Through the Rabbit Hole and Over the Rainbow
Through the rabbit hole and over the rainbow with The Wonderful World of Dissocia. by Alison Hallett THE IDEA OF REPRESENTING mental illness as a physical journey through a fantastical landscape is...
View ArticleVictims and Criminals
A Portland case shows law enforcement flip-flopping between treating prostitutes as criminals and victims. by Sarah Mirk AIMING THEIR public policy spotlight on prostitution, Portland officials have...
View ArticleGameplay
Jane McGonigal's Reality Is Broken persuasively argues that games can improve reality. by Alison Hallett FOR MANY NON GAMERS, the time and energy expended every day in games like World of Warcraft and...
View ArticleAre You Ready to Die?
In which we present scenes from the next big earthquake. And it ain't pretty. by Bill Lascher PORTLANDERS HAVE heard it before, but it bears repeating: We're doomed. The earth beneath our feet is...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
Charlie Sheen goes to rehab to treat his addiction to "awesome fun." by Ann Romano MONDAY, JANUARY 24 Today Oprah Winfrey announced a startling surprise that stunned Oprah fans and shook the...
View ArticleLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Territorial pissings. SORE LOSER DEAR MERCURY—What made you assholes think that Lombard wanted to be compared to other shitty boozy streets ["82nd vs. Lombard," Feature, Jan 20]? We are both perfectly...
View ArticleNewer Wave
Against Me!'s punk rock divorce. by Ezra Ace Caraeff LIKE THE MOB, Scientology, or a gym membership, it's difficult to walk away from punk rock unscathed. Yet it's a Sisyphean task when your band is...
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Film Shorts
In which we hit it and quit it. And Everything Is Going Fine See review this issue. Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium. Another Year Tom (Jim Broadbent) and Gerri (Ruth Sheen) are middle aged...
View ArticleI Love Television™
The Super Bowl: celebrating a decade of hate! by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Ummm... WELL? Are you just going to sit there ogling my structurally perfect ass or are you going to wish me a happy anniversary?...
View ArticlePoetic Journalism
Steven Soderbergh tells Spalding Gray's story. No, wait: Spalding Gray tells his own story. With Soderbergh's help. by Erik Henriksen "I LIKE TELLING the story of life better than I do living it,"...
View ArticleJourney to the Center of the Earth
Sanctum: Where are those albino mutants from The Descent when you need 'em? by Erik Henriksen LONG AGO, in the early days of digital 3D—we're talking aught-aught-nine here, maybe aught-aught-eight—the...
View ArticleThe Homeless Census
Trying to count every homeless person in Portland? Good luck. by Sarah Mirk HOWARD BALSHEM is looking for homeless people. Standing in the crowded lobby of homeless shelter and resource center...
View ArticleYear of the Bunny
The mysteries of garage-pop master Nobunny. by Mark Lore IT'S DIFFICULT to figure out exactly where Justin Champlin ends and Nobunny begins, where real life slips into the crowd and the gimmick...
View ArticleHall Monitor
After a banner year for the Portland Loo, public toilets are bound up once more. by Denis C. Theriault IT'S A SPECIAL feeling of relief when you're backed up, bound, constipated, bloated, whatever,...
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This Week's Mercury Music Section
Another week, another Mercury music section to stare at blankly while you get high from smoking a joint you rolled with your Wavves papers. Eh, that's not impressive. Call me when there is a Wavves...
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This Week's Mercury Music Section
Another week, another Mercury music section to stare at blankly while you get high from smoking a joint you rolled with your Wavves papers. Eh, that's not impressive. Call me when there is a Wavves...
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Good Morning News!
Tunisia-->Egypt-->Jordan-->Yemen: 20,000 protesters take to the streets of Yemen in a "Day of Rage". Why does the Middle East have way better protest names than us? Egypt Protests: Getting...
View ArticleWake and Bake, E'erbody! New Eternal Tapestry Video
Holy smokes! In anticipation of Eternal Tapestry's debut LP for Thrill Jockey Records, Beyond The 4th Door (out March 15), the label dropped the video to "Galactic Derelict" onto the world. And man,...
View Article"Lindsay Lohan Quizzed About Missing Necklace"
I'd grouse about the headline's choice of verb* if the story weren't so sad: The actress is at the center of a police investigation over a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry, which was allegedly stolen...
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