Nick just wanted to coast through life delivering pizzas, getting high and taking it easy. But his laid back lifestyle is interrupted when two assailants with some ingenuity, a fervor for explosives and too much spare time on their hands, strap a bomb to him and force him to rob a bank.
Where Portland laughs
A man walks down SE Hawthorne Boulevard. Wearing simple attire of jeans and a t-shirt, he strides quietly through the Friday night crowds who may not realize that this unassuming character will soon be on the stage and entertaining an audience filling the McMenamins’ Bagdad Theatre—taking them through a night of laughter and comedy.
Kicking off beer season
Summer in Portland is more than a break in the clouds—it is a season of beer.
One of the more prominent events centered around the region’s favorite beverage is the Portland International Beer Fest, and it lands in downtown Portland this weekend.
Release the doves
Few things are certain when Ah Jong enters the room—doves will scatter in flight, candles will be burning and there will be white jackets soon to be stained with blood. This weekend Portland State’s 5th Avenue Cinemas shines John Woo’s The Killer across their big screen.
Arts briefs
The face of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, announced on July 6 that new products that will be added to the social network.
Release the doves
Few things are certain when Ah Jong enters the room—doves will scatter in flight, candles will be burning and there will be white jackets soon to be stained with blood.
Kicking off beer season
Summer in Portland is more than a break in the clouds—it is a season of beer.
Feeding Portland’s soul
Amongst the cluster of Portland food carts or special diet-tailored food trendsters, finally someone has brought this town what it has been hungry for—good old-fashioned food. But a visit to Sloppy Town is more than a late-night bite, it’s a unique experience.
The times, they are a changing
Director Andrew Rossi’s documentary Page One: Inside the New York Times, spends one year observing the paper’s operations as it
tackles breaking news stories amongst the most trying times in newspaper industry history.
Feeding Portland’s soul
Amongst the cluster of Portland food carts or special diet-tailored food trendsters, finally someone has brought this town what it has been hungry for—good old-fashioned food. But a visit to Sloppy Town is more than a late-night bite, it’s a unique experience.
The Times, they are a changing
Director Andrew Rossi’s documentary Page One: Inside the New York Times, spends one year observing the paper’s operations as it tackles breaking news stories amongst the most trying times in newspaper industry history.