This AP alert screamed across my Twitter feed yesterday and now I can’t stop reading the story: CLACKAMAS, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon cleaning worker was killed when he fell into a running blender at a meat-processing plant, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said. I think I’m going to make a nice tempeh dish for […]
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No, Train. Mermaids Are Still The Worst
Hate is such a strong word, so I try not to use it very often. Here’s a complete list of things I hate: Cupcakes, mermaids, end of list. And mostly I’m just disappointed in cupcakes for being so much worse than real cakes. So really, the only thing I hate is mermaids. This Train song […]
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Michael Jackson Tribute Show: Some Things of Note
The Michael Jackson HIStory Show is coming to Portland on June 7 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Renowned Michael Jackson impersonator Kenny Wizz is the star of the show. Here is the promotional trailer (more info on the show on PCPA’s site.) SOME THINGS OF NOTE:• Kenny Wizz is a decidedly unfortunate name. Perhaps […]
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Today in GAAAHH!!! Skintight Star Wars Costumes!
It’s never too early to start thinking of a Halloween costume—or a costume if you want people to believe you’re the creepiest rapist ever. Check out this line of “Second Skin Star Wars Costumes” from Costume Craze. The upside is that they’re only $63. The downside is seeing Boba Fett standing above your bed while […]
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“A Pretty Shameful Day for Washington”
The US Senate today put down—in a bipartisan filibuster—a watered-down compromise on expanded background checks for gun purchases. President Barack Obama, responding to the news today, dropped his usual professorial act. In a blistering 13-minute speech, flanked by families touched by gun violence, he accused the gun lobby of “willfully” lying about the bill and […]
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Walking Dead Visual Effects Reel; Or a Shit-Ton of Wicked Fun Decapitations!
So I guess we’re all in agreement that the best part of season three of The Walking Dead was the copious amount of decapitations and noggin-shooting. Here are the best such shots of the season—with a bit of how they made it happen—from CG masters Stargate Studios who made this awesome visual effects reel. VERY […]
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Monday Hate-Reading
Hey, sad dudes, I found a blog post you’ll like. It’s about how fat Portland girls don’t put out. I think. It is called “6 reasons why Portland sucks for single men.” “The city where young people go to retire” is not an exaggeration. Portland truly is a magnet for people who want to do […]
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So Here’s a Question: WHERE THE FUCK IS ALISON HALLETT’S REVIEW OF A TALKING CAT!?!
HUH. So. It’s been TWENTY-FIVE DAYS since you, the readers of Blogtown, voted by OVERWHELMING MAJORITY to make Alison Hallett watch and review the film A Talking Cat!?! AND YET. Where is her review, you ask? GOOD QUESTION. Has she even seen the movie? BETTER QUESTION. Does her lack of action clearly reflect a strong […]
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Donny & Marie & Steely Dan
This started making the rounds a couple days ago and rightly so, for it is tremendous. (Ice-skating kick line! Severely attenuated “comedy”!)
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Today in GAAAHH!! Fish with Rows of Human Teeth!!
Remember when I showed you a picture of the sea lamprey? AND YOU TOTALLY FREAKED OUT?? And you tried to forget it—but couldn’t? Well, sometimes the best way to forget a horrifying image is to replace it with another one… such as… THIS FISH WITH ROWS OF HUMAN TEETH GAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!! Courtesy VA Institute of Marine […]
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Should the Portland Police Department Use This Guy’s “Taser Sword”?
Guys! This guy invented a “TASER SWORD”! It’s a sword AND a taser rolled into one, because sometimes you just don’t feel like chopping a guy’s arm off. However, some people aren’t all that afraid of tasers, so they need to know that you WILL chop their arm off if the tasering doesn’t go as […]
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Check Out the Full Length Trailer for NBC’s Hannibal
Here’s the full length trailer for NBC’s upcoming adaptation of Hannibal—based on characters from the book, Silence of the Lambs, and Red Dragon… AND IT LOOKS GOOD, GUYS! Casino Royale‘s Mads Mikkelsen plays Dr. Lechter, a still undiscovered serial killer that’s considered the greatest psychiatrist in the country. He’s hired by the FBI (headed up […]