Year of the Radler
Why this fruity beer cocktail is on everyone's lips. by Brian Yaeger IT'S NOT A MARKETING MYTH:Radler really means cyclist in German.So it stands to reason this is the beer—or beer cocktail more...
View ArticleWhy You Should Ignore the Wine Point System
What's the point? by MJ Skegg NEXT TIME you're in the wine store trying to decide what to buy, and you see one of those tags boasting that a wine scored 92 points or won a gold medal—you know what?...
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Good Morning, News: Istanbul Attacked, Trump Attacks Common Sense, and a...
by Megan Burbank A suicide attack at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport Tuesday night has killed 41 people and injured over 200. M.K.T. Istanbul via Wikimedia CommonsIn Istanbul: A suicide attack at...
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Recap: Portland Thorns vs. Orlando Pride
by Erin O'Regan Michelle Betos says "Sup?"Photo courtesy Portland Thorns FCSINCE YOU BEEN GONEWhile we were all basking in the Sunday sunshine here in Portland, the Portland Thorns were pulling out a...
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How CBD Helped One Woman with Seizures
by Josh Jardine Stefan SchulzeTHESE ARE DAYS when it's important to find some good news, to seek out stories that remind us of our fellow human's capacity for decency, compassion, and selflessness. So...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Pregnancy Derails Poly Bliss
by Dan Savage My husband of six years and I have been dating a woman since February. She moved in with a friend a few doors down in October, and it took us to February to realize the attraction was...
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Ear Conditioning: Your Perfect Portland Summer Playlist
by Ciara Dolan THE SUN No makeup ;)Pr3t3nd3r via iStockIt finally feels like summertime here in ye olde Rose City, so you're probably ready to get sun-drunk and regular drunk on a dock/beach/grassy...
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PWR BTTM's 2015 Debut, Ugly Cherries, Redefines Rocking Out
by William Kennedy PWR BTTM Just like Spy vs. Spy.ANDREW PICCONEWITH CONSTANT COLLABORATION and long hours on the road, playing in a rock band can become a personality pressure cooker—especially for...
View ArticleAngry work neighbor who carrys her bike up stairs
by Anonymous I work in the same building as you downtown. I have seen you before entering & exiting the building we share visibly angry or mad about something numerous times before. This morning I...
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Will Making Weed a Schedule II Drug Be Bad for Oregon?
by Vince Sliwoski Dear Pot Lawyer,I read that weed might be removed from Schedule I of the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Is that bad for the Oregon scene?NOT IN MY OPINION, but people...
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Malt Ball Mashups
by Bri Brey What happens when you put together the two best things in the world: delicious beer and rocking bands? You get the fifth annual Malt Ball, a festival that celebrates the staggering...
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No, Saudi Arabia Isn't Paying Hillary Clinton To Kill Gays
by Matt Baume "Oh, brother."Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock.comOkay, so I posted this video on Monday about how Donald Trump has a pretty lousy record when it comes to LGBTs. And inevitably, the comment...
View ArticleThe new pollution
by Anonymous You cannot talk about "reverse racism". You cannot be opposed to a "woman's right". You cannot think it's weird that people medically change their sex. You cannot think it odd that people...
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Good Morning, News: An Air Force Shooting Scare, Larry O'Dea's Other...
by Dirk VanderHart Here we go again (maybe). A Maryland Air Force base is on lockdown this morning, amid reports of an active shooter. The base had been planning to conduct an exercise simulating a...
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The BFG Features Farting Giants. Also Farting Corgis.
by Ned Lannamann Forget the Disney/Spielberg pedigree: The most important merger in the making of The BFG is the reunion of the director with Melissa Mathison, who wrote the screenplay for 1982's E.T....
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Timbers Limp Out Of US Open Cup Against LA
by Abe Asher Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland TimbersThe US Open Cup draw had — finally — set up perfectly for the Portland Timbers. Beat the Los Angeles Galaxy at home on Wednesday night, and the Timbers...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Two Dicks, One Girl (Who Happens To Be Engaged...
by Dan Savage I am a long time listener of the podcast. I am from Europe, hence the email rather than the phone call. My boyfriend and I (we are a male same-sex couple) have been abroad for a while...
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This Week's Style Events
by Elizabeth Mollo Modified Style Portland is back after a brief one-year hiatus to host it’s 7th Annual Fundraiser Fashion Show. Designers of all skill levels are encouraged to participate and...
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Portland's Pretty: Fashion at Red Bull Sound Select
by Marissa Sullivan Long-haired bbs and heart-shaped belts. Marissa SullivanSUMMER is officially underway, which means we have months of almost-free music shows ahead of us, thanks to a certain...
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case/lang/veirs' Self-Titled Debut Is Grown-Up Pop
by Ben Salmon CASE/LANG/VEIRS What’s in a name? In their case, everything.Jason QuigleyWHEN RENOWNED singer/songwriters Neko Case, Laura Veirs, and KD Lang announced a musical partnership earlier this...
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