Grant Butler
@grantbutler.bsky.social
Life & Culture editor at The Oregonian/OregonLive; movie fanatic; vegan; proud Beavertonian.
My neighborhood Cinemark is showing this "Melania" doc. From Friday to Sunday it's screening 15 times. So far, they have sold 8 advance tickets total for the entire weekend (6 Friday, 2 Saturday, 0 Sunday). I'm guessing the box office estimate that it will make between $1M and $2M may be a tad high.
Which of these names feels out of place? Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, Connie Chung, Ed Bradley or Bari Weiss?
So, cybertrucks aren't just ugly and stupid. They also are death traps. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
They survived a Cybertruck crash. An inferno led to a race against time.
In at least a dozen cases since 2019, people have struggled to access or exit Teslas during life-threatening emergencies, fueling lawsuits alleging the company’s futuristic features have caused injuri...
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Words that may have never been uttered before: The DMV was pretty fun today. (Halloween = lots of costumes and candy)
So funny! www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
U.S. House Speaker calls Portland naked bike ride ‘most threatening thing I’ve seen yet’
"The most threatening thing I’ve seen yet was the naked bicyclers in Portland who were protesting ICE down there," said U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Tuesday.
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How ironic that this new documentary about legendary Washington Post publisher Katherine Graham is on Prime.
Looking Glass Community Services does such important work in Eugene.
Looking Glass offers a path to a stable future for Eugene homeless youth: Season of Sharing 2024
About 4,000 young people a year get help from the nonprofit’s alternative schools, shelters and treatment centers.
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I've been a longtime supporter of Street Roots. Glad to see it featured in the Season of Sharing campaign. Good things are happening at Portland's "street newspaper."
Street Roots moves into new home, expands vendor services: Season of Sharing 2024
The nonprofit street newspaper recently relocated to a building it purchased on West Burnside.
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This Portland nonprofit has a long history of doing good work. This young woman's story is pretty powerful.
Albertina Kerr’s youth psychiatric unit is more than just crisis care — it’s a safe space: Season of Sharing 2024
The century-old Portland nonprofit offers short-term inpatient mental health care for youth.
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It’s not just the nine-acre timber roof, the spacious floor plan or the actual living trees that are new. PDX also welcomed 20 new retail and dining options, including wood-fired pizza, scratch-made pasta, hand-crafted leather goods and a bar with nearly 100 taps of Oregon beer, cider and wine.
New PDX dining and shopping options open just in time for holiday travel
All the best new places to eat and shop at PDX.
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Our annual Season of Sharing fundraising campaign helps Oregon nonprofits improve people's lives. @oregonian.bsky.social kicks things off with the Portland Literacy Council, helping adults without high school diplomas.
Portland Literacy Council opens a new chapter for adults without a high school diploma: Season of Sharing 2024
The nonprofit’s GED voucher program helps adults working toward a General Educational Development certification cover the fees required to take GED tests.
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Hello, hello … hoping things are better over here than that other place.