Public EnemyPublic Enemy
With Mesrine: Killer Instinct and Mesrine: Public Enemy #1, Jacques Mesrine gets a fittingly ambitious film treatment. by Dave Bow "ALL FILMS ARE PART FICTION. No film can recreate the complexity of a...
View ArticleZine Symposium Top 10!Zine Symposium Top 10!
Top picks for the 10th annual zine symposium—with help from a real live librarian! by Sarah Mirk IF YOU'VE NEVER PICKED UP A ZINE, you're missing out on a crucial chunk of Portland's creative culture....
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THURSDAY 8/26 CHICHARONES, RAFAEL VIGILANTICS, EDDIE VALIANT, CLOUDY OCTOBER (Berbati's Pan, 10 SW 3rd) See My, What a Busy Week! CROWDED HOUSE, LAWRENCE ARABIA (Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey, Troutdale)...
View ArticleTwo Nights at The GatheringTwo Nights at The Gathering
My Summer Vacation with the Juggalos by Kelly O FAYGO Drink it, wear it, snort itdon't EVER dis it. Detroit whut? TITTIES If you're at the Gathering long enough, you WILL eventually show them. FACES...
View ArticleMAX-imum PunishmentMAX-imum Punishment
Under a new crackdown, illegal immigrants face deportation even for minor crimes. Like not paying MAX fare. by Sarah Mirk 2010 IS SHAPING UP as a record year for deportations, with nearly 40,000 more...
View ArticleOne Day at a TimeOne Day at a Time
Things are about to get GROTESQUE. by Ann Romano MONDAY, AUGUST 16 This week started with some semi-alarming news from Us magazine: "Angelina Jolie to Play Marilyn Monroe." Now, normally this sort of...
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Goodbye, Portland Storage sign. Hello, history tax and park ban. by Mercury staff A WELL-KNOWN PORTLAND SIGN disappeared for good this week—no, not Made in Oregon, but the much more low-key Portland...
View ArticleWartime RationsWartime Rations
Life During Wartime: Todd Solondz is back, and he hates you as much as ever. by Zac Pennington CONTEMPT FOR ONE'S fellow man isn't a social perspective lent much validity in modern American society....
View ArticleReturning Column!Returning Column!
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View ArticleWhen the Sidewalk EndsWhen the Sidewalk Ends
Portland leaders are dreaming up an affordable housing revolution. But what good are big plans if no one's around to build them? by Denis C. Theriault THEY STICK UP like tombstones—the pipes, sewer...
View ArticleNo-Line DinerNo-Line Diner
The down-home Hopperian goodness of City State Diner will still be worth it when the lines start to form. by Patrick Alan Coleman FOR THOSE LUCKY SOULS who've been enjoying line-free brunches at City...
View ArticleI, AnonymousI, Anonymous
Farm Harm by Anonymous Okay, Conscientious Commuter, I get it: You hate my big pickup truck. This is why you glower and squirm and throw up your hands in outrage when you can't fit your Prius in...
View ArticleHALL MONITORHALL MONITOR
The gun lobby is ready to fight Mayor Sam Adams' new gun-control laws. But if Adams isn't careful, the left might start firing too. by Denis C. Theriault GIVE HIM CREDIT. When it comes to the fate of...
View ArticleOld-Time ReligionOld-Time Religion
The Last Exorcism made my butthole tighten. by Dave Bow AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED, The Last Exorcism had three strikes against it before the opening credits: It's a horror movie in the tired,...
View ArticleLaunching BenjaminLaunching Benjamin
Publication Studio launches a new translation of Walter Benjamin's A Berlin Childhood: Circa 1900. by Alison Hallett THE ON-DEMAND PRINTERS/LITERARY AMBASSADORS at Publication Studio are launching a...
View ArticleGoing Down with the ShipGoing Down with the Ship
The Perils of Chris Harder's solo show Fishing for My Father. by Jane Carlen I'M NOT PROUD TO ADMIT THIS, but I once bet that an untapped keg would float in a hotel pool. When sitting through Chris...
View ArticleMy, What a Busy Week!My, What a Busy Week!
Zines, Zimmerman, and zymurgy! THURSDAY 8/26 RHYME AND REASON—Need a quick primer on Portland's sadly neglected hiphop scene? Start here. Chicharones are the dream-team collaboration between Josh "the...
View ArticleSAVAGE LOVESAVAGE LOVE
Deflowered, Desensitized by Dan Savage I lost my virginity last night. I'm a straight male in my early 30s, so it was about time. It wasn't awkward, and we had a good time. However, I didn't climax...
View ArticleChina Is for Insects; America Is for Winners!China Is for Insects; America Is...
Mao's Last Dancer's tired old mythology. by Charles Mudede MAO'S LAST DANCER is based on the memoir by Li Cunxin, and begins where Li's life began, in rural China. It's the late 1960s, and the Beijing...
View ArticleDogged ProtestDogged Protest
Workers-rights activists picket doggie daycare after labor dispute spirals into eviction. by Sarah Mirk AS SPATS with the boss go, it started out small—a complaint over 10 minutes of unpaid work every...
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