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Astrology 101: How To Spot Each Sign … In “Portlandia”

Winona Dimeo-Ediger & Katelyn KollinzasMarch 1, 2013 //
Portland Is Weird
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Astro 101: '90s Love Song
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Astro 101: Pickup Lines
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Whether you live in Portland or have seen a few “Portlandia” sketches, you know this city marches to the beat of its own naked bongo drummer. As two lifelong Portlanders, we thought it would be fun to imagine where all the astrological signs fit into the culture of “Portlandia.” Is your sign tasting gourmet coffees or playing the didgeridoo or competing on an anarchist bocce ball team? Read on to find out! Keep reading »

“Portlandia” Is Back And More Yoga-Tastic Than Ever

Julie GersteinNovember 9, 2012 //
Portlandia: DJ Night
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Portlandia Season 2!
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All About "Portlandia"
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Namaste!

Namaste, bitches! The third season of “Portlandia” is back, and they’ve released the first clip! In it, Carrie and Fred play yoga students on a major, uh, journey. The new season features Chloe Sevigny as Fred and Carrie’s new roommate, along with the same old group of misfits and weird mayors (Kyle MacLachlan, natch). IFC is also planning a “Portlandia” holiday special, to air on December 15. That’ll tide you over until the new season begins on Friday, January 4. We’ll be watching. [NYMag.com]

10 Things About Portland That Are Actually, Genuinely, Non-Ironically Weird

Winona Dimeo-EdigerApril 11, 2012 //
Portland Vs. Brooklyn
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Portlandia: DJ Night
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All About Portlandia
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If you’ve seen “Portlandia,” you know that Portland is a weird city. If you live here, you know that people spend a lot of time, money, and energy to maintain that weirdness. The guy wearing a Santa suit and riding a unicycle around the farmer’s market, for example, he’s trying really hard. I’ve lived in Portland my whole life, and I’ve always found the forced weirdness kind of annoying, because really, there are quite a few things about Portland that are just legitimately, truly, genuinely, non-ironically weird. Here are 10 examples… Keep reading »

The Dream Of The 1890s Is Alive In Portland

Julie GersteinFebruary 7, 2012 //
Portland vs. Brooklyn
A Venn diagram examines Brooklyn vs. Portland. Read More »
Portlandia: DJ Night
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All About "Portlandia"
Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen get their own show. Read More »
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The new season of “Portlandia” is just as funny as the first — if not more. In season one, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein noted that Portland is just a little bit stuck in the 1990s. But this season, the pair make fun of Portland’s obsession with locavore and artisanal culture, which is exactly like life in the 1890s. “Remember when belts didn’t exist yet? Everyone wore suspenders,” says Fred. “People used to carve their own ice cubes?” And now, thanks to Portland, they’re carving their own ice cubes again. [Eater]

Venn Diagram: Portland Vs. Brooklyn

Julie GersteinJanuary 24, 2012 //
All About "Portlandia"
Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen get their own show. Read More »

There’s been a heck of a lot of talk about Portland lately, what with the Fred Armisen/Carrie Brownstein show “Portlandia,” all about how the city stuck in the ’90s with its progressive politics and its locavore restaurants and its whole DIY artisinal cheese vibe. Watching “Portlandia” was a little headsmackingly close to home for me, though, because I live in Brooklyn. And not just any part of Brooklyn — Greenpoint, which is the Polish neighborhood directly to the north of Hipster Ground Zero, Williamsburg. Since Winona lives in Portland, we decided to compare and contrast our two fair cities — after all,”Portlandia” spawned an awful Brooklyn parody called Brokelandia (don’t watch it, it’s truly appalling). The verdict? Well, we’ve got Maggie Gyllenhaal. How you like us now?

Even Carrie Brownstein Wants to Make Out With Ryan Gosling

Julie GersteinJanuary 6, 2012 //
Portlandia Season 2!
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Portlandia: DJ Night
A clip from the new season of "Portlandia." Watch »
All About "Portlandia"
Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen get their own show. Read More »

“Well, I mean sometimes when I watch a Ryan Gosling movie … but it’s so sad to say because the line to make out with Ryan Gosling is so long. I’m probably at the back of it. But he’s always on that list. Almost anyone on ‘Game of Thrones’ that is an adult. Any adult or human in “Game of Thrones” would be fair game. Oh, and Melanie Laurent, I think she’s gorgeous. So yeah, Ryan Gosling, the adult cast of ‘Game of Thrones,’ and Melanie Laurent.”

–”Portlandia” writer and star Carrie Brownstein on who she’d like to make out with. Amelia, you have some competition. [I started that line and she is behind me, dammit. -- Editor] [XOJane]

How Carrie Brownstein Chooses Which Hipsters To Mock On “Portlandia”

Jessica WakemanJanuary 4, 2012 //
Portlandia Season 2!
Check out an episode from the new season! Watch »
Portlandia: DJ Night
A clip from the new season of "Portlandia." Watch »
All About "Portlandia"
Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen get their own show. Read More »
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“I guess that [the things "Portlandia" makes fun of] are ridiculous, but at the same time they’re things that I embrace — it’s a set of behaviors and an ideology that I enact, and that I think many of us sort of perform or follow. But then, at the same time, as you’re doing it, I think there is an awareness sometimes that probably somewhere, for someone else, there is a bigger battle than, you know, making sure that your fresh pasta is local, or whether or not the ingredients are organic. Keep reading »

“Portlandia” Is Back With An Early Look At An Episode From Season 2!

Amelia McDonell-ParryJanuary 3, 2012 //
Portlandia: DJ Night
A clip from the new season of "Portlandia." Watch »
All About "Portlandia"
Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen get their own show. Read More »
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Super awesome news, kids! “Portlandia” returns to IFC for its second season this Friday, but if that sounds like too long to wait for your favorite hipster satire, no worries! The second episode from this coming season is available early on the show’s Facebook page — and above. This episode — titled “One Moore Episode” — is chock full of awesome: “Battlestar Galactica”! Artisan knots! Backyard fire pits! Guest appearances by Eddie Vedder, Jeff Goldblum, and Edward James Olmos! Shit. I need more. Please post just one more episode, Carrie and Fred? I need it. Just one more. [Facebook: Portlandia]

Portlandia: “Come To My Zombie DJ Night, Guys!”

Julie GersteinDecember 15, 2011 //
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The new season of “Portlandia” starts up in January, but we’ve got a sneak peek, with this hilarious clip about a dystopian not-too-distant-future where everybody is a DJ. Sounds just like Philadelphia. [IFC]

A First Look At Fred Armisen And Carrie Brownstein’s “Portlandia”

Jessica WakemanDecember 19, 2010 //

I know what I’ll be doing Friday, January 21, 2011, at 10:30 p.m. EST: watching “Portlandia,” duh. “Saturday Night Live”‘s Fred Armisen and Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein will star in this IFC sitcom mocking the too-PC-for-their-own-good residents of Portland, Oregon. Of course, it’s not actual Portlanders who are being made fun of, but the types of people who dumpster-dive for fruit (ew) and “put birds on things.” [YouTube via IFC] Keep reading »