Gay Teens More Likely to be Punished
Pediatrics journal recently released a study analyzing whether homosexual adolescents are more likely than their straight counterparts to be punished by schools and the justice system. In an analysis...
View ArticleReason #7,416 Why Thin Lizzy Is Awesome
In 1982, a sweet, gentle, 70-year-old English granny named May Booker wrote a letter to the BBC about her favorite band, and how nice it would be to play with them. AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED. HT again...
View ArticleReason #7,416 Why Thin Lizzy Is Awesome
In 1982, a sweet, gentle, 70-year-old English granny named May Booker wrote a letter to the BBC about her favorite band, and how nice it would be to play with them. AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED.HT again...
View ArticleGeorge Lucas Is On the Way to Becoming the Evilest Person in Cinematic History
Via Gizmodo: Oh, ick! According to Mel Smith—friend of George Lucas and director of Radioland Murders—the creator of Star Wars is "buying up the film rights to dead actors." He says that Lucas plans...
View ArticleChristmas Tree Kitty Cat? Yew are Sooo Ba-yad!
Looks like that cat needs this. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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The Return of Manos!
torgolives.com Fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and movie buffs should recognize the name Manos. The 1966 film Manos: The Hands of Fate is widely considered to be the worst movie ever made and...
View ArticleWin Tickets to Polaris Dance's Repo
I've got four pairs of tickets to give away to Polaris Dance's upcoming retrospective REPO, which will survey the company's work since its inception in 2002. (The above trailer is from 2007's Scape,...
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How Many Hate Crimes Are Reported in Portland?
Last Thursday, the Portland police released information about a terrible beating of a man perceived to be gay in SE Portland, so I got the police stats on hate crimes reported annually in Portland....
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Courts Cracking Down on Fradulent Investment Schemes in Oregon
Hey, who says you need a corner office on the 41st floor of the Bear Stearns World Headquarters in order to defraud well-meaning Americans? These enterprising individuals have allegedly swindled...
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Burgerville In A Day
Earlier this afternoon, Sarah Mirk pointed me to the twitter feed of Ben Jenkins, a copywriter with a hankering for local fast food. He woke up early this morning for a green chile breakfast sandwich...
View ArticleThe Reverend Johnny L. "Hurricane" Jones
My interest perked with Ben Ratliff's marvelous primer on The Reverend Johnny L. "Hurricane" Jones in the New York Times. “Most preachers,” the Rev. Johnny L. Jones explained in a recent interview,...
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Don't Believe The Hype: NEOGEO Station
Let's get two points down before I start this rant: 1) I love the NEOGEO. The only reason I never owned an AES machine was its stupidly high price — $600 may as well be a million at eleven-years-old —...
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Fill Your Stocking with Mittens (Dirty Mittens, that is)
Just in time to fill your stocking, Dirty Mittens have come out with their very first vinyl release, a 7-inch single on splendid local label Magic Marker. It's a pair of sunny pop songs ("Row" backed...
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Good Morning News!
WikiLeaks Denied Bail: A London court won't let Wikileaks founder Julian Assange post bail, and Visa put the kibosh on all donations. Tax Deal. Vomit. Democrats look set to extend $60 billion in...
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Uncommon Jewels
Last month I put up a shout out for an upcoming jewelry sale event, Uncommon Jewels, on Friday, Dec 17 from 3-9 pm. There is now more information available—specifically, a dang location! The event,...
View ArticleRudolph the Skull-Punctured Reindeer
Once again the city of Richmond, Virginia ruins everything for everybody. Christmas is over, you guys. Turn out the lights when you leave. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Promotion for Cop Who Shot Raymond Gwerder Prompts Anger
Raymond GwerderPlans to promote Portland police officer Leo Besner—the police sniper who shot Raymond Gwerder in the back in 2005, while Gwerder was on the phone with a hostage negotiator—are raising...
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Reason #476 I Love Tin House
The poster in question is from Postertext, giant posters featuring images formed from the text of classic novels. (The site is currently experiencing a little social anxiety, maybe thanks to io9...
View ArticleChristmas Music Countdown: Day 1
Jesus' birthday is on it's way and this year I'm celebrating by posting some of my favorite seasonal music to Blogtown. You can expect one Christmas song a day at around this time until December 25th...
View ArticleMake Straight Marriage Compulsory
NPR: Attorney Charles Cooper [argued] that same-sex couples can be treated differently when it comes to marriage without running afoul of the Constitution because "sexual relationships between men and...
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