DNA Matches Found in Oregon's Rape Kit Backlog
by Megan Burbank Last spring, the state legislature passed a law mandating that Oregon's backlog of unprocessed rape kits finally be tested. Now they're coming back, and so far, DNA from 33 kits has...
View ArticleThe Trump Foundation Just Got into a Whole Bunch More Trouble
by Christopher Frizzelle Another day, another new way the Trump Foundation may have broken the law.Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock.comTrump likes to talk about the Clinton Foundation as if it exists to...
View ArticleUp Late? Need a Condom or Toaster Oven Stat? Give goPuff a Try!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Courtesy goPuffSo you're up late, and you're thinking, "Man, I need a condom and/or a hookah. But all the local condom and/or hookah stores are closed! MY LIFE IS OVER." Well,...
View ArticleWestworld: Not The Happiest Place On (Maybe) Earth
by Spike Friedman HBOA quick Q&A in response to the first episode of Westworld:Where is Westworld?It is Westworld. It’s a sexy amusement park of pure imagination (so long as your imagination is...
View ArticlePARENTS Stop Being Fuckheads
by Anonymous I'm sure your little angel is incredible, above average, and a future Nobel Prize recipient. My parents thought so too, but after a steady of diet of honour roll and APs I still have to...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Bear Mayhem, Trump Gets Even Creepier, and (Wow!) Testing...
by Dirk VanderHart Surprise! It turns out when you actually test the thousands of rape kits you let sit around for years and years, you maybe get closer to solving rapes. Kits that Multnomah and other...
View ArticleThe City Auditor Is Knocking a New Police Contract, But Mayor Charlie Hales...
by Dirk VanderHart A banner outside Portland City Hall last week, as City Council took up a new police contractDirk VanderHartActivists and local civil rights organizations aren't the only ones asking...
View ArticleGive Up Academics Already
by Anonymous Not really sure where to start on this one. Simply put, I'm a bitter person because I have no faith in higher education or the Portland economy to support such an educated employment...
View ArticleA Mob of Dancers Gathered in Support of Hillary Clinton and Her Pantsuits
by Jennifer Campbell NYC is WITH HER! #pantsuit #flashmobs ✊🏼💙👑🇺🇸 #HILLYES #IMWITHHER #giveemhill #hillary2016 #hrc #hrc2016 #democrat #hillaryclinton #hillary #clinton #voteHillary #madampresident...
View ArticleNeed a Job? Doctor Who is Hiring.
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey "Hmmm... good resume, solid references, knows how to drive a Tardis... YOU'RE HIRED!"Courtesy BBCIt's official: You need a job. And you need a job that will appreciate your...
View ArticleMAX Jerk
by Anonymous a max ticket checker just yelled at my daughter for trying to get away with using a youth pass. i was not there. my daughter is just barely 18. he asked to see her drivers license and so...
View ArticleThe Thermals' Hutch Harris Hates Touring and Really Has to Pee
by Ciara Dolan Jason QuigleyEarlier today, Hutch Harris of the Thermals posted an essay on Watt explaining "Why I Won't Tour Anymore." Last March the Portland band released its seventh album, We...
View ArticleI Am Going to Luke's Diner Tomorrow. How About You?
by Megan Burbank Stars Hollow is coming to you!Tony Peters via Wikimedia CommonsLet me hear your balalaikas ringing out! Tomorrow, Oblique Coffee Roasters on SE Stark will be dressed up as Luke's...
View ArticleThis White Lady Is Very Upset About Vince Staples'"Norf Norf"
by Ned Lannamann A cautionary tale: You might find yourself innocently turning on the radio one day and, through no fault of your own, hearing Vince Staples' charming hit song "Norf Norf." And you...
View ArticleSteel Bridge Cycling
by Anonymous Ok Portland cyclists this is directed entirely at you, not the cars for a change. I ride the Rose Quarter bike route across the Steel Bridge along the water to PSU area most days of the...
View ArticleSavage Love
Vulva Va Voom by Dan Savage A questionon your favorite topic, Dan. Just kidding, it's a question about my vagina. I'm having a problem with the microbiome of my vulva and vagina. I've been going to my...
View ArticleCannabuzz: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime (Bag)?
Should you give weed to the homeless? by Josh Jardine IT’S ESTIMATED that on any night, Portland has nearly 4,000 people either sleeping in shelters or on the street. Adjust those numbers to include...
View ArticleAsk a Pot Lawyer: Growing Your Own
What you need to know to grow your own medical or recreational cannabis. by Vince Sliwoski I can grow my own pot, right?UNDER STATE LAW, yes. Under federal law, no. Note also that here in Oregon, the...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
The latest on Crooked Trump, Kim K’s robbery, and Lindsay Lohan’s missing finger. by Ann Romano MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26Welcome back to One Day at a Time, the column that sipped martinis and clapped her...
View ArticleNew Column!
Introducing Trump University’s Newest Class... The Art of Debate! by Donald Trump Hello, I’m Donald Trump. You knew that. You also know I have the biggest, best university in the world: Trump...
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