I'm Staying Home
The best and worst of Buffy. by Courtney Ferguson EVERYTHING'S COMING UP Buffy lately: Fifth Avenue Cinema is screening the craptastic 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer this weekend, there's talk of...
View ArticleLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Kicking off a brand-new year of smartass remarks. THANKS, TOM! DEAR MERCURY—I appreciate that he still makes a good target, but it's been six years since his election and two years since he left...
View ArticleThere and Back Again (on Acid!)
Heavy Metal meets The Lord of the Rings in James Stokoe's Orc Stain. by Erik Henriksen BOASTING A TITLE that would make any dungeon master burst with pride, Orc Stain—the latest from...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
How did Hollyweird desecrate Christmas this year? by Ann Romano MONDAY, DECEMBER 27 We know you've been patiently waiting to find out how Hollyweird's hottest celebs celebrated the birth of Christ—so...
View ArticleEnter the Dragon
It's the '90s all over again with Little Dragon. by Mike Barthel THEY MAY NOT BE the most obvious exemplars of the trend, but Little Dragon are as much a harbinger of the coming '90s revival as Wavves...
View ArticleThe Best and Worst Mercury Covers So Far!
Past and present Mercury art directors choose their finest and fartiest covers. A NOTE FROM EDITOR WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY: To further celebrate our 10 years of annoying Portland, the Mercury is pleased...
View ArticleMy, What A Busy Week!
Ducks vs. Auburn, Wild Flag, The Muppet Movie, and more: Get busy this week. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6 COMEDY—Picture a cross between Chris Tucker and Louis C.K., and that pretty much sums up the manic,...
View ArticleCan't Slow Down
Living Proof's hometown pride. by Ezra Ace Caraeff IF YOU WANT an instant primer on Portland's bountiful yet underappreciated hiphop community, you need look no further than the opening seconds of...
View ArticleSavage Love
The Spillover Effect by Dan Savage I'm a 27-year-old divorced woman. I married the first man I ever had sex with, and we had a very vanilla sex life. He refused to try any play with...
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Cracking the winter issue of The Paris Review. by Alison Hallett IN ITS SECOND ISSUE under the editorship of Lorin Stein, the winter 2010 issue of The Paris Review is grounded by two very different...
View ArticleI Love Television™
Dear superheroes: Lose the cape! by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Dear superheroes of the world: Let's talk "fashion," shall we? Perhaps it hasn't been brought to your attention, but you look like a goddamn...
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Film Shorts
In which we hit it and quit it. REEL MUSIC FESTIVAL 28The Reel Music Festival runs through Tuesday January 18. Not all films were screened for critics. Unless otherwise noted, films screen at the...
View ArticleUp & Coming
This Week's Noteworthy Shows. THURSDAY 1/6 THE BABIES, KAREN, VIRGIN BLOOD (Rotture, 315 SE 3rd) After releasing two 7-inch singles last year, the Babies are readying their self-titled full-length...
View ArticleThe Love of Money
Casino Jack isn't funny. He's just an asshole. by Marjorie Skinner WHEN IT COMES to the balance between helping and hurting, the first of the two films depicting the antics of criminal lobbyist Jack...
View ArticleThe Man with Two Brains
Steve Martin's An Object of Beauty is a Serious Novel. by Ned Lannamann FOLLOWING ITS NIGHT with Steve Martin in November, the 92nd Street Y offered refunds for the event, which certain members of the...
View ArticleIn Other News
News briefs! Put them in the hamper now, but be sure to wash them over the weekend. by Mercury staff East Burnside's iconic dive the Galaxy Karaoke Lounge will soon be demolished, according to permits...
View ArticleI, Anonymous
We're Real Assholes Now! by Anonymous I'm from California, and I drive like an asshole. This is not a virtue. I've learned to take on the local practice of patience and have (mostly) adjusted. But...
View ArticleCute Hipster Comics™
Jason Little's comic Motel Art Improvement Service. by Alison Hallett I SUSPECT THAT MANY READERS will have the same initial problem that I did with Jason Little's Motel Art Improvement Service,...
View ArticleTonight in Music: Living Proof, RiverCity Music Festival, and more
LIVING PROOF (Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th) See our article on Living Proof. RIVERCITY MUSIC FESTIVAL (Red Lion on the River, 909 N Hayden Island) A couple changes to this year's annual RiverCity...
View ArticleStupid, Stupid Baby: "Chicken" and "Noodle" are NOT Funny!
One might make the argument that stupid, stupid babies will laugh at anything. This is not true: they will not laugh at the words "stew" or "spaghetti"—however, this stupid, stupid baby will laugh...
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