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Shaun Bloodworth loves the electronic scene. He's just released a film chronicling the electronic underground in the northern UK. It's called Minds Locked Together. Beyond this though, Shaun is a photographer with a consistently eye-catching style. He recently graced the ...Read More

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This is what full time work yields after 3 years of determination. An incredible story that is nothing short of remarkable. Director Heiko van der Scherm had the wherewithall to hire Whoopi Goldberg for this short film that chronicles a ...Read More

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I'm not much of a cook. I'm sure with a bit of practice I could learn to whip up some respectable vittles but if given the choice I'd much rather go out and get something to eat than stay home ...Read More

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Bradley Castaneda is from our sister city to the north, Seattle. His work first caught my eye when I saw a series of photographs shot while flying over the Yukon Territory. Interesting, I'm curious where he was headed. Does one ...Read More

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Abuela Grillo translates to Grandmother Cricket. She has antennae, duh. She walks around Bolivia singing her incredible little rain song bringing life and nourishment to her people. This time, however, she is taken advantage of by boxy business men and used ...Read More

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Filmlist... Dir.: Joel and Ethan Coen: Blood Simple (1984) Raising Arizona (1987) Miller's Crossing (1990) Barton Fink (1991) Fargo (1996) The Big Lebowski (1998) O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) No Country for Old Men (2007) Burn After Reading (2008) A Serious Man (2009) Dir.: Quentin Tarantino: Reservoir Dogs (1992) Pulp Fiction (1994) Jackie Brown ...Read More

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At first I sat back in my chair with my legs crossed for this one, I admit I was a bit resistive. Living in the Pacific Northwest we have an interesting and intimate relationship with clouds. We're usually bitching about ...Read More

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The press release reads "can 18 disparate Portland artists, writers, designers, art directors, fashion designers and illustrators get together and work as a singular unit to make art? Probably not." Hordes of us have been talking and coffee-tabling collaboration as the new salvation, the ...Read More

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photo via Design Dust Summertime in Portland is a fickle beast. Even now into July I wore a hoodie and beanie as I sat outside and sipped bourbon on my front porch last night. However when Summer finally comes to ...Read More

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This exhibition in the Tate Britain by Fiona Banner is really stunning. Both jets that are used in the piece were used in battle in the Gulf and Bosnia. They remind me of taxidermied animals. Both are wild and dangerous and ...Read More