Room Service

The majestic, mysterious awfulness of Tommy Wiseau’s accidental cult movie.

Featured Stories Ask anyone in Hollywood (California, not Portland) and they’ll tell you. The event movie—the must-see, stand-in-line phenomenon—is dead. Almost. There is this one movie that’s ... More

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 Kevin Burke

Couch Street

It’s summer, you’re poor: Time to hit the road by hitting the cushions.

Featured Stories IMAGE: Kim ScafaroThe couch has something of an unfortunate reputation. Associated with slackers, gamers and potatoes everywhere, the couch is, for all of its cushioning and utilitarian value, maligne ... More

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 Caitlin Mccarthy

Goodfoot Forward

Bringing art into focus for the beer-goggles set.

Featured Stories At a typical art gallery, validation might come in the form of a glowing review of a show or the praise of a noted aesthete. For Jason Brown, the greatest endorsement he has received as curator of the ... More

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 MATTHEW SINGER

Sequential Summer

WW suggests some graphic novels to read while that sunburn keeps you in the shade.

Featured Stories Herbie, Volumes 1-3Herbie is a “big fat nothing,” according to his hothead father. All the boy wants to do is suck on lollipops and stare into space. But Herbie—written by Richa ... More

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 CASEY JARMAN

Meet The Meatmen

Portland’s Butcher boys with sharp toys.

Featured Stories HALF THE HOG HE USED TO BE: Morgan Brownlow of Tails & Trotters happily pokes a pig. IMAGE: Aaron Silverman A wave of sandwich shops has taken the city (not to mention Gourmet magazine and the Food N ... More

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 LIZ CRAIN

The Chaat House Wars

This Southwest Yamhill parking lot isn’t big enough for two rival Punjabi food carts.

Featured Stories CART BLANCH: Avtar Kaur and her son Amrit Singh (top left) are pitted against Mike Cheema’s Original India Chaat House (top right) in a suddenly crowded Southwest Yamhill Street parking lot (abo ... More

Wednesday, July 8, 2009 Melati Kaye

Run, Forest, Run

What’s the best woodland trail for your summer jogging needs?

Featured Stories IMAGES: Adam Krueger’Tis the season to be insecure in swimwear. All over Portland, people are trying to sculpt their six-packs in the gym. To that, we say “pffft”—why hamster a ... More

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Adrienne So

Ink-Stained Wretch

Matt Gone hated his ailing body. Then he drew on it.

Featured Stories Matt Gone considers himself an artist whose work is inked across his entire body. Claiming to be “the most tattooed man in Portland,” Gone and his tattoos will be featured during an exhibi ... More

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Katie Litvin

Ice Capades

Take advantage of one of America’s only summer snowfields—before it melts away.

Featured Stories These glorious, arctic-long days of summer are upon us, and the list of usual suspects has lined up. Sunny riverbanks? Check. Backyard grilling? Check. Waxing your snowboard...wait, what? That’s ... More

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Adrienne So

Beyond Vanilla

Stop sampling and start spooning before these icy summer treats melt away.

Featured Stories var map; var locationclass = ".shop"; function initialize() { if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) { map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas")); map.setCenter(new GLatLng(45.5 ... More

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 LIZ CRAIN