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Print Edition for the week of
Jul. 26 - Aug. 1, 2012

Vol. 13, No. 10
Ryan Bubnis

News

Sellwood Slip-Up

Mayor Adams Slams Last-Minute Changes to Sellwood Bridge Design

by Nathan Gilles

The End of a Hunger Strike

Cameron Whitten Decides to Stop Protest

by Denis C. Theriault

Hall Monitor

Taser Case's Silver Lining

by Denis C. Theriault

The Naked American vs. TSA

"Symbolic Nudity" Is Okay in Oregon—Now Can Portland's TSA Protester Win Against the Feds?

by Sarah Mirk

In Other News

Music

"I Just Want to Feel Everything"

Feeling Fiona Apple's The Idler Wheel

by Anya Marina

Getting Physical

Katy Goodman Does It All in La Sera

by Andrew R Tonry

A Whole New World

Hustle and Drone's Electro-Pop Panacea

by Ryan J. Prado

Up & Coming

This Week’s Music Previews

Movies & TV

Alien Armageddon at Costco

The Watch's Big-Box Comedy

by Ned Lannamann

¡Viva la Revolución!

So You Think You Want a 3D Boner?

by Elinor Jones

Single-Minded

OC87: One Man's Mental Journey

by Marjorie Skinner

Film Shorts

In Which We Hit It and Quit It

Food and Drink

Grandmotherly Minimalism

Hearty Balkan Basics at Two Brothers

by Chris Onstad

Books

Mercury Poisoning

A Boring Bio of Freddie Mercury

by Ned Lannamann

Celebrating The Adventures of Pete & Pete

Waiting for October: Nostalgia in Zine Form

by Alison Hallett

A Wolf in Lit Fic's Clothing

John Brandon's A Million Heavens Juggles Humanity, Wilderness, and the Supernatural

by Thomas Ross

Theater & Performance

Bleeding Edge

Busting Theater Stereotypes at JAW: A Festival of Playwrights

by Alison Hallett

Mikey Going Down

Mikey Kampmann Reports from Frigid Climes

by Andrew R Tonry

Feature

The Lost Island

Is the City Handing over West Hayden Island for a Port We Don't Need?

by Denis C. Theriault

I, Anonymous

Sized Up

by Anonymous

Blogtown

Now Open: The Faux Museum

by Joe Streckert

Pete & Pete Zine Release Party—Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

The Democratic Party Platform Will Include a Marriage Equality Plank

by Paul Constant

Sonny and the Sunsets Get Back to the Country in Time for Pickathon

by Ned Lannamann

This Week's Mercury Music Section

by Ned Lannamann

The Trading Tortoise

by Scrappers

Another New Song from the Great New Corin Tucker Band Album

by Ned Lannamann

Romney Offers Barista Half-Consumed Hot Cocoa in Lieu of Tip

by Goldy

Photos from This Year's PDX Pop Now! Festival

by Ned Lannamann

Tales of Tri-Met Terror Contest Closes in MERE HOURS!

by Erik Henriksen

JAW Starts Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Selections from My Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang

by Courtney Ferguson

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote O' The Day!

by Marjorie Skinner

Tonight at the Hollywood: Miami Vice, the Greatest TV Show in the History of TV Shows

by Erik Henriksen

This Week's Style Events, Part 1

by Marjorie Skinner

It's the Feel-Good Story of a Feel-Bad Week...

by Dan Savage

The Most Beautiful Electric Bike in the World

by Sarah Mirk

Comedy Tour: The Alex Falcone Diaries:

by Alex Falcone

Do You Think This New Bat for Lashes Song Is About Laura Palmer?

by Courtney Ferguson

Good Morning News!

by Sarah Mirk

And Now to Answer the Greatest Question of Our Age

by Erik Henriksen

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

Should Here Comes the Boom Be Retitled Mr. Brawlin's Opus?

by Erik Henriksen

Roller Derby Weekend: Boys vs. Girls, Betties vs. Tilted Thunder

by Courtney Ferguson

Nerd Dads Are the Best Dads

by Erik Henriksen

SL Letter of the Day: Post-Blowjob Runs

by Debby Herbenick

FBI Raids Homes In Northwest—Looks Like They Might Be Targeting Anarchists

by Sarah Mirk

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

URGENT POLL: Crockett or Tubbs?

by Erik Henriksen

The Big Float and "Myths of the Willamette"

by Marjorie Skinner

Good Morning, News!

by Nathan Gilles

Tom Hanks Defeats Timbers

by Brian Gjurgevich

Good Morning News!

by Sarah Mirk

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

2001 in 2012

by Erik Henriksen

BREAKING: Interview and Documents from FBI Raid Show Feds are Targeting Anarchists

by Sarah Mirk

Romney Aide Tells Press to "Kiss my ass" at Holy Site

by Paul Constant

Jeff Bezos Dumps $2.5 Million into WA State's Marriage Equality Campaign

by Dan Savage

Mitt Romney's Failtastic World Tour Continues

by Paul Constant

Reading Tonight: John Brandon!

by Alison Hallett

Hunger Strike Ends With Giant Donut

by Sarah Mirk

Ladies! Big, Awesome Birth Control Funding News!

by Sarah Mirk

Snoop Dogg Is Now Snoop Lion, R.I.P.Snoop Dogg

by Erik Henriksen

Elizabeth Cline Is Coming to Portland

by Marjorie Skinner

Photos of Phantogram at the Wonder

by Ned Lannamann

The Nail Files: Free Manicures! ... From the Creators of The Jersey Shore :(

by Marjorie Skinner

A Little Light Friday Reading (About Rape)

by Cienna Madrid

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

Bob Stacey Endorses Jefferson Smith

by Sarah Mirk

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

Twitter Apologizes for Being Dicks

by Paul Constant

Romney Admits His Adviser Made the Anti-Obama "Anglo Saxon" Remark

by Paul Constant

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Cart Pod Growing Fast on NE Cully

by Chris Onstad

This Week's Cover

by Scrappers

How Long Will the I-5 Bridge Last?

by Sarah Mirk

Comedy at The Fixin' To: A Perfect Date for You and Your Sister-Cousin-Aunt

by Temple Lentz

Alley 33 Is Tomorrow!

by Marjorie Skinner

Langhorne Slim: Pickathon's MVP

by Ned Lannamann

TriMet Issues Nine Times as Many Citations as Last Year

by Sarah Mirk

One Way to Join the Angry Eagle Scouts of America

by Eli Sanders

Esquire's List of 2012's Best New Comedians: Relevant to Portland's Interests

by Alison Hallett

Pick Up Your Wristbands TONIGHT for the Big Float!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

What if Portland Had a Beach Downtown?

by Sarah Mirk

The New Cloud Atlas Trailer

by Marjorie Skinner

Portland vs. Chivas USA—High-Pitched Live Blog Action!

by Brian Gjurgevich

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Scrappy New E-Bookseller Tries to Take on Amazon with Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores

by Paul Constant

Take A Shower, Hippie: Pickathon and The Oasis

by Marjorie Skinner

Gore Vidal Dead at 86

by Alison Hallett

Happy Little Trees: The Wonderful Bob Ross Mashup

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Superfest 4 Announces Lineup, Includes Chromatics, Looks Amazing

by Ned Lannamann

Twelfth Night at Pickathon—with Laura Gibson, Bruce Molsky, Casey MacGill

by Alison Hallett

The Shins Cover the Magnetic Fields

by Ned Lannamann

Jonah Lehrer Resigns from the New Yorker

by Alison Hallett

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

The 20th Annual Division/Clinton Street Fair

by Marjorie Skinner

Good Morning News!

by Sarah Mirk

Baby Doll Pizza Now Open on 28th & Stark

by Alison Hallett

We Have an Awesome Library, But No Stable Funding.

by Sarah Mirk

Why Do Republican Governors Want to Kill So Many of Their People?

by Goldy

Our Live Review of the Fiona Apple Show Last Night

by Ned Lannamann

Why Mitt Romney Is Unlikable: The Republican Edition

by Paul Constant

Welcome Back to Otter Friday!

by Erik Henriksen

Highlights from the Alley 33 Fashion Show

by Marjorie Skinner

Good Morning News!

by Sarah Mirk

The Week's Feature Photographer

by Scrappers

SL Letter of the Day: By Special Guest Debby Herbenick

by Debby Herbenick

Get Ready for Food Prices to Go Up

by Paul Constant

The Amazing Acro-Cats Come to Portland!

by Alison Hallett

When Space Nerds Attack

by Nathan Gilles

Blogtown's Poster of the Week

by Courtney Ferguson

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Win $300 with your True Tale of TriMet Terror!

by Erik Henriksen

Win Tickets to Top Down: Rooftop Cinema!

by Erik Henriksen

Officer-Involved Shooting on SE Division

by Sarah Mirk

Sold Out

Alley 33

by Marjorie Skinner

One Day at a Time

The Week in Review

by Ann Romano

New Column!

Letters

Letters to the Editor

I, Anonymous Blog

Mature Punk

by Anonymous

I'm Drunk Right Now

by Anonymous

You are Hurting Me!

by Anonymous

Future Past Tense Toxicity

by Anonymous

Thank You Kindly

by Anonymous

Broken Trust

by Anonymous

Chapel Partners 4 EVA!

by Anonymous

Parking Lot Dents Are Hit And Runs Too, You Know?

by Anonymous

Bitch Garb

by Anonymous

Portland Poppers

by Anonymous

Trying To Choose

by Anonymous

I'm No Bueno

by Anonymous

PACK IT IN, PACK IT THE FUCK OUT!

by Anonymous

Where Are All the Good Men Dead?

by Anonymous

Open Late

by Anonymous

Occupy This

by Anonymous

Rebel Without The Balls

by Anonymous

Sharing is Caring!

by Anonymous

You're Too Old to Continue Lying to Yourself

by Anonymous

Okay, You Win—You're Fucking Crazy.

by Anonymous

July 30, 11:40 pm

by Anonymous

Savage Love

Furtive Furter

by Dan Savage

I Love Television

I Love Television™

The Snore-lympics

by Wm. Steven Humphrey