On Sale Now at Lille BoutiqueOn Sale Now at Lille Boutique
It's nearing the end of the season, and Lille Boutique is making way from new arrivals (OMG... love F/W 10 Eres!). Drop in to see the new styles, and take advantage of the sale. [ Subscribe to the...
View ArticleMusic: ThursdayMusic: Thursday
The Artistery—Jack Lewis & Twigs Lvov, Sun Foot, 8 pm, $5, all ages Ash Street Saloon—Night of the Fly Showcase: Young X, T&E, Logics, Matty, DJ Flo, Cool Nutz, 9:30 pm, $5 Backspace—Portland...
View ArticleHave You Started Your HUMP! Film Yet?Have You Started Your HUMP! Film Yet?
52 days and counting till the October 15th HUMP! deadline. Did you know there's more cash prizes this year? It breaks down a lil' somethin' like this: Best Humor: $1,000 First Prize, $250 First...
View ArticleFashion of Thrashin'Fashion of Thrashin'
Last night I got thrashed. No, I don’t mean that I had one too many whiskey sodas. It means I went down to Dante’s to witness the musical/kind of interpretive dance/video reenactment with floating...
View ArticleTucker Max's Powell's Appearance Draws Protests
A message recently popped up in my Facebook feed urging me to "take action" to protest Tucker Max's upcoming reading at Powell's, scheduled for October.GUESS WHAT PEOPLE?!?! RAPE IS NOT FUNNY AND...
View ArticleLeanna NYCLeanna NYC
The web site is still password protected, but a new store called Leanna NYC is making itself known on Twitter and Facebook as opening at 402 NW 12th sometime this month, with the tag line, "NYC...
View ArticleThank Goodness for Berger & Green
The Mercury boys are out on a date today with a young lady who was lucky enough to win what can only be described as an extravaganza of awkward self-conscious masculinity and rampant testosterone. I...
View ArticleSL Letter of the Day: Yeah, That'll Work
Your advice to NOPE implies that all or nearly all men use porn. That may be true, but not all porn is equal. Perhaps NOPE could find a form of porn she doesn't find threatening that might also turn...
View ArticleSeen on the Mercury Boy Date: NerdlingsSeen on the Mercury Boy Date: Nerdlings
Every year, we auction off dates with Mercury boys and Mercury girls for our annual charity auction. The Mercury boys are on their date right now—we're turning the office into a menstrual hut in their...
View ArticleYet Another Reason To Love Whiskey!!
Besides being a sure fire way to get you surly and happy all at the same time, it has recently been discovered that whiskey has other amazing qualities. Ones that may just save the earth! According to...
View ArticleGoing to IKEA Will Make You Feel like a FailureGoing to IKEA Will Make You...
I had never been shopping at the Portland IKEA until last night, when I trekked to Cascade Station and spent three hours under IKEA's practical, reasonably priced lighting. And now I feel like a...
View ArticleOh, Fine. Caption This.Oh, Fine. Caption This.
I feel like I have a lot of ground to make up after months of incessantly blogging about JUSTIN BIEBER, JUSTIN BIEBER, JUSTIN BIEBER, EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!Therefore I invite you to go ahead and...
View ArticleHip Hop Lessons From Deena
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View ArticleTonight in Music: Portland Folk Fest, Lady Gaga and More
PORTLAND FOLK FESTIVAL: ROLL ON COLUMBIA SCREENING: PORTLAND CELLO PROJECT, JACKSTRAW (Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan) Longtime Portlanders surely recognize the voice of one Amy Annelle, a former...
View ArticlePaper Cut at Compound GalleryPaper Cut at Compound Gallery
Compound GalleryEatcho's "Bird" I was over in China Town yesterday and stopped by Compound Gallery (107 NW 5th) to check out their current show, Paper Cut, which challenged local and international...
View ArticleGold Star: The Mercury's Web Comment of the Week!Gold Star: The Mercury's Web...
Comment of the week honors go to Commenty Colin, for this li'l gem on Scrappers' Banksy post: Congrats buddy, here are some pixels moving just for you: Ahem. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleFirst Aid Kit (the band, not the box with the Band-Aids in it)First Aid Kit...
My Scando-envy continues on with First Aid Kit, two honey-voiced Swedish sisters Klara and Johanna Soderberg who are extremely difficult to find in a Google Images search. This is probably not true,...
View ArticleNew Sufjan Stevens EP, All Delighted People!New Sufjan Stevens EP, All...
<Look at all of those delighted people. Finally, some new material from Sufjan Stevens that isn't a boring, orchestral soundtrack for his movie about some road. Today, you can stream Stevens' new...
View ArticleChatroullette Still Good for Something!
Remember Chatroullette? And how we thought it was like the most awesome thing ever for two weeks until we completely forgot about it and moved on with our lives? Well, CR is apparently still around...
View Article"If a woman dressed as a man has sex with a guy with a vagina, can they still...
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