The Clinton Street Theater

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Portland, Oregon's third or fourth best movie theater! cstpdx.com

Maybe the funniest part of the arena shakedown is seeing investment groups claim loss of "foot traffic" for "small businesses" in the area. Like, what in the fuck are you even talking about? The place is bound by a freeway on one side, an abandoned river silo on the other, and jack shit between.

Hey, so, trying a late night series during the Hanabi Film Festival. Originally it was $50 to see just those 8 titles. Not a bad deal. Not as good as the full festival pass of 23 screenings for $75, but still. Anyway, $50 seemed too much, so now it's $35. cstpdxtickets.square.site/product/hana...

Hanabi Film Festival 2026 | Clinton Street Theater Tickets

Hanabi Film Festival 2026, featuring over twenty films from Japan. Running Monday, August 17 - Saturday, August 29 at The Clinton Street Theater.Festival passes grant access to every screening in the ...

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Shortly after moving out here I saw a Prius with an OreGUNian sticker right behind a big lifted truck with DSA stickers, magical place

The average American can't comprehend the Oregonian mind. You think you know people and then you meet Bob, who's wearing tie dye under his 1% club leathers and telling you about the benefits Reiki healing inside his crystal shop with a sign that reads, "This store is protected by the 2nd Amendment."

Here is me shooting my shot: I recently won a national award for my film criticism at the Portland Mercury, but I have never been asked to do an intro, or a Q&A, or write an essay for a physical media release, so I would like to state that I am shamelessly available for all of those things.

Announcing Winners and Placement for 2026 AAN Awards • AAN Publishers

Willamette Week and Lookout Phoenix Lead a Field of Fantastic Journalism and Art Lookout Phoenix claimed three First Place awards in only its second year of full eligibility, but it was Willamette Wee...

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So, we know the proposed renovations are: a new entrance, more kitchens, a 300-level bar, and the long-suspected upgrade to club seats. Blazers management is saying Novick's offhanded comment is a "gun to their head" but now also threatening to ask for a whole new arena? Get absolutely fucked.

Trail Blazers, Portland ‘very far apart’ on lease agreement as arena saga continues (Gift Article)

While the Blazers and city politicians accuse each other of foul play, fans are left to worry about the future of the NBA in Portland.

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Fun sci-fi trivia: John Sladek wrote dark satires, including a novel which predicted President Regan (see the French cover below) and people turning their personality into data, and another called TIK-TOK about a sociopathic robot who gets rich running a private health care company.

French book cover of Muller-Fokker showing a Statue of Liberty with a skull face and Spider-Man shooting heroin.