Eva Schifter A photo from the Xhurch’s more conventional Nativity scene in 2010. The Alien Nativity opens today at the Xhurch, the arts space run by Matthew Henderson in a repurposed church in NE Portland. Basically, it’s an ongoing art installation with its basis in the Nativity scenes traditionally mounted during Christmas. Only this time, […]
Holiday
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Courtney Stodden Hates You, Xmas… EVERYTHING!!
OKAY. This is how much I hate these pictures: I’m not even going to put them on Blogtown, because they will automatically give anyone who touches this site hemorrhoids and/or genital herpes. You know all about Courtney Stodden, right? The 17-year-old child bride skank who married that gross 51-year-old actor? Well, they are the new […]
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Ryan Gosling in Pajamas, Mouthing Along to a Drunk Recitation of “Twas the Night Before Christmas”
Eva Mendes and Jim Carrey seem to be slacking off, but Gosling nails it. He’s got every stray verbal slip-up down.
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“Best Xmas Song EVARRR!” Day Two! (God and Junk)
Welcome to day two of the most important poll you will ever take: Deciding what is the “Best Xmas/Holiday Song Evarrrr!” Yesterday, we voted on best “Secular” song (Still wanna vote? Click here now!!!!), and today we’ll be deciding which is the holiest of all “Religious/Super Old-Timey” numbers. But first? THE RULES! Starting yesterday and […]
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Blogtown Vote-Off! What’s the Best Xmas Song EVARRR??
“What’s the best Xmas/holiday song evarrrrr?” This question needs to be decided once and for all! And who better to decide it than the annoyingly opinionated denizens of Blogtown? SO THIS IS HOW IT’S GONNA WORK: For the next four days I’m gonna break all Xmas songs down to their TOP TEN in each of […]
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An Extremely Important Poll About Christmas Lights
An anonymous writer just sent in this bulletin addressed to the citizens of Portland: Christmas lights are the only thing nice about this time of year other than alcohol, fucking, and legos. Put them up or eat a dick.
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The Nutcracker, in Review…Ok, This Is Not Really a Review (Sorry)
Blaine Truitt Covert Snowflakes dance with unexplainable snow during OBT’s The Nutcracker The Nutcracker began last week, and I saw it! It was my second time seeing it. I don’t remember any of the show I saw before, at 4, but I DO remember the EXPERIENCE of The Nutcracker (admiring the giant auditorium…swinging my bitty […]
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White Album Christmas
Christopher Perez Leapin’ Louie Lichtenstein The White Album Christmas variety show is surprisingly really fun. This fourth annual show very much attracts a certain demographic: Beatles lovin’, patchouli smellin’, nouveau circus appreciators. But really, as long as you can stand the Beatles, it’s a damned good time. There are standout performances by the Wanderlust Circus […]
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Hangover Helper Video
I got a real case of the hangovers. I’m curing it with copious amounts of Maria Bamford commercials. Please join me. I think I’ll wear a glitter mustache to my next holiday party (musings of a person whose skull is attacking her soft squishy useless brain).
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Santa… Mounted
While the normally astute Blogtown commenters were practically useless in this endeavor—excluding the very smart Another World Blog, who provided wildly useful advice—you’ll all be happy to know that I SUCCESSFULLY MOUNTED SANTA CLAUS ON MY ROOF (from behind) OVER THE WEEKEND. Voilà. Christmas is officially saved.