Jersey Shore Wrap Up: "Dirty Pad"Jersey Shore Wrap Up: "Dirty Pad"
Sorry for the late post, guys. I had a really busy day at the gelato shop and beach and I just couldn't find the time (actually I was applying for food stamps and working two jobs, but let's pretend...
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Bomb caution: A Swedish plane with 273 people landed mid-flight after receiving a bomb threat. The plane has been evacuated and one passenger detained. Nurse's victory: A judge orders an openly gay...
View ArticleTonight in Music: Dethklok, Pancake Breakfast, Prince Rama and More
SCHOOL OF ROCK PERFORMS DETHKLOK (Hawthorne Theatre, 1507 SE 39th)The only line of description for the show posted on Paul Green's School of Rock website: "Bring a neck brace." Dethklok, the virtual...
View ArticleTu Fawning In-Studio at OPBTu Fawning In-Studio at OPB
Photo by Inger Klekacz In the midst of their traipsing the country with some marginally-talented Portland band, Tu Fawning stopped in at OPB and recorded a hauntingly good, four-song session. Here's a...
View ArticleAt the Rally for Police Justice and AccountabilityAt the Rally for Police...
Denis C. TheriaultMarching down Broadway.The sky was hot over Pioneer Courthouse Square this morning. And it couldn't have been more perfect. More than 100 Portlanders clutching placards and banners...
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Gubernatorial John Kitzhaber and Chris Dudley shared the stage at a candidates forum in Eugene yesterday, taking time to trash one another's plans for the state. Kitzhaber, the Democratic nominee,...
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IT'S SUNDAY! Here's something to watch after church. 8:00 FOX THE SIMPSONSSeason Premiere! It's the 22nd season premiere (HOLY SHIT! That show's as old as my mistress!), and when Lisa goes to...
View ArticleTonight in Music: Jesse Malin
JESSE MALIN AND THE ST. MARKS SOCIAL, MONEYBROTHER, YOURS (Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi) It's a bit too easy to tease Jesse Malin about his days fronting glam-punkers D Generation, his hair...
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Wiretap the Internet? Feds want to make it easier to gain access to Skype, email, and personal online accounts... because apparently all the terrorism is being done by Facebook chat these days....
View ArticleMenomena Take Us to School
Hey look, it's Menomena in a vacant classroom. Is this a statement on our nation's crumbling public education system, the band's very own Waiting for Superman that isn't actually a cover of the...
View ArticleWin Tickets to Arcade Fire!!!
This is it. Your final chance to win four tickets to see Arcade Fire and Calexico this Thursday at the Memorial Coliseum. Good luck. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleWin Tickets to Arcade Fire!!!
This is it. This will be your final chance to win four general admission floor tickets to see the Arcade Fire (with Calexico opening) this Thursday, September 30, at the Memorial Coliseum. We've done...
View ArticleAdam Arnold Sample SaleAdam Arnold Sample Sale
In advance of his fall show scheduled for October 8, Adam Arnold is clearing out room in his studio for all the fans and clients sure to turn out with a rare sample sale. Combine this with the...
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On Saturday night, Delta flight 4591 had to make an emergency landing at JFK when one of its landing wheels refused to come down. (It's so hard to find good help these days.) ANYWAY! Check out this...
View ArticleNice Little Ritual You've Got There, Bishop Long
Um... gee: The accusations center on the LongFellows Youth Academy, an exclusive group of teenage boys handpicked by Bishop Long for spiritual mentoring. The boys went through a bonding ritual, known...
View ArticleSister Wives: It's the Polygamiest!
So TLC—famous for such educational shows as 19 Kids and Counting, I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant, etc.) debuted their newest freak show last night entitled Sister Wives. It's a reality show about a Utah...
View ArticleIt Gets Better: One Day You'll Be Able To Say...
"There are going to be people... who are not going to like you. People who are not going to agree with the way you want to live. And you know what? Fuck 'em. And you can, as an adult, when you're out...
View ArticleWhite Kids in the Middle EastWhite Kids in the Middle East
Yesterday I saw the play My Name is Rachel Corrie, about a 23-year-old Evergreen student who was killed in Rafa, Palestine, while trying to prevent an Israeli bulldozer from demolishing a Palestinian...
View ArticleYou Be the Unlicensed Doctor!You Be the Unlicensed Doctor!
Let's play "YOU BE THE UNLICENSED DOCTOR" where I describe my current medical malady, and you—as an unlicensed, fairly ignorant armchair physician—try to diagnose my problem! OKAY! HERE ARE THE...
View ArticleMad Men Monday - Do You Want To Know A Secret?Mad Men Monday - Do You Want To...
Here's an article from the Chicago Magazine about Draper Daniels, one of the models for Don's characters, written by his wife. They're not as pretty as the TV versions. Also check out these bad ass...
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