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Lust, Chocolate and Prairie Voles: The Neuroscience of Pleasure and Love

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You’ve probably already made your plans for Super Bowl Sunday, and that’s cool. But if you’re still looking for something to do, and especially if you don’t actually care about the game, check out my carefully curated suggestions!

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Super Bowl Sunday is American's biggest [mostly] secular holiday. And it's happening this Sunday, February 5, 2012. But what about those of us who cannot tolerate American-football?

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At some point in 2010 I realized that with my Multnomah County library card I had access to The Oregonian Historical Archive, amongst other research databases and sites. That realization gave me the bright idea to write a “Day in History” post for every day in 2011.

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Sign up at FantasticDisaster.com, and look for it on iTunes soon. Robert announced on Twitter that Sabrina Miller will also be making an appearance. Live podcast starts at noon!

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The benefit features the PDX Punk Rock Collective, Green Flag (a Portland Timbers-themed punk band), and Outer Space Heaters.

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The Rose and Thistle Public House graciously hosts the February 2012 event!

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This 7th annual festival is a celebration of all things Oregon, but most specifically our wonderful Oregon seafood and wines.

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Julia Ruuttila was a labor and investigative journalist, a poet and fiction writer, and a union, peace, and justice activist who lived all but a few years of her life in Oregon.

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Commissioner Randy Leonard, a contingent of Emerson School children and faculty, and project staff will be on hand to celebrate the debut!

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Lots of amusement this weekend: Mochitsuki, Fertile Ground, Aerial Tram's birthday, Art(s)cool Friendraiser, Portland Art Museum free day, and more!

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The blogger behind Banana Wonder, dedicated to food, culture and the people in between, has a mission: to find the best pretzel in Portland, Oregon.

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On January 27, 2007 the Portland Aerial Tram opened to the public. Celebrate the tram’s 5th birthday, this Saturday, January 28, 2012, at the “behind the scenes” celebration

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Participate in the WORLD’S largest collaborative animation project!!!

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James vs Reality, the Portland filmed story of a chronic escapee mental patient who just happens to think he is a super hero is now available online!

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I received some flack this morning for my admittedly flippant response to a tweet by @BikePortland.

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The museum offers free admission ever fourth Friday (5pm-8pm) of the month.

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A made-in-Portland comedy about a married couple who agree to a one night affair which ends up being the most chaotic night of their lives. The premiere will include bloggers telling stories, actors reading audience submitted Kiss-Off messages, and more.

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After opening with a perhaps inevitable Portlandia reference, the Wall Street Journal blog Venture Capital Dispatch praises Portland’s up-and-coming status as a hotbed of high tech start-ups.

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The article lauds the popularity and virtues of the Portland Loo, and examines various ways the public toilets of other cities, in particular San Francisco and Seattle, suck.

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Bats are essential to the health of our natural world. They help control pests and are vital pollinators and seed-dispersers for countless plants. Yet these wonderfully diverse and beneficial creatures are among the least studied and most misunderstood of animals.

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All so eager to develop their dance skills in Argentine tango, our heroes Patience Trueheart, Chance Beaumain, and Buddy St. Cloud find out the practice doesn’t always make perfect.

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The 16th annual Mochitsuki community fair, Portland’s annual Japanese New Year Celebration, features sake, food, entertainment, and more!

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The other cities on the list: St Pauli, Hamburg; Northern coast, Maui, Hawaii; Cihangir, Istanbul; and Santa Cruz, Tenerife.

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Sample wine and cheese, enjoy excerpts from Carnival of the Animals by dancers from the Oregon Ballet Theatre, try special menu items at the OMSI cafe grill, including sweet potato poutine! Discover the science behind singing wine glasses, learn how to make paneer, find out if you're a sup

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Belly dance, beer, beards, and pie are the focus of just a few of the events in Portland this weekend. You've got no excuses!

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Humans are bad at risk assessment, so it would be natural if a report in the news triggers a fearful reaction. That doesn’t make you an idiot, it makes you human. But my point is that you ARE an idiot if, upon learning how rare the risk is, you still cling to your irrational fear, or perpetuate the myth that riding the MA

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For Portland-area pie-related events, the indispensable Portland-based pie blog Make Me Some Pie has done the footwork.

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Sample high octane, rare beers from around the country!

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ChocolateFest promises you the opportunity to sample, taste, savor, and delight in some of the finest chocolate from the Northwest and beyond.

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