MUSIC—Portland’s partying-est pizza-loving punks the Mean Jeans kick off their US tour tonight with a free show of dumb, great rawk played fast, loud, and goopy. They’ll be doing double duty as the backing band for tourmate Kepi Ghoulie, so let’s send ’em off with a bang. NED LANNAMANNw/Morons, the Lonesome Billies; White Owl Social […]
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CHILDRENS’ TV—Technically Yo Gabba Gabba! is a children’s program with malformed monsters named “Foofa,” “Muno,” and “Toodee.” But it’s really for everyone. So don’t feel weird if you show up at the Schnitz (with—OMG—special guest Biz Markie!) all high on legal pot and grin even harder than all the little people and their parents. DENIS […]
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FILM—Behold, the first omen of Oscar Bait Season: A Very Important Film about a Very Important Subject directed by a Very Well-Meaning Comedian. But wait! Early word on Jon Stewart’s directorial debut, Rosewater—about the imprisonment of BBC journalist Maziar Bahari, played by Gael García Bernal—is that it’s actually good. Maybe this Oscar Bait Season won’t […]
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CLASSIC COMEDY—Fans of British comedy need no introduction to The Black Adder—comedian Rowan Atkinson’s side-splitting, insanely smart romp through British history. The Hollywood has chosen four of the best episodes from each season (spanning from the reign of Richard III to World War I) for a Black Adder Marathon that’s sure to win over newbies […]
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GEESE—Here’s all you need to know about the Popovich Comedy Pet Theater—HOLIDAY CIRCUS!: It features fifth-generation circus performer Gregory Popovich and more than 30 rescued animals—wiener dogs! housecats! tiny mice! geese that have been trained not to be giant assholes!—doing all sorts of circus-y feats! Humanity has reached its apex, and its apex is training […]
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VISUAL ART—Disjecta’s eighth annual art auction is your chance to see innovative pieces by artists like Delaney Allen (just-right interrupted portraits) and Claire Ashley (puffy, humanoid, very colorful installations), and to indulge your Medici aspirations (the art-collecting kind, GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER). Proceeds go to Disjecta’s operating budget, which means you’ll be […]
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BOOKS—You’ve probably seen Megan Amram’s intentionally unflattering smoosh-faced selfie on Twitter, even if you don’t know who she is (a very funny writer, lately of Parks and Recreation) or how she got famous (tweets!) or the identity of her Portland-only tourmate (her mom!). Amram’s Science… for Her! makes well-deserved fun of lady magazines that encourage […]
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This Week’s Style Events
Containing the first official holiday pop-up of 2014! • Here’s an excellent reason to go back to school: Lewis & Clark College’s 11th annual Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies’ theme this year is “How Do I Look?: Race, Beauty, and Desire.” Three days of panels and speakers will include punk/feminist/scholar/activist/author Mimi Thi […]
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HUMP!—It’s here! It’s here! The weekend that perverts have been waiting for all year! It’s the HUMP! amateur porn film fest, in which dirty birds like YOU produce five-minute filthy flicks, while the rest of us cram into Cinema 21 to laugh, shriek, and gaze upon them in awe and hilarious horror. WE! LOVE! HUMP! […]
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Win Tickets to the Northwest Food & Wine Fest!
The temps have plummeted and it’s time to turn your attention to the insulating benefits of the rich food and flowing wines of this bounteous region. The organizers of the Northwest Food & Wine Festival know this, and have timed their event just so, ensuring that the names of their vendors will be fresh in […]
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MUSIC—Where my Canadian tomboys at? Oh, look there they are… Tegan and Sara are back in town for the second time this fall, this time without the confetti wing-ding spectacular of headliner Katy Perry. The adorable twin-sister duo’s synth-pop is infectious, fun, and admired by a fervent fanbase of rabid indie popsters. Go; paint pastel […]
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The A&O Industry Wants Your Story (and Maybe You Want Something from It?)
Every year, Portland’s considerable athletic and outdoor industry professionals come together to party and network at the Athletic & Outdoor Industry Celebration, and even those of us who don’t work directly in that sector are invited. In particular, they are looking for story submissions: Whether you’ve completed a dozen Iron Man competitions, started your own […]