Drugs! Yes, drugs. I only mention them because the ‘70’s would not have been the ‘70’s without cocaine, Quaaludes, amyl nitrate, and marijuana. The same goes for Christmas, really. Is there anything better than wallowing in the warm, limp embrace of a couple ‘ludes and staring at the lights on your tree while listening to […]
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A Very Seventies Christmas: Part I
Maybe it’s because I was born the ‘70’s. Maybe it’s because I’ve been consuming waaaaaay too much Welcome Back Kotter on the Hulu. Whatever the reason, it has become my opinion that the 1970’s reek of Christmas more than any other decade. Upon further reflection, I believe I must draw some sort of sick correlation […]
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I’ll get you next time, Oregon History Museum
Yaaawwwwwwnnnnnnnnnn. That’s a one word review of the Oregon History Museum’s current exhibit “Centuries of Progress: American World’s Fairs, 1853-1982” (running through February 3rd). To be fair, it wasn’t designed by the Oregon Historical Society (the organization that’s the brain of the museum). It’s a pre-fab traveling display organized by Exhibits USA. On the other […]
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Five Things You Didn’t Know About Benjamin Franklin
1) He was a plumber.2) He was a rock star (and a fairly popular one at that).3) He was punctual.4) His most popular song was later blatantly plagiarized by Tommy Tutone.5) He had the power of levitation.
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Happy Anniversary, Battle in Seattle
Ten years ago today, I hailed a cab out of a riot. It had been a long day. I smelled of teargas and pepper spray. I’d given away my gas mask and all of my medical supplies. I had worked the barricades in downtown Seattle that day as a medic—pulling people out of the teargas […]
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“I Want My Wall Back”
I was living in Berlin—in West Berlin—on November 9, 1989. I moved to the city earlier that year with my boyfriend, Peter, and we quickly fell in with the expats and artists and queers that filled the city and made it their own. But the city was by no means “full.” It was actually underpopulated […]