Dear Democrats...
Let all the budget-busting, Bush-era tax cuts expire—just like the GOP Congress that approved them originally intended (aren't Republicans all about original intent?)—and then get out there pin the...
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Remembering Irvin Kershner in The Making of The Empire Strikes Back.
As noted earlier this week, Irvin Kershner died on Sunday. Though he directed other films, Kershner's legacy will always be 1980's The Empire Strikes Back—the best of the Star Wars films, and, if you...
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Five Years into the Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness, Homelessness is Still...
One more snippet from the auditor's report on city services released yesterday: The number of homeless people in Multnomah County is 50 percent higher today than it was five years ago. That's...
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Comedy This Weekend
Yuk it up, Fatty. Some good stand up this weekend—and honestly, there are few better times for holing up in some dark room with a bunch of other SAD sufferers, getting wickedly drunk and laughing off...
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Justin Bieber's Hot New Pedo-stache!
First Justin Bieber switches hairstyles—now he's sporting a pedo-stache?? Okay, nobody panic! According to the Daily Mail, Das Beebs drew his pedo-stache on with a marker while having fun at a...
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Tonight in Goodtime Party Trash Rock: Nobunny
Nobunny, the bunny-masked alter ego of Justin Champlin, comes through town tonight in support of First Blood, a new record out this year on what might be the world's best garage rock label, Goner...
View ArticlePortland Rescue Mission Responds to "Gay Coat-Gate"
Yesterday's post about the Portland Rescue Mission's decision not to sponsor a queer-themed Christmas event has ricocheted around local media outlets over the past 24 hours. From Just Out to KATU to a...
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Who Does This Bitch Think She IS???
On what is my last day as a highly regarded Mercury Intern, I'm hoping that by now you guys know how much I hate this little bitch and I hope, through my blog posts that started WAYYYY back in early...
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Zombies Bum Me Out
Zombies just keep coming, and you can't stop them. Since 28 Days Later came out in 2002, they have lumbered inexorably forth, an endless trend. Just a year ago, with the release of Pride and Prejudice...
View ArticleDo I Have Tokophobia?
For almost as long as I can remember, I've had a debilitating fear of hornets and wasps. I have left an outdoor wedding mid-ceremony to avoid an aggressive yellow jacket. I have also jumped into lakes...
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Your Daily Blazer: Rock Bottom
AP Truth be told, I'm on vacation right now. But dire times require dire blog posts from New York (where, by the way, the Knicks have a better record than the Blazers). For the sixth consecutive game...
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THE BIRD SYMBOLIZES MORTALITY.
Thanks to former Mercury intern (and Data fanatic) Marissa Sullivan. Via Nerd Bait. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Good Morning, News!
Chapter 3: No arrest has been made, but the Corvallis Police and the FBI have identified a suspect in the "Arson at the Salman Alfarisi Islamic Center" case: Cody S. Crawford. His previous charges in...
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Tonight in Music
Alberta Rose Theatre—Live Wire!: Todd Levin, Justin Hawking, Laura Veirs, Mimicking Birds, 7:30 pm, $15-30, all ages Ash Street Saloon—Palo Verde, Dr. Amazon, Boo Frog, Jagula, 9:30 pm, $6...
View ArticleTonight in Music: C.C. Swim, Les Savy Fav, Horse Feathers
C.C. SWIM, TIGER HOUSE, JACK RUBY PRESENTS, PHEASANT (Factory Underground, 8926 N Lombard) I’m pretty sure Nick Cave and Mega Man have never been listed as influences by any band before C.C. Swim did...
View ArticleLocal Arts Collective Interviews Former-Blazer Channing Frye
This Ali-G style interview of NBA player and former-Trailblazer Channing Frye, by local Portland art collectice Rainbreak is marvelous. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleTonight in Music: Ethan Rose, Bedouin Soundclash
ETHAN ROSE: BETWEEN ROOMS AND VOICES (City Hall, 1221 SW 4th) What do you get when sound-making luminary Ethan Rose takes Portland's Flash Choir, puts them in city hall, and orchestrates their voices...
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Good Morning, News!
Trading rich folks' tax "cuts" for unemployment relief: Mitch McConnell, don of the Senate Republicans, appears to have gotten what he wanted—billions for the people who need it least—after holding a...
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Blazers vs. Clippers - Hot Live Blog Action
Live from the Rose Garden as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Los Angeles Clippers in a game with playoff implications in the Western Conference a battle of basement dwellers. It has been a rough...
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Presents for Procrastinators
I am so close to having my holiday shopping done I can taste it. And yet I am still in a state of absolute panic, one which I hope will propel me through the worst of it. You know what I mean: The...
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