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Adam Arnold Fall 2010Adam Arnold Fall 2010
One of the most anticipated shows of every season is that of Adam Arnold, and now that he has a new, spacious studio he's welcoming friends and fans into his workspace for the second time—spring's...
View ArticleJuice Boxes Make You Gay. OH! So Do Chips.
It's no secret, I've got some "gay" in me. How much? Depends on when you ask, and if I'm looking at this when you ask. How did this "gay" get into me? Juice boxes, yo! And Kettle chips. Now I don't...
View ArticleBlockbuster As You Know It Is About to Go Away
Says Daily Finance: Blockbuster's long anticipated bankruptcy filing is apparently headed down the final stretch and could come by the end of the week, according to a Wall Street Journal report. One...
View ArticleTonight in Music: Parenthetical Girls, Hanson
LABELMATES: PARENTHETICAL GIRLS, SELECTOR DUB NARCOTIC, COMMUNITY LIBRARY DJS, DJ MAGIC BEANS, DJ HOT AIR BALLOON, DJ GIGANTE (Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison) All the coolest labels in town gather for...
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Just to Clarify: Boot Camp Clik & Pharoahe Monch Are Not Coming to Portland...
Despite what the WW says. The Duck Down 15th Anniversary Tour was indeed scheduled to pass this way but was canceled weeks (if not over a month) ago. In fact, this show has been canceled for so long...
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Just to Clarify: Boot Camp Clik & Pharoahe Monch Are Not Coming to Portland...
Despite what the WW says. The Duck Down 15th Anniversary Tour was indeed scheduled to pass this way but was canceled weeks (if not over a month) ago. In fact, this show has been canceled for so long...
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Gleegasm: Sending Sunshine to the CrackhouseGleegasm: Sending Sunshine to the...
Summer break is over, fellow Gleetards! It's time to go back to school! I have three new chest hairs and I sewed a pocket into my backpack where I can hide pre-rolled joints. And I totally got a...
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The Bad Kind of National Headline: PDX as Sex-Trafficking HubThe Bad Kind of...
Illustration by Valerie PensworthNormally, when the national media write about Portland, it's all about pretty feelgood stuff: Bicycles, environmentally friendly construction, and twee places to shop...
View ArticleToday in Sweet Wingsuit Videos
Enjoy the beauty of this thing, now, before the government finds a way to turn it into a weapon. Via poeTV. And on that note... The Mercury's Top Five Ideas for Misusing Wingsuits 1. Scaring...
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Snap Judgment: Little Big BurgerSnap Judgment: Little Big Burger
From Eater PDX [Welcome to Snap Judgment, a new regular Blogtown feature wherein I'll be dropping by places both old and just opened for a one-dish fly-by, and developing an opinion based on that...
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PHART CHART TOPPER!PHART CHART TOPPER!
This week's PHART CHART TOPPER is Dawn Riddle! Congrats, and look! We've animated it for you!phartist.gif Gawd, i wish pizza did this in real life! Will you be the next Phart Chart Topper? Submit your...
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America, Meet Your New American Idol Judges, America!America, Meet Your New...
It's finally official, J.LO and Steven Tyler will be your new American Idol judges along with Randy Jackson.HOW DOES THIS MAKE YOU FEEL?? Like this? Like this? Or like this? [ Subscribe to the...
View ArticleSmoke OutSmoke Out
Small bars complain about the unforeseen effects of Oregon's smoking ban. by Camille Pandian SMOKERS SPILLED OUT of the Matador on Friday night, September 10, crowding the sidewalk on West Burnside....
View ArticlePublicity Mastermind or Literary Genius?Publicity Mastermind or Literary Genius?
Tao Lin's Richard Yates fails to connect with its reader, even as it explores human connection in the digital age. by Jacob Schraer "RICHARD YATES is named after real-life writer Richard Yates, but it...
View ArticleFace to FaceFace to Face
Catfish wants you to know that in the world of Facebook profiles, not all is as it seems. But, uh, you already knew that. by Marjorie Skinner IT'S NOT WHAT you think. Catfish markets itself as a...
View ArticleI Love Television™I Love Television™
You Will watch this, you Won't watch this. by Wm. Steven Humphrey GENERALLY SPEAKING, when I tell you to do something—you should do it. HOWEVER! If I tell you to do something, and I appear to be...
View ArticleLet 'er Buck!Let 'er Buck!
Forty-eight hours at the Pendleton Round-Up. Featuring: 1,500 horses, 900 pounds of ham, four fighter jets, and one beer spilled on a baby. by Patrick Alan Coleman THURSDAY 8 pm SARAH MIRK—Main Street...
View ArticleTime to Take the WheelTime to Take the Wheel
Sam Adams finally faces his crucible as police commissioner. by Denis C. Theriault WHEN MAYOR SAM ADAMS seized the job of police commissioner from Dan Saltzman this spring, hoping to quell outrage...
View ArticleLettersLetters
Biscuits, officially burned. TERRIBLE THINGS SARAH [MIRK]—Killing a baby is a terrible thing, and should not be done easily or taken lightly ["State of Choice," Feature, Sept 2]. Furthermore, do you...
View ArticleSunset Boulevard: The MusicalSunset Boulevard: The Musical
The biggest problem with Sunset Boulevard is that it exists. by Alison Hallett APART FROM ITS EXISTENCE, there's really nothing wrong with Portland Center Stage's production of Sunset Boulevard. The...
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