The number of protests in Harney County is ticking up by the day. Monday’s tally: The armed militants holding the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge hostage, the environmental types who showed up to protest that hostage-taking, and a separate group of citizens who are now protesting the county. And that might not be all! The Bundy […]
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Pickathon Announces the First Round of Its 2016 Lineup
Pickathon’s 2016 mascot, “Stone E. Coyote.” Pickathon tickets went on sale early this morning, and tonight the Portland-area music festival announced the first round of acts playing this year’s festival at its lineup announcement party tonight at Revolution Hall. Amid performances from the Woolen Men, Fruit Bats, and the Easy Leaves, Pickathon revealed roughly 40 […]
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Glenn Frey of the Eagles Dead at 67
Glenn Frey, 1948-2016 s_bukley/Shutterstock Just minutes ago, TMZ reported that Glenn Frey of the Eagles has died at the age of 67, apparently of complications related to “intestinal issues.” Frey was of course best known as the co-founder of the band that he insisted did not use a definite article: Eagles. He sang lead on […]
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Portland Airport Workers Stage Sit-In on MLK Day
Angus Maguire Workers at Portland International Airport today joined employees at eight other US airports for a day of civil disobedience to call for Alaska Airlines to pay their employees higher wages and recognize their right to organize a union. Dozens of workers in Portland staged a sit-in and sang “We Shall Not Be Moved,” […]
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Can We Maybe Stop Asking Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton About Her Husband?
Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons That’s Jane Sanders on the right. Bernie wasn’t asked about her in last night’s debate. I’ve been a fan of Hillary since first grade (truly, you can fact-check this with my parents), and I think that a Bernie candidacy would be an unmitigated disaster for all the reasons he’s scoring […]
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Your Food Sucks!
What happened? It used to be okay enough to where I could eat it and be satisfied. Now the teriyaki chicken tasted nothing like teriyaki but bland and burnt chicken. You gypped me on the portion size because what I ate was not worth the price, and in fact you served less chicken for the […]
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Remembering Mott the Hoople’s Drummer, Dale “Buffin” Griffin
MOTT THE HOOPLE Dale “Buffin” Griffin at far left. It’s been a tough time for glam rock. Following David Bowie’s death last week, which saw an outpouring of grieving fans across the globe, the BBC reported today that Mott the Hoople drummer Dale “Buffin” Griffin passed away yesterday in his sleep at age 67. The […]
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Ted Wheeler Visited Hazelnut Grove This Weekend. He’s Conflicted.
Homelessness may well be the central issue in this year’s race for Portland mayor as we progress toward May’s primary. It makes sense. Not only is the issue as visible as it’s ever been in Portland, but both of the race’s main contenders—state Treasurer Ted Wheeler and Multnomah County Commissioner Jules Bailey—profess a deep concern […]
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: I Wanna Fuck This Guy I Work With—Should I Do It?
Luckily (or unluckily) for me, Dan, your pledge to “swear off answering letters from people trapped in sexless relationships/marriages” doesn’t apply, because that’s not the case. In fact, quite the opposite. I’m a straight female in my mid-twenties and I’ve been in a happy, longterm relationship for ten years. In my teens I found a […]
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Door 1, 2, or 3
I don’t know. Sanders and Clinton always seem to be fighting each other. Constant bickering and jabs at each other. They’re both loud mouths, Bernie being almost childlike but angry too. I normally find loud people too opinionated and overbearing. Then there’s the 3rd guy, quiet and respectful. When he finally had a chance to […]
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Reel Music: Twisted Sister and Mavis Staples, Together at Last
WE ARE TWISTED FUCKING SISTER! “And NOT Bachman-Turner Overdrive!” If you’ve noticed uptick in the number of documentaries about niche and cult artists or bands, you have Kickstarter and Indiegogo to thank. Fans of groups like Bay Area-based experimentalists the Residents and recently rediscovered soul belter Syl Johnson have been cracking open their PayPal accounts […]
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Good Morning, News: King’s Legacy, the Rich Get Richer, and Militia “Deadbeat Dads”
GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Rockets, moon shots, spend it on the have nots. Money, we make it. Before we see it, you take it. LET’S GO TO PRESS. It’s Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, and if you’re interested in paying him homage by serving your community, here are a few suggestions. Today we honor a man […]