Ammon Bundy and 15 more of the armed occupiers who took over the Malheur Wildlife Refuge for 41 days and cost the state $3.3 million and counting in damages appeared in court today and pleaded “not guilty” to a federal conspiracy charge. Oh! And did so in an unshockingly stupid way. From CBS News: U.S. […]
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We Talked to Carly Rae Jepsen!
Matthew Welch CARLY RAE JEPSEN Yep, we called her. No “maybe” about it. CARLY RAE JEPSEN rode the wave as long as she could. After her 2012 global mega-hit “Call Me Maybe,” the Canadian singer/songwriter released more singles and a sophomore LP, Kiss; toured; performed on TV; signed endorsement deals; toured some more; and collected […]
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Report: Apple’s Chinese Workers Are Paid Less Than Two Dollars Per Hour
The Apple Store in Shanghai. August_0802 / Shutterstock.com New York Magazine: In depressing news that should shock absolutely no one, an investigative report into labor practices of Apple contractors in China found, among other things, that workers at factories run by Foxconn and Pegatron, both major suppliers of Apple, work over 60 hours a week—Apple’s […]
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Everything as Fuck: Blazers are Good, and That’s Bad
Ryan Alexander-Tanner THE PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS are good as hell, and it’s amazing. As I’m writing this they’ve won five games in a row. They’ve won 10 of their last 11 games. By the time this column goes to print, it’ll probably be six games in a row. (The Trail Blazers are facing off against […]
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: A Dog’s Life
I have a strange problem for you. I have this friend, a guy in his 30s I’ve known for maybe ten years. I always knew he was in to different things, we’d talk about kink a lot, but we have always and only ever been good friends. He would tell me a lot about his […]
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Coffee Shop Comedy Hour
Knock knock. Who’s there? Local Coffee ShopLocal Coffee shop who?Local coffee shop Free Comedy Show hour that should have been held in someone’s living room instead because half of the jokes were inside jokes shared with half of the eight attendees who were all there to support each others’ acts. Knock knock. Who’s there? Coffee. […]
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Good Morning, News: Blazers Win Six, Sanders Calls Out Trump, and Hillbillies Cost Us $3.3 Million
GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Know just what you lookin’ at, a certified young G. All you know is I be out here ballin’ like a freak. LET’S GO TO PRESS. Well, the Malheur Wildlife Refuge is finally back in the hands of the US Fish & Wildlife Service, now that the FBI has finished processing the […]
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Apartment Complex Real Estate Property Woman
I have had to contact your Regional Office President about how lazy you are. It was that or run get an attorney. I have been so ticked off for 3 weeks because I needed major work done in my apartment. You stalled me, and it was such a bad way to treat a tenant. I […]
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Eileen Myles Has Written a Very Eileen Myles Defense of Hillary Clinton
David Shankbone via Wikimedia Commons #aspirational. Poet, feminist, and longtime genre-challenging gadabout Eileen Myles just came out with the weirdest statement of support I’ve seen since the circus of the primaries began. It’s an unruly scroll in favor of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Though it appears on Buzzfeed (lolwhut), Myles’ endorsement is very […]
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There’s Going to Be a Protest Against the FBI Today Outside the Apple Store Downtown
If you’ve been reading about Apple’s refusal to assist the FBI in breaking open an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters, then you’ve probably already decided which side you’re on. However, if you’re on Apple’s side and want to tell the FBI to mind their own goddamn beeswax, you may want to […]
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This Week’s Style Events
Only a few events this week, but they are pretty big: Brent Barnett Ms. Wood Fade to Light: A Multidimensional Fashion Event is a bi-annual fashion show that lets designers off the leash with their runway presentations, and in the past has featured live music, dance performances, and myriad videos ranging from the lookbook type […]
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Bus Ad in Los Angeles
So people who live in a blue cities are essentially saying to people who live in red states… Dear Gun Owners, Please don’t kill your kids. Love,People Who Don’t Own Guns It will fall on deaf ears. We were a bit less gentle in the Urban Archipelago… To red-state voters, to the rural voters, residents […]