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1) Powell’s Indiespensable Subscription Every six weeks, members of Powell’s subscription book service open their mail to discover the prettiest package a book lover could imagine—a signed first edition of a big-deal book like Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom or Karen Thompson Walker’s The Age of Miracles, for example, or an exciting smallpress title like Leni Zumas’ The Listeners.
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made by San Francisco outfitter juleselin—is literally—LITERALLY—the perfect skirt. (I am using words correctly.) A versatile basic that hits just above the knee, it’s both flattering and comfortable, and the bamboo/ cotton blend is stretchy and soft. I’ve already got it in green and black—I just need it in blue or gray (or both!) and I’ll never need to wear pants again. (All the better to show off my new legwarmers, made from recycled old-man sweaters—yes, also purchased at Radish. I HAVE A PROBLEM.) Radish Underground, 414 SW 10th, $59
you’re feeling super generous, they also offer all manner of massage and foot soaks, which sounds like the bee’s knees for my blistered and barking dogs. Löyly, 2713 SE 21st, $20 for two hours or $100 six-visit punch card
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Each special-edition volume comes packaged with clever extras, from handcrafted chocolate from Alma to a bonus broadside from a notable author, and the book themselves warrant their own special section on the ol’ bookshelf. powells.com/indiespensable, $39.95 per shipment
2) Fletch Skirt I am not a fancy-boutique kind of a person, yet I desperately covet most of what’s on the rack at the excellent local shop Radish Underground. The owners pick good stuff to sell! Case in point: The Fletch skirt—hand-
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3) Subscription to Portland Center Stage
Portland Center Stage recently stopped offering complimentary review tickets to the Mercury—which means if I’m gonna keep reviewing their shows, I need to get my hands on some tickets! Pony up, and I’ll tell you what I really think about the The Santaland Diaries. Portland Center Stage, pcs.org, $225
4) Pendleton Wool Blanket I’m sick and tired of crappy synthetic blankets that weren’t all that warm to begin with, and are even worse now that all their filling is lumped up all weird on one side. (It is possible that I wash my blankets incorrectly.) A decent wool blanket is definitely in the “things adults should Continued on pg. 21
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