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The First Night of the DNC: Crying Bernie Fans and Michelle Obama is Queen
Michelle Obama's amazing DNC speech; Bernie Sanders fans crying; Elizabeth Warren taking names and kicking ass. And it's just the first night! by Tricia Romano All hail the Queencourtesy of the DNCThe...
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The Bachelorette Recap: Episode 9—The Three Fuck-sketeers
by Campy Draper JoJo realizing the Bachelor Mansion was built by slaves too. Courtesy of @BachloretteABCMICHELLE OBAMA JUST MADE ME CRY. Cry just as much as JoJo was crying at the end of the last...
View ArticleHillary Clinton is Officially the Democratic Nominee for President
by Megan Burbank As of today's roll call at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Hillary Clinton is the first woman to receive a major-party nomination for president:In a huge show of...
View ArticleZit Poppin'
by Anonymous Stop leaving your zit poppings on the employee bathroom mirror or at the least, don't make it so oblivious who you are. When you have those fresh lil welts with dried tips on your face,...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
“Do what you do best—advising people on how to pee on each other.” RESISTANCE IS FUTILERE: “Move Over, Burnside 26! The New Apartment Building You’ll Love to Hate Is the Yard” [Blogtown, July 18], in...
View ArticleEverything as Fuck
We're having a party on the roof, and you're invited. by Ian Karmel I want to say this: I fucking love Bernie Sanders. I love him in the dumb ways, the smart ways, the emotional ways, the cultural...
View ArticleBe Cool, Ramen, Be Cool
Everyone’s favorite winter soup gets a summer makeover. by Andrea Damewood SUMMER’S BEEN OFF to a slow start, heat wise, but Portland’s finally getting hot enough to declare pants optional. You might...
View ArticleBowled Over
Get bowled over by Portland’s best bowls. by Heather Arndt Anderson THERE’S SOMETHING innately comforting about eating out of a bowl, and bowls Instagram like a fucking dream. Where would chili or...
View ArticleI, Anonymous
Shavings of Me ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO, I started saving my finger and toenail clippings. At first I put them in an old Dixie cup, but when that got too full, I doubled down and kept it going, putting them...
View ArticleThe Italian Girl in Algiers: Giving New Life to a 200-Plus-Year-Old Opera
New twists on old stories in Portland Opera’s season finale. by Rachel Sandstrom PORTLAND OPERA'S season finale rounds out this week with the end of one opera's run and the continuation of another....
View ArticleThe Warm and Welcoming Comedy of Ron Funches
The former Portlander stops by on his way to the top. by Robert Ham YOU’D HAVE TO be a monster not to root for Ron Funches. Everything about the 33-year-old stand-up and actor—his toothy smile, his...
View ArticleBruce Nauman’s Humor and Meaning
Language Body: An evocative glimpse into the artist’s expansive career. by Suzette Smith THE DOROTHY LEMELSON Innovation Studio sits at the end of a long marble entrance hall in the Arlene and Harold...
View ArticleWrestling with the Republican Convention
Outside the arena, the heart of Cleveland beats on. by Nick Jaina YOU DON’T GET any closer to understanding the appeal of Donald Trump by looking at his policies or listening to his speeches. Smarter...
View ArticleSavage Love
Interabang by Dan Savage I’m 28 years old and live in the Midwest. I'm intersex, but I identify as female. I am not out about being born intersex. Due to surgeries and hormones, I look like a fairly...
View ArticleHall Monitor: Homer Williams’ Wish List
Once again, a prominent developer is swaying the homelessness discussion. by Dirk VanderHart HOMER WILLIAMS is used to getting his way when it comes to homelessness in this city.The Portland developer...
View ArticleAs Portland’s Largest-Ever Homeless Sweep Looms, Advocates Plot Resistance
They’re setting up a “refugee camp” and offering to help people stay put. by Dirk VanderHart THERE IS SHOUTING on the Springwater Corridor again, and it’s coming from a house.It’s 10 am on Saturday...
View Article“Practice Peace but Prepare for War”
The head of Portland’s Black Riders Liberation Party on his group, the police, and his mission. by Doug Brown JEELANI SHAREEF, a 37-year-old Portland native, leads the Portland chapter of the Black...
View ArticleAsk a Pot Lawyer: CBD Pet Treats Are a Thing?
Yep, CBD treats for your pet are a thing. by Vince Sliwoski What’s the dealwith cannabidiol (CBD) pet treats? Are they really a thing?YES, CBD-INFUSED pet treats are definitely a thing. They are often...
View ArticleCannabuzz Cocabuzz: The Week in Cocaine! Yeah!
What if Measure 92 had legalized cocaine? by Josh Jardine WHEN MEASURE 91 passed, I heard more than one prohibitionist sneer at the idea and ask, “What’s next, legalizing all the other drugs?” And...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
Wait... are Kim and Kanye evil wizards? by Ann Romano MONDAY, JULY 18Have we finally met a foe so vile that even we cannot survive its vicious assault? Welp, guess we’re about to find out, because the...
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