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Sam Adams Should Step Down

by FlexRex

Sam Adams, you are a big fraud and it is time for you to step down.

01.20.2009 See the rest → 20 comments

New Year’s Resolutions for PDX

by FlexRex

We’re all part of the City right? As such, I’d like to offer up the following resolutions that would make my world suck less.

12.31.2008 See the rest → 3 comments

The Auteur: Could be the Funniest Movie Ever

by FlexRex

Go see The Auteur! The belly laughs will be yours. From the opening shot where they drive over the Fremont Bridge to a stoner trip to Beaverton, no movie has captured PDX quite this way before.

12.06.2008 See the rest → 1 comment

Got Parking Tickets? Sell Your Car and its Karma

by FlexRex

Apparently, the fact that you didn’t own the vehicle at the time of the ticket doesn’t matter. He says some new law is leaving him on the hook.

11.06.2008 See the rest → 1 comment

Barack Baby Boom

by FlexRex

It was amazing to see all the PDX celebrations on the tube last night. And as I was watching, I saw something in people’s eyes–maybe it was just renewed hope for the future, but I think there was something more.
Blame it on HDTV, but you couldn’t miss the glint in those eyes. Mark your calendars, [...]

11.05.2008 See the rest → 2 comments

Film Review: On the Wing – Swifts Astonish PDX

by FlexRex

On The Wing tells the story of Vaux ’s swifts that have taken up residence in the chimney of Northwest Portland’s Chapman Elementary School. Since the early 1990’s, the event has become a cult phenomenon in Portland, drawing hundreds and thousands of people nightly to watch the amazing display. On The Wing captures the community, energy and excitement of the entire Swifts phenomenon.

10.05.2008 See the rest →

Meditator Mashup coming to PDX

by FlexRex

What I’m calling the Meditator Mashup happens at the Doubletree by the Convention Center on October 10-12. It’s a first-time conference that brings together thought leaders from Christian and Buddhist meditation practices. So it’s not a dogma thing, OK?

09.30.2008 See the rest →
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