Hell Hath No Fury Like a Bieber Fan Scorned
As reported earlier, some sexy/sweet/smoochy photos of 16-year-old Justin Bieber and his new 18-year-old cougar girlfriend Selena Gomez on their Caribbean vacation have been making the rounds on the...
View ArticleMayor's Office Responds to "Accidental Discharge" Dispute
Yesterday, I posted about news reports that Mayor Sam Adams, Portland's police commissioner, had said in an interview that the officer who fired his gun amid the fatal melee Saturday morning outside...
View Article"A Large Fox Tends to Have Great Confidence."
Coyote-sized fox eats cat, receives death penalty. "The cat was on the doormat when they (his parents) went to bed and heard some commotion. "They saw a fox going up the drive later on that night, but...
View ArticleNewsflash: God Is a Teabagger
Bad news for 2011! God appeared to Pat Robertson and told him to tell us that America is in debt and that there will be a reckoning in two years. Here's the rest of God's message. Praised be His name!...
View ArticleUpdate in NYE Police Shooting: Officer Intentionally Shot at Suspect
According to Police Chief Mike Reese, Friday night's fatal melee outside Club 915 involved a police officer intentionally shooting at a suspect, not accidentally firing his weapon as Mayor Sam Adams...
View ArticleFinally, a Version of Tron: Legacy That's Worth Seeing!*
Tron: Legacy is an absolutely gorgeous music video that cost $170 million and goes on for two hours longer than it should, mostly thanks to (A) needless close-ups of a cute dog (sadly, not this one),...
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2011 Style Predictions from Victoria Mesenbrink
Aaand, one last set of style predictions for the new year from stylist and Scene PDX blogger Victoria Mesenbrink! "Some must-keep/haves and other fashion ideas for the end of winter and moving into...
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Scamming Via a Fake News Site
Just a quick report from the front lines of websites posing as fake news organizations in order to scam innocent people. Film Editor Erik Henriksen was happily perusing this USA Today article about an...
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If You're Not Yet Excited About This Year's Northwest World Reggae Festival...
That's because you haven't seen this picture yet. (Taken from NWWRF's recent promotional email.) Joe McLaren/Rogue Agent Photo A picture of a dreadlocked white guy inside a geodesic dome says more...
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Una Sale
Una reopens tomorrow after a li'l holiday closure, and the sale is on: Find 30% off all clothing and 20% off all jewelry and accessories (excluding Il Bisonte bags). Get thee. [ Subscribe to the...
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If You're Not Yet Excited About This Year's Northwest World Reggae Festival...
That's because you haven't seen this picture yet. (Taken from NWWRF's recent promotional email.) Joe McLaren/Rogue Agent Photo A picture of a dreadlocked white guy inside a geodesic dome says more...
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Crying at La Bayadere
This month's First Friday at Lille Boutique features drawings from Amber Smith in a show titled "Crying at La Bayadere":Come to peruse at the reception, this Friday from 6-9 pm, and also take a gander...
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Two Solid (& Wonky) Critiques of Modern Pop
My Dark Twisted Fantasy got its share of hyped up, eardrum-bursting spins at my house in recent weeks. But already I feel the magic wearing off. When you go for everything all at once in a blast of...
View ArticleMusical Movies
The Northwest Film Center assembles music docs and films for the 28th Reel Music Festival. by Ned Lannamann FOR THE 28TH INSTALLMENT of its annual Reel Music Festival, the Northwest Film Center once...
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View ArticleHall Monitor
Is the police union's labor deal with the city good enough for skeptical cops to swallow? BY THE TIME this column hits newsstands and goes online, sometime on Wednesday, January 5, Portland Police...
View ArticleShooting for a Diagnosis?
Mental health cuts are making cops' jobs harder—but more treatment isn't the only way to hold down shootings. by Denis C. Theriault WHEN PORTLAND'S police commissioner, Mayor Sam Adams, stood by his...
View ArticleMary Jane Gets Murdered
The luridly speculative All Good Things. by Alison Hallett THE BEAUTIFUL YOUNG medical student Kathleen McCormack disappeared from her New York home in 1982—and because wealth + beauty = everybody's...
View ArticleSOLD OUT
So far so good, 2011: a Pendleton collaboration with hot Portland designers, and a Crafty Wonderland that's here to stay. by Marjorie Skinner WE'RE OFF TO ANOTHER promising year for Portland's...
View ArticleTrack Attack
Nearly 70 percent of cyclists crash on the streetcar tracks. So... is the streetcar bad for bikes? by Sarah Mirk THE NEW $148 million Eastside streetcar loop is pitched as a sustainable transportation...
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