Letters to the Editor
“The housing crisis is over!” A SUCKER BORN EVERY MINUTERE: “Why We March” [Feature, Nov 16], in which Editor-in-Chief Wm. Steven Humphrey wrote about how Trump voters prioritized “their own perceived...
View ArticleRanda Jarrar’s Geography of Taboo
Surprising, beautiful stories in Him, Me, Muhammad Ali. by Katie Pelletier Randa Jarrar’s new collection of short stories, Him, Me, Muhammad Ali, opens with a modern folktale about a girl attempting...
View ArticleRobbie Robertson Delivers a Flawed Testimony
In a new memoir, the Band’s guitarist lets his ego get the better of him. by Robert Ham At the beginning of The Last Waltz, the 1978 Martin Scorsese documentary that captured the final concert by the...
View ArticleHall Monitor—A Declaration of Independence
Portland’s auditor says she’s unduly strained. She wants you to change that. by Dirk VanderHart PORTLANDCITY AUDITOR is an office built with conflict in mind.As the only elected city office aside from...
View ArticleIndia by Way of Williams
Open Tandoor brings Indian food to where it’s sorely needed. by Andrea Damewood OPEN TANDOOR was smart to open on North Williams. Until a few months ago, North Portland was without any Indian food—be...
View ArticleDrink This!
Union Wine Co. Red Haute Wine by Andrea Damewood Critic’s note:This occasional entry is about stuff that I eat or drink that you should eat or drink, too. It may be about items that are locally made,...
View ArticleOut with the Old and in with the New in North Portland
Hooray? by Thomas Ross CHANGE IS GOOD, change is good, change is good. It’s become my mantra while walking or driving around my home in North Portland’s Overlook neighborhood. I shouldn’t have to...
View ArticleHari Kondabolu: Making Mainstream Cool Again
The comedian weighs in on human connection, ditching labels, and his new album. by Emilly Prado In the two years since Hari Kondabolu’s debut release with Kill Rock Stars, the Brooklyn comedian has...
View ArticleWine for Everyone!
Millennials are fermenting a new kind of Oregon winemaker—and drinker. by Andrea Damewood Go ahead: Feel a little less bad for having wine as one of your most-used emojis. According to data released...
View ArticleBridging the Gap
Meet Bertony Faustin, Oregon’s first black winemaker. by MJ Skegg Perhaps it shouldn’t matter that an Oregon winemaker is black. But of course it matters. It’s America in 2016, after all. We live in a...
View ArticleWe Ranked The Best Box Wines Because We Classy
What?! Box Wine Is Totally Good Now! by Andrea Damewood Close your eyes and turn up your patrician noses, wine snerbs: BOX WINE IS TOTALLY FINE. In fact?! BOX WINE IS GREAT!Box wine is bae: It...
View ArticleThe Thrifty Sommelier
Here ya go, cheapskate: fine wines under $15. by MJ Skegg There’s this folktale: a French village, perhaps in the Loire or Languedoc, that has a little café. There’s no wine list here; you simply...
View ArticleDonald Trump Chump
by Anonymous I was sitting in the left turn lane at a stop light behind a blue van yesterday when something odd happened. I could see the man in the van through his side mirror and noticed he was...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Duck Coach Canned, Trump Picks Foreclosure King, and...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Don't need no hateration, holleratin' in this dance for me. Let's get it percolatin', while you're waiting so just dance for me. LET'S GO TO PRESS.Coach...
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This Week's Style Events
by Elizabeth Mollo There are SO MANY awesome events coming up in the next few days that I need to split them between two posts: one for this week (the post you are about to read) and one for this...
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Rules Don't Apply Review: It's Good To Have Warren Beatty Back
by Ned Lannamann TV may get all the shine nowadays, but old-fashioned movie-star charisma goes a long way. Case in point: Warren Beatty, who’s returned to movies after a 15-year hiatus. He wrote,...
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As Vagabon, Lætitia Tamko Turns Her Insides Out
by Ciara Dolan VAGABON Exploring infinite worlds.Ebru YildizLÆTITIA TAMKO’S musical origin story sounds familiar: Inspired by the sudden urge to channel herself into something external, she speedily...
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Seven Companies Want to Buy Terminal 1—And One Wants Portlandia, Too
by Dirk VanderHart Lithia Motors doesn't just want Terminal 1 for its $10 million. It wants Portlandia.The massive, Medford-based auto retailer is now one of seven entities [PDF] that have active bids...
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Things to Do Tonight!
Re-Run Theater: Doctor Who: The Invasion of Time As we stumble through 2016's darkest timeline, we find bright spots where we can. Here's one! The Hollywood Theatre's Re-Run Theater series is showing...
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Trump's Cabinet Picks Include Betsy DeVos, a Major Funder of Conversion (or...
by Christopher Frizzelle If I pray hard enough, will Betsy DeVos and Mike Pence just go away?Betsy DeVos Media Photo/ShutterstockI can't believe we're back to conversion therapy being a mainstream...
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