March 2001 back to Archives home March 7 | March 14 | March 21 Volume 27, issue 20, March 21, 2000 NEWS COVER STORY Monkey in the Middle Salem's Lot HB3277: Developers say it's a way to pay for overcrowded schools. Critics say it's a windfall for wealthy suburbs. Shaky Ground Seven places you don't want to be when the Big One hits. Including a downloadable spreadsheet of Portlands 1800(!) shakiest structures Q&A Thomas Bruner is raising hell (and some serious cash) at the Cascade AIDS Project Rogue of the Week Buzz Murmurs Scoreboard Letters MUSIC Cuckoo for Canucks Who is this Nardwuar person? Good Sam At 77, free-jazz pioneer Sam Rivers remains an elemental force. Sonic Reducer Yes we have record reviews From the Music Desk Cheb I Sabbah SCREEN Big in Japan Cynical and nihilistic, Kinji Fukasaku's films are huge in Japan, but barely known in the United States. DISH COSA NOSTRA The Pearl's new Piazza Italia isn't the place to go for fancy dishes, but it's perfect for simple pasta, antipasti and, most of all, family. Drink Getting all dark and noirish on yr ass. Miss Dish Sweet on Andrew Sugar and Lush WORDS Bibliofiles Short & sweet book reviews Hearts and Times Bart Schneider's new novel discovers love in a time of culture war. Are You Game? Artist Jill Odegaard creates her own game of life. PERFORMANCE I, Swan Two productions share a word in common, but little else: Miranda July vs. Lorraine Bahr. Force of Habits Soprano Ann Panagulias dons the role of Blanche de la Force in Portland Opera's production of Francis Poulenc's 20th-century dramatic chiller. Queer Window Gina Velour's inner fag. Dress Be a Teenager (or just look like one)!   Volume 27, issue 19, March14, 2000 NEWS The Pope in Your Bedpan A legal battle on the Oregon Coast could foreshadow fights over Bush's faith-based initiatives plan. Salem's Lot What those bloodsucking legislators are up to in the capital. Cover Story The Agony and the Ecstacy: After a second death the Portland rave scene questions its future Q&A Bev Stein says she's not too urban (or too boring) to be governor. Buzz Rogue of the Week OK, construction projects have left downtown traffic a mess. So, let's close a bridge! Murmurs Scoreboard Letters MUSIC Ghosts on Every Corner If lifelong Portlander Sean Croghan is haunted by all the memories he's accumulated here, his songs are seances that bring the dead back to life. Sonic Reducer A battalion of record reviews. From the Music Desk The Feds, Napster and You! SCREEN Dissin' DeNiro Whatever happened to the brilliant star of such films as Raging Bull and Taxi Driver? Rohmer Holiday The Northwest Film Center revisits France's master of contemplative romance. DISH Drink Guinness is good for you. (OK, a little fattening, but otherwise good for you.) Miss Dish La Buca--the saga continues. Johnny B.'s The new buzz on blue-collar food is coming from Johnny B.'s on Hawthorne. WORDS Bibliofiles Short & sweet book reviews Talking Books A mind is a terrible thing to waste in traffic--so an audiobook emporium hopes to make modern misery more literary. PERFORMANCE Strange Fruit Fear No Music composer-in-residence Joe Waters bids farewell to Portland with a mischievous score to filmmaker Matt Smith's tree-of-life fable, Bob. Queer Window Come out, come out, wherever you are. Dress The Illustrated Man: boys in make-up   Volume 27, issue 18, March 7, 2000 NEWS Cover Story Capitol Letters Salem A to Z Frequent Fliers A new study shows that a small number of frequent arrestees are clogging up jails. Rather than get tough, Sheriff Dan Noelle wants to get help. Urban Pulse Return to Dignity The truth behind one of Portland's most prominent street denizens. Sports Busted Wide Open: A new promoter has set up shop in Portland and is delivering old-school rasslin' a chair shot to the head. Buzz Betting on Baseball: Paul Allen's plan to bring in major-league baseball is such a secret, even he might not know about it! and much much more. Q&A Josh Harper: The "terrorist" next door Rogue of the Week Murmurs Scoreboard Letters MUSIC Boycrazy Portland's pop darlings show all the lovebirds out in Lovebird Land how to make kissy-face. Record Reviews Boycrazy, Red House Painters From the Music Desk Whither NXNW? We have a few suggestions. SCREEN I'll Show You Mine... Three documentaries by local filmmakers--including someone we all know and love. DISH Drink Beer and rain: two things Ireland and the Pacific Northwest have in common. Miss Dish Well, isn't that special? Dish Red Electric Cafe This train is bound for your belly. WORDS Bibliofiles Short & sweet book reviews Words Poet and fight cornerman Tom Smario unearths beauty in boxing's bloody heart. PERFORMANCE To Hell with the Classics Stark Raving reminds audiences that reading plays quietly at home can be more satisfying than a visit to an actual theater. Queer Window Some of My Best Friends: It's no Will & Grace. Dress Techno-fashion fever--catch it! VISUAL ARTS Catching Some Rays Erika Blumenfeld is not a photographer. Call her a light-recorder....