if you removed all of the homosexuals and homosexual influence from what is generally regarded as american culture, you would pretty much be left with let's make a deal #franlebowitz

the trouble with records is that they're too short #mahaliajackson

Sunday at QDoc... qdocfilmfest.org/full-line-up... shorts! and features all day long

in the three minutes it takes the song to play i'm caught in a magic world of harmony and joy, a truly ecstatic joy, where the aching longing to be somewhere else, out of this city, out of this country, out of this body and out of this life, is kept at bay #christostsiolkas

hot off the desk of chuck schumer (probably)

At Cinema 21, from October 24-26, Portland's QDoc Film Festival offers a full-on smorgasbord of cool/cute messes, heartwarming triumphs, and a rare chance to learn more about the origins of house music.

Plus: Portland's QDoc Film Festival, "Anniversary," "Last Days," and the horror comedy "Queens of the Dead."

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self-deception is sometimes as necessary a tool as a crowbar #mosshart

3 days, 15 films, 21 filmmakers and subjects, a tantalizing live performance and 1 beautiful community! See you at the 17th annual QDoc! Don't miss opening night tonight at Cinema 21 — almost sold out! Tickets: www.cinema21.com/movie/qdoc-b...

a broken heart is not the end of the world 'cause the end of the world is bigger than love #tbt jens lekman | northside festival, williamsburg | june 15, 2012

american champagne 🇺🇸🥂 empire grande reserve advertisement #gourmetmagazine october 1944

nothing is a waste that makes a memory #nedrorem

after was better. before was only there so after could happen. #augustenburroughs

🧵We are proud to partner with QDoc, the only festival in the world devoted specifically to queer documentaries, to bring you a special event this Sunday. More info and tickets: qdocfilmfest.org/night-in-wes... [1/2]

This 1973 essay on how cars have taken over cities remains as relevant as ever. Unlike the vacuum cleaner, radio, or bicycle, which retain their use value when everyone has one, the car, like a villa by the sea, is only useful insofar as the masses don’t have one. unevenearth.org/2018/08/the-...

the word fear was never in my dictionary #clairewaldoff

We’ve received a lot of questions about Trump’s demolition of the White House East Wing. Here’s how the process is supposed to work:

QDoc Queer Documentary Film Festival is back at Cinema 21 all weekend (Friday October 24-Sunday 26) @cinema21-portland.bsky.social Check out this year's lineup and support queer filmmaking:

come from forever, and you will go everywhere #arthurrimbaud

"wilt thy lettuce" illustrated by harry fisk #gourmetmagazine october 1944

we must now learn to draw inspiration from the tangible miracles that surround us #umbertoboccioni

when one man becomes more important than the country he's supposed to be leading, this will always create a problem #martinanavratilova

No kid should ever have to protest or advocate for their friends’ basic humanity. But they’re standing up at No Kings anyway.

The platform exposing exactly how much copyrighted art is used by AI tools

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an era can be said to end when its basic illusions are exhausted #arthurmiller

girls, guns and 🍻 good living rheingold beer advertisement (detail) #gourmetmagazine october 1944

here we are, tongue tied before we collide #tbt the antlers | glasslands gallery, brooklyn | july 30, 2012 #burstapart @theantlers.bsky.social

go without hate, but not without rage. heal the world. #paulmonette

the ability to take pleasure in one's life is a skill and is a kind of intelligence #toddsolondz

On Saturday, the American people will rise up again for a truly historic day of defiance. Make your plan to be part of the biggest day of peaceful protest in modern US history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

the greatest enemy of authority, therefore, is contempt, and the surest way to undermine it is laughter #hannaharendt

The Independent Restaurant Coalition (IRC) is urging Treasury to fix these gaps so that every restaurant worker who earns customer-paid income — whether through tips, service charges, or auto-gratuities — can benefit from this policy. Add your signature:

the world, even the smallest parts of it, is filled with things you don't know #shermanalexie

In a West End town, a dead end world the East End boys and

ultimately you understand there is order in the universe, even if there is no order in your immediate circumstances #janesiberry

happy coming out day to all of the family members who claimed to have no idea

a cemetery saddens us because it is the only place of the world in which we do not meet our dead again #françoismauriac

It's a great day to hit up a farmer's market and #shoplocal! Find the farmer's market closest to you using this ultimate guide to #Portland-area markets.

they tried to bury us they didn't know we were RIBBIT 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸

i never think of myself as wise. i think of myself as possessing a critical intelligence which i intend to allow to operate. #haroldpinter

there's no words to say just how i feel so it’s just yodel-lay-del-lay-del-lay-hi #tbt walter martin | joe’s pub, nyc | may 16, 2014 #walkmen #yeahyeahyeahs #kareno #nickzinner #familyjukebox

have you got a sensitive gourmet around the house and have you tried tantalizing them? m. barrows & co. advertisement (detail) #gourmetmagazine october 1944

a pun, like champagne, loses its sparkle when too long drawn out — its flash is its savor #harriethosmer

this has been my longest day...

by aspiring to join the mainstream rather than figuring out the ways we need to change it, we risk losing our gay and lesbian souls in order to gain the world #urvashivaid

Despite strong objections from Governor Pritzker, Mayor Johnson, and the people of Chicago, the Trump regime is preparing to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago today. If you are in Chicago and need guidance on how to interact with the Guard, here’s a helpful guide: bit.ly/resistancetoolkit