Christmas Music Countdown: Day 1
Jesus' birthday is on it's way and this year I'm celebrating by posting some of my favorite seasonal music to Blogtown/End Hits. You can expect one Christmas song a day at around this time until...
View ArticleToday in "Guys! I'm Not Gay, Okay?!? And Yet..."
... and yet, I'm super-duper interested in this ABBA iPhone app! WAIT!!! DON'T SCROLL DOWN!! Look. I bust my ASS on this blog for you every fucking day, and I would think the least you can do is to...
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Win Tickets to The Boxer's Omen and Shogun Assassin!
Tonight at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy), the Grindhouse Film Festival is screening the Shaw Brothers freak-out flick The Boxer's Omen at 7:30 (read Andrew R Tonry's review here), followed by...
View ArticleRemember These Guys?
1. Former Mercury Food Editor Patrick Alan Coleman talks food to students at the Oregon Culinary Institute. 2. On Thursday, former Arts Editor Chas Bowie will discuss Chuck Close at PAM's Monthly...
View ArticleGet Paid to Obey the Law!
Volkswagen sponsored this fun little project in Sweden: Installing a "lottery" speed camera that sends tickets to speeding drivers, then pools some of the money and rewards it randomly to people who...
View ArticleWhat Guys "Wear to Get Laid"
Answers like, "I wouldn't change a thing" ring true in Nerve's fascinating man-on-the-street interviews posing the question, "What Do Cute Boys Wear to Get Laid?" article. Other appropriate responses...
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Here Is Paul Verhoeven Kissing Arnold Schwarzenegger. That Is All.
Via AICN. In related news, I own this, motherfuckers. Just sayin'. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Here is John Waters Giving Justin Bieber a "Reach Around." That is All.
Hat tips to Blogtownie Cole! [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleAssange Speaks Out
WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange ably defends himself in an op-ed for The Australian: WikiLeaks is not the only publisher of the US embassy cables. Other media outlets, including Britain's The...
View ArticleMercury Charity Auction Item(s) of the Day: Surprise Roller Derby Packages!
As you all know, our annual charity auction is currently online. There are tons of incredible items available for bidding, with all proceeds benefiting the kind souls at the nonprofit Raphael House, a...
View ArticleTonight in Music: The Black Keys, Hot Panda
THE BLACK KEYS, SLEIGH BELLS, MORNING TELEPORTATION (Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside) Sure, this 94/7 "December to Remember" show couldn't be any more sold out, but when it comes to the Black Keys,...
View ArticleColbert Offers Relationship Advice to the President
Hilarious! Depressing! Hilariously depressive! And then there's this: The president has suggested unconvincingly that he'd prefer to be a successful one-term president than a two-term president who...
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A Very Normal Shirt With An Unusual Pocket
This was pointed out on Gizmodo in the mode of "what will they think of next?!" but I'm into it: I like that it's a nod to the growing and shrinking of our personal electronic devices, sure. But I'd...
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What Should Beaverton's New Slogan Be?
Thanks to blog tipster A Seventy for sending in the news that Beaverton is in the midst of a rebranding process that involves the release of a new slogan. What is the catchphrase of rebranded...
View ArticleLieberman Suggests Prosecution of New York Times, Too
Sen. Joe Lieberman thinks the New York Times (and presumably others) "committed at least an act of bad citizenship" in publishing the WikiLeaks cables. Whether they committed a crime, he thinks,...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead: I'm on "Team Henriksen" Now
As you already know, Mercury film critic Erik Henriksen hates everything. He's a gloomy, Grumpy Gus who is quick to pull out his pooh-pooh gun when anyone else reveals they are enthusiastic about...
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Happy Hour At Wildwood
As of today, longtime holdout Wildwood is joining the happy-hour fray. Monday through Friday from 4:30-6:30 (I love when happy hours run a little bit later), you can enjoy a sampling of one of...
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Guy Loves Chuck Way Too Much
listal.comNot the real Captain Awesome. Just the guy who plays him on Chuck. A man from Eugene, Oregon garnered a brief moment of attention from the national media after changing his name to "Captain...
View ArticleYou Hate Obama's Compromises? Here's What He Thinks of Your Complaints.
From the president's press conference today, in which he answered the final question with an address to the disgruntled left about his lines in the sand and his frustration with sanctimonious purists:...
View ArticleWho Wants to See TRON: Legacy?
I'm getting pretty excited for TRON: Legacy—are you? Well, you should be because the movie looks like a lot of fun, AND pretty to look at. Now get ready to get more excited: Mercury pals Cort and...
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