Pacific Northwest
The People Who Wouldn’t Mind if the Pacific Northwest Were Its Own Country
Last weekend I went to Cascadia Rainingman Festival to talked to Pacific Northwesterners who dream of a utopia based on environmentalism, renewable energy, and rejecting the influence of the rest of America.
Transporting Oil by Rail Is a Crude Gamble
Oil trains charging through North America are derailing and exploding—resulting in severe environmental damage and human casualties.
People Are Getting Busted for Growing 'Legal' Weed in Washington
Larry Harvey, 70, and his family, got felony trafficking charges for growing pot on their property, despite having medical marijuana papers.
Portland’s Iconic Old Town Chinatown Is Overflowing with Human Shit
Everybody poops, but not everybody has a private place to slink away and drop a deuce, so the human shit piles up in alleyways, under bridges, and in public parks.
High on Hot Chlorophyll
Almost all of what's labelled wasabi is a cheap, pre-mixed concoction of green food coloring, horseradish, and Japanese hot mustard. Real wasabi, a.k.a <i>wasabia japonica</i>, is harder to get than high-quality heroin—but food dealer...
Not Your Mom's Placenta
This week, our food expert Ian Purkayastha is dropping encyclopedic knowledge about the kind of placenta harvested straight from the briny bellies of trout and salmon mommies.
From Death Row to Dealing (Legal) Mushrooms
I know a guy who's got a line on some matsutakes that will make your head spin. His name's Joe Daughtery, and he has earned his throne atop the wild mushroom game.
Forget Sunshine
The new hot spot where all the cool kids go to do keg stands on stacks of cock rings is the MOTHAFUCKIN’ PACIFIC NORTHWEST! And to prove it, we enlisted Pacific Northwest bands Pony Time, the Thermals, Tacocat, and Parenthetical Girls to share pictures...