GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! He’s a rootin’ tootin’ Santa Claus, and he’s on his merry way. He’ll round up all your Christmas dreams, with a yippy-kai-yo-kai-yay! LET’S GO TO PRESS. Last night on the Las Vegas Strip, a car driven by a former Portlander intentionally hopped onto the sidewalk and ran down 20 pedestrians. The driver’s […]
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Good Morning, News!: Cops Handing Out Cash, Presidential Clemency, and Rain
It’s finally Saturday, Blogtown. Let’s have some news! An Oregon woman is one of nearly 100 people President Barack Obama granted clemency to on Friday. She was sentenced to 30 years in prison for drug crimes and will get out this April. Police in Molalla were handing out $100 bills to people they pulled over. […]
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It’s a Christmas Miracle: Giant Pizza at Sizzle Pie 🍕
Dreams really do come true. Thanks to a promotion between Sizzle Pie west (926 W Burnside) and Poler Stuff, for the week leading up to Christmas you can get a “Santa Slice“—AKA a glorious 18-inch slice of pizza. Bri Brey You can choose a cheese, meat, or vegan slice, all of which come with a commemorative […]
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It’s Happening This Weekend!
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18 FORMAL—Portland takes a lot of guff for underdressing, so note that this is Tender Loving Empire’s Winter Formal. Along with all they do during the rest of the year, tonight TLE’s enlisted Chanti Darling and Thanks to perform, rousted up a photo booth, and arranged for ticket proceeds to aid the crisis […]
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Can We Talk, Bernie Sanders Supporters?
Oh man, Mulder and Scully did not age well. Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.com Okay, let’s be real, Bernie Sanders supporters. We all know your candidate would make the best president. He is awesome. Says everything that a good-guy president should, and actually believes it. <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/12/bernie_sanders_message_discipline_may_not_be_enough_to_win.html”>Yeah, sure, he’s not super-interested in foreign policy, but imagine […]
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Good Morning, News: Getting Punched at a Trump Rally, Prosecuted For Pot Ads, And Fleeced By A Cooking School
erik ursin It’s official: After years of outcry, acrimony, and protest the Mt. Tabor reservoirs have ceased delivering water to Portland homes. They’ll stay on as showpieces. Have you ever been morbidly curious what it’s like inside a Donald Trump rally? Then let the Washington Post whisk you away to a land of Hispanic people […]
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Martin Shkreli Bails Out for $5M and Other Reasons to Hate Him
The Karma Police have arrested failed hedge fund manager and World’s Worst Person Martin Shkreli. No, WAIT! Those are the actual real police arresting him for fraud! Sadly, he was released this afternoon after posting $5 million bail. Here’s the perp walk photo of this douchebag you’ve been dying to see: Shkreli first made news […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
READING—What better way to fend off the winter darks than with Portland’s queen of science fiction herself? That’s right! Ursula K. Le Guin reads from her latest tonight! And as if that weren’t good enough (it certainly is; stop being greedy!), the confirmed enfant terrible of letters will be joined by Mark E. Cull, publisher […]
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Today in Star Wars: A Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Classic!
In honor of the opening of The Force Awakens (read our review here!), may I present one of the greatest Star Wars things ever: the classic Triumph the Insult Comic Dog sketch where he visits fans waiting for the 2002 premiere of Attack of the Clones. This remains as one of the fucking funniest things […]
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Today in Carly Rae Jepsen: Her PERFECT Version of “Last Christmas”
Yes, Wham’s “Last Christmas” is one of the great modern holiday classics, and it has been ruined by no less than Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Ashley Tisdale, and the cast of Glee (sorry for saying the words, “the cast of Glee“). HOWEVER! There is now only ONE decent cover of this song and it is […]
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Good Morning, News!: A Mistrial, A 30-Year-Old Quote, and Betting on Nuptials
Top o’ the morning to ya, Blogtown. Let’s have some news! First, the really bad news: A Baltimore judge declared a mistrial against Officer William Porter, the first cop on trial in the case of Freddie Gray, who died from injuries he sustained after getting a “rough ride” following an arrest. Porter was accused of […]
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Want to Enjoy The Force Awakens? It’s Easy.
Want to enjoy The Force Awakens? It’s easy.