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Best Press Release Quote of the Day!Best Press Release Quote of the Day!

The Truffle Squirrel Cometh“Pigs love to eat truffles, dogs can smell them from 30 feet away, and a flying squirrel can smell them from the air, glide down and land right on top of one,” Trappe said....

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SL Letter of the Day: ISO GGG GF

I've been with my girlfriend for two years and for a while the sex was incredibly hot. Now the frequency has dropped off and the sex has become completely vanilla (her preference not mine). I have a...

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Win Tickets to Summer Slam with Flosstradamus!Win Tickets to Summer Slam with...

On Saturday, August 21 the first annual Summer Slam—despite sharing a name, this event has nothing to do with the WWF event that once saw the Ultimate Warrior fight "Ravishing" Rick Rude in a Steel...

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Win Tickets to Summer Slam with Flosstradamus!

Branx's Summer Slam—which features everything from cotton candy to Flosstradamus—is looking like the party of the summer. Win yourself a pair of tickets over at End Hits. [ Subscribe to the comments...

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Giving The Term "Suffer for Fashion" A Whole New MeaningGiving The Term...

This photo shoot of R.A.W. lingerie by Danger Ninja is freaking me the eff out: Owwwww R.A.W. designer Rio Wrenn has both a textile and fashion presentation coming up next month at Disjecta,...

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Blago Convicted on One CountBlago Convicted on One Count

The saga of the Illinois governor who tried to sell Obama's former senate seat to the highest bidder has, perhaps, come to an end. An Illinois jury spent 14 days deadlocked on 23 of the 24 corruption...

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Gary Busey Overacts a Bit Here...

...and yet? REMAINS HILARIOUS. This is a two-minute long commercial for VitaminWater—which doesn't even show up until the last 15 seconds, because Gary Busey will not be fucked with or patronized!!...

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Q&A: WTF is up with Overdraft Changes?Q&A: WTF is up with Overdraft Changes?

I haven't been keeping a close eye on the national debate about reforming banks' outrageous overdraft fees, so when a letter arrived from my credit union this month saying something about the...

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Woot Woot! Tom Green & Andrew WK at The Gathering

You know what happened to Tila Tequila. Despite Andrew WK's being earnest—which is basically his only gear—the Juggalos weren't feeling the positive vibes. The following is just weird: WK does...

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Win Tickets to Arcade Fire!!! (Day Number One)Win Tickets to Arcade Fire!!!...

Every morning for the next three days we are giving away a pair of general admission floor tickets to see the Arcade Fire. As previously reported, the band will be in town to support The Suburbs on...

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Win Tickets to Arcade Fire!!! (Day Number One)

Want tickets to see the Arcade Fire at Memorial Coliseum on Thursday, September 30? Of course you do. For the next three days we will be giving away a pair of tickets every morning over at End Hits....

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Duchess Sample Sale Starts TodayDuchess Sample Sale Starts Today

There are changes afoot in the Ford Building on SE 11th & Division: Winn Perry is moving all the way from suite 102 to suite 100 (next door) to make way for expansion of Duchess. The clothier will...

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Good Morning, News!

Over 1/5th of Pakistan is under water and over 2 million flood victims are homeless. HOLY SHIT. After a jury deadlock, prosecutors will be trying once again to prosecute slippery former Gov. Rod...

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Wednesday Music ListingsWednesday Music Listings

Aladdin Theater—Alejandro Escovedo & The Sensitive Boys, Amy Cook, 8 pm, $20, all ages Dante's—Thrashin': Problems, 10 pm, $10-12Ella Street Social Club—Leonard Mynx, Michael the Blind, River...

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Just a Man, and his Ear, in the Shower

As Jezebel reports, "Last night in the Big Brother house, a male house guest, Lane, very stoically rubbed one out in the shower. We caught the entire 90-second spectacular on the live feeds. Enjoy!"...

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Tonight in Music: Alejandro Escovedo, Apes Tapes, Digable Planets

ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO AND THE SENSITIVE BOYS, AMY COOK (Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie) SENSITIVE BOY—What can we say about Alejandro Escovedo that hasn't already been said? The man's as good as it...

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I Have Gay Dead Friends

Here's a new twist on the "I have gay friends" excuse/justification/steamingshitpile tossed out by homophobic hack politicians: A Republican Party official on Tuesday criticized anti-gay comments made...

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Fox News Vs. Medal Of HonorFox News Vs. Medal Of Honor

Warning: If you buy video games, read about video games or play video games specifically to escape politics, you should probably skip this post. It contains wildly uninformed middle-aged women arguing...

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Reggie Watts & MoreReggie Watts & More

Leaving the Northwest paid off. Since, Reggie Watts has been everywhere—on a myriad of TV shows, and of course, opening for Conan O'Brien on the cross country I'm With Coco tour. Watts' rise was met...

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"I'm Here to Rehabilitate an Abused City."

Slow start at this morning's city council meeting. The first order of business was a florid proclamation by Amanda Fritz on behalf of the Willamette River. That was followed by another back-slapping...

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