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Jul. 23
Print Edition for the week of
Jul. 23 - 29, 2009
Vol. 10, No. 9
Jeff Yarbrough
News
Concrete Action
Gardeners with Crowbars Are Coming for Your Pavement
by Sarah Mirk
Sexier than Zipcar
City Explores Plan for 660 Shared Bikes
by Sarah Mirk
Equal Rights: Women'll Love It!
Oregon Aims to Pioneer Equal Pay for Equal Work
by Sarah Mirk
Hall Monitor
Tax Killers
by Matt Davis
In Other News
Music
Forever Pop
The Past, Present, and Future of PDX Pop Now!
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Two's a Crowd
Japandroids Cross the Border
by Ned Lannamann
This Love Is Fucking Right
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart's Indie-Pop Perfection
by Eric Grandy
Our Town Could Be Your Life
Nucular Aminals
by Cary Clarke
Up & Coming
Movies & TV
Virtual, Reality
Mexico, America, and Sci-Fi in
Sleep Dealer
by Erik Henriksen
Two Paws Down
G-Force
Is G-Awful
by Ned Lannamann
Blame Morrissey
A Frustrating
500 Days of Summer
by Alison Hallett
Quelle Drag
Summer Hours'
Burden of Symbolism
by Alison Hallett
Romcom Gone Wrong
The Ugly Truth
Bears No Relation to Truth Whatsoever
by Alison Hallett
Film Shorts
I'm Staying Home
Adventurelands
by Erik Henriksen
This Week on Television
Food and Drink
Alberta Hop
Carts, Windows, and Big Flavor in the Alberta Arts District
by Patrick Alan Coleman
Visual Art
The Illicit Art of the Mural
Exploring Portland's Prettiest Walls
by Matt Stangel
Books
Monsters of Ink
Behind the Scenes with
Tattoo Machine
by Alison Hallett
Great Voice for Radio
Thom Hartmann's Nebulous Manifesto
by Matt Davis
Another Year of Making the Zine Scene
Titles to Watch at the Portland Zine Symposium
Theater & Performance
Defiling
Peanuts
Kicking Charlie Brown in
Dog Sees God
Feature
The Best of Enchanted Forest
Inside Oregon's Best (and Most Enchanting) Theme Park
by Patrick Alan Coleman, Ned Lannamann, Alison Hallett, Erik Henriksen, Sarah Mirk, Matt Davis, Marjorie Skinner and Wm. Steven Humphrey
Enchanted Lyrics
Enchanted Composer Susan Vasley's Enchanting Lyrics to "Papa Told Me" from the Enchanted Forest Production of "Snow White and the Seven Dorks"
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
A Sizeable Endowment
by Dan Savage
Letters
Letters to the Editor
New Column!
I Slipped the Banana to Hannah Montana by Carlos Santana
One Day at a Time
by Ann Romano
Sold Out
The Return of Hazel Cox
by Marjorie Skinner
I, Anonymous
Bad Boys
I Love Television
I Love Television™
2 Phat 4 TV
by Wm. Steven Humphrey