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Jun. 18
Print Edition for the week of
Jun. 18 - 24, 2014
Vol. 15, No. 5
Ana Benaroya
News
Toking with the Enemy
The Biggest Hurdle to Legal Pot Might Be Its Supporters
by Dirk VanderHart
Mending the Gap
The Hunt for a Police Reform Monitor Is Back on Course
by Denis C. Theriault
Before the Crowbar
The June 12 Police Shooting Was Complicated
by Dirk VanderHart
Hall Monitor
Silence Between the Lines
by Denis C. Theriault
Music
Precision Pieces
Dawn of Midi's Hypnotic Rhythms
by Ben Salmon
Sinister and Playful
The Dueling Forces of Poppet
by Joshua James Amberson
All-Ages Action!
This Week's Best All-Ages Shows
by Morgan Troper
Up & Coming
This Week's Music Previews
Movies & TV
Mating Rituals of the Millennial
Abortion Gets Rom-Comical in
Obvious Child
by Alison Hallett
Jazz Hands? Or SAD HANDS?
I Love All Musicals, Including
Jersey Boys
. Sue Me, Dickheads
by Elinor Jones
The Rover Wild
The Rover
: Hey Guys? Let's Never Go to Australia.
by Erik Henriksen
Bad Cop, Bad Cop
Filth
: An Apocalyptic Wallow in the Taboo
by Ben Coleman
On the Road
The Discoverers
: File Under Indie Family Drama, Quirky
by Alison Hallett
Mr. Showbiz
Supermensch
: An Awkward Tribute
by Ned Lannamann
Film Shorts
In Which We Hit It and Quit It
Food and Drink
Losing My Religion
Reverend's BBQ: You can do better!
by Andrea Damewood
Comedy
Bragging Rights
Comic Jerrod Carmichael's Star Is on the Rise
by Robert Ham
Books
PDX Bona Fides
Polly Dugan's Debut Is a Quiet Triumph
by Alison Hallett
Theater & Performance
Bleeding Edge
Risk/Reward's Micro-Performance Fest
by Alison Hallett
Puppet King
The Baby from
Labyrinth
Is All Grown Up—and Making Movies
by A.L. Adams
Feature
Gay in Iran
How a Canadian TV Documentary Ruined My Life
by Farhad Dolatizadeh
Tacos 'n' Tequila
Your Two Favorite Things—in One Delicious Event!
¡Supercollider de Sabor!
All the Taco Rules Change Today
by Chris Onstad
Tequila Lights the Fuse
Meet the Tequila-Based Cocktails Featured at TNT
by Thomas Alexander Ross
I Love Television
I Love Television™
Apocalypse Maybe Later
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
I, Anonymous
Land of the Fire-Free
Everything as Fuck
Dumped
by Ian Karmel
Sold Out
Summer Shoe Picks
by Marjorie Skinner
One Day at a Time
The Week in Review
by Ann Romano
New Column!
HUMP! 2014
Call for Entries
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
Not All Menz
by Dan Savage
Letters
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR