I read this article on the CNN website today and thought…. true to an extent, but what about television? TV causes all ages to have a poorer vocabulary and you don’t read much about that… makes sense since I am reading a CNN article but the truth is TV causes poor vocabulary! I know from […]
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Change Views
So when the class of 2020 joins the bus ride during rush hour, they’re going to be amped up and jittery from being in school for a whole 2 hours, and won’t shut up, or keep still. Is my ride and time not of value when 40 kids need to board the bus for one […]
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: He Doesn’t Wanna Be Her Next Cuckold
My new girlfriend blurted out the other week that she had a cuckold past with her ex-husband. She told me when I was recounting a party I had attended and noted that it appeared a threesome would occur with one guy and two girls. (It was just an observation.) She says her ex badgered her […]
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Fuck Your Watermark
I could give a fuck that you can take a picture! You think you own that moment? You think you’re an integral part of documenting everything that built up around you? I don’t give a fuck that you think you know how to use a camera! Everyone has a fucking camera these days. Don’t put […]
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Before Ted Wheeler Blasted State Regulators, He Got Financial Support from Bullseye Glass
Bullseye Glass’s facility, near SE Powell and 21st State Treasurer Ted Wheeler joined the ongoing outcry over potentially dangerous air pollution in Southeast Portland on Tuesday, likening the state’s Department of Environmental Quality to regulators overseeing the Flint, Michigan water crisis. “Bad things happen when regulators are asleep at the switch,” Wheeler said in a […]
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Good Morning, News: More Bullseye Glass Revelations, Sanders Takes New Hampshire, and KANYE! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!?
GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Let ’em say we’re crazy, I don’t care about that. Put your hand in my hand baby, don’t ever look back. LET’S GO TO PRESS. We’ve got more on the story about high levels of cadmium and arsenic found in SE Portland. As Daniel Forbes reported yesterday, two of the city’s fancy […]
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Essential Pollution Controls Lacking at Two Glass Plants Blamed For Cadmium Emissions
Glass powder accumulating on the roof of Bullseye Glass in 2013. The company sent workers up weekly to clean up the powder. THE SOUTHEAST PORTLAND glass studio that state environmental regulators believe emitted two toxic carcinogens for years or decades doesn’t use a crucial pollution control device on its furnaces. And it’s not the only […]
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Gay Hero Bear Confronts Marco Rubio
NYT: Mr. Rubio, who is seeking to win over conservatives, is seldom asked about gay rights at his campaign stops. But courting voters in a crowded New Hampshire diner on the eve of the primary is an unpredictable business. The voter, who identified himself as Timothy Kierstead, was seated at a table with his mother […]
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It Must Be Election Season, Because We’ve Fallen into the “Young Women Are X” Trap
Thinkstock Gloria, I love you, but you’re bringing me down. When Gloria Steinem said that dumb thing about young women who support Bernie Sanders, I just kind of rolled my eyes, because 100 percent yes, Steinem is a luminary of the feminist movement, but she’s also old, and though she’s made some interesting shifts entering […]
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Beef Week Revisited
We recently had ourselves the beefiest week EVER. While some beefs fade away, other beefs die hard. Here are some updates on resolved, latent, and ongoing beefs. Wiz enjoying victory and his cool pants RESOLVED BEEF: Wiz vs. Kanye Recap: Kanye West has renamed his upcoming self-described “album of the life” (as opposed to album […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
COMEDY—Maria Bamford is funny. Rolling Stone named her one of their 50 funniest people, she’s had two Comedy Central specials, made a guest appearance on Louie, and now she’s coming back to Portland to entertain us. She’ll be at Helium tonight and tomorrow, and you’ll want to get your tickets quick, because they’re gonna sell […]
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The New Issue of True Parent Hits the Streets Tomorrow!
If you’re a working class parent who’s doing your best to raise happy, healthy kids—rejoice! The new issue of True Parent magazine hits the streets tomorrow (Wed Feb 9)! If you’re unfamiliar, True Parent is the magazine for parents that focuses on diversity, advice, fun, and keeping things real. Here are just a few of […]