The Rainbow Connection
Thor: The Mighty Avenger wasn't long for this world, but he was great. by Erik Henriksen This week, the eighth and final issue of Thor: The Mighty Avenger hit comics shops, bringing a premature end to...
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Noteworthy Shows for the Week of January 13-19 THURSDAY 1/13 KURTIS BLOW, HIVES INQUIRY SQUAD, NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND, & MORE (Mt. Tabor Theater, 4811 SE Hawthorne) See My, What a Busy Week!...
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And not in the good way in The Dilemma. by Courtney Ferguson THERE'S A PRETTY TELLING SCENE in The Dilemma, where car engine makers Nick (Kevin James) and Ronny (Vince Vaughn) are presenting their...
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Another new local storytelling series joins the fray. by Alison Hallett Storytelling series may become the poetry slams of the twenty-tweens—ubiquitous pop-lit entertainment—but for now the form's...
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The Head and the Heart are well on their way. by Ezra Ace Caraeff IN A PERFECT WORLD, every group would come together at an open mic night. Bandless musicians would mingle unfettered among their...
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Share and Share Alike by Dan Savage Any time I have relationship questions, I always ask my inner Dan Savage, and he never leads me astray! My boyfriend and I have had a wonderful relationship for six...
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Dark humor can't make up for stock characters in Superior Donuts. by Alison Hallett Tracy Letts won a Pulitzer in 2008 for August: Osage County—fairly or not, once you've got a Pulitzer on the ol'...
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Lindsay Lohan, cop shootings, and bikes—2011, it's time for some new hobbies. LEAVING LOHAN DEAR ANN [ROMANO]—You want to be her, don't you Romano [One Day at a Time, Jan 6]? You're dying to be in the...
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The Grand Plan by Anonymous Dear construction/road crews working on Grand/MLK Avenues—It sure does seem like you could do all of the work on the right side of the road at one time, and then all of the...
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Blue Valentine: an autopsy of a marriage. by Dave Bow LATE LAST YEAR, Blue Valentine received some unexpected press from the MPAA in the form of a quickly repealed NC-17—that dreaded rating usually...
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Perierra's new speakeasy, Central, transcends what could be just a gimmick. by Tony Perez THE SPEAKEASY CONCEPT, at this point, will probably produce a visceral reaction in people, ranging from...
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You can have it all: roller derby, Buffy's birthday, and 99 Ways to Fuck a Swan! THURSDAY, JANUARY 13 YOU ANONYMOUS—Things are just crazier in Australia. Toilets flush backward, people eat kangaroos,...
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Grand jury transcripts in 2010's fifth police shooting offer answers—and questions. by Denis C. Theriault IT LASTED no more than a few seconds—gunshots and some shouting in a hallway—and neither of...
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The delightfully eclectic housewares of the West End. by Marjorie Skinner IT'S HIBERNATION TIME in Portland, when the city spends most of its time tucked inside. In the most appropriate season of the...
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The unwelcome return of American Idol. by Wm. Steven Humphrey Let me begin this column with a little-bitty reminder: American Idol DID NOT discover Justin Bieber. However, it did discover Lee DeWyze....
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The Green Hornet: Well, that was disappointing. by Erik Henriksen HUH. This should've turned out better. Admittedly, it's not a fool-proof premise, but it is a promising one: Take a character from a...
View ArticleDeath Behind a Dumpster
The story of how a homeless man froze to death just steps from Portland's busiest boutiques-and-tourist street. by Sarah Mirk WHEN POLICE EXAMINED Randy Tinnell's body, lying behind a dumpster at SE...
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Akira Kurosawa's Kagemusha will have you seeing double. by Jamie S. Rich LEGENDARY JAPANESE DIRECTOR Akira Kurosawa hadn't made a movie for five years when Kagemusha roared into international cinemas...
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LiLo moves in next to SamRo; stars in live version of Single White Female. by Ann Romano MONDAY, JANUARY 3 Let the bells ring and confetti fall, today Lindsay Lohan was released from rehab—again! And...
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News briefs! Add water—and watch 'em grow, grow, grow! by Mercury staff Multnomah County released the year-end numbers on domestic violence incidents and the numbers are jaw dropping. Deaths from...
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