I, Anonymous
Indecent Proposal by Anonymous To all the rude, lazy, arrogant assholes everywhere: I DO NOT WANT TO BE YOUR FUCK BUDDY! I know it must come as a shock to you, but I have no interest in being used by...
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The PDX Pop-Up Shop Project is back, bigger and better and open for business. by Marjorie Skinner THEY'RE SNEAKY, but somehow the holidays have crept up, and downtown Portland retail will once again...
View ArticleThe Best Comic Alive
The devastatingly funny Louis CK. by Andrew R Tonry LOUIS C.K. is the Best Comic Alive. Many of his contemporaries say the same. C.K.'s been around, putting in the work and pushing the boundaries of...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
D-I-V-O-R-C-E! by Ann Romano MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1 In an oh-so-shocking-but-really-we're-being-sarcastic turn of events, Charlie Sheen and his wife Brooke Mueller are getting a divorce! Brooke, how could...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
D-I-V-O-R-C-E! by Ann Romano MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1 In an oh-so-shocking-but-really-we're-being-sarcastic turn of events, Charlie Sheen and his wife Brooke Mueller are getting a divorce! Brooke, how could...
View ArticleIn Other News
Tasty bits of leftover news by Mercury staff In a labor tradeoff worth millions to Portland's bottom line, last Wednesday, November 3, the city council declared the day after Thanksgiving—Black...
View ArticleSavage Love
More Answers for Pacific U by Dan Savage I spoke at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, last Thursday night. PU students submitted a lot more questions—anonymous, on three-by-five-inch...
View ArticleSatanic Transcendence
Watain seeks enlightenment in darkness by Aris Wales "I TAKE GREAT OFFENSE to people referring to me and my brothers as hypocrites, but what else [would I] expect from petty sensationalist...
View ArticleTriMet's Plan B
What will TriMet do now that its $125 million levy failed? by Sarah Mirk WELL, THAT DIDN'T WORK. Despite TriMet's months-long campaign about the necessity of putting extra money into new buses,...
View ArticleGeek Out
Fable III: More of the same, but a little bit worse. by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli IF I COULD review Fable III with a single, frustrated sigh, I would. Fable III had so much going for it prior to release:...
View ArticleRhythm Nation
The visionary sounds of Natasha Kmeto. by Ezra Ace Caraeff NATASHA KMETO was ready to quit music. In 2008, the Los Angeles-via-Sacramento musician found herself in Portland following a stint at the...
View ArticleStop Not Stopping
Unstoppable: Runaway train never comin' back. by Wm. Steven Humphrey YOU MAY SEE many bad films this year. But how many of these films will be so awful—so awe-inspiringly ridiculous—that it's actually...
View ArticleIt's 50! Continued.
In other 50 Cent news, the other day he decided to see how much money he could fit in a Lamborghini. Inquiring minds want to know! The answer, apparently, is $2 million. (I feel I should note that...
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cloth/gold FACTORY
Some photos of the cloth/gold FACTORY, now open for business, from Liza Rietz. Stop in 11-6 Mon-Sat, 12-5 Sunday, and add another date to your pop-up calendar: on November 19, they're having a grand...
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Porpoises Confer; Decide Not to Murder Dick Van Dyke
According to this story from the Guardian UK, a pod of porpoises conferred and decided NOT to either murder Dick Van Dyke or let him die of his own senile stupidity—even though there was no one around...
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It's Happening Tonight!
BUTTON LOVE—What does Portland love more than bikes, beer, and fledgling eco districts? Cute artsy buttons, of course! Fifty local artists submitted work for Hot One Inch Action, a button art show...
View ArticleH.P. Lovecraft Nightmare 1, Canadian Pop Sensation 0
There's not much to say about this, except sorry, Wm.™ Steven Humphrey. Coon vs. Coon & FriendsTags: SOUTHPARKEric Cartman,Bradley Biggle,more... Via SouthParkStudios.com [ Subscribe to the...
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Three Things I Learned After Reading Randy Leonard's Blog
From time to time, I like to check in on Commissioner Randy Leonard's online musings (actually the stylings of his staffers), and so I'll make my way over to his official blog. Why? Because I learn...
View ArticleA Too-Late Submission for HUMP!
Just as a reminder HUMP! 2010 is this weekend (though you're probably poop out of luck if you think you can get a ticket at this point). For those who will be missing this weekend's hilarious and sexy...
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