Seth Walsh
Seth Walsh is the 13-year-old boy who attempted suicide last week after enduring years of bullying at the hands of his classmates and peers in Tehachapi, California. Seth was being home schooled...
View ArticleRetro City Rampage: Grand Theft Auto Goes 8-Bit
There's not much known about Retro City Rampage — it's not even entirely clear what platforms it will be appearing on in addition to WiiWare — but as you can see from the above footage, the game is a...
View ArticleOkay, I Was Wrong: Justin Bieber Actually a 51-Year-Old Pedophile
Crap. The Onion has the full report. Crap. Justin Bieber Found To Be Cleverly Disguised 51-Year-Old Pedophile Well... whatever. I'm still buying the bedroom set. [ Subscribe to the comments on this...
View ArticleMy Gaydar Is Pinging
How about yours? And I'm talking about the douche on the right. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Nick Jaina Launches US Tour From Behind Prison WallsNick Jaina Launches US...
You might be asking, "What did Nick Jaina do to go to prison?" Well, nothing, actually, unless you consider making gentle folk music a crime. The Portland artist is pulling out his Johnny Cash card by...
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Inside the Mercury Editorial MeetingInside the Mercury Editorial Meeting
Here's a picture someone took today of our editorial meeting. I think I blinked. via [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Yes, Star Wars is Going to be in 3D. Settle Down, Nerds...Yes, Star Wars is...
Via. ... because so is The Lord of the Rings, and so is Titanic, and so is every other perennially popular blockbuster you can think of. Shit, Disney's already got their 3D version of Beauty and the...
View ArticleNational Coffee (and Cigarette) Day!
Today is National Coffee Day, and for many people that also means it's National Cigarette Day. Honestly, one of the things I've missed most about giving up smoking is standing outside the office on a...
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Hey! It's "Free Budweiser Day"! Umm... Somewhere. Guys?Hey! It's "Free...
So apparently Budweiser is offering free samples of their beer today—for those who have never tasted it? Maybe from Uzbekistan? Anyway it's at "select bars and restaurants" around the country,...
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College Freshman Commits Suicide After Roommate Uses Hidden Cameras to Stream...
A gay freshman at Rutgers University is believed to have committed suicide—he may have jumped off a bridge, no body has been found—after his roommate outed him in the most brutal possible way: Two...
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Gleegasm: Britney Spears Sex RiotGleegasm: Britney Spears Sex Riot
You know what? I was nervous about this Britney Spears-centric episode of Glee. I was among those who thought last season's Gaga-rific "Theatricality" was a messy handjob of an episode and I didn't...
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What's the best way to measure the might of Portland's police reform movement? Results. by Denis C. Theriault AFTER LAST WEEKEND'S rally for police justice and accountability down at Pioneer...
View ArticleIn the ShadowsIn the Shadows
Tagging along at dawn with the near-extinct bicycle paperboy. by Sarah Mirk IT'S 4:30 AM and we still have 200 papers to deliver and my bike wheel is on fire. I got a flat while trying to jump off a...
View ArticleSavage LoveSavage Love
Give 'em Hope by Dan Savage I'm a straight college guy, age 21, and I share a house with some buddies and a couple. Anyhow, the interesting stuff: This couple has been together for four years. They're...
View ArticleI, AnonymousI, Anonymous
Teen Challenge To the bitchy blonde teenage girl on 4th and Morrison: You ignorant, racist snot. An African American man approached you (among a group of other people) at a bus stop to ask for a...
View ArticlePerfect HarmonyPerfect Harmony
The future looks bright for Old Light. by Mark Lore GARTH KLIPPERT swirls a pair of chopsticks in a bowl of pho as he recounts his musical history, one that includes various projects in San Francisco,...
View ArticleI'm Staying Home: Mercury Video PicksI'm Staying Home: Mercury Video Picks
Where the hell did all these vampire movies come from?! by Bobby "Fatboy" Roberts AS YOU LOOK AROUND the pop-culture landscape, a question may occur to you: "What is it with all these fucking vampires...
View ArticleIn Other News
by Mercury staff Fake campaign signs spoofing GOP gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley popped up all over Portland this week. The signs, which take a jab at Dudley keeping a house in Washington to...
View ArticleOne Day at a TimeOne Day at a Time
Lindsay, Paris, and sex on Ashton Kutcher's couch. GAH-ROSS!! by Ann Romano MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 One Day readers? Hold on to your overly stylish hats constructed by a local, earth-friendly...
View ArticleTaking Your Supper to BedTaking Your Supper to Bed
Guess who's fattening campaign coffers for Chris Dudley and other GOP candidates? by Denis C. Theriault CHEW ON THIS: Would you still take your mom to McMenamins if you thought some of your money was...
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