Portland’s Pretty
Portland’s POC bring the POV. by Marissa Sullivan As important as it is to celebrate our local businesses, it’s just as vital to recognize and celebrate the people of color who bring diversity and...
View ArticleThe Woke Wedding
Not enough local wedding professionals cater to people of color, so I made it my mission to find those that do. by Jagger Blaec Skinny white women are not the only people on the planet who get...
View ArticleBusinesses Who Support Your Womanist Wedding
A vendor list that takes the microagressions out of wedding planning. by Jagger Blaec I’m committed to curating an accessible collection of local businesses that matches the mission of our photo shoot...
View ArticleMommy Cobra
Catching up with new comedy star (and mother) Ali Wong. by Jenni Moore Women comics talking crudely about their bodies is nothing new, but a pregnant comedian was pretty unheard of until Ali Wong’s...
View ArticlePalindrome Champ Mark Saltveit Gives Up His Crown (For Now)
Portland’s king of the word nerds will be back this spring. by TEMPLE LENTZ After an intense competition in Stamford, Connecticut last weekend, the world has a new palindrome champion. Sure, you may...
View ArticleCork Dork Instructs and Delights
Bianca Bosker takes the snobbery out of wine writing. by Megan Burbank When I was a young, broke teaching assistant in France, my ex-pat aunt gave me some advice I’ve never forgotten: The cheapest...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Wheeler's New Plan, Spicer Flips Out, and Stand with...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! I might as well have gone to the club, as much as you accused me of clubbin'. I might as well have threw away my love, as much as you accused me. LET'S...
View ArticleA Game of Truth or Dare with Artist Parker Day
by Kathleen Marie {{image:2, align:right, width:250}} Eyeing the 100 faces of Parker Day’s ICON series which opens Thursday, makes me feel like I’m 31 going on 13 again and everything is going to be...
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Iranian Woman with Valid Visa Detained at PDX, May Be Turned Away, ACLU Says
by Doug Brown People protesting President Trump's first unconstitutional Muslim travel ban at PDX in JanuaryDoug BrownAn Iranian woman with a valid visa was detained at the Portland International...
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Donald Cried and the Comedy of Humiliation
by Ben Coleman Donald Cried traffics in the comedy of humiliation, and full disclosure: I can barely make it through an episode of the American The Office. So a movie like this, where grown men...
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Braveyoung's Misery & Pride Is Consistently Somber
by Ben Salmon BRAVEYOUNG Monolithic, moving instrumentals.DAMIEN RIEHLEluvium—AKA Matthew Cooper—has quietly built one of Portland’s most compelling catalogs in experimental music, encompassing gentle...
View ArticleStay Classy
by Anonymous I know you when you walk in the door. I can see through you, your wants and wishes. I can tell if your smile is fake or real, or if your "I'm a tough guy" face is legit or a made up...
View ArticleTrump Administration Attacks LGBT Community On Three Fronts Over Last 24 Hours
by Dan Savage There are, unbelievably, some "GaysforTrump" out there. I would ask one of them to comment on what the Trump administration has been up to over the last 24 hours... but homosexuals for...
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Paul Ryan’s Failed Healthcare Bill Consolation Playlist
A peek inside Paul Ryan's possible #Healthcarebillfail playlist by Amber Cortes What does Paul Ryan listen to while pumping iron?It was a tweet linking to a New York Times article with a kicker that...
View ArticleLEAVE MY BOWLING ALLEY ALONE!
by Anonymous Recently in the news, it was reported that the AMF Pro300 on SE Powell & SE 33rd will be closing at the end of the summer (or earlier in some reports). I happened to be at the alley...
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RECAP: Treefort Music Fest 2017, March 22-26 in Boise, Idaho
by Chipp Terwilliger BAND DIALOGUE Chipp Terwilliger Last week marked Boise, Idaho's sixth annual Treefort Music Fest, the Northwest's preeminent five-day, multi-venue music festival. Though it's...
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Quanice Hayes Supporters and Cops Clash at the Portland Building
by Dirk VanderHart Doug BrownThe burial of Quanice Hayes occurred earlier today. Combined with new, secretive plans by Mayor Ted Wheeler to be more strict on meeting disruptions, it's made for a tense...
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Photos & Video: Six Arrested Downtown Wednesday While Protesting Portland Police
by Doug Brown Protesters, just before the cops swooped inDoug BrownA group of activists, led by Don't Shoot Portland, upset by the grand jury non-indictment of the Portland police officer who killed...
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Good Morning, News: Six Quanice Hayes Protest Arrests, Oregon DEQ Firings,...
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. These links should be clicked. Protesting the death of Quanice HayesDoug BrownSix people were arrested yesterday afternoon while protesting the Portland police...
View ArticleStop Making Centrum Silver!
by Anonymous This is official notice to all old people everywhere. You suck. You're slow. You're tired and worn out. You keep telling the same busted ass stories about when you were young. Bitch, when...
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