Making the Grade
Katie Shimer
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Singing a Different ‘Toon
Zaytoon Spices Up Alberta
You’re probably sick of even hearing about Alberta Street—and yet, if you’re at all a fan of Portland food, you can’t ignore it. New restaurants are opening there at what feels like a daily clip (there are now FOUR Thai places in a half-mile stretch), and many are worth talking about, if not necessarily dining […]
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Hamburger Helper
Beef ‘n’ Buns = Tons of Fun
We know what you’re thinking: “What the hell is there left to say about the hamburger?”
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Devil Music
The Annual Monkey Trick Meltdown
THERE ARE MANY THINGS that make each Monkey Trick show beautifully uncomfortable—and different incidents each time. A Jesus Lizard cover band the likes of which you’ve never seen (unless, of course, you’ve seen them), Monkey Trick dazzles and disgusts with its painfully real portrayal of a band some of us will never forget—making for a […]
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Nepotism Works!
Hands in the Honey Pot
SO I’M PRETTY CONFUSED right now, but I’ll tell you what I know: There’s a real Ari Gold and a fake Ari Gold. The fake Ari is played by Jeremy Piven on the show Entourage. The real Ari Gold plays in the band the Honey Brothers and is a screenwriter, director, and a producer of […]
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An Inconceivable Solution?
Barbara Harris Has an Answer to the Problem of Drug-Addicted Babies—Pay the Mothers to Stop Having Kids
When I get Barbara Harris on the phone, there’s a baby crying in the background. “This is our last baby,” she says, referring to the foster child in her care. “My husband and I are getting too old for this.” Since 1990, Harris has adopted four foster children, and has cared for over 50 children […]
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Ironi-Rock
Moistboyz Almost Make Me Moist
Two of my best girl friends are Ween groupies (AKA Weeners). They buy the new albums at midnight, they follow the band from Portland to Eugene, and Seattle to Vancouver, BC. They’re not the world’s biggest Weeners, but they’re some pretty big dogs (c’mon, that was hilarious). I myself am what you would call a […]
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Shell-Shocked
A Quick Jolt of Tasty Tacos
Let’s face it. Time is money. For that matter, money is money, and sometimes you need to save on both. Like when you want a deliciously simple taco, but you don’t want to pay an arm and a leg for it, and you don’t want to wait an arm and a leg for it (ever […]
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All Gore, No Guts
Saw II Turns Up the Gross
Admittedly, I was suckered by Saw‘s first installment for a few reasons. One: I can’t stand the thought of being drugged and tortured. Two: I do not like scary clowns. Three: I saw the film alone at night, then went home and convinced myself that someone was outside plotting to kill me. After a long […]
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At Home in the ‘Hood
Bridges Cafe Tackles Dinner
Breakfast joints have a hard time transitioning into dinner spots. Why? Maybe because of the bright, goofy breakfast restaurant decor. Maybe because their names denote “breakfast cafe” (undoubtedly, the reason Genie’s night menu failed). Or maybe it’s because people
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Anti-Genius
Proof Has Problems
A Beautiful Mindmdash;a story about a schizophrenic mathematician—won best picture for 2001. Proof—a story