As a child, the only time I remember my mother, pictured left with Daisy, telling me she loved me was when she was explaining to my brother and me she was never going to live with us again.
It’s time to take Portland back from the buttholes. Here’s how. by Wm. Steven Humphrey [Welcome to our second annual "SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT PORTLAND" issue! Read it online here, or if you like physical, paper-y things, you can find it in more than 50 locations all around the city!—eds] First of all, thanks to everyone who’s been saying nice things about Portland! And to those who’ve been spreading all those bad vibes? Hello YOU...
Things have changed since the early 2000s (not to mention 1896), but biking in Portland is still magical. by Taylor Griggs [Welcome to our second annual "SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT PORTLAND" issue! Read it online here, or if you like physical, paper-y things, you can find it in more than 50 locations all around the city!—eds] Portland has been a bike city since the 1890s, just after the invention of the modern bicycle. By 1896, the...
(The Center Square) – A winner has been announced in a contest to determine the "coolest thing" made in Illinois.
Portland’s premier restaurant and cart owners hype up the local food and chefs they love! by Andrea Damewood [Welcome to our second annual "SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT PORTLAND" issue! Read it online here, or if you like physical, paper-y things, you can find it in more than 50 locations all around the city!—eds] Community over competition is a phrase you hear a lot if you spend time in the Portland restaurant scene. For the most...
Whether you’re into sci-fi, romance, or weirdness, Portland has a bookstore for YOU! by Lindsay Costello [Welcome to our second annual "SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT PORTLAND" issue! Read it online here, or if you like physical, paper-y things, you can find it in more than 50 locations all around the city!—eds] As someone who briefly braved the trenches of bookstore work (I was a “generalist” at Powell’s during the pandemic), my...
Mark Wahlberg has said that starring in Paul Thomas Anderson's 1997 ensemble drama movie Boogie Nights was "the moment he became a real actor." We regret to inform you that Boogie Nights is 25 years old this year, whereas the events depicted in the movie are from twenty years before that - in 1977. Continue reading Mark Wahlberg says Boogie Nights made him into a “real actor”
Progress is being made on inoperable fire alarm systems at public schools across the state, according to the Department of Education.
Republican strategist Karl Rove, who was the architect of George W. Bush’s successful presidential run, says that Donald Trump has made a mistake calling imprisoned January 6th rioters hostages and said President Joe Biden should “go hard” at Trump on the issue.
Rep. Bob Good is introducing a bill that would prohibit federal funds in general from going to National Public Radio.
The general consensus inside the Palexpo—the vast, windowless venue for Watches & Wonders—was that this was a much less thrilling fair than usual. In conversations with others on the ground in Geneva, what I heard most consistently was that the releases weren’t all that exciting, and were at times even disappointing. The takeaway was that this was a slow and relatively down week for an industry that’s been on a heater for a few years now. I’ll admit that the vibes felt better last year....
"This would be the best decision Biden ever made," said one supporter of the jailed WikiLeaks publisher.