticleBush: Things Were Fine Until Kanye Got All MeanBush: Things Were Fine Until...
According to former President George W. Bush, the worst moment of his presidency was not when he failed to find WMDs in Iraq, destroyed the economy, cut rich people's taxes, tortured a bunch of people...
View ArticleWhich of These Terrible Uwe Boll Films Would You Rather See?
I guess I should say "terrible-looking films" since neither Blood Rayne 3: The Third Reich or Blubberella has been released yet, but c'mon; I've got eyes. In case you don't know because you're the...
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Sucks to Be Alberto MartinezSucks to Be Alberto Martinez
And I don't want to be like Alberto Martinez... The President of Argentina received this picture and called it "junk mail," 8 days later his son died. A man received this picture & immediately...
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"New" Venue Alert: Introducing The Saratoga"New" Venue Alert: Introducing The...
Opening back in September, the Saratoga is a new bar that took over the old U&I Tavern spot (6910 N Interstate) along the Max line in North Portland. Sure, that's all well and good for those of us...
View ArticleHumanity: Doing Stuff for the Hell of It, Since Forever
Yves Rossy became the first man to fly with a jet-powered custom wing suit in 2006, and flew one over the English Channel two years later. On Friday, he became the first man to perform aerobatic...
View ArticleYou Should Watch This: Sherlock
Forget that AWFUL adaptation starring Robert Downey Jr, and check out one of my new fave shows of the season: Sherlock on Masterpiece Mystery (PBS, Sundays, 9 pm). Based on Arthur Conan Doyle's master...
View ArticleIt's 50!
As if Get Rich Or Die Tryin' wasn't enough to make you love this man. Here's some things I think you should consider: He's (allegedly) dating Chelsey Handler. He's a dedicated actor losing 50 plus...
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Rise Records, Where the Women At?Rise Records, Where the Women At?
In my unhealthy obsession with Christian (yes!) emo (YES!) crabcore (OH GOD, YES!) band Attack! Attack!, I found myself at the website of Portland label Rise Records. In the off chance you don't know...
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Who Should Wash This Pie Plate?!? (A Blogtown "Ethics in Modern Society"...
Here is the empty pie plate that's currently sitting in our office kitchen, and will probably be in the exact same place two years from now. Why? Because no one currently employed by the Mercury knows...
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