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Man Who Pulled A Gun On Protestors Had A Concealed Handgun License, According...
by Dirk VanderHart The right-wing videographer who pulled a gun on Black Lives Matter protestors in downtown Portland last night was apparently legally allowed to carry the firearm, according to...
View ArticlePremiere: Sunbathe's "Need You Around" Video for Banana Stand's Unpeeled Series
by Ciara Dolan Here's the latest installment of Unpeeled, Banana Stand's monthly video series that captures local musicians performing in a stripped-down setting. For July we've got a video of...
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Republicans Just Blocked Research on Gun Violence, Again
by Matt Baume If only we could have foreseen that something like this might happen.Neville Elder / Shutterstock.comJournalists: from now on, when writing about Republicans who oppose gun control, can...
View ArticleMother of Philando Castile Discusses Her Son's Killing and the Struggles of...
by Ana Sofia Knauf WATCH @AlisynCamerota's full interview with #PhilandoCastile's mother and uncle: https://t.co/tebqvDKwjthttps://t.co/gOdiQrtHlF— New Day (@NewDay) July 7, 2016Valerie Castile, the...
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This Month's Show at Carl and Sloan Contemporary Will Be Its Last
by Megan Burbank Jovencio de la PazTomorrow night, when Jovencio de la Paz's Skin Broken By Prisms at Carl & Sloan Contemporary, it will be the gallery's final show. From an email sent by Carl...
View ArticleBumped You
by Anonymous I bumped your 'bumper' on 14th and Glisan this afternoon. Me, 20+ year old Ranger truck, you, mid-life crisis Mercedes. There was no damage, which you discovered after you exited your car...
View ArticleProfiling
by Anonymous You saw me running from a block away. You backed your cruiser up in reverse in the middle of the road just to get a good look at the furry guy running in his jeans, dirty sweat filled...
View ArticleWhat I Learned: Protesting Police Brutality
by Anonymous What I Learned: Protesting Police BrutalityPolice ARE scary. I am a 6’4”, 185 lb., physically able, 23-year-old white man. Standing chest to chest with a line of police in full riot gear...
View ArticleThe Gecko Did It
by Anonymous This country, even the POTUS, is governed by the insurance industry and that's why police officers pull people over. That's why they direct protests away from the expensive real estate....
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Yo-Yo Ma Is One Solid Dude.
by Elinor Jones My exposure to Yo-Yo Ma was previously limited to an episode of The West Wing, after Josh got shot and was having PTSD, and Donna kept saying "Yo-Yo Ma rocks!" I thought that was dorky...
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Yes, Portland Has a Biennial Art Exhibition. Here's What You Need to Know.
by Megan Burbank Curator Michelle Grabner made 107 studio visits with local artists in preparation for Portland2016.Get an art history professor talking, and they’ll almost certainly start telling...
View ArticleLead is Everywhere.
by Anonymous Do you work, live or go to school in a building built before lead pipes were outlawed? Then congratulations, it is likely you drink water with lead in it! It's unlikely the owners of...
View ArticleYou should stand up for those being bullied.
by Anonymous This won't change anyone's way of acting. This is a rant that I am writing because of all the people in the world that watch other people get bullied. So many of you hide behind the veil...
View ArticleI, Annoying Us
by Anonymous Howdy doo? I wish the 2, sometimes 3 rabble rousing commenters whom frequent this channel would just exchange their personal emails so that the rest of us didnt have to endure their...
View ArticleLemon Cat
by Anonymous At the recommendation of the massage therapist who tried to fix my neck and shoulder, and who has just got a kitten from you, I went to the animal shelter you run. There was a sweet,...
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Tin House’s Perfect Literary Summer Hangout is Here
by Joshua James Amberson Of all the events that make Portland summers ecstatic and overwhelming, Tin House’s outdoor reading series at Reed College—with its mix of casual ease and unrestrained...
View ArticleAudience In Chains
by Anonymous To the stink wrinkle that sat in row B, seat 6 D level Dress section of the Schnitz for the Alice in Chains concert on Wednesday: Perhaps you’ve never been to a concert. I was standing in...
View ArticleStripper with a heart of gold, wants your #
by Anonymous Andrew! You came into my work on this past rainy Saturday with your homie from New Mexico by way of LA. He was married and nervous, you were tall and handsome, buying me shots of Jameson....
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Things To Do This Week!
Things to do for Jul 11-14 by Bobby Roberts Just when you think things might be finally settling back into a normal routine (whatever the hell that might actually mean), along comes this week's worth...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: More #BlackLivesMatter Protests, Tim Duncan Retires, and...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! I think of the days when the sun used to set on my empty heart, all alone in my bed. LET'S GO TO PRESS.Around 100 cops and community members gathered at...
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