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Have you ever thought about the number of visitors, or lack thereof, that come directly to your art blog from the search engines? And if so, did you ever stop to consider the importance of those visitors for your art business? When a person uses a search engine (like Google, or Bing) to look for a [...]

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Raymond Felton's faster pace and Jamal Crawford's shooting stroke are two of the pluses to take away from the Blazers' 10th win at home, Quick says.

Raymond Felton's faster pace and Jamal Crawford's shooting stroke are two of the pluses to take away from the Blazers' 10th win at home, Quick says.

I saw ‘bone luging’ on Tasting Table earlier this month, and thought it was so stupid, I didn’t bother to post. Think of the strange Google hits I’d get from people looking for such a thing! In retrospect, I probably should have covered the story, as Portland is taking credit for this new fad. I w

I saw ‘bone luging’ on Tasting Table earlier this month, and thought it was so stupid, I didn’t bother to post. Think of the strange Google hits I’d get from people looking for such a thing! In retrospect, I probably should have covered the story, as Portland is taking credit for this new fad. I w

The biscuits of Mongolia project is an endeavor of L&TM5K Ambassador to the Post-Soviet Fringe Meaghan. It is republished here by permission.

DreamWorks Animation today announced that Tony Award nominee Josh Gad (Love and Other Drugs), who currently appears on Broadway in The Book of Mormon, will star as Stanley, Bill Hader (Saturday Night Live, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs) as his shadow, and Academy-Award nominee Kate Hudson (Almost Famous, Something Borro

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For their 100 year anniversary celebration, Maine-based outdoor retailer L.L. Bean brought on commercial photographer Randal Ford to create modern-day photo reinterpretations of their classic catalog cover art from the past. For the photo of the 1933 catalog cover art, Ford shot the images of local residents at Maine’s Ac

The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Charlotte Bobcats, 112-68, at the Rose Garden on Wednesday night, improving the team's record to 13-9. You have got

The Blazers head to Sacramento for their third meeting of the season against the Kings, with tipoff at 7 p.m. Thursday.

The Blazers head to Sacramento for their third meeting of the season against the Kings, with tipoff at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Jamal Crawford also hits four three-pointers on the way to 24 points in Portland's blowout victory.

Jamal Crawford also hits four three-pointers on the way to 24 points in Portland's blowout victory.

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The guard sets the tone early with his pushy defense and push-the-pace play.