U.S. viewers multi-tasked the Superbowl, says Google, watching the game on television and going online with their smartphones and tablets to look up players, halftime show performers and their favorite Super Bowl commercials. In fact, around 41% of searches related to Super Bowl ads that were made during the game came from

I'm writing to you because I suspect you'll confirm something I am pretty sure is true, but all my friends are telling me isn't true (probably because they want to be nice). I'd like an honest answer once and for all. See, I'm an overweight woman. Not obese, but chubby—not big enough for fat

Question from Jacqueline February 4, 2012 at 9:03am Richard, I teach a foreign language at the high school level. In 2011, I translated some forms for a tax preparer. I provided her with an invoice and was paid $75 for...

Paul Cezanne, The Card Players, 1890–92, Oil on canvas. 25 3/4 x 32 1/4 in. (c) Metropolitan Museum of Art Bequest of Stephen C. Clark The latest of Reed College's f

David Hattner, the Portland Youth Philharmonic's conductor and music director, talks about why a musical education is important and shares tips for parents.

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Architect Steve Ewoldt of artifekt (photo courtesy Steven Ewoldt) BY LUKE AREHART Editors note: After a nearly three year absence, the Architect’s Questionnaire is back, written by contributor Luke Arehardt. The intent is for this to become a regular series...

Evan Goldman is having a hard time. His parents have divorced, and his mom has moved him from the Big Apple to Appleton, Indiana.

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Here's a funny one: The City of Portland is recruiting neighborhood groups to go around proselytizing for the new ritual of dumping food slop in the yard debris bin. Canvassers will earn $2 per conversation, and 50 cents per flyer left on the porch if the residen

The Portland International Film Festival starts later this week, which means all of us Mercury film writers have been selflessly watching about 48,000 press screenings and DVDs so that we can give you ungrateful jerks about 48,000 reviews of a whole bunch of movi

Question from Joanetta February 4, 2012 at 12:15am Richard, I FILED MY TAX RETURN ON JAN. 29, 2012 AND IT GOT EXCEPTED FEB1,2012. I WAS TOLD MY EDD WAS FEB 8, 2012 BUT WHEN I LOG ON WHERES MY REFUND...

Is congestion a sign of success?The Atlantic Cities says "yes".(Photo: Will Vanlue/BikePortland) - Copenhagen has released its Bicycle Strategy for 2011-2025. The plan lays out how the city will reach its goal of becoming "the world's best bicycle city" by the end of 2015. - A mile-long section of trail in Clark County is

We’ve gotten a lot of good news in the past few weeks — one of the biggest causes for celebration being McSweeney’s picking up the Toro Bravo Cookbook that I’m writing with John Gorham, with photography by David Lanthan Reamer and illustrations by Tyler Adams! (We’re busy working on it now and

GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! And I thought I was mistaken, and I thought I heard you speak. Tell me how do I feel? Tell me now, how should I feel? LET'S GO TO PRESS. The U.S. embassy in Syria

There are moving companies that assist you with relocation without you doing any work. This Company will move everything for you and even put things in storage for you. They arrive with their own packing supplies, distribute all your possessions in boxes and tag them before introducing into the moving vehicle and cross all

I waffle greatly between hating to cook and enjoying the process. But one thing that I know makes the whole experience less painful is when I can minimize the prep time. And for me, preprepared ingredients are key! And no, this doesn’t mean that I buy premade PB &J’s or those Trader Joe’s jars of [...]

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Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy S III, their upcoming flagship superphone, is a no show at Mobile World Congress, later this month. But it could launch as soon as April, and hit store shelves in May, according to Electronic Times News. The Galaxy S III will reportedly sport a Super AMOLED Plus 720p display, LTE connectiv

Funkytown’s newly opened doors (first mentioned here) are what vintage vixens dream of. Hard to find designer pieces, eclectic accessories, and a wide array of fab

I've listed a few more books for sale, mostly foraging & ethnobotany. New listings are noted with "NEW" in front of them.I also dropped prices on most of the unsold books.And last call for plants & seeds;

Here's an emerging trend in Portland: When the city says it's handing out tax dollars to keep "green" businesses in town, chances are the money's actually being paid to those businesses' landlords. We noticed this recently when it was revealed that the $8 million sweetheart loan made by the city to keep Vestas's American h

Stein: Former Blazers C Joel Przybilla "Still Deliberating" Last week, a report indicated that former Portl

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The Super Bowl may have been a nail biter, but the ads were a snooze. That's mostly because nearly half of the 70 Super Bowl advertisers put their spots out online in the days leading up to the game.

Come to the MJCC lobby this week to see some of ORA's finest artists on display!We are pleased to present Glenn Decherd, Diane Fredgant, and Judith Hankin.The show is absolutely free. You don't need to be a member of the J...just come on in!

The digital video recorder maker Tivo said Monday that there wasn't an appreciable bump in viewers who played back the moment where M.I.A. extended her middle finger during Madonna's performance of "Give Me All Your Luvin'" on Sunday night's show.

Our spies tell us that Bruce Warner (left), chief executive of the Portland Development Commission under Mayor Tom Potter, is about to be nominated by our retread governor to be the new president of the board of Tri-Met. The linkage is perfect

In order to bring you the highest quality software, we need to fully understand how our users interact with our software. To this end, we have collected some data that I hope that you’ll find interesting. Think that you have a massive font collection? Well, don’t be so certain of that fact. While the average [..

This is what you shall do:  Love the earth and the sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hate to [...]

This is what you shall do:  Love the earth and the sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hate to [...]

Since we’re not fans of American football or television advertising at Chez Wacky, we spent the day eliminating lawn in our front yard. A couple fruitful trips to Farmington Gardens, a yard and a half of dirt and mulch and about a dozen plants later, and we’ve got a good start on our front yard. [...]

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Rucker’s Coffee Cup was a well-known landmark on the southwest corner of SW Broadway at Stark Street in the 1950s. Here we see two photos showing its location directly across Broadway from the Imperial Hotel (now Hotel Lucia) and across Stark from the Oregon Hotel and the Benson Hotel. The Oregon Hotel came down in [.

Recent Beat Down on Tri Crime Met I wondered what the angle was when Tri Met sent fare inspector "supervisors" out a few days back to crack down on fare jumpers.  Now the fog in my crystal orb is clearing. I figured since riders and drivers were getting beaten up, guns were being brandished and riders threatened by likel

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All the Northwest Portland news you might have missed over the weekend.

The former "American Idol" runner-up says he can't replace Freddie Mercury, but instead is paying tribute to the late singer.

Honest to God I can not make this stuff up…  The leader of the new socialized world was on CSPAN all Friday. So my wife made notes of the comments he made and here are just a few: 1.  Housing prices have been declining the last five years…well gee, why do you think that is?…could it have something to do with

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Darwin Day is celebrated around the world on February 12th, the anniversary of the day Darwin was born in 1809.