Portlandia: A Guide for Visitors

I received an advance copy of Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein's book Portlandia: A Guide for Visitors, and it's just as funny as the terrific TV series on IFC. Above, a trailer for the book. The book includes a bound-in zine published by the women's collective bookstore frequently featured on the show, which reminded me of the fun stuff that National Lampoon used to do.

Thinking of visiting Portlandia? Discover all that this magical, dreamy city has to offer with PORTLANDIA: A Guide for Visitors. Inside you'll find:

A comprehensive guide to all restaurants and food carts, including extensive use of symbols to signify Vegan, Freegan, Sea-gan, Wheelchair-Accessible, Skateboard-Accessible, Segway-Accessible, Clothing Optional, Polyamorous, LGBTQ, Dog-Friendly (No cats), Cat-Friendly (No dogs or mice) Mouse-Friendly (No cats or elephants), For Dogs (only), Regionally-Sourced Food, Regionally-Sourced Waitstaff, and House-Sourced Food (Born/dies on plate).
A guide for dogs and dog owners, including a detailed map of the numerous dog parks the city has to offer. Very numerous and passionately maintained.

An up-to-date guide to shopping, schools, and entertainment.

A city activities guide for older adults who are stuck in perpetual early twentysomething-dom.

A guide for getting around, either by foot, or by bicycle, the official car of Portlandia. Featured also are the 9 official bicycle rules of the road, drawn up by Spyke and his bike comrades. Not to be ignored!

*Please note, and point out to your best friend, that this book is printed on 130% recycled paper in a peanut-free, smoke-free plant by local workers in a friendly and fair environment, free of sudden noises and unnatural light.

Mark Frauenfelder is the founder of Boing Boing and the editor-in-chief of MAKE and Cool Tools. Twitter: @frauenfelder. Come and hear Mark speak at the ALA conference in Chicago on July 1.

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franko

sure, sure – make it so funny that it excludes the breathe-while-laughing challenged!
http://www.facebook.com/postelwait Cameron Postelwait

yeah but can you put a bird on it?
http://www.youtube.com/user/Freethinkersanon Christopher

I would read it but I need to watch another episode of Battlestar Galactica.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefan_e_jones/ Stefan Jones

Does it have a map with Unipiper sightings?
- trackofalljades
  
  That’s Unipiper VADER. ;)
http://www.markcrummett.com crummett

A book? Eww, how analog.
Mary Pierce

Excuse me, but shouldn’t the link at the end be an opportunity to buy the book from Powell’s? I mean, Amazon? Really?