Here's Sen. Ron Wyden Inveighing Against Oil Trains in the Columbia River Gorge
by Dirk VanderHart As you'd expect of the state's senior senator, Ron Wyden took to the floor of the US Senate earlier today to rail (PUN) against the recent Union Pacific oil train explosion near...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Diaper Rush
by Dan Savage I've been dating a guy for a month or so. Sex is really good, faulty compatible in other ways too. Nice guy really. But he has told me he likes to wear diapers sometimes. Not in a sexual...
View ArticleThings To Do Tonight!
by Bobby Roberts Mirah, Jherek BischoffSinger/songwriter Mirah moved away from Portland nearly seven years ago, so it's always noteworthy when she graces us with her heartbreaking and adventurous...
View ArticleBrock Allen Turner “Got Far More Than 97%-98% of Rapists Do”
by Sydney Brownstone According to Department of Justice statistics cited by Rebecca Solnit, police and prosecutors drop the ball on 87 percent of rapes reported to them.Africa Studio/ShutterstockMad...
View ArticleAssociated Press Responds to Criticism Over Calling the Nomination for...
by Heidi Groover Still in it. Joseph Sohm/ShutterstockLast night, the Associated Press called the Democratic nomination for Hillary Clinton. Bernie Sanders supporters were outraged. You've probably...
View ArticleThe City Says a Lawsuit Over Charlie Hales' Camping Policy Needs to Be Tossed
by Dirk VanderHart Francois VigneaultIt's funny. And sad. Back in late 2014, public defenders were trying to convince a Multnomah County judge that Portland's ban on camping was unconstitutional. So...
View ArticleMexican Shipment of Endangered Fish Bladders, Worth Up To $10,000 Each,...
by Doug Brown SEIZED: 103 fish bladders from MexicoThere's more than drugs coming out of El Chapo and the Sinaloa Cartel's home state: There's an illegal fish bladder trade going on, too.A package...
View ArticleSavage Love
"I basically bullied her into telling me that my dick was big enough—and now I want her to tell me it isn't big enough." by Dan Savage I'm a 33-year-oldstraight guy with a small dick. I have a...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
Calvin Harris splits with Taylor Swift—cue the apocalypse! by Ann Romano MONDAY, MAY 30Any world in which Johnny Depp resides is bound to experience some turmoil, because—c'mon. Those scarves. They...
View ArticleMy, What a Busy Week!
Things to do for June 8-14. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8Fleet Week It's the start of Fleet Week in Portland, and that means about 10 massive ships from the US Navy, US Coast Guard, and the Royal Canadian Navy,...
View ArticleA Conversation with R.I.P.
R.I.P.'s In the Wind is music to drool to. by Ben Salmon THE PORTLAND QUARTET R.I.P. is a serious heavy-metal band that doesn't take itself too seriously.Check out their press photo. Taken at...
View ArticleRecord Review: Ural Thomas & the Pain, Ural Thomas & the Pain
Their debut unleashes heartache, desire, and spiritual bliss. by Robert Ham THE FIRST FULL-LENGTH album by Ural Thomas and the Pain has been a long time coming. The R&B revivalist group, led by...
View ArticleBed's Warm, Crackling Fuzz
Their new EP, Klickitat, is slow-motion pop. by Ciara Dolan BED'S got a silly name. But not quite as silly as their original band name, Darth Vanderslice. "I wonder if we've helped sell mattresses,"...
View ArticleAll-Ages Action!
This week's all-ages shows. WED JUNE 8Ladywolfw/Sick Sad World, Ah God, Turtle Necked and more; Analog Café, 720 SE HawthorneIn addition to the all-ages punk community this column has dutifully...
View ArticleFilm Shorts
This week: reviews of Dark Horse, Persona, Snake Deadly Act, and more. Plus! 12 Monkeys... with 12 LIVE MONKEYS IN ATTENDANCE!!! 12 Monkeys Inspired by Chris Marker's La Jetée, 1995's post-apocalyptic...
View ArticleLimp Weiner
The saga of "Carlos Danger" is like Veep—except not as funny. by Kjerstin Johnson IT'S POSSIBLE that if you don't live in New York City or follow politics closely, the first time you heard about...
View ArticleThe Conjuring 2 (Much of a Good Thing)
James Wan returns to horror. Try not to jump. by Andrew Wright FOR HORROR FANS accustomed to wandering through acres of dreck for a meager jolt, James Wan is the real deal. The Conjuring 2, the...
View ArticleMaggie's Plan: Fixing the Romcom
A corrective to so many other failed relationship comedies. by Vince Mancini IT FEELS UNFAIR to compare a movie that's as undeniably good as Maggie's Plan to lesser contemporaries, but it's hard not...
View ArticleSexy Producer Fan Fiction about Now You See Me 2
How the sequel sausage gets made. by Elinor Jones STUDIO EXECUTIVE 1: I want more money. Let's make an unnecessary sequel.STUDIO EXECUTIVE 2: Okay.SE1: How about Now You See Me? That was a movie.SE2:...
View ArticlePortland's Pretty
The hottest looks at Linework NW! by Marissa Sullivan I RAN INTO a friend at this year's Linework NW, the annual illustration and comics fest. After the usual pleasantries, I said, "This might be the...
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