"We No Speak Americano" Video feat. People Who Do Cool Shit in Other Countries
I present to you a video that I've watched four times now and still can't quite wrap my head around. These two, Suzanne Cleary and Peter Harding, are world-renowned Irish Dancers heading a...
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Seattle Will Try Out (Doomed to Fail) Bike Sharing ProgramSeattle Will Try...
A group in our sister city to the north is planning to launch a bike-sharing program inspired by Portland's Yellow Bikes, a set of 16 neon green bikes that riders can pick up from bus stops and leave...
View ArticleThoughts on Daisey's The Agony and Ectasy of Steve Jobs, After the Fact
Last night I saw the final performance in the TBA run of Mike Daisey's monologue The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, which is just as powerful as everyone said it was. It's a blatantly political...
View ArticleHosannas Do Beach Boys
Half the members of Church Hosannas split, but it hasn't made a dent in the Laws brothers productivity. Here we find them performing "Don't Talk," a Beach Boys tune for the fine folks at Circle Into...
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RE: Mad Men RewatchRE: Mad Men Rewatch
AMC Appreciation of Mad Men benefits a lot from rewatching. Even the most banal episodes reveal something startling or amusing about the characters. Here's some extra observations I had reviewing last...
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Pot Bust Near Enchanted ForestPot Bust Near Enchanted Forest
Knowing our intense love of the Enchanted Forest theme park, Blogtownie Esther tipped us off to this not-at-all-surprising news: Marion County sheriff deputies have seized 125 pot plants from the 8000...
View ArticleWater-Powered Jet Packs: Condemn or Allow?
We've been waiting for flying jet packs since the dawn of the industrial age, and now we have one—BUT IS THIS THE JET PACK WE WANT? Water-Powered Jet Packs: Condemn or Allow? Explain your condemnation...
View ArticleSL Letter of the Day: Come Again
I recently separated from my wife of 11 years, and have met someone new. She's everything that I want. We've been dating now for a little less than a month and we've been fooling around now for a good...
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Judge Judy Deals Fair but Sluggish JusticeJudge Judy Deals Fair but Sluggish...
This video is not pertinent to anyone or anything. But it is embarrassingly amusing. The only manipulation here is that the video is at half-speed. That’s all it takes for the entire argument to morph...
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New at ParallelNew at Parallel
Time to check in on Parallel (in-store or online—you pick), which is getting in new merch for the fall season. I've been seeing more and more Prairie Underground from them, a welcome infusion of...
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Good Morning, News!Good Morning, News!
Tea Party candidates in Delaware and New York beat their GOP rivals in the primaries, and now everyone's wondering if this is good or bad news for Democrats. DISCUSS. Now we're not saying it's BP's...
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Finally, the Rockapella iPhone AppFinally, the Rockapella iPhone App
If you are anything like me, you want your Rockapella news and you want it RIGHT FUCKNG NOW. Thankfully the a cappella group made, uh, famous by Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? now has their...
View ArticleToday in Book Trailers: The Vegan Revolution...With Zombies!
Presented without comment: From local vegan organizer David Agranoff and Eraserhead press. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleTonight in Music: Sam Amidon, Grass Widow, Amanda Richards
SAM AMIDON, RAYMOND BYRON AND THE WHITE FREIGHTER (The Woods, 6637 SE Milwaukie) Read our article on Sam Amidon. GRASS WIDOW, STLS, SILVER INTERIOR (Backspace, 115 NW 5th) This past January, the...
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Oregon Now Has Twilight Themed Road SignsOregon Now Has Twilight Themed Road...
Apparently these have been around SE Portland since the spring, but I spotted my first last night on Sandy: [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Review: Dead Rising 2: Case ZeroReview: Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
There are two ways of looking at Capcom's recently released Dead Rising 2: Case Zero. CapcomZombies AND Flexible Gender Roles! Hipsters Rejoice! There's the idea that it is nothing more than a demo...
View ArticleToday in Anus-Clenching Employment
While your job may be harrowing—sitting in front of a computer monitor all day, occasionally glancing out the window to wonder how many minutes are left until you die—the guy in this video may have it...
View ArticleBREAKING: Mayor and Chief Fire Officer Ron Frashour
The mayor's office was expected to make an announcement this week about what it would do with Officer Ron Frashour, the Portland police officer who fatally shot Aaron Campbell last winter. Frashour...
View ArticleSome People Have All the Luck
And some people are just idiots who deserve to get hit by trains. The video below has both kinds of people. It's too long and the music is annoying, but that's the Internet for ya. TL;MA. Don't miss...
View ArticleWhy Are You In The Picture?
And why, if you think lust is baaaaad, are you and your friends wearing so much damn makeup? And a "Savage Love" reader writes... The time has come for you to use your influence to pick a day between...
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