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Panther's Second Album Starts Roughnew

Though 14 Kt. God hits with strong, rhythmic muscle on the surface, there's a lot going on underneath; discoveries like warm, resonant cello and subtle electronics make it a little more interesting with each listen.
Willamette Week  |  Travis Ritter  |  02-13-2008  |  Reviews

Jazzophobianew

Just in time for Portland Jazz Fest, here's a crash course in the notoriously daunting genre.
Willamette Week  |  Casey Jarman  |  02-13-2008  |  Concerts

Dirty Wordsnew

Lusty busboys, plushies and Dick Cheney. Our book report on five new sex anthologies: Sex for America, The Eaten Heart: Unlikely Tales of Love, Do Me: Tales of Sex and Love from Tin House, SMUT Vol. 1, and My Mistress's Sparrow is Dead.
Willamette Week  |  Melissa Lion  |  02-13-2008  |  Books

Priest-Turned-Author Helps African Refugeesnew

Gary Smith is a 70-year-old Catholic priest who says things like "Darfur is a frickin' mess" and "humans are fucked up."
Willamette Week  |  Amanda Waldroupe  |  02-13-2008  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

Beaten to the Pulpnew

The Blue Heron Paper Company is a model of sustainability -- but it's struggling to survive.
Willamette Week  |  Nigel Jaquiss  |  02-13-2008  |  Business & Labor

FBI Agent Uses His Daughter's Pic to Lure Accused Predatornew

It's a case straight out of crime TV. A high-powered Seattle lawyer finds a 14-year-old girl in an internet chat room and talks her into meeting him for some kinky sex in a hotel. But when he shows up at a Portland MAX stop for the promised spanking session, he gets handcuffed by FBI agents, who were posing as the girl online to snare sexual predators.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  02-13-2008  |  Crime & Justice

How Oregonians Helped Put Obama Over the Top in Washingtonnew

With Oregon Democrats hanging fire until the state's late-in-the-season May 20 primary to choose between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, Oregonians happily crossed the Columbia River last Saturday to help put Obama on top in Clark County.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  02-13-2008  |  Politics

Why Are Some Catholics Wearing Burlap This Lent?new

The answer: sex abuse by priests.
Willamette Week  |  Shefali Kulkarni  |  02-13-2008  |  Religion

Let’s Get Lostnew

Finding your bearings at the Portland International Film Festival.
Willamette Week  |  Aaron Mesh  |  02-06-2008  |  Movies

Deal or No Deal?new

Mapping out the (momentary) fall of the Young Immortals.
Willamette Week  |  Jay Horton  |  02-06-2008  |  Music

Michael Pollan's Manifestonew

Post-Omnivore's Dilemma, the doomsday prophet of the U.S. diet lets us know what we can eat.
Willamette Week  |  Ben Waterhouse  |  02-06-2008  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

Boobs With a Side of Soynew

Portland claims world's first vegan strip club.
Willamette Week  |  Lillian Hogan  |  02-06-2008  |  Performance

Economics vs. Environment in the Gorge.new

The Columbia River Gorge Commission is deliberating whether to let a lumber company build a 250-unit resort in violation of existing rules against a large-scale development.
Willamette Week  |  Jeremy Gillick  |  02-06-2008  |  Environment

The Debt Effectnew

One of Oregon’s biggest collection lawyers faces new troubles from the debtors he’s sued.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  02-06-2008  |  Crime & Justice

OHSU Pits Saving Money Against Saving Livesnew

The crucial services Russell Street Dental Clinic has provided HIV-positive Portlanders and other high-needs and low-income residents for 30 years are now threatened by Oregon Health&Science University’s reaction to a Dec. 28 decision by the Oregon Supreme Court.
Willamette Week  |  Beth Slovic  |  02-06-2008  |  Science

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