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Killing Time: a rare misstep from the hilarious sketch comedy troupe the 3rd Floor. by Erik Henriksen THE 3rd FLOOR is made up of some of the funniest people in Portland. With their hilarious, weird,...
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Step Nine by Anonymous Dear people who had the house party off NE 15th and Killingsworth a few summers ago: I was most terribly, hopelessly addicted to heroin at the time. I was just another scumbag...
View ArticleMy, What A Busy Week!
All the news that fits a prince. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25 CHOP-SOCKY—Thanksgiving is a goddamn sham, another ploy by your nagging parents designed to trick you into making small talk with them for 147...
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Facing an indie Black Friday without fear. by Marjorie Skinner If the words "Black Friday" make you want to barricade yourself in the house with a jug of hot toddies and Netflix on demand, you can...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
Gossip... with a tooth missing! by Ann Romano MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Anybody remember Rachel Uchitel? No? Best known as Tiger Woods' Mistress #1? Ahhhh, that's her! The 35-year-old Manhattan hostess...
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Giving the Rock his due. by Bobby "Fatboy" Roberts THERE HAVE BEEN many crimes against cinema in the last 20 years. Most are premeditated assaults, perpetrated by a loose gang of marauding idiots:...
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THURSDAY 11/25 J. COLE, CJ HILTON, K. MICHELLE, COOL NUTZ (Roseland, 8 NW 6th) Verse by verse, cameo by cameo, J. Cole has kicked up quite the buzz for an emcee without a full-length under his belt....
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Kanye West caps a mad and maddening year with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. by David Schmader FROM THE START it's been Kanye West's problematic schtick: creating extraordinary music while...
View ArticleAnarchy in Margaritaville
The Taxpayers bring together punk rock and Jimmy Buffet. by Ezra Ace Caraeff PORTLAND, WE LOVE YOU but you are bringing us down. It's dark when we leave for work, and even darker when we get home....
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News briefs. Like tighty-whiteys, but stuffed with news. by Mercury staff Portland police this week are investigating an unusual officer-involved shooting. A man identified as Craig Boehler, 46, was...
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This Week's Mercury Music Section
Another week, another Mercury music section to glance at while you watch Charles Bronson kill hipsters. "Hey man, is your coat a vintage coat? No, it's a right now coat." Even Bronson couldn't touch...
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This Week's Mercury Music Section
Another week, another Mercury music section to glance at while you watch Charles Bronson kill hipsters. "Hey man, is your coat a vintage coat? No, it's a right now coat." Even Bronson couldn't touch...
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The Sweet Sorrows of a Portland Mercury Intern
For the past three months, I have been an editorial intern at the Portland Mercury. Yesterday was my last day. "So, what was it like?" you ask. Well, let me answer that question with a question. Have...
View ArticleGood Morning, News!
More information came in last night about the 22-year-old man found dead of hypothermia Tuesday morning in Waterfront Park. Mike Ellis was kicked out of a club the night before because he took off his...
View ArticleOur Feature this Week Is About Kevin Sampsell's Testicles.
And Kevin's memoir A Common Pornography was just short-listed for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association's 2011 Book Awards. He's in good company—other shortlisters include Anthony Doerr, Joe...
View ArticleAnother Reason America Is Great
While you're probably wasting today away with a nice meal, a warm home, family, football, a movie, a bong, or whatever form your lack of initiative takes, this lady has been waiting in line since...
View ArticleTonight in Music: J. Cole
J. COLE, CJ HILTON, K. MICHELLE, COOL NUTZ (Roseland, 8 NW 6th) Verse by verse, cameo by cameo, J. Cole has kicked up quite the buzz for an emcee without a full-length under his belt. Blessed by the...
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Win Tickets to Passion Pit!
elizabeth weinberg I'll admit that when we first interviewed Passion Pit—way back when they were opening for Yelle at Berbat's Pan—I never thought the band would rise to the pop music stratosphere...
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Win Tickets to Passion Pit!
elizabeth weinberg Hey, fatty. Yeah, you. Stop eating leftover gravy for breakfast and win some tickets to see Passion Pit at the Crystal Ballroom on Wednesday, December 1. [ Subscribe to the comments...
View ArticleGood Morning, Black Friday Champs
Here's something to listen to while celebrating your Black Friday victory over the slow-moving senior citizen from whose arthritic clutch you pried Best Buy's last Nintendo Wii Fit Plus console (in...
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