"Oh man, here comes a dude who is darker than me. He wants trouble, I can tell. 'might be one of those "apple pickers". Glad I got my gun strapped etc." Dude, you are so clearly a douche. Nice flashing your concealed gun. Kind of awesome as you, i mean you, are like almost five feet tall. Getting into a huge
It's March Against Monsanto day. Millions of people around the globe are currently protesting against the king of genetically modified foods and pesticides, but unless you actually dig for the info you'd never know. There is not one mention of the March Against Monsanto on the Google News aggregate. In fact, the word
"The time is coming when the struggle for dominion over the earth will be carried on. It will be carried on in the name of fundamental philosophical doctrines." -- Friedrich Nietzsche, 1882(From the frontispiece to Clive Hamilton's new book
The huge amount of damage done by Hurricane Sandy -- about $75 billion, with 275 deaths along its path -- has been causing scientists to rethink how they classify storms. Now there's a paper out introducing "TIKE"
Johnson's shoe-leather reporting and keen insights on the struggle of Southern blacks during the civil rights era won him the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting in 1966, one of many honors showered upon him during a brilliant career that spanned more than 50 years.
…Pictured here with blues legend Curtis Salgado. If you’d like to encourage youngsters to follow their musical dream and support a worthy cause, send a few bucks to American Music Program. Wouldn’t be a birthday without a little song now. Hugs and happies to Sun (aka Zoe) Richter. This is from a year or tw
The prestigious award, given to the best film in competition, will be handed out Sunday night, decided upon by a jury headed by Steven Spielberg. And while this year's festival has boasted a cinematic feast, no single film is believed to have clearly set itself apart from the pack.
Yay! Almost half the nation will block its poorest citizens from
M4.0 - Off the coast of Oregon Time 2013-05-24 22:51:01-07:00 Location 44.552°N 129.567°W Depth 10.7km M4.1 - Off the coast of Oregon Time 2013-05-25 04:50:55-07:00 Location 44.468°N 129.682°W Depth 10.0km
Oregonian restaurant critic Michael Russell answers your questions about the Portland-area restaurant scene.
Crappy Indie Music tends to get a little exp
Nature's Fortune examines the relation between the economy and the environment.
"Parlor Games," a debut novel by Portland writer Maryka Biaggio, is a story of scheming, ladder-climbing and scandal during the Gilded Age.
Mara Forsythe-Crane once said, "Poetry is our struggle to make our relationship with everything work."
Some of the greatest film artists were, at least in their childhood years, aspiring magicians.
THE KIDS, MEAN JEANS, CHEMICALS, SEX CRIME(Star Theater, 13 NW 6th) Nearly forgotten Belgian punk legends the Kids are something of a secret handshake band among punk/power-pop enthusiasts, fo
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A good promotion, especially as beer tourism season begins in earnest.
SAP, based in Walldorf, Germany, decided Jive's products overlapped too much with its own and wouldn't add enough market share.
Legends of Motorsport will feature memorabilia from the likes of Nascar co-founder Bill France Sr., 'King' Richard Petty and 'The Intimidator' Dale Earnhardt.
Wilson's latest book, "Letters to a Young Scientist," dresses itself as a sort of epistolary guide to a life in science, but it doesn't really seem addressed to young readers.
Petersen has traveled 21,000 miles across Oregon, bringing her love of poetry to anyone who will listen.
Sandra Palmer plans to close her 9-year old book shop and gallery next Friday.
Those who stop at the restaurant also take notice of the food, which is sourced locally whenever possible. In fact, the restaurant trades used cooking oil to nearby Rain Shadow Organics. The farm owner burns the oil in her tractor, and the restaurant gets fresh vegetables.
Also: Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Reba and Vince Gill and others will preform a benefit concert for Oklahoma; and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie still doesn't care for MTV's "Jersey Shore."
Oregon average is more expensive than in 2011 but not as high as last year By Oregon — American Automobile Association “Memorial Day weekend is almost here and gas prices in Oregon will likely be less expensive than last year but more expensive than in 2011. The national average for regular unleaded adds seven cents
Mt. Calvary & Gethsemane Cemetery Portland’s Archdiocesan cemeteries invite you to attend our annual Memorial Day Mass to pray for our loved ones who have been laid to rest, particularly at our Catholic Cemeteries over the past year. Please join us for the celebration of Mass on Memorial Day Monday, May 27, 2013.
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association NCBA Statement on Reauthorization of the Animal Drug User Fee Act National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Scott George, a Cody, Wyo. dairy and beef producer, issued the following statement on yesterday’s action by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on reauthori
Sideshow celebrates the 30th anniversary of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi with the new Darth Vader Deluxe Sixth Scale Figure ($250). Recreate every memorable scene with this essential Vader figure, featuring a fully articulated body, faithfully reproduced costume, and detailed helmet, mask, and portrait options.
It seems no ingredient is off the table for ice cream makers these days. Fish and flowers, beer, meat and cheese – they’re all taking a churn at one artisan shop or another, while the more traditional sweet and fruity flavors get their own oddball treatment. To celebrate the unofficial start of summer this Memorial [
Director Edgar Wright and actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reunite for a third film following the successes “Shaun of the Dead” (2004) and “Hot Fuzz” (2007). In “The World’s End,” 20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes
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Amazing @webvisions this year is a direct result of an awesome tech crew with years of experience and dedication to putting on a great show.
As you can tell, I'm behind in my blogging. I think my April blogmania tired me out! Mother's Day weekend now seems like ages ago...but if I don't chronicle it in my blog, I swear I will forget it! That's what
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode154 - Portland Defeats Fluoride, London Murder, Robot Surgery
CHECK it. Past Storyteller MIC CRENSHAW has a new killer music video. It’ll make you feel real good. FREE MY MIND…
Portland Trail Blazers fans discuss whether or not the team should draft Lehigh's C.J. McCollum with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft.
Portland Trail Blazers fans discuss whether or not the team should draft Lehigh's C.J. McCollum with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft.
There’s no question about it: I love Portland. It’s been true since moving here as a boy. Portland’s rejection this week of fluoridation is far from cause for divorce but it does feed into the lover’s quarrel that is part of my relationship with this special place.
Here is what the internals of the GeeksPhone Keon powering Firefox OS looks like: To read the rest of this visit http://benjaminkerensa.com
Here are some photos of my unboxing of the GeeksPhone Keon running Firefox OS that I got today: One thing I immediately liked was the packaging for the Keon is pretty darn unique.
Captain Mark Kruger, the Portland cop who confessed to curating a shrine to Nazi-era German soldiers, is very effective at making a statement. A big, bold, intimidating statement. The Oregonian just reported that
The story of “Locke & Key” is coming to an end and fans of the IDW Publishing series can’t wait to devour the last two issues and discover the fate of the Locke legacy. Written by horror savant Joe Hill and illustrated by the architectural hand of Gabriel Rodriguez, “Locke & Key” has be
What do Sherrod Brown, Al Franken, Carl Levin, Amy Klobuchar, Kirsten GIllibrand and Elizabeth Warren all have in common? They voted against an amendment sponsored by Bernie Sanders to allow states to require foods containing GMO ingredients to be labeled as such. That is a stunning betrayal by these progr
Still looking for something to do this weekend? Well, I mean, I know you have tonight covered and Monday covered. But what about Saturday? Well, get ready to be happy. Darya Rose, Ph.D is the author of Foodist, Using Real Food and Real Science to Lose Weight Without Dieting. She’ll be signing books on Saturday
Ocean heat content numbers are in for the first three months of 2013, and they show the 0-2000 meter layer increasing more than in any
Portland on the left, Copenhagen on the right.(Images © J. Maus/BikePortland and the City of Copenhagen) Tomorrow at this time I'll be on a plane flying to Copenhagen. Today I punched "Copenhagen" into a search of all my Front Page stories and the earliest instance I found was nearly seven years ago. It was a post [...]