Coming Soon: Pot Financial AidComing Soon: Pot Financial Aid
This November's Initiative 28 Measure 74 will seek to set up medical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon. One of its provisions—and a foil to those who say that the dispensary business will attract...
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In response to today's ruling overturning California's Proposition 8, we asked some local community leaders who are invested in the gay community what they think the victory for gay rights might mean...
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The rotating treasures of Golden Rule. by Marjorie Skinner And another winning shot for the 811 E Burnside building: The restless hub of studios and stores shifted yet again this past June, when Wynde...
View ArticleHurricane of ChangeHurricane of Change
Scorpions blow through town one final time. by Aris Wales "'STILL LOVING YOU' was a very, very big hit in France. We sold over two million singles there alone and it created a baby boom in 1985. Some...
View ArticleUp & ComingUp & Coming
THURSDAY 8/5 MARIEE SIOUX, SALT MINDS, DENVER, ALINA HARDIN (Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison) The haunting music of Mariee Sioux comes from Nevada City, California—hometown of Joanna Newsom and Alela...
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Touring the sources of Portland's electricity reveals an energy system in awkward adolescence. by Rebecca Robinson IT'S NOT EVEN NOON on Thursday, July 29, and Amber Tilton's voice is already toast....
View ArticleI Love Television™I Love Television™
Enslaved by Taylor Lautner's abs. by Wm. Steven Humphrey Guys! I gotta admit this whole "race of supermen" thing creeps me out. First of all, why do we even need a race of supermen? They're just...
View ArticlePaving ParadisePaving Paradise
Environmentalists and the Port of Portland grapple in tug of war over 300 acres of wildlife habitat. by Amanda Waldroupe ENVIRONMENTALISTS and the Port of Portland have been locked for months in a tug...
View ArticleParodying the Sexual RevolutionParodying the Sexual Revolution
'69: The Sexual Revolution Musical is surprisingly conservative for a play about breaking sexual boundaries. by Noah Dunham "THIS WOULD BE BETTER if they were puppets," came the whisper from my...
View ArticleOut of AfricaOut of Africa
Nadifa Mohamed's Black Mamba Boy distills the recent history of Africa and the Middle East into a slight coming-of-age novel. by Alison Hallett ON A LINE-BY-LINE LEVER, Nadifa Mohamed isn't a great...
View ArticleOn the Silver Eyes of MorningOn the Silver Eyes of Morning
Cotton Jones walks the hallowed halls of American music. by Ned Lannamann MICHAEL NAU and Whitney McGraw are currently, for all intents and purposes, without a home. They've just embarked on a long...
View ArticleGeek OutGeek Out
StarCraft II: Better than Jesus. by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli IT WILL BE HARD to find a review of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty that could be described as less than glowing, so finding a novel way to...
View ArticleKing of BrazilKing of Brazil
From favelas to fame, Seu Jorge makes his homeland proud. by Jalylah Burrell SEU JORGE recalls his countryman Gilberto Gil as more than a lean frame and chestnut complexion. In the twilight of an...
View ArticlePhoning it InPhoning it In
Four years after James Chasse's death, the city pays—and the lawyers talk. by Stefan Kamph FOUR YEARS AFTER the beating and death of James Chasse Jr. at the hands of Portland police officers, the case...
View ArticleLetters to the EditorLetters to the Editor
"Look, I'm wearing shutter shades!" WEST LAME TO MEGAN ["Best of West Linn," Letters, July 29]—I've only been in the area a very short time, and therefore did not recognize many of the names,...
View ArticleHall MonitorHall Monitor
Despite replacing its top brass, the Portland Police Bureau is singing the same good-old-boys song. by Sarah Mirk HERE'S A HOT TICKET: Police Chief Mike Reese's band is slated to play the annual...
View ArticleAfter the Gold RushAfter the Gold Rush
Joanna Newsom winds down with Have One on Me. by Raquel Nasser WHILE STARING DOWN the deep canyons carved by the wily Yuba River's path through Nevada County, California, cluttered with the round,...
View ArticleComing Down from the MountainComing Down from the Mountain
Despite the name, Heartless Bastards play with a lot of heart. by Ned Lannamann ERIKA WENNERSTROM is driving through South Dakota with the windows open. Her band, Heartless Bastards, is making their...
View ArticleOne Day at a TimeOne Day at a Time
What's that smell? Oh, it's Lindsay Lohan rotting in jail. by Ann Romano MONDAY, JULY 26 It's week two for fallen former screen teen Lindsay Lohan, who continues to rot away in jail. (Wait... that...
View ArticleFrom Buffy to BroadwayFrom Buffy to Broadway
A slightly creepy interview with Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Tom Lenk. by Kiala Kazebee Tom Lenk is coming to Portland to perform his one-man show this Friday. I don't know about you guys, but Lenk's...
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