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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...

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Zine 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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Up & ComingUp & Coming

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)...

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Two Nights at The GatheringTwo Nights at The Gathering

My Summer Vacation with the Juggalos by Kelly O FAYGO Drink it, wear it, snort it—don't EVER dis it. Detroit whut? TITTIES If you're at the Gathering long enough, you WILL eventually show them. FACES...

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MAX-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...

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One 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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In Other News

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...

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Wartime 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....

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Returning Column!Returning Column!

This Week's Question: Bob Dylan Is a Shithead. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

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When 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...

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No-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...

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I, 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...

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HALL 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...

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Old-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,...

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Launching 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...

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Going 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...

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My, 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...

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SAVAGE 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...

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China 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...

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Dogged 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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