President of Beers: #38

Dos Perros: Yazoo Brewing Co., Nashville, Tennessee

Food & Drink We're drinking the flagship craft beer from every state in the Union, counting down from 50-1, to find which is home to the President of Beers.

#38 Dos Perros: Yazoo Brewing Co., Nashville, TennesseeState: This long, thin stretch of land bridging the gap between...   More

 

Wednesday, September 5, 2012 by JOHN LOCANTHI

Rooster’s Pub: Hiding In the Barn

Bar Reviews Hidden away in a red shanty in the wasteland of far North Portland, Rooster’s Pub (605 N Columbia Blvd., 289-1351) feels like a place that doesn’t want to be found. The two staircases visible    More

 

Wednesday, September 5, 2012 JOHN LOCANTHI

President of Beers: #42

Alaskan Amber: Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, Alaska

Food & Drink We're drinking the flagship craft beer from every state in the Union, counting down from 50-1, to find which is home to the President of Beers.

#42 Alaskan Amber: Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AlaskaState: Secretary of State William H. Seward purchased the land n...   More

 

Saturday, September 1, 2012 by JOHN LOCANTHI

President of Beers: #43

Fat Tire: New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, Colorado

Food & Drink We're drinking the flagship craft beer from every state in the Union, counting down from 50-1, to find which is home to the President of Beers.

#43 Fat Tire: New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, ColoradoState: With it’s swoon-inducing vistas, thriving snowboardin...   More

 

Friday, August 31, 2012 by JOHN LOCANTHI

Headout: Letter to Eric

Kurt Cobain writes back to Eric Erlandson.

Headout  Click on letter below for larger version.WW Photo Illustration SEE IT: Eric Erlandson will speak at Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., on Tuesday, Sept. 4. 7:30 pm. Free. He   More

 

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 JOHN LOCANTHI

President of Beers: #48

Purple Haze: Abita Brewing Company, Abita Springs, Louisiana

Food & Drink We're drinking the flagship craft beer from every state in the Union, counting down from 50-1, to find which is home to the President of Beers.
#48: Purple Haze: Abita Brewing Company, Abita Springs, LouisianaState: Home to jazz music, delicious Cajun and Creole c...   More

 

Sunday, August 26, 2012 by JOHN LOCANTHI

President of Beers: #49

Shipyard Export Ale: Shipyard Brewing Company, Portland, Maine.

Food & Drink We're drinking the flagship craft beer from every state in the Union, counting down from 50-1, to find which is home to the President of Beers.
#49: Shipyard Export Ale: Shipyard Brewing Company, Portland, Maine. State: The northeasternmost state in the ...   More

 

Saturday, August 25, 2012 by JOHN LOCANTHI

The Pitiful Princess Gentlemen’s Club: Stripperella

Bar Reviews The Pitiful Princess Gentlemen’s Club (12646 SE Division St., 954-1019) draws rancor, mostly because of its name. Some find it offensive because little girls are obsessed with pink and princesse   More

 

Wednesday, August 22, 2012 JOHN LOCANTHI

Headout: Screw Mary Sue

Urkel, Minnie Mouse and other shades of awful erotic fanfic.

Headout Fan fiction, once the sole province of pathetic nerds, is now a profitable industry. The literary elite may scoff, but Fifty Shades of Grey, which began as Twilight fan fiction, has sold 40 million co   More

 

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 JOHN LOCANTHI

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

 

Wednesday, August 8, 2012 JOHN LOCANTHI