Culture Theater The Body of an AmericanThe title of Dan O’Brien’s play references a photograph of a dead American soldier being dragged through the streets of Mogadishu. War journalist Paul Watson wo More
2012 Fall Arts Preview
Culture Theater The Body of an AmericanThe title of Dan O’Brien’s play references a photograph of a dead American soldier being dragged through the streets of Mogadishu. War journalist Paul Watson wo More
Singing in the Strange
Karaoke night as only Portland can do it.
Culture A bespectacled man stands in the back corner of the dimly lit stage, about five feet from the stripper pole. Nervously tapping the microphone against the white cast holding his right arm in place, More
Screaming Ban Shes
Why Portland’s gay bars won’t ban bachelorettes.
Culture It’s the last show at Darcelle XV Showplace on a muggy Friday night. The audience is a mixed bag: a birthday party in the center, friends of a drag queen near the wall, a posse of bros in the More
Lake Affront
Oswego Lake’s big secret: It’s public and you can paddle it. In fact, I did.
Culture Carrying a big green kayak down the sidewalk in Lake Oswego gets attention. “You know you can’t just go in there?” “They’ll ding ya if they catch ya in there!” To hear it described by townsfolk... More
How To: Stay Warm And Dry
Coping with Oregon sunshine through trial and error.
Culture It’s possible to cycle across town on the coldest, wettest day Portland has to offer without even the slightest chill. I suspect it is, anyway. Call me naive, but with an unlimited budget More
How To: Pedal Better
Unlock the power in your quads!
Culture Whoever said doing the locomotion was easier than learning your ABCs—I’m lookin’ at you, Little Eva—wasn’t talking about biking. Pedaling healthily and efficiently requires at least A, B More
How To: See And Be Seen
It is better to light one blinker than to be run over by a Hummer.
Culture It’s dark here. This far north, your commute is guaranteed to happen in the dark from the fall to the spring equinox, and our dismal weather makes for less-than-ideal visibility much of the rest More
How To: Choose Your Best Route To Work
So much depends on avoiding as many stop signs as possible.
Culture It may seem overwhelming at first, but the decision to commute to work by bike isn’t one you’ll regret. Maybe you’ve thought about it but haven’t figured out exactly how it’d work. Well, More
How To: Keep It Rolling
A little regular care can save you an expensive trip to a mechanic.
Culture If your bike is making ominous clicking, scraping or creaking noises—or, worse, if you can feel the equivalent of those sounds while pedaling—you need to take your bike into a shop immediate More
How To: Carry Anything
Your bike will take you anywhere. But what about your stuff?
Culture When it comes to switching from cars or public transit to bicycling, actual pedaling is only half the battle. Unless you’re funemployed in July and your only cargo is the precious U-Lock in yo More
Top Articles from Culture
How To: Keep It Rolling
A little regular care can save you an expensive trip to a mechanic. Lake Affront
Oswego Lake’s big secret: It’s public and you can paddle it. In fact, I did. Confessions of a Chubster
The moral crusade against fatties. The Olive Gardener
Where no man has grown before. The Portland That Wasn’t
With Craigslist’s Missed Connections, locals flirt without consequences—or closure. How To: Stay Warm And Dry
Coping with Oregon sunshine through trial and error. Gymania
A side-by-side comparison of Portland gyms Bring On the Apocalypse
The 29 best New Year's Eve parties in Portland Thingmakers’ Mark
The branding boys at OMFG make Portland look cool, one Pop-A-Shot at a time. Singing in the Strange
Karaoke night as only Portland can do it.
A little regular care can save you an expensive trip to a mechanic. Lake Affront
Oswego Lake’s big secret: It’s public and you can paddle it. In fact, I did. Confessions of a Chubster
The moral crusade against fatties. The Olive Gardener
Where no man has grown before. The Portland That Wasn’t
With Craigslist’s Missed Connections, locals flirt without consequences—or closure. How To: Stay Warm And Dry
Coping with Oregon sunshine through trial and error. Gymania
A side-by-side comparison of Portland gyms Bring On the Apocalypse
The 29 best New Year's Eve parties in Portland Thingmakers’ Mark
The branding boys at OMFG make Portland look cool, one Pop-A-Shot at a time. Singing in the Strange
Karaoke night as only Portland can do it.
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