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Kristi Turnquist

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I write about TV, pop culture and assorted what-have-you for The Oregonian newspaper @Oregonian; and https://teapawt.org/t.co/62V0K3WZVp

 Portland, Oregon
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Joined August 2007
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Portland art exhibits spotlight LGBTQ+ creators at ‘a critical, vulnerable time’ oregonlive.com/entertainment…
Portland art exhibits spotlight LGBTQ+ creators at ‘a critical, vulnerable time’

Portland art exhibits spotlight LGBTQ+ creators at ‘a critical, vulnerable time’

The Multnomah Arts Center is displaying two exhibits, "Shift Work: Queer Artists Navigating Tectonic Times" and "Holding Our Own: Work By LGBTQIA2S+ Ceramic Artists & Potters."

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‘Jeopardy’: One Portlander loses, but another Rose City player competes Thursday oregonlive.com/entertainment…
‘Jeopardy’: One Portlander loses, but another Rose City player competes Thursday

‘Jeopardy’: One Portlander loses, but another Rose City player competes Thursday

It's been Portland week on "Jeopardy!" with one local winning three games, and another Rose City player set to compete in the episode airing Thursday.

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‘Jeopardy’: Portland player is ‘heating up,’ tries for a fourth win tonight oregonlive.com/entertainment…
‘Jeopardy’: Portland player is ‘heating up,’ tries for a fourth win tonight

‘Jeopardy’: Portland player is ‘heating up,’ tries for a fourth win tonight

Mike Dawson, of Portland, will try for a fourth victory on the episode of "Jeopardy!" that airs Wednesday.

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Actor who excelled at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and in such TV hits as ‘L.A. Law,’ dies oregonlive.com/entertainment…

Actor who excelled at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and in such TV hits as ‘L.A. Law,’ dies

Denis Arndt, whose career included roles at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Tony-nominated work on Broadway and roles in such TV hits as "L.A. Law," died at his home in Ashland.

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‘Jeopardy’: Portlander will try to keep winning streak going in tonight’s episode oregonlive.com/entertainment…

‘Jeopardy’: Portlander will try to keep winning streak going in tonight’s episode

Mike Dawson, a technology manager from Portland, will try for a third win in the "Jeopardy!" episode that airs Tuesday.

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‘Goonies’ stars on upcoming sequel, and why ‘it has every chance to be spectacular’ oregonlive.com/entertainment…
‘Goonies’ stars on upcoming sequel and why ‘it has every chance to be spectacular’

‘Goonies’ stars on upcoming sequel and why ‘it has every chance to be spectacular’

Some of the original stars of "The Goonies" appeared on the "Today" show to talk about the movie's enduring appeal and whether they're involved in the sequel.

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Portlander returns to ‘Jeopardy’ tonight; will he win again? oregonlive.com/entertainment…

Portlander returns to ‘Jeopardy’ tonight; will he win again?

Mike Dawson, a technology manager from Portland, was the winner of the "Jeopardy!" episode that aired Friday, so he returns to compete in the episode that airs Monday, April 7.

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NBC’s ‘The Americas’ episode about the West Coast pretty much skips over Oregon oregonlive.com/entertainment…
NBC’s ‘The Americas’ episode about the West Coast pretty much skips over Oregon

NBC’s ‘The Americas’ episode about the West Coast pretty much skips over Oregon

You'd think an episode of the nature documentary series narrated by Tom Hanks would include some moments from Oregon in an episode titled "The West Coast," but think again.

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Portlander to compete on ‘Jeopardy’ Friday oregonlive.com/entertainment…
Portlander to compete on ‘Jeopardy’ Friday

Portlander to compete on ‘Jeopardy’ Friday

A technology manager from Portland is among the players competing on the episode of "Jeopardy!" that airs Friday.

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Portland comedy club adds a second showroom for up-and-coming comedians oregonlive.com/entertainment…
Portland comedy club adds a second showroom for up-and-coming comedians

Portland comedy club adds a second showroom for up-and-coming comedians

The Portland location of Helium Comedy Club has opened a second showroom, The Neon Room, which has, as the announcement says, a more "intimate" feel.

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‘Oregon Field Guide’ special explores aftermath of Klamath River dam removal project oregonlive.com/entertainment…
‘Oregon Field Guide’ special explores aftermath of Klamath River dam removal project

‘Oregon Field Guide’ special explores aftermath of Klamath River dam removal project

The OPB documentary looks at life in the aftermath of the largest dam removal project in U.S. history, which allowed the Klamath River to flow free for hundreds of miles.

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Fox gives ‘The Simpsons’ ‘unprecedented’ renewal deal oregonlive.com/entertainment…
Fox gives ‘The Simpsons’ ‘unprecedented’ renewal deal

Fox gives ‘The Simpsons’ ‘unprecedented’ renewal deal

Fox Entertainment announces "unprecedented" four-year renewal deals for animated hits "The Simpsons," Family Guy" and "Bob's Burgers."

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‘OLCC Confidential’ play takes film noir parody approach to ‘Bourbon-gate’ oregonlive.com/entertainment…
‘OLCC Confidential’ play takes film noir parody approach to ‘Bourbon-gate’

‘OLCC Confidential’ play takes film noir parody approach to ‘Bourbon-gate’

Playwright Michael Schein says "OLCC Confidential" was inspired by scandals involving OLCC managers using their positions to acquire high-end bourbons, but the work is "completely fiction."

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Portland’s Gregory Gourdet cooks on ‘Top Chef’ spinoff, reveals he was named after a TV anchor oregonlive.com/entertainment…
Portland’s Gregory Gourdet cooks on ‘Top Chef’ spinoff, reveals he was named after a TV anchor

Portland’s Gregory Gourdet cooks on ‘Top Chef’ spinoff, reveals he was named after a TV anchor

Portland celebrity chef Gregory Gourdet returned to "The Dish With Kish," a "Top Chef" digital companion show hosted by Kristen Kish.

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Filmmaker’s documentary on the Oregon coast is about ‘healing with my brothers’ oregonlive.com/entertainment…

Filmmaker’s documentary on the Oregon coast is about ‘healing with my brothers’

Portland filmmaker Devin Boss' documentary, "What We Lost Along the Way," addresses the complicated relationship Black people have with nature and the experience of "healing with my brothers."

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Watch: Extreme kayaker plunges down nearly 100-foot Oregon waterfall oregonlive.com/entertainment…
Watch: Extreme kayaker plunges down nearly 100-foot Oregon waterfall

Watch: Extreme kayaker plunges down nearly 100-foot Oregon waterfall

Zack Mutton, an 'extreme' kayaking champ from New Zealand, made a daring plunge down a nearly 100-foot waterfall in Oregon.

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Two Oregon polyamorous couples, who live together with their kids, star in new TLC show, ‘Polyfamily’ oregonlive.com/entertainment…
2 Oregon polyamorous couples, who live together with their kids, star in new TLC show, ‘Polyfamily’

2 Oregon polyamorous couples, who live together with their kids, star in new TLC show, ‘Polyfamily’

The new TLC reality show, ‘Polyfamily,’ features two Oregon couples who live together with their childen, and the husbands 'date' the other spouses.

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Former Portlander and ‘Ghost Adventures’ star’s wife’s alleged murder-for-hire plot oregonlive.com/entertainment…
Former Portlander and ‘Ghost Adventures’ star’s wife’s alleged murder-for-hire plot

Former Portlander and ‘Ghost Adventures’ star’s wife’s alleged murder-for-hire plot

The wife of Aaron Goodwin, the former Portlander who's a star of "Ghost Adventures," has been arrested amid allegations she plotted to have her husband killed.

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Artist Michael Brophy explores the haunting legacy of the Hanford nuclear site oregonlive.com/entertainment…
Artist Michael Brophy explores the haunting legacy of the Hanford nuclear site

Artist Michael Brophy explores the haunting legacy of the Hanford nuclear site

Michael Brophy’s exhibit, "Reach: The Hanford Series," is on display at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon.

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‘The Simpsons’ is now streaming 24 hours a day, 7 days a week oregonlive.com/entertainment…
‘The Simpsons’ is now streaming 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

‘The Simpsons’ is now streaming 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Disney Plus has added a new 24/7 always-on stream for episodes of the long-running animated series, "The Simpsons."

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