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Gee whiz! Sound familiar? A man was arrested Wednesday after the FBI noticed his radical Islamist rhetoric, offered to help make the plot a reality, and then gave him a fake car bomb that he tried to...
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ElizaBeth Rohloff's Pheasant Fête
For the second year in a row, hat maker ElizaBeth Rohloff is thanking her fans and clients with a party tomorrow evening at her studio (5-9 pm), featuring the viewing of her design lab and a pheasant...
View ArticleHalf-Orphan Boogies Down on Today Show
Okay, how do I put this so I don't come off as insensitive...Lil' Keegan's dad died in Afghanistan, and now he's on the Today Show dancing his ass off. (Other than it being the subject of the segment,...
View ArticleChristmas Music Countdown: Day 3
Today's Christmas song is from one of my favorite holiday albums by one of my favorite bands. Of course Low has to be kinda a bummer even when they're singing about the Lord's day (and they're Mormon...
View ArticleChristmas Music Countdown: Day 3
Today's Christmas song is from one of my favorite holiday albums by one of my favorite bands. Of course Low has to be kinda a bummer even when they're singing about the Lord's day (and they're Mormon...
View ArticleTonight in Music: Copy, Peter Hook, Broken Bells and more
CLASSICAL REVOLUTION PDX, COPY, MATT CARLSON, DANIEL MENCHE, THOMAS THORSON, DJ E*ROCK (Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison) 66 Records is no record label. It's an art project spearheaded by Claudia Meza from...
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More on the Portland Development Commission and the Portland Design Collective
In this week's Sold Out column, I delve a bit into the relationship the Portland Design Collective has with the city, specifically the Portland Development Commission and the downtown retail strategy,...
View ArticleSL Letter of the Day: Control Issues
It's 2:00 a.m., I just got done masturbating, while my husband snores away next to me. He declined sex with me tonight because he was "too angry" about my business dinner running an hour and a half...
View ArticleWatching Operation Payback
I normally would never link to a website called Malware Database, and if you're running a vulnerable system, you might want to be careful here. BUT! Malware Database is mirroring Anonymous' Operation...
View ArticleMercury Employee "Dance of the Day"
CONFIDENTIAL TO MERCURY EMPLOYEES: Guys. I'm getting pretty sick of saying this. But if you don't want our "Planet Rock" halftime performance at tonight's Blazers vs. Orlando game to completely suck...
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More on the Portland Development Commission and the Portland Design Collective
In this week's Sold Out column, I delve a bit into the relationship the Portland Design Collective has with the city, specifically the Portland Development Commission and the downtown retail strategy,...
View ArticleChristianity Today
No to Harry Potter, yes to M-16s: The Salvation Army says it refuses to distribute Harry Potter and Twilight toys collected for needy children because they're incompatible with the charity's Christian...
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Tonight in Music
The Artistery—Andrew Jackson Jihad, Royal Monsters, 8 pm, $8, all ages Crystal Ballroom—Broken Bells, Mimicking Birds, 8 pm, all ages Doug Fir—Performing Unknown Pleasures: Peter Hook, 9 pm, $23-23...
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811 E Burnside's Holiday Evening
Fans and frequenters of the shops and studios at the 811 E Burnside building already probably make the rounds for their always-a-blast First Friday shenanigans, but don't miss out on tomorrow's...
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Mayor on Leo Besner: "Policy Questions," But Promotion Will Proceed
After meeting yesterday with Jesse Cornett and promising to talk to Police Chief Mike Reese about today's expected promotion of Leo Besner, the officer who killed Raymond Gwerder, Mayor Sam Adams...
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This Week's Mercury Music Section
Another week, another Mercury music section to ignore while you desperately try to match your personality to your favorite album of the year, by using this unfunny and terrible What Your Favorite...
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Young DREAM Act Supporters Stage Fake Graduation
Last night just after sunset, 100 or so people, many of them decked out in graduation robes and mortar boards, gathered in the one corner of Pioneer Square not overtaken with Christmas decorations....
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Coming Soon! Portland Loo No. 4, For All Your No. 1 and No. 2 Needs
In one week, precisely at noon, the city's latest (patented!) "Portland Loo" will mark its ceremonial first flush. It will be Portland's fourth public toilet—and also its most controversial, thanks to...
View ArticleThe Best Hanukkah Song You'll Find (Which Is Not Saying Much)
Last night, as you watched all nine of your menorah candles burn down in a blaze of glory, I bet you took pride in your Jewish heritage as you recalled the great story of Hanukkah. Err... actually......
View ArticleThere Are Still Some Democrats In Washington D.C.
And they're refusing to capitulate—excuse me, they're refusing to compromise. U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not bring President Barack Obama's current proposed tax plan up...
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