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Foodie Phone Sex
Tryptophan Makes You Real Sleepy. So Do Orgasms. When Patrick Alan Coleman left the Mercury a few months back, frequent readers of Blogtown probably heard the rumors and whisperings of scandal. The...
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This Week's Mercury Music Section
Mike Bertino Another week, another Mercury music section to skip over while you get lost in the 100 greatest Jewish songs ever. Needs more 2 Live Jews. We asked the Portland musical community about...
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This Week's Mercury Music Section
Mike Bertino Another week, another Mercury music section to skip over while you get lost in the 100 greatest Jewish songs ever. Needs more 2 Live Jews. We asked the Portland musical community about...
View ArticleThe Fuckiest Things of 2010: "Pants on the Ground"
Our pop culture survey of 2010 continues! While American Idol SAYS they're looking for the next big superstar, I would posit that 1) they did not discover Justin Bieber, and 2) they ignored and...
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Your Daily Blazer: Trade Rumors! Trade Rumors!
Gerald Wallace likes to hurt Kobe Bryant, thus we like Gerald Wallace. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year. I say this not because I'm already wasted on egg nog and Rumple Minze cocktails...
View ArticleThe Story of One Portland Teen Prostitute
The Seattle Times has a really sad story this week about a Seattle girl who went from having her first boyfriend at age 12 to being arrested in Portland for prostitution at age 16 to testifying...
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Tonight in Music
Crown Room—Erotic City, Julian's Ride, 9 pm, $5 Doug Fir—Tony Ozier & Doo Doo Funk, 9 pm, $8-10 East End—The Golden Hours, Orca Team, The Happening, DJ Colin Jones LaurelThirst Public House—Tree...
View ArticleTonight in Music: The Honus Huffhines
THE HONUS HUFFHINES, LUCKY BELTRAN, METROPOLITAN FARMS (Plan B, 1305 SE 8th) The Honus Huffhines' Bandcamp page (where you can stream the entirety of their latest album, A Brief History of...) labels...
View ArticleA Special Message (And Awkward Dance) from Spike
Christmas is about giving, OKAY?!? And while I'm not exactly sure why Spike is giving us the following video, I do know that he knows the true reason for the season which is something about Jesus and...
View ArticleLast Minute Christmas Shopping to Do?
Don't shop at Target. The "hip" retailer got into trouble when it tossed 150K at a rabid—and ultimately losing—GOP candidate for governor in Minnesota. It promised to stop giving money to anti-gay...
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Photos Inside North Korea
LIFE magazine has an amazing photo essay of images five photographers sneakily snapped within North Korea. It's an eerie vision into a secret place. LIFElife Speaking of strange, have you ever seen...
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I'm Still Trying To Work This Out
I was a little tipsy when I saw this sign. At first I read it as, "You can't take your gender in there," but then I reconsidered and figured it meant "unisex" bathroom. But calling it "unisex"...
View ArticleChristmas Music Countdown: Day 18
A classic. Merry Christmas from Dave Bow, David Bowie, Bing Crosby and The Mercury. May dinner with your friends and relations be every bit as awesome as this video of "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer...
View ArticleChristmas Music Countdown: Day 18
A classic. Merry Christmas from Dave Bow, David Bowie, Bing Crosby and The Mercury. May dinner with your friends and relations be every bit as awesome as this video of "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer...
View ArticleIt's Another Sam Adams Recall...
...and this time, I'M STARTING IT! Guys! I totally want to apologize to all the Mary Volms, the Beau Breedloves, and the Columbia Sportswears of Portland. You weren't the crazy ones, I WAS. When you...
View ArticleThe Fuckiest Things of 2010: "Making Love to a Unicorn"
Counting down the absolute fuckiest things I blogged about in 2010, and here's a favorite! This dude makes sweet (oh, so sweet) love to a stuffed unicorn as Michael Jackson's "You are Not Alone" plays...
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Walt Kelly's A Visit From St. Nicholas
Thanks Roger Ebert for posting the entirety of Walt Kelly's very weird interpretation of this Christmas Poem. Is it too early to call 2010 the Year of Roger Ebert? Via Biblioklept. [ Subscribe to the...
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Tonight in Music
Rose Garden—Radio City Christmas Spectacular, 1 pm, $25-65.50, all ages Slim's Cocktail Bar—Oh My My's, Paris & Delaney, 9 pm, free The Spare Room—Cool Breeze, 9 pm Tiga—Gina the Cook, DJ Awkward...
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Download Episode 24 of the Mercury Music Hour
Happy holidays! Just in time to stuff your stocking, here's the newest episode of Mercury Music Hour. We've got Christmas music from local bands! And some non-Christmas music from local bands, too....
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It's a Film! It's a Play! It's NT Live!
It’s common knowledge by now that Third Rail Repertory produces some of Portland’s highest quality theater—earning 28 Drammy awards in just five seasons attests to that. And a big part of that success...
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