When I first visited the Isle of Portland, I remember seeing signs saying ‘Keep Portland Weird’. I liked that. Weird is good. But ‘Keep Portland Weird’ was actually co-opted by the locals, as the phrase originated in that other Portland, the one in Oregon, USA (it’s a great place, I’ve been, definitely one of the best cities in the USA, although what constitutes weird in the USA these days is almost impossible to define, given the whole country is so fucked up). This Portland
