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Fertile Ground: 3 Quick Reviews
Pat Moran I played it safe at Fertile Ground this weekend, and only saw plays from companies I'm already familiar with. I should've seen more new stuff, and I plan to next weekend, but one of my...
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Mayor Adams' Office To Oregonian: "Stop Helping Pimps."
Jon SperryMayor Adams usually uses his massive email newsletter list to tout the city's newest green-sustainability-eco experience or publicize his take on city council measures. But this morning, his...
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It's Happening Tonight: Mellow Winter Shopping Party
Local designers Emily Katz and Lindsey Reif of REIF are throwing a potluck at 205 N Rosa Parks from 5 to 9 pm. We're talking seriously discounted clothes—Emily even has a $10 bin (what, what,...
View ArticleSavage Love on MTV!
Savage's tyrannical media empire grows ever larger! Check it: MTV has ordered a pilot that follows [Dan] Savage as he tours college campuses giving his brand of brutally honest (and sometimes graphic)...
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So Who's Up for a Few More Matrices?
Stare at it long enough and you'll learn kung fu! Or see a 3D Statue of Liberty. The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions get a lot of shit—and god knows most it's well-deserved—but that might...
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How the Nation's Biggest Traffic Survey is Bunk.
Last week, the Texas Transportation Institute released its big annual study of traffic across the country, the Urban Mobility Report (pdf), which ranks the traffic congestion and commutes of every...
View ArticleMy Underpants: A Public Service Announcement
As you may have surmised, last week I was walking around the office in my underpants. BUT THIS TIME I HAD A GOOD REASON! The BTA (Bicycle Transportation Alliance) called up a couple of weeks ago, and...
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Microcosm Wants Your Kindle!
Microcosm Publishing is taking the e-reader wars to the next level with their new promotion. You bring in your unwanted Kindle (they only want Kindles) and you get to take home it's value in books,...
View ArticlePostal Service Desperately Trying to Close Thousands of Branches
The Wall Street Journal reports that the US Postal Service wants to keep the cuts coming: Now, with the red ink showing no sign of stopping, the postal service is hoping to ramp up a cost-cutting...
View ArticleToday's Mercury Safety Training Video
Since it's been 27 minutes since the Mercury's last on-the-job accident (Guys! Lube is for genitalia! Not the floor!), it's probably time for another classic safety training video. You'll like this...
View ArticleTonight in Music: Loudon Wainwright III
LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III (Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie) It's odd that when he was young, Loudon Wainwright III was still old. The sire to Rufus, Martha, and Lucy Wainwright Roche, the singer/actor...
View ArticleA Whole Lotta White People, Rapping Poorly
It's true; 98% of white people should not rap. Whether it's the debilitating lack of rhythm that is often encoded in the Caucasian genes, or the even worse material—no one gives a fuck about the...
View ArticleNew Portland Cello Project Videos, Including a Kanye Cover
That's the Portland Cello Project covering Kanye West's "All of the Lights," taken from their December show at the Crystal Ballroom last month. If you're saying, "Hey, wait a minute, those aren't all...
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Download Episode 28 of the Mercury Music Hour
The Mercury Music Hour makes its long-awaited return, playing a full hour of Portland music by Portland bands. It's very literally the greatest thing to happen to music, ever. (You're welcome, by the...
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Hey Blogtownies, OregonLive.com Commenter "wookieloving" Puts All of You to...
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Blazers vs. Kings - Hot Live Blog Action
Live from the Rose Garden as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Sacramento Kings. The Blazers come in riding a five game winning streak, one of those being an overtime victory over the lowly Kings...
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Tunisia, Lebanon, Egypt, Oh My! Using Twitter and Facebook to organize, anti-government protests flood the streets of Cairo, inspired by similar anti-authoritarian riots in Tunisia and Lebanon. Who...
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Geek Aprons (That Will Probably Make You Horny)
Look, I know exactly what it says about me that aprons sometimes get me horny. I'm a crass, misogynistic, perpetrator of the patriarchy and I should hustle my ass over to the community college for...
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Thao and Mirah Are Releasing a Record
As reported on Pitchfork this morning, Thao and Mirah have made their collaboration official on wax: Thao and Mirah comes out on Kill Rock Stars on April 26. Seeing the two of them live at Mississippi...
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