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Jul. 26
Print Edition for the week of
Jul. 26 - Aug. 1, 2007
Vol. 8, No. 9
Original Photo by Mike Mitarnowski
Collage by Johnny Gasoline
News
Hall Monitor
Doomsday
by Scott Moore
In Other News
The City Hall Limbo
Lobbyists Fly Under City Rules
by Scott Moore
Church Fight!
Religious Leaders Battle over Gay Rights—Again
by Scott Moore
Pedaling into the Sunset
New Leader, New Course for BTA
by Scott Moore
Big Homes, Small Lots
SW Neighbors Fight New Development Trend
by Amy J. Ruiz
Music
Sore Pipes
Rufus Wainwright Lets His Songs Speak for Themselves
by Tristan Staddon
Our Town Could Be Your Life
by Cary Clarke
Up & Coming
Once More With Feeling
The Last Town Chorus
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Crushed Out on Portland
The Cribs Love Our Town
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Ahead of Her Time
St. Vincent Breaks From the Pack
by Jenny Tatone
Come Inside
No, Why Don't YOU Come Outside?
Movies & TV
Worst. Movie. Ever.
The Simpsons Movie
: Like TV, But it Costs Money!
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
This Week on Television
Film Shorts
Lindsay Gets Punk'd
Or, I Know What Killed My Career
by Zac Pennington
I'm Staying Home
The Simpsons
. Still.
by Scott Moore
Herzog's Dawn
Werner Herzog Goes to the Multiplex
by Erik Henriksen
Bright Sunshiny Day
Well, Either That, or Eternal Darkness!
by Erik Henriksen
That Sweet Soul Sound
Don Cheadle Keeps it Real in
Talk to Me
by Chas Bowie
Of Hippies and Feathered Hair
Succinct Reviews for the Discerning Cinephile
Food and Drink
Food Events
Sake 101
Zilla Brings Sake to the Masses
by Alison Hallett
Visual Art
Craft in America: Expanding Traditions
by John Motley
Books
Mingering Mike
by Dori Hadar
(Princeton Architectural Press)
by Justin W. Sanders
The Writer's Edge Literary Workshops
by Will Gardner
Theater & Performance
...And the Horse You Rode in On
by Alison Hallett
Feature
How Immigrants and Refugees Have Made the Best of Portland Even Better
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Best of Melting Pot Portland
In Their Own Words: Generose Kafumya
In Their Own Words: Dario Jungi
In Their Own Words: Sokhom Tauch
In Their Own Words: Bogdan Blashishin
In Their Own Words: Dagoberto Flores
Employee of the Week
Mary E. Gregor
Landscape Designer, Plant Sales, Fairy Gardener
777-5845
by Viva Las Vegas
I, Anonymous
Can It
Sold Out
Liza Rietz and the Sales of Summer
by Marjorie Skinner
One Day at a Time
This Week in Review
by Ann Romano
New Column!
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
Catching the Clap
by Dan Savage
I Love Television
The Evil Twin
by Wm. Steven Humphrey