“Oh… Hello.” Okay, so I watched that new TV show Terra Nova, because, I admit it, science fiction has always been a guilty pleasure of mine (even bad science fiction), and I hate to be a wet blanket or anything, but what is it with these dystopian fantasies where we somehow manage to develop an […]
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In Which Bill Nye “Confuses” Fox News Viewers
But then, most Fox News viewers are confused by basic facts, so that’s a good thing.
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Dead Letters: The Very Best Grateful Dead Fan Mail
Dear Jerry, I hate you. Signed, me. I’m always looking for a millionaire dollar book pitch (Hot, gay Vampires that crave a good, hard staking! What? It’s been done before?) so I can bail on this sinking ship and join the lucrative and profitable world of publishing. Since Gaydracula is out (it gets better, buddy), […]
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David Yates and Steve Kloves Take On Stephen King’s The Stand
THUD. David Yates and Steve Kloves aren’t exactly household names, but everyone who isn’t Amish (and probably a even few of those particularly duplicitous Amish people—you know the ones) have seen their work: Yates directed the last four Harry Potter movies, including the outstanding adaptations of The Half-Blood Prince and The Deathly Hallows, while Kloves […]
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Pickathon HippieWarning!
Future Hippies’ Pre-Patchouli Circus Freakout Everyone’s all, “Pickathon is such a cool festival. The food is so good. The bands are awesome. It’s such a civilized affair!” True, true true, but here are some things they don’t tell you: You are surrounded by hippies, who do everything in their power to crush you in their […]
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Sweet Jesus, It’s the Trailer for Sarah Palin’s Movie
In terms of aggrandizing braggadocio and melodramatic panic, I’d rate it somewhere between this and this. No Portland release date yet, but god, I hope it opens here.
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In an Emergency, Sam Adams Would Be King—If He Survived
The Portland City Council this week is going to vote on all of the various pieces that make up city’s plans for coping with all manner of tragedies: earthquakes, floods, terrorism, etc. Sounds grim, yes. But in reality, it’ll all be pretty dry. So why should you care? Two reasons. Tucked into city code are […]
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Surefire Proof that the Rapture is on for Tomorrow
Because after watching this, you’ll say to yourself, “Yup. Now I’ve seen everything.”
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Arnold’s Back as the Terminator
Terminator 3. NEVER FORGET. Hey, look at that: Not an hour after I get back from an advance screening of Fast Five, the news has gotten out that Fast Five director Justin Lin’s officially on board to reboot the Terminator franchise (yes, reboot again, but I think we can all be grown ups here and, […]
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Prepare for Judgment
“The Skynet missile defense system goes online April 19, 2011. Declares war on mankind and triggers a nuclear apocalypse two days later.” —Cameron, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles So, y’know… get your stuff in order, I guess.
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I Don’t Know How Some of These Homemade Sex Machines Are Supposed to Work
Here’s the video for “Elektrotechnique” by Dutch electronic/hiphop group De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig. (What? That’s their name! They’re Dutch.) Artists/directors Lernert & Sander created this extraordinary video of homemade sex devices, which are like Rube Goldberg meets Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit,” but, you know, SEXY. My favorite is the leaf-blower/chair device that spins out of control. […]
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PSU is a Nazi Liberal Alien Conspiracy!
And much more! My friend just moved here to get her masters at Portland State University. Last night she and I did an internet search on the comically named current PSU president, Wim Wiewel. Little did we expect that the first site we clicked on would clue us in to the REAL truth about PSU! […]