Author Archives: Julianne

Terrence Scott, aka Jus Family Records mastermind / numero uno everything Cool Nutz, is running for Northeast Portland (even though he is already The Mayor). If I still lived there, I would definitely write him in.

Chris has allowed me to borrow Forever Freestyle, a two-disc compilation of freestyle classics and, by his account, “the only comp I ever felt compelled to purchase off a television commercial.” Made by the same company that perhaps erroneously titled … Continue reading →

Maybe if this asshole’s dad hadn’t set up that human-rights/economy-decimating NAFTA crap so many people wouldn’t be trying to leave their country –their home, their families — to earn a living wage? Okay, that’s only one aspect of a complex … Continue reading →

I am presently enjoying Tag Team’s “get nasty,” a song about dance-freaking with a dirty live bassline and, possibly, a beeper sample (1993 we are loving you). While Tag Team are no A-Town Players, they have been underrated since “Whoomp … Continue reading →

Need advice on effective mouse traps. Don’t say “get a cat” — we had one before and, as previously reported, it escaped our apparently oppressive regime. Would like an effective trap that does not involve touching or looking at said … Continue reading →

here are some pics from VMA interview day, back in August, wherein Piotr and I interviewed 48 people in six hours — including two cast members of Fashion House, which had not yet aired, so our questions were like, “Uh, … Continue reading →

This may have some impact.

Because I remember 4th quarter 2005 better than I’d like, it’s time to bring back the “spam as random-language generator” meme with some choice cuts from the inbox. Today I received spam from “Daphne Butts,” subject line “He is clarity”; … Continue reading →

We love you Frankie, we’ll miss you.

I discovered my winter wrap today at the flea market in the school playground in Park Slope, a black and white vintage swing coat in Shepherd’s Tartan, with three big black buttons the size of tea saucers. I also purchased … Continue reading →