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Blood Bone-Nation: Fresh BloodBlood Bone-Nation: Fresh Blood
Time for our weekly True Blood discussion group! Get into the car! I know I told you I'd come back to your house and watch you try on outfits, but we gotta take care of this first! [ Subscribe to the...
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Today in Awesome IdeasToday in Awesome Ideas
BC from Portlandfoodexchange.comSo, let's say I planted cucumbers in my garden (I didn't because I was too lazy to garden this year, but for the sake of illustration…). Due to my amazing green thumb...
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Headline of the Day: "Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus vs. Urkel."Headline of the...
Why yes, I am pretty awesome at photoshop. Not content to just have in production Mega Python vs. Gatoroid starring '80s pop princesses Debbie Gibson and Tiffany, the Asylum is also pressing forward...
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Suck It, Teetotaler!Suck It, Teetotaler!
I was having an OK day until I found a Time magazine article on alcohol consumption... Suddenly, everything was brighter. Brace yourself, Blogtownies, for some of the best news you will receive all...
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American Hate: Then and NowAmerican Hate: Then and Now
In a post titled "Our Classy History," Armagideon Time published a real letter that a real human being sent to Life Magazine on the topic of interracial marriage: So what I'm wondering is: Is it...
View ArticleMailbox Mixup: A Letter for the Willamette Week
So this letter came in an envelope addressed to the Willamette Week, but with our street address. Maybe it's intended for both of us. Either way I don't think it's from anyone's "Grama." Dear WW: You...
View ArticleMary Volm Scooting Down Rough Legal Path
The Oregonian today shed some light on what brand of legal troubles could be facing Mary Volm, the onetime Portland City Council candidate arrested over the weekend on suspicion of driving drunk....
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Here Is What a Wildly Sucessful Kickstarter Project Looks Like: Punk...
Local comedian/math teacher/Math for Primates podcaster Tom Henderson is raising money to write a book called Punk Mathematics, based on the principles laid out in an interview with Technocult: 1)...
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Emmy'sEmmy's
I was set on watching the Emmy’s this past weekend. I love anything to do with red carpet dresses (I claim this to be work-related as a fashion teacher/blogger), and I also love Jimmy Fallon, who was...
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OH on TwitterOH on Twitter
That is the rightest thing I have read all day. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Steam the New Thremals RecordSteam the New Thremals Record
Over at NPR The Thermals are streaming their new record, Personal Life, in its entirety (the official release date is next Thursday, September 7th). More importantly, does this mean if you make a...
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Album Tacos? Yes Please!Album Tacos? Yes Please!
Yeah, yeah, everyone and their taco-loving mom has seen this site already, but still... tacos on record covers. More please. h/t: Daily Swarm [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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KEXP Free Daytime Shows at MusicFest NW
There is no better hidden gem to MusicFest NW than the afternoon KEXP shows at the Doug Fir. Let's face it, sometimes a MFNW wristband is just too much for your thin pockets to afford, or perhaps you...
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KEXP Free Daytime Shows at MusicFest NWKEXP Free Daytime Shows at MusicFest NW
There is no better hidden gem to MusicFest NW than the afternoon KEXP shows at the Doug Fir. Let's face it, sometimes a MFNW wristband is just too much for your thin pockets to afford, or perhaps you...
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Good Morning News!Good Morning News!
Mission Accomplished: Combat operations in Iraq are done, but gov't warns against “premature victory parades or self-congratulations”. Eight Foot Tall Piles of Poop: Inspectors find gross violations...
View ArticleTonight in Music: Vampire Weekend
VAMPIRE WEEKEND, BEACH HOUSE, DUM DUM GIRLS (Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey, Troutdale) Longing for summers spent sailing off the shore of Cape Cod before heading back to your Ivy League university?...
View ArticleDucks Gather In Barrel
...and New Left Media can't resist shooting. (My favorite quote: "I've never heard Glenn Beck be disrespectful to the president.") [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleNicolas Batum Hurts the Rim
The start of the 2010-11 Trail Blazers season is only 56 days, 8 hours, and 43 minutes away, but hopefully this ridiculous Nicolas Batum dunk at the FIBA World Championships can hold you over. This...
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Sellwood Bridge: Choosing the Prettiest Bridge.Sellwood Bridge: Choosing the...
The refrain I heard last night at the meeting to rate the designs for the new Sellwood Bridge was, "Anything is better than what's there now." The current bridge, with cracked cement and overburdened...
View ArticleArnold Is Still :-( in Terminator 2: The Opera.
The existential angst buried in each of Arnold Schwarzenegger's nuanced characters is explored once again in Terminator 2: The Opera, in which the T-800 ponders how far he's fallen—once a cold robotic...
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