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Tonight: Laura Hughes at Appendix SpaceTonight: Laura Hughes at Appendix Space
Laura HughesLaura Hughes' Passed Presence at the Portland Building A few weeks back when I spoke with Jenene Nagy about her upcoming curatorial residence at Disjecta, I asked who she'd match up for a...
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Gold Star: The Mercury's Web Comment of the Week!Gold Star: The Mercury's Web...
This week's comment of the week comes from Reymont, on Sarah's "What is UP with IKEA?" post. It's a multiparter, and it wins because I like the way the action rises as Reymont gets increasingly...
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Jonathan Franzen's Only Popular Cause He's A ManJonathan Franzen's Only...
Jonathan Franzen's new novel Freedom comes out next week and it's garnered a startling amount of press for a novel, and now a feud! So excited. The problem is mostly centered around his appearance on...
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Down and Derby Book Reading TonightDown and Derby Book Reading Tonight
I wasn't able to review Down and Derby: The Insider's Guide to Roller Derby this week, due to an epic bout (ha!?) of August pneumonia. It's basically a how-to-get-involved-with-derby book, full of...
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Wavves to Play Bunk Bar on SaturdayWavves to Play Bunk Bar on Saturday
Just announced: Wavves, the letter-V-loving band of San Diego's Nathan Williams, are going to play the newly opened Bunk Bar this Saturday, August 28. They'll be playing their lo-fi surf-punk while...
View ArticleAt Long Last, We Know What it Would Be Like if Herman Melville Played...
Introducing my new favorite movie: Age of the Dragons—AKA Herman Melville's Moby Dick... But with Motherfucking DRAGONS. And Danny Glover. And Also Electric Guitars. Behold! I have nothing to add...
View ArticleThis Weekend: Jimmy Pardo
This weekend's headliner at Helium is Jimmy Pardo. I'm not particularly familiar with Pardo's stand up, though I did see him host the Conan Writers Pannel at this year's Bridgetown. He's also quite...
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Salmonella, Backyard Chickens, and YouSalmonella, Backyard Chickens, and You
As the largest egg recall in American history continues to unravel (find out if you have a dozen of those bad boys here), there should be plenty of holier-than-thou backyard chicken fetishists who...
View ArticleBreaking: U.S. Marshals Shoot Man in Far Northeast
U.S. Marshals helping in the arrest of a man wanted in a Vancouver shooting said they shot him several times this afternoon after he fired on them while trying to escape. The man was shot by two...
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The Littlest I, Anonymous WriterThe Littlest I, Anonymous Writer
Oh joy of joys, why can't all I, Anonymous entries come with illustrations of ponies and kitties (with wings) and bunnies? It's always cute and mildly disturbing when a child-reader of the Mercury...
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A Look at Hope Larson's A Wrinkle in TimeA Look at Hope Larson's A Wrinkle in...
Look, it's Meg! Larson writes: I’m sure you have a different idea of how Meg should look. This is how she looks to me, but in fact, I had to rethink my own idea of Meg when I worked out her design....
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Today in 1960's NewsToday in 1960's News
While Bob Dylan is scheduled to play Edgefield next week, word of two albums of demos, plus re-issued mono recordings on vinyl have me more excited. (I like the ideal image I have of Mr. Zimmerman in...
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New Parenthetical GirlsNew Parenthetical Girls
Zac Pennington: Dressed as a renaissance soldier or a couch? They debuted a few new songs at PDX Pop Now!, and now Parenthetical Girls are offering a free download of their latest single/12" EP,...
View ArticleMega Man Online Presents: KAIJU YELLOW DEVIL!
Poorly veiled racial slight? Hilariously misplaced memetic snafu? The sexiest amorphous killer blob robot since Robert Patrick squinted hard enough to permanently turn his Euclidean mug into a log...
View ArticleGood Morning, News!
The American economy has a sugar daddy. His name is Ben Bernanke, and he's ready to step in if we keep running up the credit cards and avoiding our landlord. What happens when 33 men spend three...
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Anarchist Lemonade Vendors: The Photo EssayAnarchist Lemonade Vendors: The...
I wandered through the hordes last night at Last Thursday in search of the "lemonade revolt": donation-only lemonade stands set up in protest of county health inspectors shutting down a little girls'...
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Vogue + Kmart = ?Vogue + Kmart = ?
When I was in grade school, the big joke on the playground was, “What does the bird flying over Kmart say?” This would be answered with a chorus of snide kids yelling, “Cheap, Cheap!” Yay for bratty...
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Politics: The Gig That Keeps on GivingPolitics: The Gig That Keeps on Giving
City lobbying reports for the three-month quarter ending June 30 were posted late yesterday afternoon. You can see who came to City Hall to talk about which issues, and which city officials reported...
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Jersey Shore Wrap Up: "The Letter"Jersey Shore Wrap Up: "The Letter"
Blah blah weekly Jersey Shore discussion blah. Situation blah Blah. GTL blah blah Guidos blah blah. Most bitter yet behind the jump. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Discographies Is Funny! And Alarming.Discographies Is Funny! And Alarming.
Although its existence threatens the livelihood of every music writer, the Discographies Twitter feed is pretty damn funny, rendering us music critics useless 140 characters at a time. Who needs...
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