Aliens Destroy Los Angeles. Again.
While our esteemed film editor Erik Henriksen is off at Space Camp—look at how much fun he is having—he gave us implicit instructions not to "ruin his section" and write about any movie trailers....
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It's Happening Tonight!
The superest of Portland's many supergroups has to be Wild Flag, a raucous all-lady quartet boasting Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein and former Helium frontwoman Mary Timony. They packed the Doug...
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Drew Grow in Car Accident, Cancels Tonight's Show with Wild Flag
I blame you, fake Snowpocalypse! Local musician Drew Grow—as in Drew Grow & The Pastors' Wives—was in a car accident on Tuesday evening, resulting in a few broken bones and (obviously) cancelation...
View ArticleHave I Got a Dance Flick for You!
Like dance movies? Hate all the expository plot? The Reel Music Fest's got you covered with a great film called NY Export: Opus Jazz. It's a new rendition of Jerome Robbins' 1958 ballet, with a bunch...
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Adrien Brody is a Tool
Now, celebrity gossip ain't usually my bag. But this is too atrocious to let slide: I'm down in L.A. for the week, where posters of a shirtless Adrien Brody are popping up everywhere. They're made to...
View ArticleCountdown to The Golden Globes
Last night Colin Firth guested on the Daily Show to stump for The King's Speech, which is up against Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, and The Social Network for Best Picture at Sunday's Golden...
View ArticleTonight on TV: Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Here's a reason for you Big Lebowski fans to watch PBS! Tonight's installment of American Masters features the life and work of Jeff Bridges in an episode entitled, "The Dude Abides." It's sure to be...
View ArticleSchedule It: Town Hall on Terror Task Force Set for Tomorrow Night
Mayor Sam Adams has promised a thorough yet speedy examination of whether Portland—in the wake of last year's Pioneer Square bomb plot—should rejoin the Joint Terrorism Task Force it withdrew from...
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The Onion: "Shooting Suspect Released After Not Breaking Any Arizona Laws." [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Help Save Sam Farrell's Guts by Attending This Benefit Show
Sam Farrell hates his guts right now. Not for self-loathing reasons, but because of a digestive disorder called Diverticulitis, which makes eating and general existence pretty uncomfortable. And like...
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Sir Lukas
Details are pending, but word is out that Sir Lukas, a new fashion coordinating and styling operation, is making its official debut next month. The brainchild of Jessica Lukaszenko, Sir Lukas will...
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Good Afternoon, Justin Bieber!
via The Sun NOBODY PANIC!!! In the appropriately titled article "Badass Bieber"—stop laughing, you guys—The Sun reveals that Justin Bieber's totes attractive shiner is actually just MAKEUP. And not...
View ArticleEverything You Wanted to Know About Rabbit Hole
Sorry about the spoilers—I'm high on ketamine. by Grant Brissey WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE between a Rabbit Hole and a K-hole? Because apparently a Rabbit Hole is when—spoiler alert!—your kid gets run...
View ArticleTwo Israels
Two photographers examine the physical and personal landscapes of Israel. by Matt Stangel The "Israel Conversation" can be such a facepalm. To sum up the main talking points, let's put the Middle East...
View ArticleTwo's a Company
Midwestern chill meets pop sultriness in the songs of Peter Wolf Crier. by Ned Lannamann FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS of his band's debut album, Peter Pisano is temporarily living in San Diego, writing new...
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Film Shorts
REEL MUSIC FESTIVAL 28 The Reel Music Festival runs through Tuesday January 18. Not all films were screened for critics. Unless otherwise noted, films screen at the Northwest Film Center's Whistell...
View ArticleWarts and All
Lemmy shows both sides of the aging rocker. by Ned Lannamann DON'T BE FOOLED by the combat boots, or the gruff demeanor, or the decades of playing hard-charging, heavier-than-heavy metal. As the solid...
View Article"You Arab, I Know Your Kind."
Portlander punched in face at the nightclub Dirty for looking like an Arab. by Sarah Mirk POLICE ARE LOOKING for a suspect in a December assault who seems to have disappeared. Twenty-eight-year-old...
View ArticleHall Monitor
Sam Adams shakes up his staff—a good sign he's running for reelection. by Denis C. Theriault YES, HE'S RUNNING for reelection. And by "he," I mean Mayor Sam Adams—even if the mayor has yet to actually...
View ArticleI'm Going Out
Playing by Crispin Glover's frustrating rules. "BE SURE TO FOLLOW his guidelines carefully. I don't wish to sound patronizing, but I think he's the type of person that requires strict adherence to his...
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