Tonight in Music: Boris, Trumans Water, Sarah Jaffe
BORIS, RED SPAROWES, HELMS ALEEThe sludgerific metal of Japan's Boris is big, heavy, loud, and trippy as hell, but there's more than meets the eye: Embracing drone, noise, and psych, they make music...
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Warning: Don't Skip Out on MAX Fare in Clackamas.Warning: Don't Skip Out on...
This week I'm working on a story for the print edition (out tomorrow! Find it on a corner near you!) about illegal immigrants who wind up being deported after they are arrested on the MAX for not...
View ArticleWhy Have We Been Worrying So Much About Robots? THEY'RE ROBO-TARDED!
Seriously, we've been making movies and obsessing about robots taking over civilization since... like... FOREVER. Yet at this rate, robots won't be able to scratch their own asses for another billion...
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Lonesome's Pizza Delivers Happy Meals for Big KidsLonesome's Pizza Delivers...
Yesterday I ordered dinner from Lonesome's Pizza (523 NE 19th St). When my buffalo-chicken pie arrived (referred to on the menu as a "Lou Ferrigno vs. a shark with throwing stars for teeth"), I opened...
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Comfy Booties.Comfy Booties.
I love me some pretty shoes. I also love me some boots. And I also really love when I have a cute pair of shoes that are comfortable. A couple weeks ago I got a little pair of Blowfish booties, and...
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Wyden's Office Responds to "Dirty Money" CriticismWyden's Office Responds to...
Nifty, right?My link this morning to an environmental website ranking Ron Wyden among the top Democratic senators taking money from oil and coal companies certainly got the attention of the senator's...
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Dear Portland: Some of your "Men" are Imposters!Dear Portland: Some of your...
Pink: not just for women anymore (and it's ruining our country).According to a really dumb and poorly argued op-ed in "Philadelphia's Family Newspaper", lots of men in America are slowly becoming...
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Council to Consider Police Panel PicksCouncil to Consider Police Panel Picks
Illustration by Wilder SchmaltzIf you're not into police oversight, don't expect a lot of hubbub—or even the usual little bit—at tomorrow's City Council meeting. Mayor Sam Adams and Commissioner Nick...
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Rude AwakeningRude Awakening
I'm at the office today early (no, like early). I was making my customary pass through favorite street style sites, and when I opened this one, I was greeted by this encapsulation of everything I...
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Starfucker Sign to Polyvinyl, Release New SingleStarfucker Sign to Polyvinyl,...
Celebrated Portland synthpop band Starfucker has signed to celebrated Champaign, Illinois, indie label Polyvinyl. Celebrate! The news comes in advance of Starfucker's next album which is due out early...
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Starfucker Signs to Polyvinyl, Releases New Single
Celebrated Portland synthpop band Starfucker has signed to celebrated Champaign, Illinois, indie label Polyvinyl. The news comes in advance of Starfucker's next album, due out early next year on...
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Your Daily Reminder That Dead Rising 2 Will Be The Greatest Game EverYour...
Capcom"They drew first blood, not me." Dead Rising 2 hits the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC platforms on September 28. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Sweet F.A., September EditionSweet F.A., September Edition
Sweet F.A. rock/fashion show usually goes down in the dark rainy months, but this year they're jumping the gun with another installment Sept 4 at Berbatis, with work by Adam Andreas, Carolyn Hart,...
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The Elizabeth Marie Fashion Design 2010 ScholarshipThe Elizabeth Marie...
Portland Sewing is currently accepting applications from Portland-area high school juniors and seniors for school year 2010-11 for the Elizabeth Marie Scholarship, which entails $1,000 worth of...
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NYC Whackjob Stabs Muslim Cabbie: After asking if he was Muslim. Gah! New Orleans Okayed Shooting Looters in the days after Katrina. Iraq: Still Not Safe. A string of attacks killed dozens yesterday....
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Happy Birthday, Some of the Most Important People in the World!Happy...
Happy Birthday, Rachel "Summer from The OC" Bilson (29)! Happy Birthday, Elvis Costello (56)! Happy Birthday, Sean Connery (80)! Many more very important b-days after the jump! [ Subscribe to the...
View ArticleTonight in Music: Pete International Airport
PETE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE MAGIC MIRRORS, LIGHT FOR FIRE(Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside) See our interview with Pete International Airport. As always, you can find our complete live music listings...
View ArticleLouisiana Primary Results Good News For Diaper-Wearing Whoremongers
Sen. David "Vitter the Shitter" Vitter—the family values conservative who patronized prostitutes—won his primary last night. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleThe World Wants to Wish You a Happy Birthday
As mentioned earlier, it's every important person in the world's birthday today. So that calls for a song, right? But instead of the tone deaf, morgue-like version sung in our break room every month,...
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Skater Hit by WES Has "Non-Life Threatening" WoundsSkater Hit by WES Has...
I had almost given up on the kid who was struck by a WES train during rush hour on Monday. Hit by a heavy-rail train? Air-lifted out by a medi-vac helicopter? That doesn't bode well. A woman wearing...
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