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Me Before You: In Which Finnick Odair and Daenerys Targaryen Fall in...

by Elinor Jones Advance movie screenings often feature crappy free swag. When I arrived at the advance screening of Me Before You, I was urged to take a free box of tissues emblazoned with an image...

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Portland's Largest Bike Advocacy Group Is No Longer Just About Bikes

by Dirk VanderHart Not for longBike City, USA, just lost its largest bike advocacy organization. Sort of.After 26 years pushing for better bike amenities in and around Portland, the Bicycle...

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The End of Bridgetown: Yo, Is This Racist?, Rachel Bloom, and Bad Manners...

by Megan Burbank Andrew Ti and his panel of "racism experts": Rhea Butcher, Sam Jay, and Curtis Cook.Pat MoranAt last night's final Bridgetown show, it felt like my face was melting. You too? Here are...

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Game of Thrones Recap! "The Broken Man" Is Still Good at Chopping Stuff

by Ned Lannamann All hail the new queen.HBOThat was kind of weird, wasn't it? Last night's Game of Thrones didn't feel quite like a normal episode. This was a good thing, in large part—there was a...

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I Missed the Memo from ODOT.

by Anonymous Driving in Pdx is frustrating these days, especially with the new changes to red lights.Can anyone tell me when ODOT changed the laws and made it so red lights not longer mean stop? I ask...

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Things To Do Tonight!

by Bobby Roberts The Sadies, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Kris Orlowski, Michael DamronTonight's bill at the Star Theater will deliver a double whammy of legendary Canadian '90s surf from the...

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Bridgetown: THE WORM! and Photos

by Courtney Ferguson Well, Bridgetown's over. My brain is now a melty, gooey puddle of laffs, chuckles, guffaws, and snortles. I hardly have words, so let's just look at Pat Moran's great photos from...

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Hillary Clinton Has Already Won the Democratic Nomination

by Dan Savage jctabb / Shutterstock.comJoan Walsh in The Nation:Hillary Clinton needs just 24 more delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination, when the total of delegates she’s won in primaries and...

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I'm Not Avoiding You, Promise

by Anonymous I couldn't hang out or play videogames with you guys all weekend or today and probably not even tomorrow but I want you to know that it's not like I don't want to, but I really can't. I...

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Stop Pretending To Be a Good Student

by Anonymous Part three of my extra boring school-themed rants goes out to a certain condescending douchenozzle who I have the pleasure of knowing. I see you staring at my work during tests, don't...

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Bullseye Glass Has Finally Reached an Agreement With the State. It's On A...

by Dirk VanderHart It's been a little more than four months since Portland citizens learned Southeast Portland's Bullseye Glass has been pouring harmful compounds into the city's air for decades. It's...

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Nobody Wants To Say It

by Anonymous But I will. Soccer has fucked up Portland. It's all soccer's fault. I don't hate the game, other than it replaced the Beavers. I don't hate the real football fans. It's all the wannabe,...

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Good Morning, News: Oil Train Fallout Continues, New Rules for Bullseye, and...

by Dirk VanderHart Is it possible for a week to be too newsy? There are a hell of a lot of things going on right now. Paloma Ayala, courtesy of Columbia RiverkeeperFirst, Union Pacific has resumed...

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It's Primary Day—Here's What You Can Learn from a Cat

by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey It's Primary Day in California (and elsewhere!) and tempers are already running hot. (Especially since the AP and a certain political gadfly named Dan Savage have already...

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The City Says a Lawsuit Over Charlie Hales' Camping Policy Needs to Be Tossed

by Dirk VanderHart Francois VigneaultIt's funny. And sad. Back in late 2014, public defenders were trying to convince a Multnomah County judge that Portland's ban on camping was unconstitutional. So...

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Mexican Shipment of Endangered Fish Bladders, Worth Up To $10,000 Each,...

by Doug Brown SEIZED: 103 fish bladders from MexicoThere's more than drugs coming out of El Chapo and the Sinaloa Cartel's home state: There's an illegal fish bladder trade going on, too.A package...

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Make America Great Again...One Shit/Piss at a Time

by Anonymous I spend a minimum of 15 minutes everyday using my company's facilities... in layman's terms: I spend that time shitting and/or pissing. If I total the weekly amount of time I spend...

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Lead in Water Trumps Homeless Crisis

by Anonymous Recent revelations surrounding unhealthy levels of lead in public water sources and the testing of grade schoolers for toxicity has been shocking, creating thunderous calls for immediate...

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Cannabuzz: Just Don't Call It a Bud and Breakfast

A look at the cannabis-friendly North Fork 53 homestead. by Josh Jardine IN A FUTURE COLUMN, we'll take a closer look at the seemingly schizophrenic rules being issued by city and state agencies that...

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Ask a Pot Lawyer: Are We Headed Toward "Big Canna"?

Will there be Philip Morris and Anheuser-Busch type companies for weed? by Vince Sliwoski Will new cannabis lawscreate giant marijuana companies, like a Philip Morris or Anheuser-Busch of weed?SIGNS...

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