This was written by Erik Henriksen of the Portland Mercury. I don’t have his permission (though hopefully he won’t mind as it’s posted on the Mercury website anyway) so I’ll happily take it down if asked. But this is one of the best descriptions of Portland I’ve read in a very long time, and I actually look forward to the winter again.…
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Republican Debate #2: An Elephant Never Forgets
Much of this has become redundant and may be replaced later.

Falls Society Roundtable: The Twin Peaks Pilot
Welcome to the second Falls Society Roundtable wherein we discuss a pop culture subject in depth; this installment we take a close look at the pilot episode of Twin Peaks. Read the first roundtable here. *** DP: I have tried watching Twin Peaks twice before. I’ve never gotten more than 20 minutes or so into the pilot episode. …

Mixtape: Substance Abuse
An ever changing playlist. The goal is to create a soundtrack for a party. Writing this up made me think of one of the greatest articles ever written in the English language. Let’s put a soundtrack to it. Round 1: Sight. To start out hard, work your way into a frenzy of excitement. This is the part of the movie…