"So Much for Your Peaceful Vision of the Future, Idiot."
Mike Stoklasa—AKA "Mr. Plinkett," AKA the guy behind the hilariously scathing breakdowns of the Star Wars prequels—has set his sights on last 2009's Star Trek. On the downside, Stoklasa is getting...
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Zola Jesus Died for Your SinsZola Jesus Died for Your Sins
Sumner DilworthThat's the same outfit I wear to Casual Friday at the office. It's no secret that this paper is quite keen on the enigmatic Zola Jesus and that her Stridulum EP would top my year end EP...
View ArticleTonight in Music: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Chris Robley and the...
EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS, LULACRUZA (Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell) Having shot to fame a year ago with the release of their debut album Up from Below, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic...
View ArticleAnd the Emmy for "Best Description of a Mini-Mart Robbery" Goes to...
... the Eccentric Coffee Drinking Lady! Accepting her award is Wm. Steven Humphrey! "Hello and thanks to everyone who voted for Eccentric Coffee Drinking Lady, who I believe is a true pioneer in...
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Mike Daisey: The Mercury Interview
A few weeks ago, I got the chance to interview Mike Daisey, a TBA favorite who will be returning this year to perform The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, a new monologue about how the...
View ArticleThis Talking Robot Would Like to Tell You About the NW HipHop Fest
Ah! A talking fucking robot! This must be the work of Skynet. KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!! Oh wait, put the fire away, it's just a teaser ad for the NW Hiphop Fest. Going doing next Friday and...
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Tonight in MusicTonight in Music
Dante's—Tumbledown, Michael Dean Damron, Mike Pike, 9 pm, $8-10 Ella Street Social Club—Cars & Trains, Ethernet, 9 pm, $5 The Knife Shop at Kelly's Olympian—Bombs Into You, Pinehurst Kids, The...
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Be More Funny!Be More Funny!
How many times have you read one of our blog posts and said, "OH, BOY! I would really eviscerate these fuckers in the comments... except... except... GODDAMMIT, I'M NOT FUNNY!" Well take it from me,...
View ArticleIn Honor of Today's Date, 09/02/10
Since today's date is literally 90210, here is the single greatest music moment from that show (yes, better than the Flaming Lips appearance at the Peach Pit After Dark, or when Cap'n Jazz covered the...
View ArticleTrick or Vote Videos: Advice from Political Monsters
Apparently it's fall already because local youth political organization the Bus Project is gearing up for their annual Halloween mega-canvass of voters. I tagged along with the canvass, known as Trick...
View ArticleWhy Wouldn't You Leave Your Pants On?
Gotta be fake, right? (Via JMG.) [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Seen Today in PDXSeen Today in PDX
Paving over old streetcar tracks... to make way for new streetcar tracks. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleThe Funniest "Between Two Ferns" Yet?!?
Here's another stellar production of "Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis"—this time hosted by Zach's brother Seth, who has the distinct pleasure of interviewing actor Sean Penn. And for reasons...
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09/02/1009/02/10
Ahhh! I thought this day would never come, but here it is. Happy 9.02.10 Day!!! For those of us who grew up on the classic Beverly Hills 90210 (don’t even mention that newfangled business to me),...
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The Not Enough! FestivalThe Not Enough! Festival
In a few weeks, the first ever Not Enough! festival will kickoff in North Portland. The two day, one-of-a-kind celebration of music, art and community has been organized by local punks Forever and...
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It's Happening Tonight!It's Happening Tonight!
RE-HUNG!—Portland's favorite euphemistic billboard, the Hung Far Low sign, disappeared from downtown two years ago when the owners discovered it was about to fall down. Now after over $70,000 in...
View ArticleWin Tickets to Ferris Bueller's Day Off!Win Tickets to Ferris Bueller's Day Off!
Tomorrow night at 11 pm at the Bagdad, Cort and Fatboy (and the Mercury!) present Ferris Bueller's Day Off, one of the best movies of the '80s and—I say this with a fair amount of conviction—easily...
View ArticlePeeping Tom Discovered!
Via Kelly O at Slog [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Meet The BubbleatorMeet The Bubbleator
"Being Mormon, I can't look at porn or nudity," writes some Mormon dude who can't look at porn or nudity. "So I have to get creative. That's why I invented 'bubbling.' Hard to explain so just scroll...
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We're Drinkin' Beasties Too!We're Drinkin' Beasties Too!
Recently the Internets went Kah-Razy after learning the New York municipal water supply was home to these little darlings: That's an "invisible" crustacean called a copepod. It's similar to a shrimp....
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