Popcorn Shorts
Cool stuff that’s too small for a big article
Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the kind of things we think are really interesting, but don’t really need a large article to explain them. From the sublime to the ridiculous, check in here for crunchy bits of info you’ll love to munch. By the way, much (but not necessarily all) of our delicious Popcorn comes from articles we’ve posted on our Facebook page. If you’re on Facebook, please stop by and “Like” us and we’ll keep a fairly-constant-but-not-frequent-enough-to-be-annoying stream of these coming to your virtual door!
How they did Summer Vacation ‘back in the day’
We’re at Peak Summer Vacation right now, so everyone’s either out on vacation, getting ready to go on one, or nursing the sunburn from their last one. We all know half the fun of a vacation is telling other people what you did, so to get you ready for social-sharing, here’s a look at some postcards other folks sent on their journies through the America of decades ago. Charming, innocent, jaw-dropping, and horrifying, there’s something here for everyone. (We found these cards on Messy Nessy Chic, but they are part of the original collection on Cardboard America. Find some time to check out either one on YOUR vacation! …read more
How’s your BS meter? Try the Cambridge Misinformation Susceptibility Test
It’s another chance for you to go up against the Dwyer Guinea Pig… how susceptible to mis-information are you? Take this test from the University of Cambridge to find out. Our Guinea Pig got 18/20, better than 81% of the actual humans out there. Try it! (To be fair, it was confusing deciding between which headlines were about real news, and which headlines were real or not. But we still got 18/20. Just sayin’. Read more…
Tour this Southwest Portland architectural treasure
from OregonLive.com- “Saul Zaik died in 2020 at the age of 93, but the architect’s legacy in Oregon will live on for a long time in the handsome midcentury houses he designed with a strong connection to the outdoors. Perhaps the most famous of these is the octagonal house built in 1970 that sits on a ship’s mast salvaged from the USS O’Hara, a WWII naval ship. The unusual house, in Portland’s Southwest hills, was commissioned by shipyard magnate Arnold Zidell. The 2,389-square-foot house with two bedrooms and two bathrooms is listed at $1,100,000…” UPDATE: It’s sold! Get the latest here. Read more…
Portland’s Homeless Housing Experiment Gets Under Way
From OPB- “By the end of the month, Portland intends to open the first of six planned large outdoor homeless shelters. On Monday, [Jul 24] local politicians met at the Clinton Triangle Temporary Alternative Shelter Site, located at Southeast Gideon Street and Southeast 13th Avenue, to preview the new shelter… The city’s largest homeless shelter will hold 140 sleeping pods to accommodate an estimated 200 Portlanders experiencing homelessness. “They want us to prove that we can make it work,” Wheeler said. “I am 100% confident that we will…” Read more…
