DARYL TURNER: We must "vindica

The 2010 PDX Pop Now! Festival kicks off tomorrow. Until then, take a moment to get a little better acquainted with two

Check out this debate between CRC Co-Director Richard Brandman and Stop the CRC Coalition member David Osborn. Also of note: Metro released fin

I was chatting with a boutique owner last night, and I asked if she just continually marked her merchandise down until it was finally gone, or if she eventually just started giving it away. I'd always wondered, and it turns out that she ships off what little remains of a season to a consignment shop in California, or som

Tonight's Last Thursday artwalk over on NE Alberta offers a handful of openings that sound worth the trek— Jill Bliss, Betsy Walton, and others at Together Gallery, Gary Wiseman at Little Field,

Backspace—Purple Rhinestone Eagle, STLS, Forever, Permanent Wave, 9 pm, $5, all ages Burgerville—The Shaky Hands, The Rainy States, Starparty, 6 pm, free, all ages Crystal

The Grindhouse Film Fest's '70s Italian Crime Series kicks off this weekend, and I've got a pair of tickets to the first screening, Wipeout (AKA The Boss), which goes down Saturday at 7:30 at the Hollywood. Here's what Ned had

Looking good, Animal Collective I can't vouch for how reliable the

He was referring to Step Up 3D, ju

9:00 LIFETIME PROJECT RUNWAYSeason Premiere! From Marjorie's interview with Runway contestant and Portland designer Gretchen Jones: "I think what really surprised me is how I was able to adapt," she

Steve asked you to caption a photo of a decomposing cat, and caption a photo of a decomposing cat you did, you sick fucks. After minimal consideration, the winner has been determined to be

Designer “Clare Bare” is a Parson’s graduate with a self-confessed vintage fabric hoarding problem (a condition I can sadly relate to). After college she decided to take advantage of the situation, and her lingerie line was born. Mixing in e

As a Motorola Droid user who chose the platform in part because I found the iron fist of Apple to be a tad unacceptable, I LOL'd after reading this from the Washington Post: The rise of

EvidentiaBy the end of this year, Portland hopes to have its first

On your November ballot, you will see measures to create medical marijuana dispensaries, strengthen mandatory minimum sentences for felons, and permanently diverting 15% of lottery proceeds to build habitats for wildlife.

I read a good deal of Marvel growing up but I was never into Thor. For whatever reason his trademark superhero angst© about getting exiled from Asgard didn't grab me in the same way as Spider-Man's, Luke Cage's, Wolverine's, etc . Like, Peter Parker was just a dude unlucky enough to get bit by a radioactive spider;

A longtime fixture on NE Alberta, Frock is celebrating seven years in the biz as part of tonight's Last Thursday festivities, alongside Spank! Hair Salon (also celebrating its anniversary). The Lucky Brown Band will be playing, there wi

autumn de wilde Before they headline a show at the Crystal Ballroom tonight (with two arguably superior ope

BURGERTIME—Burgerville takes a break from padding your belly with Walla

That's why there's Pomparkour, a version of parkour done with ladders. After all, all that running, jumping, and springing just isn't challenging enough, so why not carry a cumbersome eight-foot ladder. Actually, these hooked ladders reportedly only weigh about 10 kg or so (roughly 22

Steve Chapman of the Chicago Tribune on the National Organization for Marriage's recent rally in Madison, Wisconsin: So why would NOM hold a rally where it is sure of being badly outn

...and this time Steve Carell is on board, and he's not about to put up with any of Zach's horseshit! Prepare for a juggernaut of hilarious fat and big nose jokes! [ Subscribe to the comments on this st

p>THE SHAKY HANDS, THE RAINY STATES, STARPARTY (Burgerville, 1122 SE Hawthorne) BURGERTIME—Burgerville takes a break from padding your belly with Walla Walla onion rings and pepper bacon cheeseburgers to serve up an impressive local music show: the Shaky Hands,

Oh, Scott Lively. Yesterday I would've been happy if you'd never been born, but today, I thank God for making you the ridiculously entertaining idiot you are. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story

In this video from the Joss Whedon panel at Comic-Con, a "big fan" asks Whedon whether he has any "favorite actors." Hold on a second... that "big fan" sounds strangely familiar... and when he removes the hat and the fake mustache, OH MY GOD. Does the nerd juice squirt! [

Guantanamo Baywatch Another week, another Mercury music sectio

Guantanamo Baywatch Another week, another Mercury music sectio

On this fine Thursday, BP heads to court. In Idaho. I guess the theory is that Idahoans are less biased against BP than residents of the Gulf states. China:

Pogo Stick in the Mud by Anonymous To the douchebag pogo-er of SE 35th and Morrison: You have got to be the only person in Portland over the age of 10 who owns a pogo stick and uses it on a regular (daily?) basis. And seriously, you are seriously way too se