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BY BYRON BECK | I went to the Oregon State Fair and all I got was this knock-off Mexican rodeo.
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[August 28th 4:37pm]
Hard Currency: Revisionist History as told by $1 Coins

By now you’ve heard that Portland has been chosen by the US Mint as one of four cities in which it will pilot efforts to encourage use of the...

[August 28th 12:17am]
A Confession: I Can't Stop Watching America's Got Talent

Hey, there. It's me, your occasionally friendly WW theater critic. Good to see y'all again. I gotta say, I haven't had a whole lot to do this summer....

[August 27th 9:00am]
Mmmmm Pie. Double Mmmmm, PIE OFF!

Apple or peach? Pumpkin or sweet potato? Banana cream or chocolate chiffon? And the biggest bone of contention—crust: all-butter? Crisco? Lard?...

[August 26th 10:47pm]
BONUS Samuel L. Jackson of the Week: The Spirit

He's the Third Reich. We have to do what he says. The Spirit opens Dec. 25 and is not yet rated. Image of Samuel L....

[August 26th 2:22pm]
THE BURNING BLOG: Bad Men, Bikes and Boners

Day Four of Burning Man (read all Burning Blog posts here) BLACK ROCK CITY, Nevada — The Mexican Wrestling guy contorted his head and a...

[August 25th 4:34pm]
Mimimum Overdrive: Death Race Reviewed

Death Race In 1975’s Roger Corman-produced ultraviolent camp favorite Death Race 2000, racers David Carradine and a porn-era Sly Stallone...

[August 24th 4:19pm]
TOME RAIDER: Inside Powell's Rare Book Room

Every Sunday, WW writer John Minervini brings you the latest in book reviews, author Q&A’s and Portland literary gossip. Click here to join...

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