Today in Vicarious Opinionating
by Dan Savage Charles M. Blow on Donald Trump:So, after weeks of preaching his sinister sermon of black pathology to mostly white audiences as part of his utterly fake “black outreach”— which is in...
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Donald Glover's Atlanta Starts Tonight
by Ned Lannamann Set your DVRs: The first episode of Atlanta premieres on FX tonight, immediately followed by the second. It's the new half-hour program from Donald Glover, and despite his background...
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Bumbershoot's Highs and Lows: From Tyler the Creator's Hectoring Raps to...
by Dave Segal Tame Impala fans at Memorial Stadium, going to heaven.Josh BisContent warning: There are as many Bumbershoot recaps as there are Bumbershoot attendees. Here's another one to file in your...
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Some of Phyllis Schlafly's Greatest Hits, for People Too Young to Know
by Christopher Frizzelle Phyllis Schlafly, on death's doorstep, supporting Trump.Gino Santa Maria / Shutterstock.com• She called public sex education classes ''in-home sales parties for abortion.''•...
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by Anonymous I was attending my company's monthly "team building outing" when I first felt it. A rumble in my tummy that was indicative of my worst fear: Bubble Guts. In a public place. In a public...
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by Jennifer Campbell Throwback to #thatpnwrock 📷: @_mintken_A photo posted by M a c k a y l a G e n e s e a (@themac10) on Nov 14, 2015 at 9:03am PSTThe Duckbill, an Instagram-famous sandstone...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
This week: Gene Wilder, Chris Brown, and Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior. by Ann Romano MONDAY, AUGUST 29This week begins with some sad, sad news. The brilliant, charming, and sweet actor and...
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Things To Do Film
This week: Fantastic Planet, Kung Fu Theater, and Tributes to Gene Wilder, and more. All That Jazz A special screening of Bob Fosse’s kinda/sorta autobiography, about a perfectionist choreographer who...
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Noteworthy shows for the week of Sept 7-13. WEDNESDAY 9/7BREAKER BREAKER, THE LOVESORES, QUEEN CHIEF, THE SADISTS, DJ ANDY MAXIMUM (Twilight Café, 1420 SE Powell) Dead Moon drummer Andrew Loomis died...
View ArticleAll-Ages Action!
This week’s all-ages shows. by Emma Burke THURS SEPT 8Subhumansw/Kicker, Raukous, Rendered Useless; Hawthorne Theatre, 1507 SE César E. ChávezIt’s fitting that pissed-off, hyper-British, anarcho-punk...
View ArticleBlack Sabbath’s Electric Funeral
The legendary band fades into the void. by Aris Hunter Wales “I’M NOT SURE I know the difference between heavy rock and heavy metal, but it is good to be known as inventors of heavy metal rather than...
View ArticleRecord Review: Loch Lomond, Pens from Spain
It feels like a transitional album, but transitioning to what? Who knows. by Ben Salmon OVER THE PAST DECADE, more than 75 (!) musicians have played a part in Portland chamber-folk cornerstone Loch...
View ArticleThe Black Music Festival Celebrates Art That Is Unapologetically Black
This weekend celebrates the inaugural event. by Jené Etheridge TWELVE 22, the Blue Monk, the Alhambra Theatre—for some Portlanders, these names bring back memories of a time when live hip-hop and jazz...
View ArticleSully Is Better Than It Has Any Right to Be
All hail Tom Hanks’ mustachioed American heroism. by Ned Lannamann THE STORY of US Airways Flight 1549—which, in 2009, pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger famously landed on the Hudson River—was going...
View ArticlePrint the Legend: Cinema, and Politics, at the NW Film Center
Politics through the ages—from A Face in the Crowd to Starship Troopers. by Marc Mohan SO THERE’S THIS competition-style reality show on. It’s the one that pits the bloviating, orange-haired pustule...
View ArticleFor the Love of Spock Is a Heartfelt Tribute to Leonard Nimoy
The search for Spock. by Erik Henriksen THERE ARE Star Trek movies just about everyone can enjoy—like this summer’s Star Trek Beyond, or that one with the whales—and then there are Star Trek movies...
View ArticleThe Underground Railroad Is Bigger and Better Than You’ve Heard
Colson Whitehead’s hyper-hyped novel feels like a classic. by Rich Smith LAST MONTH, Oprah told everybody to read Colson Whitehead’s latest novel, The Underground Railroad, which gave the New York...
View ArticleShane Torres’ (Brief) Escape from New York
The comedian weighs in on the future of Portland stand-up, subway horrors, and Quentin Tarantino eating pasta. by Megan Burbank COMEDIAN SHANE TORRES doesn’t live here anymore, but when he comes back...
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And now, an excerpt from Ian Karmel’s new book. by Ian Karmel The following is an excerpt from Ian Karmel’s forthcoming book, Hillary and Hitler Both Start With the Letter H and If You Think That’s a...
View ArticleI, Anonymous
The Cheater’s Curse. I WAS a good girlfriend. I listened to you talk about yourself and talk about yourself and talk about yourself. I was the blowjob queen, and I overlooked your belching hobby and...
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