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Lean Cuisinenew

Has Portland lost its insatiable appetite for its restaurant scene?
Willamette Week  |  Byron Beck  |  03-19-2008  |  Food+Drink

Some Oregon Iranians Have Peace of Mindnew

Local Iranians are now breathing easier about chances of a U.S. invasion of their homeland.
Willamette Week  |  Lawrence Maushard  |  03-19-2008  |  War

Portland's New Tent Citynew

The city's day labor site on MLK Boulevard still has fences to climb.
Willamette Week  |  Corey Pein  |  03-12-2008  |  Immigration

How a Bootlegger's Son Shaped the Westnew

One measure of success for a book like Philip L. Fradkin's Wallace Stegner and the American West is whether it inspires readers to take up books by the biographer's subject.
Willamette Week  |  Matt Buckingham  |  03-12-2008  |  Nonfiction

The Arthouse and the Slaughterhouse Meet Againnew

In 2008 -- the era of Eli Roth and Saw -- a remake of Funny Games should be extra potent, especially with Michael Haneke behind the camera and boasting a supreme cast.
Willamette Week  |  AP Kryza  |  03-12-2008  |  Reviews

Nostaligic Goodness with a Touch of Playfulnew

A female vocalist starting an album with the words, "Cried all night till there was nothin' more" probably sounds a bit offputting. Unless that girl is Zooey Deschanel accompanied by M. Ward.
Willamette Week  |  Amy McCullough  |  03-12-2008  |  Reviews

Fool's Goldnew

This St. Paddy's Day, do not fear the near-beer.
Willamette Week  |  Anna Hirsch  |  03-12-2008  |  Food+Drink

Self-rockualizationnew

Girls Rock! is a scream. Fortunately, it's also a good movie.
Willamette Week  |  Amy McCullough  |  03-05-2008  |  Reviews

Valet Ushers in Pre-Springnew

Valet, a.k.a. Honey Owens -- most notably of Jackie-O Motherfucker's interchangeable cast -- crafts tunes that are much like fierce saplings struggling to break through layers of brittle frost.
Willamette Week  |  Erik Bader  |  03-05-2008  |  Reviews

Little Beirut's Not Quite Popnew

It goes down easy enough -- infectious melodies, casually perfected structures, instantly memorable turns of phrase -- but pop demands singles.
Willamette Week  |  Jay Horton  |  03-05-2008  |  Reviews

Drawn and Quarterednew

The predictable failure of Quarterlife.
Willamette Week  |  Dan Carlson  |  03-05-2008  |  TV

No Jokenew

Portland is funny, whether you know it or not.
Willamette Week  |  Ethan Smith  |  03-05-2008  |  Performance

Frank Rich in the Hot Seatnew

The New York Times columnist on Stephen Sondheim, Tim Burton and George W.'s acting chops.
Willamette Week  |  Staff  |  03-05-2008  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

Trade Offnew

What happens to prison job training if voters OK a measure to add even more inmates?
Willamette Week  |  Mark Noack  |  03-05-2008  |  Crime & Justice

Portland Schools Struggle to Meet Enviro Goals at Lunchnew

Even as the district has cultivated an eco-friendly image with a "green" schools push and a new farm-to-school program to provide local food for its lunches, it has served almost 33,000 meals each school day since 2001 on nonreusable plastic-foam trays.
Willamette Week  |  Shefali Kulkarni  |  03-05-2008  |  Environment

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