First of all, a quick note to transplants: Congratulations on hailing from a state where you commute on ice and snow all the time. We appreciate your keen driving skills, if not your incessant bitching about those who aren’t quite as used to icy conditions as yourself. Please try to find the humanity in the […]
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Let’s Do It with Bri Pruett: How to Make a Winter Love Nest
Illustration by Erika Moen As the trees and buildings thaw (and you ask your neighbors from the midwest “how the EFF does anyone live like this?”) the Planet Hoth outside of my Tabor apartment has me pondering the best conditions for being snowed-in with a lover. Being snowed-in with the right provisions and a sexy […]
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Video of My Morning Commute
And I got there just fine! Here’s video of my morning commute which was pretty normal for me! pic.twitter.com/ozKEh4Nacd— Wm. Steven Humphrey (@WmSteveHumphrey) January 4, 2016
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Cold Weather Alert: Warming Centers are Available Tonight and Tomorrow
Wintry temps have reached us earlier than usual this year—gusting winds making already chilly air unbearable, the potential for freezing rain tomorrow—and with that weather comes potential danger for hundreds of Portlanders living without shelter. We put a call out yesterday to 211, the local agency that coordinates emergency shelter, asking if any emergency warming […]
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You Are Obligated To See Snowpiercer.
SNOWPIERCER Go see it. This means you. Here, I’ll make it easy for you: If you give a shit about good movies, you’re obligated to go to Snowpiercer. In Portland, the movie starts today at both the Hollywood and Cinema 21 (the Mercury‘s review will be up later this afternoon is right here), and that […]
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Brady Lange… Tonight?
As I wrote in this week’s Sold Out column, tonight is the scheduled presentation of Brady Lange‘s spring/summer collection at Black Book. But, considering the fact that Snowpocalypse is apparently just taking a short rest before whacking us with round two this evening, I’m inclined to guess he’ll be forced to reschedule. Which is a […]
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Good Morning, News!
IF YOU THOUGHT YESTERDAY WAS A SNOWY SHITSHOW, what with the snow, bitter wind, and remarkably fragile state of our public transit system, hopefully you can stay home today like a solid two-thirds of the city, watching the remarkable winter scenery from your windows. Because today’s shaping up like a lousy rerun, with several more […]
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Snowpocalypse Now!
(YAY! It’s always fun when we get to trot out our “Snowpocalypse!!” tag.) Portland Public Schools are closing at 1 pm today—watch out for mean kids with snowballs—and here’s what the local weather folks are saying about this year’s first… SNOWPOCALYPSE! From Fox 12: Snowfall is headed towards the metro area Thursday. 1-4″ can be […]
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Good Morning, News!
IT HAS BEGUN. Retching, joyous smiles, and/or nervous convulsions are the only feelings allowed today while we wait to see whether what weather forecasters say is true: that Portland is due for 2 to 6 inches of snow starting later this afternoon. The snow has already begun falling way down in the Willamette Valley, in […]
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At Least You’re Not in Irvine
via WOW Can someone please bring Irvine a glass of ice water?
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A Newcomer’s Guide to Portland in the Winter!
It’s snowing! Snow and Portland enjoy a strange, wonderful relationship, and if you wish to celebrate the miracle of cold, puffy water falling slowly to the wet, unforgiving pavement in the way a real Portlander would, this is how you do it! IF INDOORS: Step 1: Lick the nearest window Well, maybe don’t go so […]
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“Let’s Laugh at Seattle!”: With Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass!
Want to watch Seattle drivers panic and slide all over the road while driving in two inches of snow? No? Okay… how about we add a jaunty soundtrack from Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass? OH, I AM SO “IN.” via