GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Knock, knock, knockin’ at my door. I can’t take it, no more. No more, no more, no more baby—give me all or nothing at all. LET’S GO TO PRESS. In case you missed in on Friday evening, the DEQ posted a map of the area near SE Powell and 22nd, where levels […]
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Good Morning, News!: Super Bowl, Super Flood, and Air Pollution Answers
It’s Saturday, Blogtown. Time for some news. Portland was under a bunch of water 20 years ago today. Here are some photos of it. That makes this weekend’s weather not seem so bad, huh? Here are answers to some questions about the SE Portland air pollution first reported on by the Mercury. Tomorrow’s Super Bowl. […]
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It’s Happening This Weekend!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5 DANCE—In a town that has really good queer dance nights, Yes, Please! at Holocene is a standout. Armed with room-shaking DJs such as Vera Rubin, Laura Lynn, and DJ Sappho spinning the hottest garage, disco, and house, tonight will also feature the wondrous drag fabulousness of DieAna Dae. As the title clearly […]
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Tonight on TV: HBO’s New Animated Show Animals
For those who like their animation on the darker side, you might want to check out HBO’s Animals (debuting tonight, Feb 5, at 11:30 pm). Created by Mike Luciano and Phil Matarese (and helped along by the Duplass brothers), Animals features the daily problems of animals in NYC—which turns out to be very similar problems […]
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Good Morning, News: Portland Arsenic Revelations Continue, Wage Traitors, and A(nother) Terrifying Clown
ICYMI, testing has confirmed there are arsenic and cadmium in playground soil very near Bullseye Glass, the Southeast Portland glassmaker state officials announced this week might have been emitting the carcinogens for decades. It’s unclear how contaminated the soil is, but a day care near Bullseye says its looking into either removing soil or covering […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
FILMS—The past few weeks have sucked: First we lost David Bowie, and then we lost Alan Rickman. Tonight, the Hollywood remembers both: First with a screening of Bowie’s bizarre 1983 vampire flick The Hunger, followed by Rickman’s career-making turn in 1988’s action classic Die Hard. Both are always worth seeing on the big screen—this time, […]
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Putin and Punk Prayers: Pussy Riot’s Continued Resistance
The Russian Feminist Collective Visits Portland
The Russian feminist collective visits Portland.
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The Rise and Rise of Super Furry Animals
The Welsh Band Redraws Its Rings Around the World
After a retrospective period, the Welsh band redraws its rings around the world.
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Futurebirds Dial Down Their Dreamy Sound
Athens Psych-Country Band Brings a New Hand into the Mix
The Athens psych-country band brings a new hand into the mix.
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Pages of Death: Porn Kills!
How the Oregon Historical Society Found a Long-Lost Anti-Porn Film from 1962
How the Oregon Historical Society found a long-lost anti-porn film from 1962.
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With Hail, Caesar!, The Coen Brothers Goose Hollywood
A Firm, Feature-Length Pinch on Tinseltown’s Swollen, Self-Absorbed Posterior
It doesn’t matter that Hail, Caesar! barely hangs together. It’s too much fun to watch.
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The Pride (and Prejudice and Zombies) of Jane Austen
It’s Not the Shambling Mess You Might Have Expected!
It’s not the shambling mess you might’ve expected!