Even if you don’t speak Belgian (or “Flemish,” as they would have you call it), you’re going to like this fake, sexist-but-funny commercial for Shii, the Wii for women. It comes from the Belgian comedy show M!LF, and apparently the Belgians are so smart and sophisticated, they are able to craft the Belgian punchlines for […]
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Cinemapocalypse Now
The Best of the Worst Comes to Portland
The nation’s best movie theater comes to Portland.
Posted inMusic
This Is Your Brain on the War on Drugs
A Massively Personal Sound
Just say yes to the War on Drugs.
Posted inMedia
“It Ain’t Easy, Brother.”
The newest issue of Rolling Stone contains a remarkable article about the downfall of Terry Bollea, better known as pro wrestler Hulk Hogan. “Hulk at Twilight,” by Erik Hedegaard, doesn’t pull any punches as it examines the 55-year-old Hogan at this stage in his life: “My tailbone is bent from landing on my ass, 400 […]
Posted inTV
How to Get to the White Castle House
Guess which famous Hollywood actor has just joined the Obama administration! Face smeared to prevent spoilage. Find out after the jump! Um, spoilers and stuff, I guess, if you watch the show House. (I’ve never seen it. From what I gather, it is about a grumpy doctor! So it’s kind of like Becker.) Anyway, if […]
Posted inMusic
Colin Meloy Added to Tonight’s Cabinet of Wonders Show
Who’s that peeking out of the cabinet?Why, it’s Colin Meloy! The lead singer of the Decemberists has just been added to the already bursting lineup of tonight’s Cabinet of Wonders show at Mississippi Studios. Colin Meloy will join musicians John Wesley Harding and Lucy Wainwright Roche, comedian Eugene Mirman, and authors Monica Drake and Marc […]
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Murmurs of Earth
Mirah’s Game of “Hello”
Mirah’s fantastic new album could be sent into outer space.
Posted inGossip
Proof that the Recession Is Affecting Us All
from People.com: Nicolas Cage Sells His Castle Nicolas Cage is saying auf Wiedersehen to the Bavarian castle he bought two years ago.…Cage purchased the property in July 2006, in a move inspired by the German roots of his mother, Joy Vogelsang. At the time, he fell in love with the half-timbered centuries old structure saying, […]
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Win Tickets to See Chad VanGaalen and Women!
Want to win a pair of free tickets to the Chad VanGaalen/Women show at Holocene on Thursday? Well, you’d better click on over to End Hits to find out how. It’s going to be an incredible show and you won’t want to miss it. Go! LISTEN: Chad VanGaalen – “Willow Tree” End Hits: Our love […]