History Lesson
FreeDarko saves basketball. Again. by Ezra Ace Caraeff TWO YEARS AGO, the collective known as FreeDarko fired a shot across the sports-writing bow with FreeDarko Presents The Macrophenomenal Pro...
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It's a bit of a muddle, but Heartless is dark, violent, and scary. by Courtney Ferguson DARK, SCARY, AND TWISTED, Heartless is a horror film in violence and name, but what British director Philip...
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Portland Somali leaders say their kid are in crisis. Maybe it's time we listen. by Sarah Mirk MOHAMED OSMAN MOHAMUD was born in Somalia, but he was raised in Portland from age five. He attended...
View ArticlePost-Percy
An 11-year-old critic takes on the Percy Jackson author's new series. by ESME CROCKER, AGE 11 I CAN'T BELIEVE THE SECOND BOOK is not out yet! I am going to be bored out of my mind until next...
View ArticleSOLD OUT
Navigating the busiest shopping time of the year. by Marjorie Skinner The most important retail month of the year is blazing onward, with a nonstop calendar of trunk shows, parties, and fashion shows...
View ArticleA Dog's Life
A dog's eye view of Marilyn Monroe. by Alison Hallett "THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS every civilized person ought to know about your average dog," the canine protagonist of Andrew O'Hagan's new novel...
View ArticleSavage Love
O Come, All Ye by Dan Savage I'm a 21-year-old woman with bi-curious tendencies who's been in a committed relationship for four years. He's sweet and kind. We share a lot of interests and get along...
View ArticleBunny Suits & BB Guns
Portland Center Stage's adaptation of A Christmas Story doesn't quite justify its theatrical existence. by Noah Dunham PETER BILLINGSLEY, Darren McGavin, Melinda Dillon, Ian Patrella, Tedde Moore—you...
View ArticleI, Anonymous
Daddy Issues by Anonymous Anonymous Male Parental Unit: Can't you wait until the sheets cool off? Did you text in your stats to eHarmony on the way back from the divorce lawyer? Dealing with your...
View ArticleIn Other News
News briefs! In which we grind up the leftover news, and force it inside some pig intestines! by Mercury staff A pair of important Portland City Council votes are expected Wednesday, December 1 —fully...
View ArticleI Love Television™
Where's my goddamn Wikipedia page?!? by Wm. Steven Humphrey What is UP with those Kardashian people? According to the internet (because I'm too angry and superior to watch the show myself) Keeping Up...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
Charlie Sheen: the "Sir Lancelot of Douchebags." by Ann Romano MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Though we've spoken ill of disgusting Charlie Sheen in the past, he has proven to be an endless fount of juicy...
View ArticleOrder of the Arrow
Archers have delivered a perfect, guitar-spangled debut 7-inch. by Ned Lannamann GROWING UP, brothers Chris and Michael Cantino never quite managed to play in the same band. "When I was 14, I was this...
View ArticleIn the Shadows
Dishing up Tacos with Day Laborers by Sarah Mirk THE TACO CART is so small I have to hunch down to keep my head from hitting the ceiling, just so I can stand next to Juana Soto as she flips—with her...
View ArticleNo One Was Going to Die
Can you call it terrorism if our tax dollars helped pay for it? by Denis C. Theriault IS IT REALLY a terrorist plot if no one was ever in danger and the men you're plotting with—the handlers giving...
View ArticleWanna Get Weird?
The Boxer's Omen is like drugs. Bad, strong, strange drugs. by Andrew R Tonry EEL BARFING. Rat chewing. Bat melting. Blood spitting. Face melting. Voodoo. Snakes. Reanimation. Regurgitation. Puke...
View ArticleUp & Coming
This Week's Noteworthy Shows. THURSDAY 12/2 TENDER LOVING EMPIRE WINTER FORMAL: PANCAKE BREAKFAST, LOCH LOMOND, AAN , DJ DREW GROOVE (The Woods, 6637 SE Milwaukie) See My, What a Busy Week! ARCHERS,...
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This Week's Mercury Music Section
Lorca Cohen Another week, another Mercury music section to ignore while you bump Matisyahu's new Hanukkah song. Because it's not like the Jews have suffered enough. This is simply the best Leonard...
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This Week's Mercury Music Section
Lorca Cohen Another week, another Mercury music section to ignore while you bump Matisyahu's new Hanukkah song. Because it's not like the Jews have suffered enough. This is simply the best Leonard...
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The Builders and the Butchers Sign to Badman Recording Co.
After originally establishing themselves on local imprint Bladen County, the Builders and the Butchers were courted by fancy New York label Gigantic Music, who released the band's Salvation is a Deep...
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