{Because ... Portland}

Devoted to the wonderful, the weird, and the bearded that make Portland, Oregon, a great place to live.

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Instagram’s hidden ASCII filter is out there for anyone who wants to see what their snapshots would have looked like on a 1980s Mac or MS-DOS PC. Here’s how to use it. 

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Happy Birthday David Bowie!

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The 49ers have hired Chip Kelly as their head coach. Richard Sherman be like ...

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Can we put the panic about this week’s “flooding” in Portland into perspective? It doesn’t even come close to the epic historical floods that have hit Oregon in the past. Go to The Oregonian to check out oodles of vintage flood photos. 

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St. John’s bridge

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Love this.

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Joseph Rose: 501st Legion turns 'Star Wars' bad guys into force for good (video)

Portland's garrison of the costumed 501st Legion turns bad guys into a force for good.

When geeks do good.

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A little something for you to try during the TirMet commute tonight -- on your smartphone, not in real life. 

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Hilarious!

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Topes, er, Timbers rule!

Woo!

A day after the MLS cup victory, longtime Timbers fans can probably relate to this classic clip from The Simpsons as Portland jumps on the bandwagon. 

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Portland's Monday Morning Commute!

Waterworld.

Wet, wet, wet waterworld.

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'Star Wars' and Portland in 1977: Long lines and Nazi comparisons (photos)

When it opened, the original 'Star Wars' caught critics and crowds off guard. Do you remember standing in line?

Did you stand in line to see the original “Star Wars” in 1977? See if you can find yourself in these groovy photos from a long time ago ...

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#pdx #portland #otter #statue #pioneersquare #xmas #christmas #knitting #scarf #film #35mm #kodak #pentax #bokeh by asyndeton http://bit.ly/1IpfaZ3

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It’s that time of the year for yarn-bombers in downtown Portland. 

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Destroying the Death Star: Was it really worth it?

Welcome to the Subprime Death Star mortgage crisis.

This professor actually calculated the economic ramifications of destroying the Death Star. It’s not pretty. Maybe the Rebels should have just let Darth Vader blow up their base planet.

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Joseph Rose: Remembering Portland's 'Great Light Way' (photos)

As Portlanders complain about new LED streetlights, we explore the warm, incandescent history of light in the city.

This week’s Vintage Oregon column looks at the history of light in Portland. 

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Baby, it's cold outside. In Portland, that means it's time to take out the weird, vintage hand warmers to use while waiting in line at a food cart.

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This.

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For all of the “ALIEN” fans out there. In space, no one can hear you staple!