• Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has said he welcomes the death penalty for masterminding the 9/11 attacks. “Besides,” he added, “if I see that horrible picture of me in the white t-shirt one more time, I shall perhaps kill myself.” • Oh, and he sings, too? This guy does it all! • In an email to […]
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Council Approves County’s Deadly Force Plan Quietly And WHOA….DREADS!!!
City council approved a deadly force plan produced by Multnomah County pretty quietly this afternoon, during a council session attended by precisely seven members of the public and JESUS CHRIST…LOOK AT THOSE DREADS!!! MIKE DEE: Activism, with HAIR… Activist Mike Dee has been showing up more often for council since the homeless protest outside city […]
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Nick Fish’s Door—and S’Mores with Randy Leonard!
Check out this picture, which Matt Davis snapped at city hall today: Outside of that office, which used to say “Erik Sten,” were boxes of discarded office supplies and old books. Sad. Nick Fish’s first day is Friday, June 13—he’ll take the oath of office at Rosa Parks Elementary School in North Portland at 10 […]
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Hello & Goodbye, Hazel Grayslayer
It’s been just a few short months since Hazel Cox and business partner Genevieve Dellinger shuttered the much-loved Denwave boutique in the bustling 811 E Burnside, and opened her solo venture, Hazel Grayslayer in the same building. She’s since been juggling her substantial wholesale business and store hours, using Grayslayer double duty as studio and […]
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More Kanye
I was there, too. And like my colleagues, I Have Opinions. We got to the Rose Garden at around 9, in time to see Rihanna strut through a high-energy set. I wasn’t expecting to enjoy her much—having once been puppet-mastered into dancing for like 30 minutes to “Don’t Stop the Music” by a DJ at […]
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Another One Bites the Dust
This is my last post on Blog Town, PDX. (Tear) I don’t want to get all weepy on you, so instead I’ll go out the easy way, by posting my favorite video of all time, ever. Hope this delivers you to your happy place; at least it will show you what mine looks like: Adieu, […]
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Reading Tonight: William Gibson
Duuude. William Gibson is at the Clackamas Town Center tonight, reading from his 2007 book Spook County, now out in paperback. Anybody read it? I haven’t read him since Neuromancer when I was 12, but that book sure is cool. Barnes and Noble Clackamas Town Center, 12000 SE 82nd, 786-3464
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Yay! Futball!
I’m a fan of the World Cup, if not every match that leads up to it. I love the early mornings at the bar watching with a big group of soccer fans. I love an 8 a.m. Bloody Mary and a cup of coffee. So one of my favorite places to catch all the crack […]
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Attn: Mr. West
Dear Kanye West, Thank you so much for your show last night. It touched me in ways that I think are illegal in some states. I had arrived at the Rose Garden expecting my mind to be blown and you met those expectations, Mr. West, you did indeed. Now, unlike some people on staff at […]
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The Famous Mysterious Actor Returns
The Famous Mysterious Actor is back! The indescribable talk show phenomenon takes the stage tonight at Berbati’s for his talk-show-slash-spoof-of-talk-shows. If you’ve never seen Famous, he’s kind of hard to describe without sounding like utter nonsense. He wears a ski parka and a Mexican wresting mask, talks in a high-pitched squeak, and guzzles pixie stix […]
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Tonight: Werner Herzog on Conan O’Brien.
Werner Herzog–one of the best and weirdest directors around–is a guest on Late Night with Conan O’Brien tonight, along with Adam Sandler (whose contributions to cinema are nearly as valuable), and Jewel (who is, apparently, still alive). A habit formed in college, I still find myself watching Conan just about every night, usually tuning right […]
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Judge Orders Chasse Trial Split In Two
A Federal Judge has ordered that the James Chasse jr. trial be split in two this morning, between the individual police officers and the training policies of the City of Portland, in a move that could drastically affect the outcome of the case. Chasse Family Attorney Tom Steenson: Determined before court today… Federal Judge Garr […]