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Vol. 9, No. 29
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News
Twelve Lanes, Ahoy!
Columbia River Crossing Goes Big
by Amy J. Ruiz
Shop Local... Please.
The Recession—and Landlords—Are Cutting into Small Businesses
by Sarah Mirk
Blog This
DA Orders Blogger to Give up Commenter's Info
by Matt Davis
Doggone Mystery
Courthouse Hot Dog Stand a Security Threat?
by Matt Davis
Dumpstering for Christ
The Holy Diver Digs for a Living—and Meaning—in Portland's Trash
by Sarah Mirk
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In Other News
Hall Monitor
Just Get Through It
by Amy J. Ruiz
Music
The Story So Far
The Rise of Blind Pilot
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Welcome to Barren Praise
Trap Them
Corners Your Earholes
by Ryan J. Prado
Art as Life
The Immersion of Arrington de Dionyso
by Andrew R Tonry
Two Great Tastes
Seeds and Companion Trees
by Ned Lannamann
Our Town Could Be Your Life
Local Music News
by Cary Clarke
Up & Coming
Once More With Feeling
Strangers Die Every Day
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Up & Coming
Once More With Feeling
Top Five Albums of 2008
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Our Town Could Be Your Life
Top Six Local Albums of 2008
by Cary Clarke
Movies & TV
Final Answer
The Highs and Lows of
Slumdog Millionaire
by Erik Henriksen
Film Shorts
Juliet and Juliet
I Can't Think Straight
's Tired Soap Operatics
by Logan Sachon
I Say Klaatu, You Say Keanu
The Day the Earth Stood Still
's a Keanu-Pocalypse
by Erik Henriksen
Fairy Tale
Azur & Asmar
Restore Fantasy to Animation
by Marjorie Skinner
Film Shorts
This Week On Television
Geek Out
Let's Kill Some Zombies!
by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli
Happy Holidays!
by Ned Lannamann
What Would Bruce Campbell Do?
In
My Name Is Bruce
, He'd Probably Run
by Courtney Ferguson
Dark Streets
to Nowhere
by Alison Hallett
CG Jennifer Love Hewitt
and
CG Chris Kattan?!
by Ned Lannamann
Art for Advertising's Sake
by Logan Sachon
Food and Drink
Going to Extremes
Eating Outside the Box with the Oregon Culinary Institute
by Patrick Alan Coleman
Visual Art
Updating the Sublime
Adam Sorensen's new show juxtaposes Romantic landscapes with a modern vision of nature
by John Motley
Books
Basketball and Spirit Animals
FreeDarko's
Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac
will do nothing less than change the face of sports journalism as we know it
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Raiding the Hogwarts Library
J.K. Rowling heads back into the world of Harry Potter for a slight but fun diversion
by Erik Henriksen
Theater & Performance
Bah, Humbug.
by Alison Hallett
I, Anonymous
Brink of Extinction
Art News
by Alison Hallett
Sold Out
From Rags to Riches
by Marjorie Skinner
One Day at a Time
by Ann Romano
New Column!
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Online Charity Auction is Almost Over!
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
Follow Your Nose
by Dan Savage
I Love Television
I Love Television™
Christmas Witches
by Wm. Steven Humphrey