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REVIEW: THE STUD BOOK BY MONICA DRAKE

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Monica Drake’s first novel, Clown Girl, has been optioned for film by Kristen Wiig. When that flick gets made even your long dead grandmother will know who Monica Drake is.
And who she is, as evidenced by her new novel The Stud Book, is an author who knows how to craft a sharp satire that’s riddled with unexpectedly poignant moments. Continue reading

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You know how Portland’s thing (besides Powell Books and Voodoo Donuts) is all about keeping it weird? Continue reading

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THANKSGIVING WITH THANKSGIVING: PART ONE

 

The writer of this piece, with Adrian Orange, of the band Thanksgiving

I am going to say write off the bat that this review of latest release from Thanksgiving  is marred with all types of “lack of journalistic objectivity”: I am currently dating Adrian Orange (of Thanksgiving) and right now, we’re kind of in a stupid fight, I think. But as the sassy-n-brassy writer than I am, I cannot let these factors deter me from completing this assignment. Continue reading

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BIG DIGITS TOUR DIARY: DAY 3

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I’m the only one that watched Portlandia so nobody gets any of my jokes. Continue reading