Bright and early, more like dark and wretched. Way to kick a man when he’s down. There I was strolling for some chips when suddenly a chip vendor just has to barge her display case at me making me move. Mind you, there were no words, no pleasantries, just actions of get the fuck out […]
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Posted inCannabis
Cannabuzz: Why Stoners and Drunks Don’t Mix
I’M NOT ANTI-ALCOHOL. I swear. Although I’m basically a teetotaler, I have no issues with those who enjoy the water of fire. As with most intoxicants, I’m cool with what you do, as long as you aren’t impacting the vibe of those around you. That said, I’ve had a few experiences lately that have made […]
Posted inI, Anonymous
Classic Nudes
Sometimes ill look at people and imagine them naked. It has nothing to do with public speaking as im just curious. Whether people are sexy, ugly, hwp, or overweight, ill do it. Some of the time, I say damn, that person must look good in the buff. Most of the some of the time, im […]
Posted inEvents
It’s Happening Tonight!
MUSIC—Are you ready to feel like the only living human being in a vast stretch of apocalyptic wasteland, hunted but alone, vulnerable yet jaded? To feel awash in an endless stretch of sonic textures that ebb and flow like a sandy ocean? Hope you bought tickets to the immersive aural experience that’s a Godspeed You! […]
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Our Hipster Mayor
Dear Hipster Mayor,I know I don’t speak for all Portlanders, but we get it already! You and the City Council obviously don’t give a shit about finding a resolution to Portland’s homeless problem. You’re just telling the homeless to go fuck themselves just because they are homeless. You and the City Council only care about […]
Posted inNews
Ted Cruz Mailer Accidentally Makes Convincing Case for Voting Against Ted Cruz
“Why doesn’t anyone like me? Maybe I just haven’t bothered them enough.” Rich Koele / Shutterstock.com This is it — caucus day, Iowa’s last chance to make a complete mess of the presidential campaign. Nate Silver’s calling the odds this morning at 67% likely to go for Hillary and 46% likely to go for Trump. […]
Posted inTheater & Performance
Fertile Ground Review: A List of Art School Problems from Theatre Vertigo’s I Want to Destroy You
Gary Norman Duffy Epstein, Shawna Nordman, and Jacob Orr in Theatre Vertigo’s I Want to Destroy You. 1. Theatre Vertigo’s entry into this year’s Fertile Ground festival is the world premiere of Rob Handel’s I Want to Destroy You, which is basically about performance artist Chris Burden, who famously had a friend shoot him in […]
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eMail Blazer
While sitting court side at a Blazer game, you were understandably disappointed that whatever you ordered through the shiny new app that portends to make beer and hot dogs magically appear at your seat merely charged your credit card and left you hungry and sober. So, you emailed Blazer management in an attempt at getting […]
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Jessie Sponberg’s Inviting Other Mayoral Candidates To A Homeless Camp “Slumber Party”
James Rexroad At Hazelnut Grove Invites to Portland’s exclusive candidate forums have been hard to come by for Portland’s lesser known mayoral candidates, so Jessie Sponberg’s organizing his own. It’s a sleepover. Sponberg, a well-known local activist, announced today he’s gotten approval from campers at Hazelnut Grove to hold a “mayoral candidate slumber party” at […]
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Four Drunk Girls (and Their Stolen Phone)
You showed up at my house at 12:30 on Sunday. I had gotten up because I heard something happening out front and I’ve had multiple vehicles broken into and stolen from right in front of the house. There you 4 were, walking around checking out our car, so I flashed my porch lights. This must […]
Posted inSex
Savage Love Letter of the Day: Sexless, Nearly Sexless, and Formerly Sexless Marriages, Ad Infinitum
I have an idea for those in sexless marriages! I know, I know! This topic is overworked! But I haven’t seen mention of something that has been a wonderful discovery for us: WEED! My husband and I are a pair of cis-gender, hetero, white, middle-class, middle-aged, unexceptional folks. My libido dwindled (as they evidently often […]
Posted inMovies & TV
Son of Saul Is Intense, Intimate, and Innovative
SON OF SAUL A film that brings stories of the Holocaust back into the fold of innovative cinema. No genre of film is as simultaneously consequential and vulnerable as the Holocaust genre. The Holocaust was the Worst Thing; the only worse that could possibly happen would for it to be forgotten. So there’s a tremendous […]