Author: Kali Simmons

Host to an entirely different kind of music, 2410 is a venue dedicated to providing a taste of the rave scene—AKA, spectacles of hedonism and pure debauchery.

Whenever a debate around the public education system in America flares up, the first groups to be demonized are the teachers and educators.

Over the last few weeks, lawmakers in various states have been attempting to pass laws that essentially protect citizens from themselves.

The number-one thing Americans fear is public speaking.

Have you been noticing that all the local video stores—chains and small stores alike—have been liquidating their product and going out of business?

Everyone who has wandered through Old Town or Chinatown has probably had an interaction with a good old-fashioned crack addict.

Last week, the all-new GOP House of Representatives proposed $20.6 million dollars in cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts, a government program that funds PBS, NPR and a significant number of local art programs. In a clear anti-arts move, the GOP has pushed the arts, a nice chunk of our economy, to the wayside.

Groupon, a social networking “deal a day” group, has created waves with its heavily criticized Super Bowl advertisement.

Last year, the Ondine Housing complex was host to a plethora of drug-related offences, including possession and selling of drugs such as LSD, psilocybin mushrooms and MDMA.

 While much of what MTV broadcasts could be construed as pornography, they appear to have finally hit the mark with their new series “Skins.”

Salvia divinorum, or seer’s sage, is a hallucinogenic herb that has raised some eyebrows as of late. While still legal in Oregon, it is currently banned in 15 states and several countries.