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The Conjuring 2: Watch Out, Colon!
by Andrew Wright For horror fans accustomed to wandering through acres of dreck for a meager jolt, James Wan is the real deal. The Conjuring 2, the director's return to the horror game after the...
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by Dan Savage "No, network news show booker, I don't want to come on TV so I can tell 'parents' what to say to three-year-old kids when they see two gay men kissing. Because it wasn't that...
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Distractions and Digressions: a Portland Thorns Vs. Chicago Red Stars Recap
by Erin O'Regan After eight weeks of league play, the Thorns remain the only undefeated team after holding on to a 1-1 draw against the Chicago Red Stars. Christine Sinclair scored her first goal of...
View ArticleSent by Lucifer Herself
by Anonymous When you were a teenager, you made a deal with the Devil. A fledgling witch, you offered your blood and did a ritual you thought after a while did not work. You told few people maybe no...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: The Dramatists Club
by Dan Savage I'm having a tough time making some relationship decisions, and I was hoping you might be able to offer some perspective. I think part of why I'm having a tough time is my relative lack...
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Here's The Lineup For This Year's Stumptown Improv Festival
by Megan Burbank Returning to this year's festival: North Coast's hip-hop improv.Stumptown Improv FestivalJust in from Jed Arkley of the Stumptown Improv Festival, here are the improv groups that'll...
View ArticlePremiere: Ezza Rose's "Next to You" Video for Banana Stand's Unpeeled Series
by Ciara Dolan The third installment of Banana Stand's Unpeeled Series is a video of local singer Ezza Rose playing "Next to You" last December. It's a stripped-down, soulful folk song—Rose sits next...
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The Orlando Shooting Proves Everyone Was Right About Everything
by Matt Baume Here we are again.a katz / Shutterstock.comWe're all processing Orlando in our own ways, and nobody's feelings can be deemed more or less legitimate than anyone else's. I woke up this...
View ArticleThings to Do Tonight!
by Bobby Roberts WarcraftA few years ago, Duncan Jones was writing and directing the cheap arthouse sci-fi drama Moon. Now he's behind the $160 million Warcraft—a big, goofy, orc- and wizard-filled...
View ArticleO.I.T. Graduating Class of 440—Sans Diversity
by Anonymous Ron Wyden addressed a crowd of 2,000 guests and 440 graduates at Saturdays graduation ceremony at Klamath Falls Oregon Institute of Technology. Among the student speakers, one spoke of...
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Game of Thrones Recap! "No One" and Other Unfortunate Punchlines
by Ned Lannamann "Sansa's just like her mother—she dots her i's with cute little hearts."HBOThis week’s episode of Game of Thrones disproved a number of fan theories—mainly, the ones about Arya and...
View ArticleDaddy Pants!
by Anonymous You and your crappy kids were in line in front of me at the local taco joint. You ordered several hamburgers, fries, maybe a taco.I then ordered a burrito.I watched as you got all chapped...
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Bike Share is Coming July 19! Here's What You Need To Know
by Dirk VanderHart Ride this bike, July 19Portland's years-long wait for bike share ends July 19. That morning, 1,000 bright orange bikes emblazoned with the Nike swoosh will be up for grabs as far...
View ArticleDoes the NRA Support Terrorism?
by Anonymous It's a valid question. Which manufacturers fund the NRA? Who has the govt. contracts? Who benefits from a mass murder blamed on ISIS? Which NRA/manufacturer/lobby group has had contact...
View ArticleHot "Grandma"
by Anonymous A few weeks back, I ran into Walmart @ Eastport. Looking for a present for my nephew, I ran into a beautiful lady. As I grabbed an action figure, a little toddler boy walked up and tried...
View ArticleHow About Getting a Life?
by Anonymous I notice you sure have a lot to say that has zero content, especially a lot about prescription drugs and alcohol. Maybe you should go talk to a therapist or your fellow AA's about that...
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Good Morning, News: Bike Share Map Unveiled, a Massive Homeless Shelter...
by Dirk VanderHart We've finally got a launch date for Portland's long-awaited bike share system. Biketown launches July 19. Here's a bunch of info about station locations and pricing. Check out the...
View ArticleMust Watch: Samantha Bee on the Orlando Massacre, Gun Control, and Terrible...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey On last night's Full Frontal, host Samantha Bee let loose with a brilliant, barn-burning rant on the Orlando Massacre, the idiocy of not criminalizing automatic weapons,...
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Why Maggie's Plan Is Better Than So Many Other Relationship Comedies
by Vince Mancini It feels unfair to compare a movie that's as undeniably good as Maggie's Plan to lesser contemporaries, but it's hard not to see it as a corrective to so many other failed...
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Required Reading: Being Queer and Muslim in America
by Sydney Brownstone A view from the ground at the vigil outside New York City's Stonewall Inn on Monday evening.SBThe Village Voice’s Raillan Brooks (who, full disclosure, is a close friend) on the...
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