Cat vs. Dog: WHO YA GOT?!? (Oh, And They're Both in Muscle Cars)
This is Holy Fuck's newest song, "Red Lights." Not only does it feature an all-cat band, but also a dog vs. cat muscle car race. (I got five on the Steve McQueen cat!) via [ Subscribe to the comments...
View ArticleSomehow I Missed This Story When It Broke
One of those stories that sounds too good to fact-check—or peer-review: Heterosexual men fellated by gay men have lower prostate and testicular cancer risk, study says But you know what they say: It's...
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TriMet Feel Good Story of the DayTriMet Feel Good Story of the Day
Tipster and Route 4 bus rider Todd Mecklem sends in this moderately heart-warming story from a Sunday afternoon on TriMet: About 2:30 this afternoon an eastbound 4 (Division) Tri-Met bus, already...
View ArticleThe Most Awesome Football Play Ever (Middle-School Edition)
This is one of the most hilarious and inventive middle-school football plays you will ever see—and also the simplest! I can only imagine that the following things happened afterward:1) The quarterback...
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Live Review: Violet at the IFCC. Upside Down Smiley Face.Live Review: Violet...
There are two elements to a theatrical production that I believe to be pretty essential to its success. The first being a well executed exposition. And the other being the ability to hear the words...
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BREAKING: At Last, A Glimpse At Sam Adams' Gun LawsBREAKING: At Last, A...
Mayor Sam Adams and Police Chief Mike Reese, shown at a Q Center forum earlier this year, are preparing to roll out new gun laws for Portland.According to the latest city hall calendar, Mayor Sam...
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It's Happening Tonight!It's Happening Tonight!
DEARLY BELOVED—Will the real Matthew Dear please stand up? Dear, and his slew of aliases, has done everything from stand at the forefront of dance music to create experimental pop songs. A jack and...
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ATTENTION MEN! PDX Seamsters Want You To Man Up.ATTENTION MEN! PDX Seamsters...
Bree Perry, a local seamstress and blogger, is teaching a how to sewing class for men at PDX Seamsters. This four week class is 10 hours total, with each class being two and a half hours long. The...
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Episode #18 of the Mercury Music Hour
Episode number 18 of the Mercury Music Hour is on the air, RIGHT NOW! Music from Luck-One, Benoit Pioulard, Blitzen Trapper, Dear Nora, Final Warning (we're so punk), and plenty more. Stream the show...
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Episode #18 of the Mercury Music Hour
Episode number 18 of the Mercury Music Hour is on the air, RIGHT NOW! Music from Luck-One, Benoit Pioulard, Blitzen Trapper, Dear Nora, Final Warning (we're so punk), and plenty more. Stream the show...
View ArticleTonight in Music: Matthew Dear, Trans Am, Colour Revolt
MATTHEW DEAR, SMALL BLACK, CLASS ACTRESS, YOUNG PRISMS (Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison) In the 10 years since he co-founded the all-important Ghostly International imprint, Matthew Dear has stayed far...
View ArticleHey Mercury Ad Sales Team! WATCH THIS!
Look, Mercury Ad Sales Team! You guys know you're the best in the business—but today I want you to MAKE... THINGS... HAPPEN! And by "THINGS," I mean "AD SALES" and by "MAKE" I mean "FIGHT" and by...
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Oregon Pedestrian Deaths Up 80 PercentOregon Pedestrian Deaths Up 80 Percent
This morning various news organizations across the state reported some alarming news: pedestrian fatalities are up 80 percent this year. Dave Neeson Three pedestrian deaths last week across the state...
View ArticleJustin Timberlake and Mila Kunis: Nude Enough for Ya?
As you know, people who want to have sex with me are subject to an incredibly long wait list—I think I'm booked solid until August 12, 2019—however! Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis have a standing...
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Blu-Ray Review: Toy Story 3Blu-Ray Review: Toy Story 3
To most moviegoers, Pixar can do no wrong: They've been batting 1.000 since the release of the first Toy Story in 1995—or .909 if you count Cars as their lone failure (and if you do, beware: Cars 2...
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Snuggie: The Next GerationSnuggie: The Next Geration
I labeled this "conflict of interest" because, to quote R. Kelly's Bump And Grind, "My mind's telling me 'no,' but my body, my body's telling me 'yes'!" I mean seriously, how comfortable do these...
View ArticleIn Bookstores Tomorrow: George W. Bush's Book, a Protest Against George W....
Galleycat brings news of a Facebook group that is trying to "protest" tomorrow's publication of George W. Bush's memoir Decision Points by urging customers to move the book to their bookstore's crime...
View ArticleThat's Your Jam: Red Shirt Nerd Auto-Tuned
Because eventually everything must be auto-tuned, here is the auto-tuned version of the red shirt guy at Blizzcon. It, like him, is pretty great. (Maybe someday I'll be great enough to be auto-tuned.)...
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Tonight in MusicTonight in Music
Holocene—Matthew Dear, Small Black, Class Actress, Young Prisms, 8:30 pm, $12-14 Kenton Club—Lana Rebel & The Love Lasers, 9:30 pm, free Mississippi Studios—Trans Am, Nice Nice, Jonas Reinhardt, 9...
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Inspiration For The DayInspiration For The Day
While scouting all of my go to sites for inspiration it's hard to put into words what I'm looking for. Basically if I think to myself "that's rad" then I put it in. Here's today's rad winners. I can't...
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