PDX 101
Katie Shimer
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The Castration of Emily Rose
PG-13 and the Impotent Horror Movie
When I was a kid, I had terminal insomnia because of a fear of being possessed by the Devil. I’m entirely certain this fear was based on The Exorcist, a movie I’d never seen, but one my
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Get Good Gilt
Supper Club Is Simply Smashing
As is the case with relationships, periods of my life can be marked by the drinking establishments I’ve fallen in love with. There was the heavy drinking and dancing period at the Monte Carlo, which burnt down. There was the blackout-drunk karaoke
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Gems In the Pearl
The Pearl District: Not Just for Yuppies
Let’s be frank, the Pearl District is a yuppie nightmare crawling with Nike employees paying $400,000 for lofts and thousands more for tiny dogs to decorate them with. Pearl District people are, for the most, shallow, art-collecting dorks with big paychecks and tiny personalities. And while you may think I’m judging harshly, take a look […]
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Spontaneous Human Combustion
Or, Another Reason Why Booze Is Bad
Pullout: The Fire Issue
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Duck Into the Pub
The Gladstone Street Pub Makes Friends
Gladstone Street Pub 3737 SE Gladstone 775-3502 Only on rare occasions does a person want to drop $100 in a fancy restaurant where servers theatrically open bottles of expensive wine while ridiculously calling you ma’am or sir. Truth be told, I enjoy a good number of meals in bars or old people diners, eating iceberg […]
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In Other News…
R.I.P. ELIOT MANION Portland lost a popular member of the local scene last Wednesday, August 10, when 27-year-old Eliot Manion drowned in the Pacific Ocean near Lincoln City. Eliot was well-loved, and involved in various local activities including coaching the Rose City Rollers Roller Derby Team, participating in Portland Organic Wrestling, and playing softball with […]
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Sloppy Science
Lagniappe’s BBQ Heats Up Alberta
It’s painful when you see a restaurant struggle and then die. You know it’s only a matter of time, but each day it’s like watching a mouse in a snake aquarium
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Estacada: Why Aren’t You There Yet?
While every other newspaper and magazine in town are popping out “Best of Portland” issues like a Gresham teen makes babies, let’s be honest: How many times
The Best of Estacada
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This Review Stinks
Deuce Bigalow’s Sensory Assault
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo dir. Bigelow Opens Fri Aug 12 Various Theaters Have you ever had one of those days when your alarm doesn’t go off and you wake up an hour late for work and realize you’ve pissed the bed and you run out to the car and have a flat tire and while […]
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Nobody’s Perfect
Chumscrubber Dazzles.. and Disappoints
The Chumscrubber dir. Posin Opens Fri Aug 5 Various Theaters The Chumscrubber strikes me as a film that writer/director Arie Posin has been working on since he was a teen. There are elements of the story that are naïve and over-dramatic, but regardless, Posin, a first-time feature film director, shows a lot of promise. So […]
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I Love Tacos
Por Qué No Speaks Spanglish
Por Que No 3524 N Mississippi 467-4149 Por Qué No, the new taqueria on Mississippi, is, at present, a yuppie joint. This isn’t really the fault of the restaurant or owner–they seem down to earth and the space is modest, comfortable, filled with fresh air, and looks like a small, well-kept restaurant in a Mexican […]