Category: Culture

Simone Giertz Burn Brian

Badass Builder Girl Simone Giertz Discusses Her Plans to Burn Brian the Brain Tumor

I’m not sure I knew of Badass Builder Girl Simone Giertz until this week, but BoingBoing shared a powerful video Tuesday and mentioned that her meningioma, Brian, decided to keep growing after her 2018 brain surgery last May. Most of...

/ February 1, 2019
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Librarian Builds Little Free Library Inside a Tree Stump

When I launched Portland Wild last fall as a map driven guide to Portland’s urban wilderness, a number of people asked me why I included public street art, the city’s heritage trees and Little Free Libraries. I don’t think I’d...

/ January 22, 2019
Mary Oliver - RIP

Mary Oliver — Rest in Peace

Eric Holthaus reminding us of Wild Geese by Mary Oliver

/ January 22, 2019
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Announcing Portland Wild – your guide to the wildness of the urban landscape

Introducing Portland Wild I’m excited to share PortlandWild.com with you, a new visual guide to Portland’s public art murals, its Heritage Trees and Little Free Libraries: The Inspiration During my time in Portland, I’ve been amazed by its beautiful trees....

/ October 21, 2018
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An Update on the Distribution of Men and Women Dating in Seattle

Research says Seattle has the most unfavorable dating climate for men, with as many as two men for every woman in some dating segments.

/ August 10, 2018

The Wonderful Audain Art Museum in Whistler, B.C.

The architecture and art within the Audain Art Museum makes a wonderfully worthy visit to Whistler.

/ April 8, 2018

Cutoff Scene from Girls

I've added a clip from Girls of the fight between Jessa and Hannah spawned by the latter's unexplained cutoff. Hope you'll check it out: “You can’t just erase people. You can’t just erase me.” 

/ January 5, 2018