[Graphic: Barcode Evolution by RG Dart.] By Ed Curtin Source: OpEd News “The condition of alienation, of being asleep, of being unconscious, of being out of one’s mind, is the condition of the normal man. Society highly values its normal man. It educates children to lose themselves and to become absurd,
An English bulldog named Zsa Zsa wins the annual contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair.
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Batman must face the strangest adventure of his career as he meets the most bizarre hero in comics: The Maxx! IDW Publishing and DC proudly welcome legendary artist Sam Kieth (The Sandman, Wolverine) back to his first Maxx story in over a decade, teaming his greatest creation with the Dark Knight for a mind-blowing five-iss
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Monday in General Art Advice – Tomorrow, mixed-media artist and educator Kellie Day will share some excellent tips on how to choose the right art to decorate your home! Tuesday in Featured Artists – Drop by for a look at some absolutely exquisite and unique paper-cutting artwork by Chinese artist Xin Lu. As always, if [
Goodwin will make a return to Portland, according to Michael Scotto of The Athletic. Guard Archie Goodwin will reunite with the
In the previous post about the Horsetail Creek Bridge I mentioned something about my projects having a long tail of things I have to do for the sake of completeness, and this post may be one of those. The
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A win tonight gets the Beavs into the CWS Final. Saturday, June 23rd - 5 PM PT Oregon State showcased t
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The 31-year-old woman walked on crutches into a downtown Portland park. Minutes later, she set herself on fire. Bystanders put out the fire that consumed Chloe Sagal, but she died from her injuries. He was a tranny who lived at...
In federal court, Dan Heine and Diana Yates were sentenced to 24 and 18 months in prison, respectively, for bank fraud and falsifying bank entries, reports, and transactions. A jury convicted Heine and Yates, former executives at the Bank of...
Buddy Collings of the Orlando Sentinel profiles Portland’s newest draft pick.
Jon Krawczynski and Michael Scotto of The Athletic report Minnesota (No. 20) inquired about moving down. The
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As part of its 30th anniversary this year, Bend, Oregon’s Deschutes Brewery reached out to past brewers to collaborate on seven new beers. I’m highlighting each of these beers in a blog post each day leading up to the brewery’s anniversary on June 27. Oh Be Joyful (Pale Ale) 30th Anniversary Collabora
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A visitor from France says she was jogging along the beach south of White Rock, B.C., when she crossed the U.S. border without realizing it. So began a two-week nightmare that landed her in a prison jumpsuit. Cedella Roman, 19,...
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Pretty much everything here at AH is about neighborhood history, old houses and connections between past and present, with a focus on Portland, Oregon. But every once in a while we come across a story about history, family, places and connections across time that strikes some universal cords worth sharing. If you’re
In 1839 a new means of visual representation was announced to a startled world: photography. Although the medium was immediately and enthusiastically embraced by the public at large, photographers themselves spent the ensuing decades experimenting with techniques and debating the nature of this new invention.The wor
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When we were kids, my sister was a picky eater who said no a number of vegetables. The elders almost always had the same advice: By refusing to even taste those dishes, she had no idea what she was missing.Decades later, she talks about some of those tasty dishes that she has now discovered. "Remembe
There’s been some late additions to add to the mysterious mix heading into next season. Who’s Gone
The National Lampoon was a humor magazine popular through the 1970s and most of the 1980s. Occasionally, the humor was rather dark as when, in January, 1973, the magazine’s cover featured a picture of an adorable dog with a gun pointed to its head. The caption read: “If You Don’t Buy This Magazine, We’ll Kill This D
The economy is shaky, the stock market is extremely volatile, and more than in the past there is certainly great threat of hyperinflation. Whenever you combine these factors, you might have every reason to be worried of your own future. If you are thinking of an excellent place to put your retirement savings, it’s
Premature coming is a se-xual problem that just about all men suffer from in their early manhood. However, most of them figure out how to control their coming as time passes and practice. Yet, a sizeable majority continue to suffer with this embarrassing problem even in adulthood. Both your and your partner’s pleas
In 1840s Edinburgh, painter David Octavius Hill and engineer Robert Adamson formed the city’s first photography studio, which created thousands of images until Adamson’s sudden death. They are best known for their wonderful portraits, but over the course of their sadly short partnership they also created quite a few cit
Television is the first audiovisual device that changed the way people see entertainment. It opened the realm of recreation and mass communication. It made possible for people and families to watch live events in the comforts of their drawing room. By 1950s, the aftermath of World War II had faded away. Economy was booming
After eight years, 35-year-old Lars is released from prison. He is a changed man and wants to start a new life with his wife and son, at a safe distance from his former criminal motorcycle gang. But t
A dear friend lives here! We ate and talked and enjoyed Fifty Licks of ice cream. The time whooshed and the sky turned starry. Luna graduated from preschool! Aloha! Lucky to have had these fine folks as my Portland neighbors. It was like I never left. Zoran likes workbooks. His Mama does, too. Super Girl […]
Carl Reinecke (1824-1910) Mieczyslaw Horszowski (1892-1993) George Russell (1923-2009) Adam Faith (1940-2003) James Levine (1943) Nigel Osborne (1948) Nicholas Cleobury (1950) Sylvia McNair (1956) and Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) Michael Shaara (1928-1988) David Leavitt (1961)
This summer, Walmart shoppers will receive a personal invitation to discover the lore behind their favorite DC experiences as DC Entertainment announced today that a series of “giant” monthly comics will be sold exclusively in more than 3,000 participating Walmart stores around the country. Available for $4.99, each 100
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