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The Usual OKC Ad Lately

by Anonymous Your ad will contain a picture of you from about 2 years ago. The photos will also include your enormous weight gain through the last few years as well. To a point of who is this other...

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PHOTOS & VIDEO: 21 People Arrested While Protesting Oil Trains in Vancouver

by Doug Brown 21 people were arrested in Vacouver today while protesting oil trainsDoug BrownAbout a hundred people from around the region showed up to Vancouver, Wash., this morning to protest oil...

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Things to Do: Sunday at PRIDE

by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Pride Parade Map 2016, Kickoff at W Burnside & ParkPortland Pride Parade Don't miss the Technicolor exuberance and thumping splendor of the annual Portland Pride Parade,...

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Dearest filthy bearded, timber geared, lazy...

by Anonymous ...faux-hawked, whiny floppin' weekend pick-up futbol player:Why do I have to fetch your errant kicks every time you grunt "a little help"? I just wanna run around the track and burn off...

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Erasing the sound of my voice

by Anonymous Guys! Hey, look, I am SO sorry. I went to the beach party at Kelly Point, ran into an old friend and had a chat. We were outside the circle where the music was happening and didn't...

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Crawling Along on NW 23rd

by Anonymous You were doing maybe 4 miles an hour for several blocks on 23rd, with cars piling up behind you. I honked once, briefly, just to let you know that there was someone else behind you,...

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Good Morning, News: Cavs Take NBA Title, Trump Manager Out, and Star Trek...

by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! It's not in the way you've been treating my friends. It's not in the way that you stayed till the end. LET'S GO TO PRESS.How was your Pride Parade...

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Things To Do This Week!

Things to do for June 20-23 by Bobby Roberts Just because the weekend ended doesn't mean it has to actually stop. Besides, there's a whole bunch of people out there whose weekend manages to land...

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Portland Cop on Cops: Meet Officer Super Chill!

by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Yes, there is still a show called Cops. And yes, occasionally they still come to Portland. And yes, while there are certainly some bad apples in the bureau, there's also at...

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Watch Stephen Malkmus Cover the Beatles and the Stones at Save the Giants...

by Josh Jardine Hometown heroes Stephen Malkmus (Pavement, the Jicks) and China Forbes (Pink Martini) helped raised almost $5K for the local nonprofit Save the Giants when they played a private...

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Yes, Last Night's Game of Thrones Was Amazing, but It's Got Nothing on Vaxxed

by Erik Henriksen Throughout literature and cinema, the fantasy genre has reflected our struggles. For all of its trappings and tropes—dragons! wizards! quests!—even the most whimsical fantasy offers...

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Portland Parks and Recreation Found High Lead Levels in the Water At Three of...

by Dirk VanderHart Samples taken from water fixtures at three Portland Parks and Recreation facilities turned up elevated lead levels in 17 instances, the bureau revealed today, nearly a week after...

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Wall Street Weighing President Trump vs. Vice President Warren

by Matt Baume Imagine if Hillary just turned to this random woman and was like "YOU! You are to be my Vice President. Guards, seize her."Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.comNow I don't know Hillary Clinton...

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Game of Thrones Recap! Talk Is Cheap in “The Battle of the Bastards"

by Ned Lannamann "Nice try, enemy army. I'm not falling for that 'Look behind you!' trick."HBO“A true history of the world is a history of great conversations in elegant rooms,” said Tyrion Lannister...

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Eight Days After Orlando Shooting, Senate Rejects Gun Restrictions

by Heidi Groover A new poll shows 92 percent of people support expanded background checks, but the Senate just rejected two background check bills.AEDKA STUDIO/ShutterstockPressured by last week's...

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Good Morning, News: The Senate Fails, Lead At Community Centers, and Donald...

by Dirk VanderHart You know the incremental gun control laws the Senate convened to consider last night? Just several common sense measures that would, for instance, keep people suspected of potential...

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To Those at Dynasty on Saturday Night

by Anonymous When the bar reached capacity, a group of friends (queer, hetero, and even some—God forbid—men) were made to feel extremely unwelcome while standing in line. I am a queer woman and these...

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Savage Love Letter of the Day: New Father Wants a Threesome Right Now

by Dan Savage My wife and I love your show and we look forward to listening to it together every Tuesday. But I am stuck trying to figure something out and I'm really hoping you can weigh in on my...

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Finding Dory Is Like Oysters on the Half Shell—Kinda Goopy, but Palatable

by Courtney Ferguson In 2003's Finding Nemo, Pixar lost a little orange clownfish named Nemo. Then they found Nemo. And now, more than a decade later, they're looking for Dory. She's a blue fish...

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The Bachelorette Recap: Episode 5 - Batman v. Superman Soundtrack Edition

by Campy Draper Girl, it's a nice kleenex, but I think it's too matchy-matchy with your dress. Hey there Bachelorette fans! It’s been a long-time-no-see. There was no new episode last week so if...

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