Teaser for Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch.
Below is the teaser for Sucker Punch, the latest from Zack Snyder, the world's best music video director. It looks like what'd happen if Casshern had sex with Sky Captain and all three of Charlie's...
View ArticleThoughts from a Local Movie Theater Clerk: A Public Service Announcement
Often submissions come in to the Mercury that don't quite fit anywhere. They're not articles or essays, and they're not exactly letters to the editor or I, Anonymous-es either. Many of these are...
View ArticleA Weather - "Third of Life" Video
Normally bands don't make videos for slow-paced songs that are 6:23 long. But we'll make a notable exception for the fantastic hushed sounds of A Weather. This simple animated video for "Third of...
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Library Beats Internet!
Amy LauSo much for the digital revolution. In an amazing slidetackle move, the library has beaten the internet to archiving the Oregonian. While the Oregonian's own website makes it nearly impossible...
View ArticleCody Simpson? You, Sir, are No Justin Bieber!
A bunch of you old fogies bitch and moan about my near-incessant Justin Bieber posts. But because I share this knowledge with you, you in turn can discuss it intelligently with others while (of...
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Letter of the Day!Letter of the Day!
Oh boy! Letter of the day! There are quite a few red flags here (the use of the word "faggot" to describe something other than a collections of sticks, the extreme May/December romance, people still...
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Portland Folk Festival Announces (Most of) Its SchedulePortland Folk Festival...
The Portland Folk Festival has announced (most of) its schedule for the festival weekend of August 19-22. Just a couple TBAs here and there, but everything else looks firmed up. The festival looks to...
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Portland Folk Festival Announces (Most of) Its SchedulePortland Folk Festival...
The Portland Folk Festival has announced almost all of its schedule for the festival weekend of August 19-22. We've got the whole thing over on End Hits; highlights include Thao and Mirah doing a...
View ArticleO'Reilly to Obama: Stop Enforcing DADT
Bill O'Reilly talking with Jay Leno...Okay, okay: no one in his or her right mind would subject themselves to five seconds of this, much less five minutes. Let's call it "non-required viewing." All...
View ArticleTonight in Music: Wolf Parade, Menomena and Free Moral Agents
WOLF PARADE, THE MOOOLS (Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside) HOWL—Instead of splintering under their increasingly successful solo projects, the Canucks of Wolf Parade keep reconvening and making...
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Headline of the DayHeadline of the Day
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View ArticleDance Off in the Rain
It's too late for me to be this young and talented, but... gorgeous. Just gorgeous. Watch. via [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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StarCraft II: Blizzard's Best Collector's Edition To DateStarCraft II:...
Blizzard EntertainmentClick to embiggen. Today sees the official release of StarCraft II, and while you'll have to wait a few days to catch the official Merc review (hint: it's good), I want to take a...
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Vanity PlatesVanity Plates
On a road trip, between S.F. and L.A. I caught these vanity plates: [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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PDX Pop Now Primer: The Tumblers, TyphoonPDX Pop Now Primer: The Tumblers,...
&backcolor The 2010 PDX Pop Now! Festival kicks off this Friday. Until then, take a moment to get a little better acquainted with two of the acts that will be performing. The Tumblers play...
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Braids by Sara BarnerBraids by Sara Barner
Maybe you've seen the work of Sara Barner before (Halo, Seattle's Lamb's Ear, and Una have all carried either her leather or jewelry work). I love these new braided necklaces she's added to her...
View ArticleGood Morning, News!
Good news: the oil on the surface of the Gulf spill is clearing faster than expected. Bad news: There's gonna be cancer in my fish sticks, right? A Pakistani passenger plane goes down, killing 152....
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BREAKING: Taylor Momsen Owns a VibratorBREAKING: Taylor Momsen Owns a Vibrator
Taylor Momsen—one of the stars of Gossip Girl—recently "divulged" to Disorder Magazine that her "best friend is her vibrator." Fox News entertainment reporter Deidre Behar wrote a piece about the...
View ArticleToday in Waking Nightmares
Did you know that "God" spelled backwards is "dog"? Apparently, this guy just figured it out, and decided to disguise himself as a puppy, and freak the ever loving SHIT out of me with this song...
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And And And Have a Blast!And And And Have a Blast!
TYLER KOHLHOFF The lazy freeloaders of And And And have been a band for about ten months now, and they've only released a pair of full-lengths—including the excellent A Fresh Summer With And And And...
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