82nd vs. Lombard
82nd Avenue vs. Lombard: Who has the booziest bars? by Mercury staff introduced and edited by Tony Perez LIKE MOST OF YOU, my assumption has always been that as soon as you travel east of Stumptown...
View ArticleQuestions for the Khmer Rouge
Questions and insufficient answers in Enemies of the People. by Marjorie Skinner DON'T ASSUME you fell asleep in history class if you're a bit fuzzy on why the Khmer Rouge killed off nearly a quarter...
View ArticleSapient - "Diamond Snares" Video
One of the 600,000 emcees in the Sandpeople crew—the hiphop collective is now slightly larger in populace than Wyoming—Sapient is also a mighty solo artist in his own right. His Barrels For Feathers...
View ArticleGood Morning News!
Mob Crackdown! In East Coast sweep, police arrest over 100 alleged mafia members. Wait. Since when do we still have a mob that doesn't have its own TV show? GITMO Gets Day in Court: After a two year...
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Phlox > Isaac Hers
In a step I think is wholly appropriate, Barbara Seipp of Phlox confirms that she plans to rebrand the boutique as Isaac Hers when it makes the move to the Eagle Building downtown later this year....
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National Talk Like Paul Stanley Day
In honor of Paul Stanley’s birthday, today has been deemed National Talk Like Paul Stanley Day. Oooooo yeeeaaaahh! People... let me hear you!! Can you think of a better way to pay homage to the...
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You Asked for it, America! Now You've Got it!
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This Week's Mercury Music Section
Dominic SaviniHey Freeway, where's Jake One? Another week, another Mercury music section to ignore in favor of the Johnny Marr autobiography. Is there a chapter about that one time I saw him at Music...
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This Week's Mercury Music Section
Dominic SaviniHey Freeway, where's Jake One? Another week, another Mercury music section to ignore in favor of the Johnny Marr autobiography. Is there a chapter about that one time I saw him at Music...
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Snooki Bumps Caldecott & Newbery Winners from Today Show
There was quite the hullabaloo on Twitter yesterday about Snooki's book A Shore Thing landing on the New York Times bestseller list—much of which I'll wager is coming from aspiring novelists, because...
View ArticleInto the Woods Goes into Boom!'s Kitchen
The latest edition of Into the Woods' "Feels Like Home" series takes you into the kitchen of Boom!, which—as noted in the video's description, written by End Hits contributor Andrew R Tonry—is...
View ArticleSL Letter of the Day: One More Time... It's a Relationship, Not a Deposition.
Love the column and the podcast, which I read/listen to via the SL iPhone app, good stuff all around. Long time listener, first time caller, blah blah blah. A little background: I’m a...
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OSU in Hot Water After Canceling Sex Writer's Talk
For its upcoming February Modern Sex conference, Oregon State University invited well-known sex writer and pornography director Tristan Taormino to give a keynote talk. But then just this week, the...
View ArticleYou're Going To Get Around to Creating Jobs Any Time Now, Right, Guys?
First, they voted to repeal health care reform. And the next item on the Republican House's agenda? Calling it a top priority of the Republican agenda, House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday gave a...
View ArticleSing-Along Horrors
Fleur de Lethal Cinematheque's sing-out Little Shop of Horrors: Depending on your level of masochism, this either sounds like a blast or an event akin to eating glass. You know who you are. I fall...
View ArticleWhat He Said: Michael Kinsley on the Tucson Shooter
Politico: No one is suggesting that one of those voices in the assassin’s head was John Boehner’s cigarette growl or that Loughner had even heard of Sarah Palin when he started saying nutty, paranoid...
View ArticleThe 2011 Portland International Film Festival
Portland's had a touch-and-go relationship with its International Film Festival (read my article from last year for a debriefing), but as one of its regular critics its barrage of mid-day press...
View ArticleWeen Week Countdown! Day 2: "Baby Bitch"
"Baby Bitch" tells you to fuck off beautifully. It's a break-up song that lets you down gently, but viciously. Chocolate and Cheese didn't have "Push Th' Little Daisies" as I had hoped, but I quickly...
View ArticleThe Uncomfortable Shame of Rectal Itch
1) It's not easy being a horse. 2) It's especially not easy being a horse with an uncomfortable rectal itch. Like, what are they supposed to do? Use their hooves? 3) It's especially not easy being a...
View ArticleCan New Ideas Revive a Dying Bookstore?
The Oregonian reported yesterday that Sellwood's Looking Glass bookstore will close in March unless the owner can find a buyer. Gabe Barber over at Portland Reading Local has a really thoughtful,...
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