Though Portland is very white, and getting whiter, it is not all bad news for blacks. Atmosphere1/Shutterstock.com Portland may be the whitest big city in America, but unlike Seattle, its black population is not declining sharply. In fact, The Oregonian claims that “the number of black Portlanders increased 4 percent between 2000 and 2010” and […]
Charles Mudede
Posted inFood and Drink
You Can’t Have an American Revolution Without Snacks
To defend American freedoms, you need lots of these… Igor Dutina/shutterstock.com If you care at all about the men who have decided to fight for America in the forests of Oregon, then you might send them some snacks. They have all the high-powered guns and military look they need, but you can’t eat those things. […]
Posted inMovies & TV
Ijeoma Oluo Was Right. Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq is Insultingly Bad. Why Are Other Critics Failing To Say So?
These fine ladies are getting ready to change the world with their panocha power. Amazon Studios Spike Lee’s new movie Chi-Raq has received a lot of positive reviews. The Washington Post (which is owned by Jeff Bezos, the man who also owns the company, Amazon Studio, that produced the film) called it “a bit of […]
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Ken Loach Is at His Best with Jimmy’s Hall
The Laureate of British-Class-Struggle Cinema Returns to Form
The laureate of British-class-struggle cinema returns to form.
Posted inCrime
62 People Killed by Police in the Past 30 Days
Astrostar/Shutterstock The policing of America looks like a battlefield. According to study conducted by the Washington Post, a total of 462 people have been shot and killed by the police in 2015. We have five more months left in the year. As for the past 30 days, it is estimated that “at least 62 people” […]
Posted inScience!
New Estimate for the Amount of Dark Matter in the Milky Way
What it is you must know and keep in mind at all times (during a shower, a meal, sex) is that only 4 percent of the universe (a universe that is expanding at a speed that even the speed of light can not overwhelm) makes any sense to us (to our thinking and to the […]
Posted inMovies & TV
Antonio Banderas Almost Fucks a Robot
In Automtata, a Solar Flare Can Destroy Plant Life but Not Capitalism
In Automata, a massive solar flare can destroy plant life but not capitalism.
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No One Was Saved
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby Goes On and On
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby goes on and on.
Posted inPuppy
California to Allow Dogs at Restuarants
This is interesting: With a swipe of his pen, Gov. Jerry Brown has ensured Sutter can tag along to some bars and restaurants. Assembly Bill 1965 makes it easier to bring your pet next time you dine out or grab a drink. The bill permits dogs to join owners at the outdoor sections of food […]
Posted inGun Club
Executive Director of Gun Owners of America to a Congresswoman: “You should do your job in constant trepidation”
I have always thought that a big reason why the NRA and gun lobbyists are so powerful is because people are actually scared of them in a very direct and primal way. They are, precisely, “gun nuts.” These are the types who want to walk into Starbucks with automatic rifles. The types who want us […]
Posted inPolitics
Hard Evidence that the US’s Economy is Kept Alive by Immigrants
NYT yesterday: Gov. Rick Perry of Texas on Monday ordered 1,000 National Guard troops to the border with Mexico, seizing on a get-tough immigration message that foreshadows the approach to the current crisis by his party in Congress and that could position him in another bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Mr. Perry announced the […]
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Interview with a Manager at Main Street Marijuana in Vancouver
CM Chris Stipe says the place used to be a jewelry store. “The business will be good for the economy,” he says. [In their continuing coverage of new recreational pot shops opening in Washington state, The Stranger‘s Charles Mudede visits our next-door-neighbor to the north, Vancouver, WA to check out their first shop, opening today.—eds.] […]