Food Reviews & Stories Gloria’s exuberance for traditional El Salvadoran pupusas ($10.50) and tamales ($10.50) becomes apparent the second your plate hits the table. Chow down on everything from fresh paella ($10.50-$11.95) to mole ($10.50) while the El Salvadoran cook educates you about the meal. Filled with chicke   More

Music Portland's very own Badman Recording Co. is turning a dime. And they're giving you free music to celebrate. This is my kind of party.

Badman has released a 12-track compilation, aptly titled Badman, Has It Really Been Ten Years?, which is available now as a free digital downl...   More

Music *And free.

Using a MacBook and the audio program Ableton Live, Easter Egg (SE Portland native Nathan Pham) has jammed 240 different samples into 70 minutes of complete mash-up madness onto his most recent album, Jackin' For Beats. It was released as a free download last Thursday...   More

Books It turns out the founding of America wasn’t all turkey and acorn squash. It turns out our “Puritan” nation didn’t have such pure beginnings. It turns out “the Bible is fu ...   More

Special Section [HYBRID INDIE POP] There’s a mold for successful indie bands: catchy hooks, sexy vocals, foot-thumping beats. Vampire Weekend spills over that mold. That’s right, Vampire Weekend breaks th ...   More

Music [PSYCH FOLK] If you close your eyes and listen to the Parson Red Heads (only two of whom are actual gingers), you’ll probably envision hippies gyrating in tie-dyed dresses and flower children twirling in circles. But when you open your eyes at a Red Heads live show, you’re more likely to encounter scenesters with their arms folded sipping down tall boys of Pabst. This disconnect isn&r...   More

Music Stories [PSYCH FOLK] If you close your eyes and listen to the Parson Red Heads (only two of whom are actual gingers), you’ll probably envision hippies gyrating in tie-dyed dresses and flower children tw ...   More

Books You Don’t Know Me: A Citizen’s Guide to Republican Family Values (Tin House Books, 300 pages, $16.95) is a monstrous, Muhammad Ali-like jab square to the Republican groin. Win McCormack, p ...   More

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Zinesters aren't supposed to talk! They're supposed to write quirky stories and draw awkward images, then print them in black and white and sell them for $3 to people who then feel ultra-indie because they own a zine. But at the    More

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Phix is a fixer-upper. The "all natural herbal supplement" comes in powder-form (Tropic and Teaberry flavored) that when mixed with 12-16 ounces of water, tastes like the bastard child of water and diluted Tang. Phix is a Seattle-based company that claims their drink powder will b...   More