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Portland Sneaker Customizer Liz Miller Treats Shoes Like Canvases

For brands, social media influence is a big deal. But at a time when more and more people are becoming well-known simply for being well-known, sneaker customizer Liz Miller’s 20,000 Instagram followers come by way of her creativity.

I Regularly See Trucks Carrying Piles of Wooden Pallets. What’s the Point? And How Can This Be Legal?

There’s very little hard data on how safe these stacks really are, but the fact that so far no one has posted a YouTube video of one collapsing seems like a pretty good sign.

Sen. Jeff Kruse Told Oregon State Police He Was Investigating “Fraud and Deception” in Video Chat Rooms

Sen. Jeff Kruse told the Oregon State Police he was conducting an investigation of internet video chat rooms.

State Sen. Jeff Kruse Claims He’s the Victim of an Extortion Attempt Involving a YouTube Video

Sen. Jeff Kruse says he was the victim of an extortion attempt over a YouTube video in which he appears to be masturbating.

Long-Lost Video Tape Showing Fred Meyer Electronics Section in the '90s Is the Greatest Time Capsule Ever

One day in the 1990s, a hero dad bought a video camera from a Washington Fred Meyer. Only, the camera he bought wasn't exactly new; he bought the floor model.

Paige McKenzie Might be the Most Famous Portlander You've Never Heard Of

Upon the release of her third book, The Sacrifice of Sunshine Girl, WW sat down with local Youtube star Paige McKenzie talk about her TV show, her origin story and the terrors of internet fandom.

Flula Borg Explains That Plans Are Terrible, and Why He Is the Fifth Sexiest Northern Bavarian Male in the World

“I have learned that Plans are terrible but you also need them, like Lettuce.”

Euphoria-Triggering ASMR Videos May Be The Weirdest Thing You Ever Watch, But They Just Might Help You Sleep

Maybe you’ve never heard of autonomous sensory meridian response, but it gets a fair share of bandwidth on YouTube: A quick search yields more than 6 million videos. For some people, hearing certain noises, like tapping, whispering or chewing, triggers a tingling sensation of euphoria.

Here Are the Things Willamette Week Formally Declared "The Best" in the Past 12 Months

From the best little strip mall in Portland to the best rooftop for people watching, this is what we deemed “the best.”

Entertainment Weekly Spotlights Portland's "The Benefits of Gusbandry"

Portland-based artist and creative powerhouse Alicia J. Rose’s free YouTube series, The Benefits of Gusbandry, beat out Radiohead and Justin Timberlake’s new work on Entertainment Weekly’s Must List in the magazine’s upcoming May 20 edition.

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