Last month you planted the seeds and starts. Like Mother Nature, maybe you were a bit behind kicking off the sunny season, but all those extra showers will soon (if not already) yield plenty of...

File this under: "Awwwwww... Yay!!!!!" After ten years of business on Hawthorne, Taste of Europe, the spec

Tom Hardy is making some gay men’s dreams come true. The 32-year-old Inception star told Britain’s Daily Mail that he’s enjoyed the embrace of another man – and that, deep down, he feels “intrinsically feminine.” UK’s Daily Mail has the details: Asked if he’d ever had any sexu

ShanRock is hosting another Twin Peaks trivia night. Two years ago (almost exactly to the day), you might recall that our humble li'l TP gang took second and earne

Singing the theme song.  And no, she is not being beamed away in the process – just an ill placed light pole. Two great minds that go great together (like Reese’s!). Spock and Uhura Khan! Those compression chambers get me every time. A preview of next season… Awesome Portlanders! Dang it, Portland,

Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) reiterated his push toward repealing the Food and Drug Administration’s policy of barring gay men from donating blood during the FDA’s Blood Products Advisory Committee hearing on Monday. “It’s past time that we examine scientifically and medically sound alternatives to the blanket b

Back in the day, scientists used to concern themselves with finding things out, and then disseminating their findings. Of course, there once was a time when journalists simply presented the facts of a story, and let the chips fall where...

Just Out columnist Daniel Borgen brought this exceptional bit of satire, Onion-style, to our attention. And for the audible laughter heard throughout our offices today, we thank him. Click here to visit ChristWire.org – which mock professes “conservative values for an unsaved world” — and the pop cul

Since some folks geek out on this sort of thing: I’ve been using Twitter exclusively on the iPad this week. It has the advantage that I can’t be distracted by it while I’m working on other things, and the screen is big enough to be comfortable viewing links and pictures. I clip any interesting articles [..

Timbers here, there, everywhere. Loads to talk about what they've been doing, where they are, and where they're going. Let's get down to business. Speaking of business, the Timbers continue to get down to some with their epic road trip tonight against AC St. Louis at 5:10 p

Peter Steiner is an artist and cartoonist whose work appears in The New Yorker.

&backcolor The 2010 PDX Pop Now! Festival kicks off this Friday. Until then, take a moment to get a little better acquai

Question from Alice July 26, 2010 at 10:53pm Richard, My boyfriend and I have two daughters and have been living together for four years. We've always made the same amount of money and split everything down the middle, as well...

So is everyone else. It was supposed to be two years ago, then last year, then this year, now who knows. That's good news for the dogs who still have the run of the land. Read the NW Examiner's Full Story By...

Nooo, Virus, Pool, Football, Auditions, Hipsters, Chat Roulette, Ball Talk, Rudy, CP, Derek Jeter, TO Ocho, Soccer, World Of Crazy, Michael Jackson, Female Flasher, Paul The Octopus, Comicon Stabbing, Poop Toothbrush, DJ Bran Flakes  

Ed. note: The well-read staff at In Other Words Women’s Books and Resources is back with another recommendation. This time around, Krista Houstoun — also a Just Out columnist — discusses a not-quite-published book that’s sure to be on your must-get list. Dear John letters—notes that women leave their b

PC Magazine picked their top 10 smartphones in America. We’ve lifted it pretty much verbatim, with links back to the magazine’s original content. 1. iPhone 4 (AT&T)   Our top smartphone is more smart than phone, but its reception problems don’t outweigh its excellent OS, sharp camera, fast proces

One of the reasons we provide family law information for free through our blog is to help educate consumers of legal services.  It’s easier helping people that have already done some footwork and have some understanding of the process.  I was pleased to learn that Multnomah County Family Court is now offering inform

Apparently if I train and taper for a 50 mile run, then only run 28 miles, I come out of it feeling pretty good. I went to my usual group run on Monday night.  Six miles at 7:15/mile felt hard but good, even in 85 degree sun. I didn’t feel anything wrong in my knee, [...]

One of the most beautiful and sensitive species of bats using this cave is the townsend's big-eared bat. I got this shot just moments before I shut the system down. In fact, I was dissapointed that I had not photographed any of the Townsend's that I knew were using the cave. Like magic, this was the final frame.

Next season brings music by some of the biggest names in contemporary music: Steve Reich, Tan Dun, David Lang and John Cage.

The HomePlug Powerline Alliance today announced the HomePlug AV2 specification, designed to meet the expanding requirements of the connected digital home. The AV2 specification claims to deliver a 5x increase in performance over current HomePlug AV solutions and offer significant improvements in whole home coverage. The new

Since 1944, the restaurant has occupied almost cavelike quarters on West Burnside Street, lit largely by the flash of flames off the grill.

Lesbian Air Force officer Lt. Robin Chaurasiya was honorably discharged Monday, after becoming a national symbol of the military’s inconsistency in enforcing its controversial “Don’t ask, don’t tell policy,” according to the Belleville News Democrat. Chaurasiya, a 25-year-old Seattle native, ha

Part of Arizona immigration law stayed. Here's decision. Here are a few of the observations I've found out already: Az law put down because according to CBS news legal analyst: put too much burden on feds. I'm not making that up. Az law put down because of supremacy clause. That doesn't make sense because the US currently

They have a spiffy website dedicated to showing you how great it is now. Republicans today also released a .pdf chart showing the organizational structure of the beast, and it's truly scary. Download Obamacare Chart Bear in mind: they're just...

Upright Brewing 240 N Broadway in the basement 6-7pm

Willamette Week article about the new online overgrown grass/weeds reporting system. Daily Journal of Commerce about the commitment to eventually ban single-use plastic bags that City Council approved today.

An Arizona judge has just blocked key parts of the state's controversial immigration law. The law was passed in April and was set to go in effect Thursday. United States District Court Judge Susan Bolton said that some aspects of the law will g

Chicos Latinos, a program of Cascade AIDS Project, will be meeting for its weekly shenanigans tomorrow night at Q Center from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Last Thursdays in the cycle are reserved for a specialized activity or event such as bowling, bingo, cards or any other number of recreational stimulation. Chicos Latinos is a

shitdisco: map-the-seoul:

The Post's Gene Weingarten calls him "among the most brilliant and original cartoonists who ever lived.'

Yesterday’s Non-Consumer Mish-Mash column received a thought provoking reply to my mention that the 50¢ tank top I picked up at a garage sale was Old Navy brand. “Why can’t it just be a great black tank top? Why does it have to be Old Navy?” The reader went to on to write that: “Because [...]

Main St. (Between SW Broadway & Park)—Young Fresh Fellows, 5 pm, free, all ages Mississippi Studios—Young Fresh Fellows, 9 pm, $6Roseland—Kinky Friedman, 8 pm, $25-40, all ages South Park Blocks—PSU Professional

No wonder Portland's so odd -- it's seriously hopped up on caffeine. In this study, the Rose City is the second most coffee-addicted city

Bailey's Taproom is unquestionably one of the best craft beer bars we've ever set foot inside, and, of course, our standards for beer are pretty high. Proprietor Geoff Phillips and his dedicated crew of beer geeks will be celebrating their third year on Saturday July 31, 2010 with a lineup of specialty barrel-aged brews, t

Jon Stewart returned from vacation to "The Daily Show" with an unexpected new look.

We just returned from a couple of sweltering weeks on the East Coast, and this morning's Portland air feels downright chilly.

The interesting thing about pain and loss is that its also an opportunity to learn how to lean on the Lord. however, our fear and distrust can interfere even in that relationship. And because we go into hiding, we go places and do things we would never have done otherwise. When I went into [...]

A pilot fakes passing out, thereby freaking out his passengers. Yes, possibly faked. But it raises a greater question: If true, in this case does humor trump cruelty? (I'd like to think it always does.) Pilots faking passing out as a gag (if you're not in the plane): CONDEMN

SILICON FOREST BLOG: Jefferies analyst says the Hillsboro company is a "hold," not a "buy," following a runup in RadiSys' share price.

And now for something completely different... Sports Illustrated has created a list of the 25 Most Hated Sports Teams of all time.  The 2000-2001 Trail Blazers come in at #21.  Richard Deitsch opin

The other day, I spilled a cup of black coffee on my beige work pants. It was 8am. Yesterday, I was in charge of all three kidlets for the joyful hours from 6pm to 8pm, during which there was a...

From the folks that made the Tiger Woods brouhaha so eerily visual comes a new Palin primer. I particularly love the would-be footage of the Palin family's would-be reality show (starting at :40.) [

The 2010 Portland Pirate Festival will be at Cathedral Park in St. John’s on September 18-19. Milagros will be there again with special festival deals, and a rest area for kids and parents a like! The Pirate Festival is filled with great activities for kids and parents – music, performances, play areas, food, hi

MAP 5.3 2010/07/28 16:12:06 43.770 -125.802 10.0 129 km ( 80 mi) WNW of Barview, OR