Werner Herzog Lends His Enigmatic Gravitas to Plastic Bag
Everything to do with Werner Herzog gets me excited. His movies, his approach to making movies, his life and his approach to living his life. This idolatry of him has caught on with more of the public in recent months. Case in point: the internet trend of appropriating Chuck Norris hyperbole and inserting a ludicrous [...]
Read MoreCable Network Goes Green with Recycled Talent
“It’s not TV. It’s HBO.” – HBO It’s hard to argue with a statement like that when you’ve had the sort of run that HBO has. With notches on their belt that include The Sopranos, The Wire, Deadwood, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Mr. Show with Bob and David the cable channel could feasibly retire, and [...]
Read MoreCulture Clash Resolved: Art loves Football
Throughout the ages the realms of creative expression and athletic prowess have only shared fleeting glances at one another. For the most part, or at least according to sitcom legend, the artsy fartsy types rarely appreciate the jocks and the jocks pound the artists with the sort of pent-up rage that stems from an inability [...]
Read MoreThe Wire Mastermind and HBO Reteam to Bring Televised Sustenence to Hungry Viewers
David Simon’s new show follows “…ordinary New Orleanians as they try to rebuild their lives, their homes and their unique culture in the aftermath of the 2005 hurricane and levee failure that caused the near-death of an American city.”
Read MoreThe Snowboard Realms Visits Mt. Hood Meadows
Season 3, episode 2 of the web series “the Snowboard Realms” just came out, featuring Mt. Hood Meadows with a twist of Portland. Awesome to see some footage, even if it is a wet, rainy day.
The show appears to be the product of Vancouver, Canada resident and filmmaker TJ Schneider…
Dock Ellis and the LSD No-Hitter, Told By Dock Ellis Himself
If you’re like most people you haven’t heard the story of Dock Ellis pitching a No-Hitter on June 12, 1970 for the Pirates all while ON ACID. It’s too bad, this should really be taught in public schools. It’s a fantastic piece of sports history, and one that Ellis doesn’t seem too embarrassed about. He [...]
Read MoreA Night at the Museum, sans Ben Stiller, add Free Beer
The Portland Art Museum is continuing their rabid pursuit of youth-oriented hi-jinks by assembling, with care and precision, Shine a Light: A Night at the Museum. A special event taking place on September 19th from 6pm until the stroke of midnight. Here’s some words detailing the intricacies of the evening: “The event consists of six [...]
Read MoreKRS-One Kickstarts New Religion
EXTRA! EXTRA! Hip-hop legend KRS-One has written a six-hundred page text dubbed: The Gospel of Hip Hop: The First Instrument, which he would like to someday serve as the anchor to a religion of hip-hop. This sort of tidbit could easily be laughed out of memory and left to die a miserable anonymous death due [...]
Read More2009 Adult Soapbox Derby
I didn’t make it to the Soapbox Derby this year, but I’ve been a few times so what’s the difference. Let me set the scene: a couple thousand people hang out and watch a couple of dozen teams race homemade cars down the side of Mt. Tabor here in Southeast. The crowd drinks openly and [...]
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