Lew Serviss: New media, same old plaid. A new online magazine for Portland is launching today: Enzyme Media promises is will be “news for the digital age.” One difference between this online media start-up and its many competitors: They’re actually going to pay people. Former print news reporter and editor Lew Serviss is running Enzyme […]
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Fools and Their Money
The gold company that Glenn Beck pushes on his morons—sorry, viewers—is under investigation for ripping off morons. I’m sure Beck’s morons/viewers/victims will be outraged to learn that Big Government is investigating Goldline. That’s socialism right there—and, hey, Hitler interfered with the economy too. If Goldline’s customers are unhappy, or if the company is actively defrauding […]
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Recyclery Closes Stores, Blames Media
Minh Tran Recyclery owner Robby Fenstermaker: Mad about business, calls me fat. I reported in March that local bike shop the Recyclery had broken the law in the past and potentially sold stolen bikes and parts… Jonathan Maus over at BikePortland.org reports that the SE Madison and Ladd’s Addition branches of the troubled bike shop […]
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Another Spadea Fail
It’s almost like God doesn’t want news and advertising to mix so closely. DEAL OF THE WEEK The arrow points to the $1.15 million land-use settlement check that Multnomah County paid out to a dead lady.
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Today in Unsurprising Headlines
Anyone up for a Caged Heat remake? (Video NSFW… but heeeeee-LARIOUS!)
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Terrified by the Prospect of a Palin Presidency?
Then please enjoy this clip from a recent O’Reilly Factor, in which Palin is unable to approximate political viability even when dealing with a political ally, supporter, and FOX News co-worker. It’s agonizing.
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Report from the One Reporter Allowed to Hear Joe Biden Speak
Yesterday Vice President Joe Biden came to town to host a fundraiser for US Representative Kurt Schrader, but I was barred from seeing him, along with all but one reporter from town. So who was the lucky reporter let in? That would be Harry Esteve at the Oregonian, who filed this story. According to the […]
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Portland Food & Drink & ROY
Of all those few food people who have earned my respect in this town, the mysterious Food Dude is at the top. He’s been in the game a long time and he’s used his space to create a resource for seriously thorough and even-keeled restaurant criticism. So when he names a Restaurant of the Year […]
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Village Voice Queers Jersey Shore
This week’s Village Voice features their annual Queer Issue and the shirtless boys of Jersey Shore on their cover. Waitasecond… the Jersey Shore boys are gay? Not according to them, and according to the New York Post, the Village Voice didn’t inform the beefcakes that their picture would be gracing the Queer Issue. Unethical bullshit? […]
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Check Out the First Video from DumbDumb
Check out the first new video from DumbDumb, the new video humor website from former Arrested Development co-stars Jason Bateman and Will Arnett. DumbDumb differs from other humor websites like College Humor or Funny or Die in that it’s a “sponsor-driven advertising and production company.” In other words, the short films are actually advertisements for […]
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Journalism Lessons: Make Your Headlines Specific
You may not know this about me, but I have had a passionate love affair with hilarious and poorly written headlines. At at the risk of making light of a serious situation, I will submit the following to this category: Boy spotted in Walmart is not Kyron Horman A boy spotted in a Walmart in […]