How’s Your Mental State? Fine, I hope! Eight months of constant cloud cover and interminable drizzle can have devastating affects on fragile minds. Now that the rainy season is coming to a close, it is very important that Portlander’s take time to make a mental check of their facilities. Curious as to whether you made […]
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Culinary Artistry
Culinary Artistry 1406 SE Stark, 232-4675 www.culniaryartistry.net Normally, I hate scones. I think of them as dry little turds of overcooked dough. That said, I’m not really sure what motivated me to sign up for a cooking class on baking scones and soda bread. For years, I never cooked, bought only milk and cereal, and […]
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Taqueria Nueve
Taqueria Nueve 28 NE 28th, 236-6195 Fish-centric Mexican food is my favorite, because the fish is always jazzy, instead of slathered with butter and plopped next to some rice pilaf. The fish at Taqueria Nueve is one of their many strengths, and their keen ingredient choices (pickled mushrooms, mango, cilantro everywhere, pineapple, etc.) give each […]
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Abol Café
Abol Café 923L NE Broadway, 281-7961 Lost among three other worthy Ethiopian restaurants in the Lloyd District, four-month-old Abol Café faces an uphill battle for recognition–it’s easy to walk by without even noticing it. Lucky for me, I spotted the cuneiform signage from the no-fee ATMs at the Teachers Credit Union, and we descended the […]
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Self-Hell
Analysis for People on the Go
Should I Sue? In this contentious age of litigation, it has become increasingly difficult to judge when one should take one’ s concerns to court. Have you been libeled? Emotionally damaged? Financially disrupted? Who hasn’t? But do you deserve money for it? Take this simple true/false quiz and find out! Good luck! T F I […]
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Second Story Bistro
Second story bistro 208 NW Couch, 827-5113 There aren’t a lot of suitable places on the West Side to eat breakfast. Often, I end up waiting in a line of 4,000 people at Byway’s, or feeling like a leper wearing sweat pants at some posh cafe. Now, however, there’s the splendid new Second Story Bistro […]
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Drinking Issue!
Liquor? You Don’t Even Know Her!
An In-depth Scientific Examination of Alcohol and its Effects on the Casual Drunk For many casual drinkers, the question is not whether you should drink, but what you should drink. It’s generally agreed that every kind of alcohol is rumored to produce certain effects-but are these rumors true? And if they are true, are they […]
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The Drunk Poet’s Society
Announcing the Winners of our (Hic!) Drunk Poetry Contest!
Nothing inspires the poetic muse as much as the taste of the sweet devil liquor. And this was proven by the over 100 entries we received for our ‘Drunk Poetry Contest!’ The rules were simple: 1) The poem must be about drink, drinking, or post-drunkeness. 2) The poem must be 24 lines or less. And […]
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Don’t Forget to Eat!
Your Drunkified Restaurant Guide
The Basement Pub 1028 SE 12th, 231-6068 Each dish at The Basement is served for one dollar a plate. (Or, if you feel like going crazy, you can get the dinner plate for $5.) The menu includes standards such as chips and salsa (pineapple or tomato) and black bean hummus. There’s also the option of […]
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BATTLE OF THE DEAD PERSON FROZEN ENTREES
Uncle Ben vs. Linda McCartney Available in your grocer’s freezer Nothing spells “convenience” like a microwave dinner made by a dead person. But which one actually tastes best? Today we’ll find out, in a competition I like to call… BATTLE OF THE DEAD PERSON FROZEN ENTREES. First up: Linda McCartney Meals. While much of her […]
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Thai Corner
Thai Corner 601 SE Morrison St. 234-4102 Recently, while dining at Thai Orchid, my cohort commented that he doesn’t like going there much because it feels “too NW 23rd.” In other words, the décor and upscale-ish feel of the place made my working class companion feel a little too close to yuppiedom for comfort. A […]
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Self-Hell
Analysis for People on the Go
Do I Need a Spiritual Enema? The Vatican’s recent statement that it would neither confirm nor deny a report that Pope John Paul II has now carried out three exorcisms during his papacy has left many people wondering if they, too, need a good religious cleansing. Word is that the most recent exorcism involved a […]