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Kitty Plays Nintendo's Duck Hunt

You're welcome. That dog is totally laughing at you kitteh! Are you going to take that? via Nerd Bastards [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

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Two Letters Take Critical Shots at CRCTwo Letters Take Critical Shots at CRC

Aww. It's outgoing Metro President David Bragdon's last week in office before he resigns to take a top job in New York and he's penned this little goodbye letter (pdf) to the Columbia River Crossing...

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It's Happening Tonight!It's Happening Tonight!

SMOOTH SAILING—Longing for summers spent sailing off the shore of Cape Cod before heading back to your Ivy League university? Vampire Weekend will help you reminisce—or imagine—those simpler, preppier...

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Name This Band: Hipsters with Weapons Edition

Go on over to Blogtown and name this band. You could win a prize. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

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Name This Band: Hipsters with Weapons EditionName This Band: Hipsters with...

The citizens of Blogtown did an incredible job with last week's edition of Name This Band. Poor Doobie Brothers, they never saw it coming. We expect more great things for this unnamed band: Is it okay...

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Amazon Keeps Making Smart Choices with E-ReadersAmazon Keeps Making Smart...

Staples just announced that they're going to start selling Kindles and Kindle accessories in their stores. Staples is probably a better fit than Target, which was previously the only brick-and-mortar...

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This Is What Pink Martini Must Taste LikeThis Is What Pink Martini Must Taste...

Or maybe it's what their music tastes like? I'm not sure I understand it, but H50 has got the Pink Martini sushi roll ready for your consumption until September 30th: The Pink Martini Roll features...

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Sock It To MeSock It To Me

Cute local contest alert! Sock It To Me, a small local business the started six years ago at the Saturday Market and has grown into a nationally distributed company, is holding its fourth annual...

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SL Letter of the Day: Predator and Prey

A few nights ago I got drunk and knocked on my roommate's door and confessed my attraction to him while he was lying in bed in nothing more than his skivvies. (It was dark and I stayed at the door so...

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The Winner of the Arcade Fire Artwork ContestThe Winner of the Arcade Fire...

We finally have our winner for the Arcade Fire artwork/Photoshop contest. End Hits reader Mike made this awesome 15"x22" five color screenprint piece entitled "Suburbs." If that wasn't enough, it was...

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Crafty Wonderland's Super Colossal Holiday Sale: It's Back Already!Crafty...

If today's rain hasn't already driven you into a catatonic depression marked by the conviction that you'll probably never have a real summer again, ever, in your whole entire life, and you're still...

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Chief Places Officer Who Shot Aaron Campbell on LeaveChief Places Officer Who...

The police officer who shot and killed Aaron Campbell with an assault rifle during a standoff in late January has been placed on unpaid leave, police officials confirmed this afternoon. But Portland...

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Nickle and Dimed: TriMet Cuts Kick in TomorrowNickle and Dimed: TriMet Cuts...

TriMet's fourth service cut in sixteen months kicks in tomorrow, eliminating the 27 and 157 lines and reducing service on many other lines. The fare also jumps by one ridiculous nickle, meaning that...

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Ron Wyden - Capitol Hill's 49th RichestRon Wyden - Capitol Hill's 49th Richest

Shuffling through the 50 wealthiest members on Capitol Hill, I figured no Oregonians would make the list. But lo and behold, one profile from the finish line, I came upon Ron Wyden, whose $5.4 million...

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Virginia Quarterly Review Cancels Winter Issue After Editor's Suicide

Celebrated and award winning literary magazine the Virginia Quarterly Review has suspended publication of its winter issue in light of the July 30th suicide of its managing editor, Kevin Morrissey....

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Good Morning News!

Iraq War is Over. Everything is different now, right? Right? Read Obama's "goodbye Iraq" speech. Next Up: Israel/Palestine. Obama dives headlong into trying to help the countries just get along. Case...

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Typhoon's Late Night Recess

It's been a busy year for both Typhoon and Into the Woods, so it's only fitting that the ambitious pop band and the prolific video site would team up once again (the first time was at Burgerville)....

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Blitzen Trapper Play at the PlayhouseBlitzen Trapper Play at the Playhouse

Todd Roeth Portland Playhouse's excellent "No P.A. in NoPo" concert series—normally I'd describe it here, but that title sums it up quite nicely—is bringing out a big name for their next show: Blitzen...

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Blitzen Trapper Play at the Playhouse

Todd Roeth Portland Playhouse's excellent "No P.A. in NoPo" concert series—normally I'd describe it here, but that title sums it up quite nicely—is bringing out a big name for their next show: Blitzen...

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Fall Is Here, Part One: Erin FetherstonFall Is Here, Part One: Erin Fetherston

New York fashion week is right around the corner, starting September ninth and going through the 16th. Which means Spring/Summer 2011 will be hitting the runways in T-Minus 10 days! So lets take a...

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