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Is Portland Berning?
Sanders Supporters in Oregon, Not Ready to Face Political Mortality, Hand Their Candidate a Win by Heidi Groover "Who’s ready for a little political revolution?!?”Monte Jarvis, the Oregon state...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Drug-Free Bone
by Dan Savage I would love some guidance on when and how to disclose to a man who is seemingly a very good potential match for me, that I have a serious health issue. We met online — I am 53, he is...
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Tonight at the Hollywood: Kelly Reichardt's River of Grass (with Reichardt in...
by Marjorie Skinner Kelly Reichardt is a master of the non-event. The films she's best known for—Wendy and Lucy, Meek's Cutoff, Night Moves—take place within limbos. Her characters are displaced,...
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Picks for Linework NW: Sophie Franz and Lindsay Anne Watson
by Suzette Smith Sophie Franz's dream-like, mysterious yarn about three scientists marooned or stationed (they can’t remember) in a floating home.Retrofit ComicsGoing to comics fest Linework NW this...
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Billboard Informs Portlanders That Only Stupid People Rent
by Erik Henriksen Social Finance, Inc.'s new billboard, seen from the Hawthorne Bridge.Erik HenriksenUp until a few days ago, the most tone-deaf billboards in Portland were the Portland Police...
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Portland Finally Passed A Budget—Here Are Some of the Last-Minute Changes
by Dirk VanderHart The fights had mostly been exhausted, when Portland City Council sat down to approve its next budget this morning. The cuts had already been largely determined. All that remained...
View ArticleAn Honest Mistake?
by Anonymous You and I have never met before. I have no idea who you are and have no intention of finding out. However, over the past couple days I have received over two dozen phone calls for you...
View ArticleAnyone Never Fooled by the Press Raise Your Hand
by Anonymous When our country's biggest marathon comes around every four years the press is always prancing around telling us what a fine democratic process we're witnessing and they can't get enough...
View ArticleThings To Do Tonight!
by Bobby Roberts River of GrassThe acclaimed films of director Kelly Reichardt tell sparse, affecting stories set in the Pacific Northwest—from Old Joy to Meek's Cutoff, from Night Moves to Wendy and...
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Everyone Walks Out of the Nevada Democratic Convention a Loser
by Matt Baume Great job, everyone.Crush Rush / Shutterstock.comHave you ever had one of those game nights where one of the guys insists that he knows the Settlers of Catan rules better than anyone...
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Chloe Eudaly Pulls Into Second—Might Be Facing Steve Novick in November
by Dirk VanderHart Commissioner Steve Novick still looks to be headed to a runoff in November. It's just not remotely clear who he'll be facing. In a sort of dramatic comeback, Reading Frenzy owner...
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Who's Last, for Real This Time: The Who at Moda Center, May 17, 2016
by Ned Lannamann Christopher Keith Garcia"Let's get together before we get much older."It's not very likely. Last night the Who played Portland for what is probably going to be the final time, and it...
View ArticleSerious Bicycle Riders
by Anonymous Why do you have to be so high strung? We are riding bikes. It's supposed to be fun. I wish you'd stop snarking and yelling at me when my bike moves don't meet your standards. Remember...
View ArticleMaking Things Worse
by Anonymous Warning to people suffering from mental illness: If you're, say, a suicidal manic depressive, and if your boyfriend calls Project Respond for help, they may just bust into your house with...
View ArticleA Thank You From The City That Works
by Anonymous I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the residents of Portland for approving the proposed 10 cent a gallon gas tax. We here at the city government knew that Portland citizens were...
View ArticleThe Apocalypse is Now
by Anonymous For those of you who joke about whether or not you'd survive the apocalypse, why don't you go to the Congo or Libya? There you can test out your "survival" and "zombie hunting" skills....
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Good Morning, News: Mayor Ted Wheeler, Working Millennials, and Joe Biden's...
by Doug Brown Good Morning, Portland. Hopefully your election hangover has worn off by now. Natalie BehringICYMI, Ted Wheeler earned more than half the vote and was elected mayor, avoiding a November...
View ArticleFirst Time for These Eyes
by Anonymous Seeing those construction workers doing stretches and calisthenics in the early morning like a organized team would do. It makes sense in my mind though, inspiring a team like atmosphere...
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Starting Tonight: The Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival!
by Elinor Jones Summer is coming, and while you may be excited to numb your brain with glossy explosions at the nearest multiplex, maybe try to make it work a little bit first? Lucky for all of you,...
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Los Angeles Tells Us to Keep Our "Stupid Doughnuts"
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey See? This is what happens when you keep heaping scorn on Californians—THEY HEAP SCORN BACK UPON YOU. As you may have heard, Portland's Voodoo Doughnuts will be opening a new...
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