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White Hinterland's New EP
Portlander Casey Dienel has always had deep affection for top 40 jams, but that might not be the first conclusion you jump to when listening to the suffused avant-pop she makes with White Hinterland....
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Wikileaks leaks some info that the U.S. claims is vital to national security—but this time they say it's really, REALLY VITAL. Longtime football commentator "Dandy" Don Meredith passes away at the age...
View ArticleHitchens on the TSA
Christopher Hitchens in Slate sums up well the folly of the TSA's reactionary and pointless policies, and their inevitable conclusion (cavity searches). He also points out that if you read the...
View ArticleI Can't Stop Watching This Video.
It has the semi-pornographic feel of a live-action American Apparel ad, the editing technique of an art school postmodern filmmaking assignment, some vaguely violent themes, and also it's in Spanish....
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Shopping Event of the Day: Kings Treasure (Free Pizza!)
It's raining craft fairs and shopping events this month. (Feel free to amuse yourself watching me attempt to keep up more extensively on MOD.) And while most of these are segregated to the weekends,...
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It's Happening Tonight!
WHAT THE FUCK?!—We've heard of some crazy shit in our day, but HOLY DICKSUCKING CHRIST, BREAKFAST FOR DINNER?!?! Check out what those insane folks over at Kenny & Zuke's have come up with this...
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An X-Mas Present for Mr. Whiskers!
How many times have you said to yourself, 'OWWW! MY GODDAMN CAT JUST BIT THE SHIT OUT OF ME!!!" Probably too many to mention, right? That's why "Cat Muzzle" is the perfect X-mas prezzie for that...
View ArticleIt's Hate Turkey Time
Perhaps you saw this over the weekend, perhaps you didn't. Either way it deserves a first and second viewing. Lets break it down: Ewald Stadler an Austrian MP stands before the Parliament and...
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Review: Kirby's Epic Yarn
Nintendo In recent years Nintendo has acquired a reputation as a company that caters entirely to children. They'd become the Disney of gaming — a company that is widely beloved, but only for the...
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Non's Alchemia Mysteria
I was just pointed toward's Non's spring collection, "Alchemia Mysteria." This collection of menswear is undeniably striking and unusual, with nipped waists, voluminous trousers, and Mary Janes for...
View ArticleThis Is Why They're Not Hired to Talk
This Katie Couric interview with hand model Ellen Sirot is c r e e p y. I wonder if she ever stops with the balletic hand gestures and psycho-mommy soothing voice. She does have a point,...
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Episode #22 of the Mercury Music Hour
Episode number 22 of the Mercury Music Hour is on the air, RIGHT NOW! Music from The Epoxies, Monarques, YACHT, Cajun Gems, Modest Mouse, and plenty more. Stream the show online at 947.fm or listen...
View ArticleWhat Does the Billboard Hot 100 Indicate Anymore?
There was a piece in NPR's Morning Edition today about Billboard's new "Social 50" chart that tracks music sales and popularity through social networks like Facebook and Twitter. At the end of the...
View ArticleWhat Does the Billboard Hot 100 Indicate Anymore?
There was a piece in NPR's Morning Edition today about Billboard's new "Social 50" chart that tracks music sales and popularity through social networks like Facebook and Twitter. At the end of the...
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NW Doesn't Need More Parking
Neighborhood newspaper the NW Examiner did a cool survey of commercial parking lots around NW 21st and 23rd and found—surprise surprise—that despite all the griping about lack of parking in the area,...
View ArticleAnd Now, Mel Gibson's Beaver
You guys should just smile and blooooooww me for presenting to you this trailer for upcoming film The Beaver, starring America's sweetheart Mel Gibson: Gibson, of course, was last in the news for...
View ArticlePDC's Executive Director Will Step Down in April
Bruce Warner, executive director of the Portland Development Commission, first broke the news to his staff this morning, and then to a handful of reporters at a news conference attended by Mayor Sam...
View ArticleRobots are Taking Jobs Away from Hard-Working American Meth Heads
First of all, I'm not saying that all those sign-spinners you see on street corners advertising mattress sales or "total liquidation" are meth heads. However, when I see one I always say to myself,...
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Am I the Only One Who Thought The Walking Dead Was Kinda Crappy?
BURLESQUE Cher's long-awaited return to the big screen! The six-episode-long first season of The Walking Dead wrapped up last night, and though I've been watching the show since it started, I'll be...
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Charity Auction Item of the Day: Yeti Suit!
You may have noticed the dancing weirdos across the top of your Blogtown screen as the signal that our annual Charity Auction is underway—every dime you spend on the auction items goes to Raphael...
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