It’s not racism it’s a ratherism

Freddy Mercury loves to ride his bicycle; he loves to ride his bike. So does Wend. And we also love watching people crash and burn. So crank up the Queen and enjoy our devout Wipeout Wednesday aficionados.  Bicycle crashes they’re coming your way So forget all your duties oh yeah. Fat-bottomed girls they’ll b

He'll play two Vivaldi concertos for recorder that contain "an extravagant display of wit and virtuosity."

Well, she did it. It has begun.I finally gave in to my daughter's persistent potty requests (after being shamed into it by chatting with another mom whose daughter is several months younger than Evie and apparently going in the potty ALL

The City of Portland, in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, today released two locally produced Public Service Announcements to encourage Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) households to fill out their 2010 Census forms. Portland is the only city in the nation to produce a public service announcement in par

For years, I loved to get a tax refund. In fact, it seemed the only way I could save was by having extra withheld from my paycheck so that I’d get a big refund at the end of the year. Using this method, I was able to buy a new computer, a new bike, and all sorts of other toys. (But, of course, I was never smart enough

Two decades after the suspension of paid sex-change operations in Cuba forced many transsexual citizens to live in bodies they did not feel comfortable in, the operations have begun anew under President Raul Castro’s daughter Mariela, Cuba’s top gay-rights activist, and the country’s universal health care

KUFO (101.1) overnight DJ Marconi is teaming up with Tiny, his former co-host on KNRK (94.7), for a live, daily podcast on KUFO.com. The pair were last heard together on Portland's air in 20

A new Zogby poll indicates Americans are wisely beginning to question the manner

When people asked us why we were moving from Oregon to Washington, the answer was always the same: to be near family and live on the Family Farm. The two things go together, of course, although living on the Family...

Portland based ActiveTrak, formerly known as GadgetTrak, has announced a round of funding this week. Rick from Silicon Florist has the story: One of the most interesting boostrapped companies I’ve followed during my tenure here on Silicon Florist has to be ActiveTrak (the startup formerly known as GadgetTrak). And honestl

Back in 1972, the Hilhi Concert Choir recorded an album. I've digitized the album and uploaded to YouTube as two separate tracks, since YouTube will not allow uploads larger that 10 minutes. The first two tracks are The Creation (A Rock Cantata) both Parts 1 and 2. The Creation (A...

LTD didn’t end up accepting the ASUO’s request to pay for service at last year’s rate in the end. LTD spokesperson and director Andy Vobora said the transit provider came back at the ASUO with a “counterproposal”: $15.54 per student per term, halfway between last year’s rate and the rate

Photo by Aaron Duran, geekinthecity.com. Atomic Arts' Trek in the Park was

provides billions of dollars in subsidies, much of which goes to huge agribusinesses producing feed crops, such as corn and soy,

To donate blood!High school and College students play a critical role in maintaining the blood supply for the Pacific Northwest. Nearly 20% of the regions blood donations are from individuals 24 years old and younger that donate at their school's blood drives. These ar

Ellington, our local handbag heroes, invite shoppers to swing by the store for a daylong trunk show of new spring collections, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. this Saturday, March 13. Ellington will show off new handbags in sophisticated spring shades of washed purple, green and grey, plus new hats, scarves and... Go to pdxnea

Oh how we loves us some Chelsea Handler. The ballsy blond lady, whom Just Out columnist Daniel Borgen raves about in the current issue of Just Out, appeared on the Late Show with Jimmy Fallon last night, when the funny pair competed in a martini-making/running contest. Comedy — and a bit of carnage — ensued. Han

Park and Trail Improvement Opportunities for North Portland Parks Bond Measure OPEN HOUSE March 18th, Thursday Evening at St. Johns Community Center 8427 N. Central 7pm - 8:30pm ask question

As fat, lazy, ignorant Americans with no style or taste whatsoever, we are taught to regard the French as the epitome of cultured refinement. They know to value quality over quantity, to only buy the very best one can afford, to practice discretion, and... to act like a bunch of shrieking savages the minute the Sonia Ryk

The Blazers and Co. insist they've got a handle on what will work and what won't at the Rose Quarter. They called to say so.

Southern Spaghetti with Seitan and Smokey Greens paired with an Australian merlot We’ve yet to see this side of James Ford, but I know it’s there.  There is one dish in this LOST character’s romancing-and-swindling-the-ladies repertoire, and this is it. Smokey greens for three reasons: the name, of cours

From NYT:

On Monday, the Congressional Quarterly had a story about the rise of Rep. Greg Walden through the ranks of the House GOP leadership. Apparently, Walden is now the chairman of the House Republican leadership. (That's not to be confused with being the House Republican leader. I don't get it either.) As CQ notes: Rep. Greg Wal

The Intendix from Guger Technologies is a system that uses an EEG cap to measure brain activity in order to let you type with your thoughts, reports Engadget. Meant to work with those with disabilities, Intendix is simple enough to use after just 10 minutes of training. You simply focus on a grid of letters [...]

Following last week's Mayoral Proclamation declaring March 10, 2010 "Tibet Awareness Day" in Portland, Commissioner Leonard gathered with a large group of Tibetans to raise the Tibetan Flag over City Hall. Here are a few pictures from the event: The...

Pop culture buzz: Reactions to Corey Haim's death fill the Web, the Oscars apologize for Farrah Fawcett snub, and 'American Idol' female singers hit plenty of bad notes.

Bits and pieces on stuff I've been reading, bullet-pointed and all:I've put up a picture of a book that I want to recommend since I don't want to mention this book by name, seeing as how I have an academic relationship with the author and I don't know this person well enough to know how often he Googles his own name. Or has

Oregon St. senior receiver Casey Kjos is ending his football career earl

Elvis Duran has been herding the "morning zoo" on New York's Z100 (WHTZ) for 14 years, and he'll soon be heard on Eugene's KE

Another late-breaking event this Wednesday: Cascade AIDS Project and the Multnomah County Health Department will commemorate National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day between 4-6 p.m. today at Pioneer Courthouse Square. Prevention and education specialists will hand out free HIV information, coupons for HIV and STD te

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Its only been a month si

Alison Graves.(Photo © J. Maus) Alison Graves is the new executive director of the Community Cycling Center. Former executive director Susan Remmers, who took over leadership of the non-profit four years ago, has been on medical leave for the past month. I just spoke with Ms. Graves (she’s here at the National Bike

FTLOG… WHY????

If I had enough hair -- not this buzz cut -- I would be pulling it out now! For the past week or so, my computer has been bedeviled with some sort of problem. It's running slow as molasses and it keeps freezing up. It used to be that I could click my Firefox or Thunderbird icons and the programs would open almost in

Twenty seven people who formerly subscribed to The Washington Post abruptly canceled their subscriptions after the front-page publication of two gay men – Jeremy Ames and Taka Ariga – kissing while waiting in line outside D.C. Superior Court on the first day same-sex couples could apply for marriage licenses. Th

Since I now set up and sell vintage clothing and accessories at the Expo I hardly ever have anytime to walk around and shop. When I do get out of my booth and hit the aisles I usually look for...

There's an old adage stating that every generation thinks it invented sex. I had plenty of those eye-opening sort of moments with Kingley Amis' 1986 Booker winner The Old Devils. The back cover (of my copy, at any rate), states relatively innocently: Malcolm, Peter, and Charlie and their Soave-sodden wives have one main amb

Spring is rearing its (beautiful) head...

Update, 11:50am I'll be on Victoria Taft's show in 20 minutes, talking about this. Is Sam Adams turning me into a Republican? Original post: Mayor Sam Adams has this morning requested just 15 minutes from council to discuss his plan to redirect $20million in fundin

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I just read an NPR article that explains that Disney has added a "swashbuckling" boy named Flynn Rider and renamed the movie "Tangled" because it is worried that the movie would not otherwise be appealing to boys

For a while there, there was hope for the old federal Custom House on Broadway near the Main Post Office in Portland. The next owner for the building was going to be the International School. But now we learn that the school, seeing what it would take to bring the old structure up to snuff, has

What part of 'shut up or I'll take your temperature in a way you won't appreciate' didn't you understand?