Defamation suits against journalists are becoming a common feature of the Malaysian scene.

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Joe Macca's "Two-Man Show" at Marylhurst University's "Art Gym, " on the other hand, is an example of a less felicitous side of Portland's art scene, common to mid-size art worlds: a schizophrenia in which participants want to both play the art game as it's contested in New York or Miami and thumb their noses at it at the same time.

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On Tuesday night, the local bar scene had more in common with a typical Saturday night than any average weekday.

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In the collegiate scene, we're able to deal with that pretty effectively because we have a common set of athletes running in certain positions on the relay.

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