Good morning, Portland. I hope your Saturday is as good as this collection of links.
It’s the weekend, so you should catch up this week’s feature, “Dating State of the Union” by our Bri Brey:
In an attempt to find out, I surveyed a wide variety of Portland friends, coworkers, comedians, and storytellers. These people represent a slice of the diverse sexualities and relationship statuses of our city. For all their differences, what they have in common is a sharp perspective on the assets and liabilities of dating in Portland.
Other than the annoyance of a video that auto-plays, KGW has a nice story of Timber Joey visiting a sick kid in the hospital.
For just $8 million, you can get a two-bedroom house in the middle of nowhere. The Oregonian has a slideshow and story of an intense Ashland house, developed by hand surgeon/”shaman” Scott Young (“Genesis”) and his wife Robin James (“Sulara”), currently up for sale.
The Boss cancelled his upcoming gig in Greensboro, N.C., because of the state’s ridiculous anti-gay and anti-transgender rights law. Read Bruce Springsteen‘s full statement here:
… As a result, and with deepest apologies to our dedicated fans in Greensboro, we have canceled our show scheduled for Sunday, April 10th. Some things are more important than a rock show and this fight against prejudice and bigotry — which is happening as I write — is one of them. It is the strongest means I have for raising my voice in opposition to those who continue to push us backwards instead of forwards.
Gawker: “Even Ben Carson Knows Donald Trump‘s Twitter Account Is A Problem“
Read this story in The Atlantic about the Panama Papers and “the geography of financial secrecy.”
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony was last night. Let Rolling Stone rank the things that happened during it for you.
You’ve got to respect that passion:
High school soccer player earns two-game ban after coming out of goal to sack her opponent https://t.co/KQ402b0kDl pic.twitter.com/MDfvlcO5MW
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) April 9, 2016