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Maria

January 2012

5 posts

December 2011

8 posts

"Did you read, uh, that 'Portlandia' piece in the... →

patrickcassels: Okay, recommending a New Yorker article is itself something the citizens of “Portlandia” would do, but if you’re a fan of the show (as I am) it’s a great read. Here’s one of the best parts: Brownstein likes to say that “Portlandia” is an affectionate portrait of the city where she has lived for the past decade. The warmth is not in the writing, which leans toward the acerbic, but...

November 2011

10 posts

October 2011

11 posts

“Cut to 1989: Portland was cheap. I was a high school social studies teacher...”

– Oregon writer Matt Love on Powells.com, in the essay “Nevermind” 20 Years Later: My Liner Notes

“A few weeks ago, I visited Jobs for the last time in his Palo Alto, Calif.,...”

– Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs, the authorized biography

“It’s not as depressing at night. You can’t see the clouds.”

– Unintentionally emo statement about Portland fall/winter weather. (via dalasverdugo) PORTLAND.

September 2011

10 posts

August 2011

22 posts