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Win Tickets to Jamie Lidell!Win Tickets to Jamie Lidell!
Despite his nerdtactular glasses, British accent, and pasty exterior, Jamie Lidell just might be the most soulful man on the planet. No longer just a spastic one man show of beatboxing, soul crooning,...
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Win Tickets to Jamie Lidell!
We have a pair of tickets to see the enigmatic Jamie Lidell this weekend at the Hawthorne Theatre. Won't you please take them off our hands? Thank you. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleIt Gets Better: You're Reaching Them
View more "It Gets Better" videos at the It Gets Better Project YouTube Channel. My son will turn 13 on Saturday. For the past year and a half, he has endured unrelenting harassment and bullying...
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Wolf Parade's Portland VideoWolf Parade's Portland Video
Our fair city is the backdrop for this gorgeous new Wolf Parade video for "Yulia." Directed by Scott Coffey, the clip has a cool Cold War-era Baikonur Cosmodrome vibe to it, and was filmed in both...
View ArticleThe Avatar Porn Trailer
After weeks of anticipation, the trailer for Hustler's Avatar porn has finally hit the internets! It looks hilarious, and not hot at all, but on the plus side I bet you anything the lines to go see it...
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Today in Creepy Notes Left on Alison's Cat's Collar.Today in Creepy Notes...
This morning I found this note on my cat's collar. AGHHH!!!! Right?? I mean... Queequeg is something of a cat about town. This is not the first time he's come home with a note on his collar. (The last...
View ArticleCompetent White Rapping: CONDEMN OR ALLOW?
Check out this video of Jimmy Fallon and (sigh!) Justin Timberlake performing a medley entitled, "The History of Rap." That means RAPPING is involved. And for what it is, it's entertaining... but...
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PHART CHART TOPPER!PHART CHART TOPPER!
This week's PHART CHART TOPPER is ddevenuta! Congrats and look we've animated it for you! Will you be the next Phart Chart Topper? Submit your art or photos to the Mercury's Flickr pool, and start...
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Today in "What? WHAT??? BOOOOO!!! BOOOOO!!!"Today in "What? WHAT??? BOOOOO!!!...
Jessica Alba's nude scene in Machete was CGI! FUCKING CGI, GUYS! She was wearing granny panties (and granny bra) the entire time! BOOOOOO!! BOOOOO!!! (Full story here.) BOOOOOO!!!!! That calls for a...
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Catwalks of the WorldCatwalks of the World
The Art Institute of Portland is unveiling a special exhibit of runway photography to coincide with this year's Portland Fashion Week, and they've chosen Ed Kavishe (you can follow him around the...
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City Says No New Bike Trails in Forest ParkCity Says No New Bike Trails in...
The city's verdict is in for bikes in Forest Park: There will be no new trails for bikes amid the 5,000 acres. BT LivermoreThat's a surprise, given that for over a year, a group of citizens including...
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Grilled Cheese Grill Coming to SE PortlandGrilled Cheese Grill Coming to SE...
The children/stoner friendly cart Grilled Cheese Grill is expanding their melted cheese empire and opening up a SE location in the coming weeks. From their Facebook profile: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TIME!...
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A Few Notes on Guillermo del Toro's Q&A.A Few Notes on Guillermo del Toro's Q&A.
"I'm going to sit, because I'm fat. I hope you're drinking stuff," Guillermo del Toro said as he took the stage at the Bagdad last night. Ostensibly he was there to read from his new book, but what...
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Trade Unions Deal Imminent? Depends on Who's TalkingTrade Unions Deal...
Denis C. TheriaultFor anyone waiting for a bus or a train, or even just making their way out of their offices yesterday around City Hall, it was hard to miss the sight (and sounds) of some several...
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It's VeganIt's Vegan
No, not the jeans. The jacket. Vegan. $85 at Mink. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleAnti-Obama Terrorists in our Midst.
There's no other word for the two guys who professed anti-government politics before deciding to plant a bomb in a bank in Woodburn, OR just after Obama's election. The bomb exploded, killing two...
View ArticleWe Are Not That Far Away from Mass-Market Quantum Computing
From OneIndia: London, Sep 30 (ANI): In what could be called as a big leap in quantum mechanics, a research team at Yale have achieved the entanglement of three solid-state qubits, or quantum bits,...
View ArticleDads? Try to "Out-Dad" This Dad.
A dad in New York and his 8-year-old son attach an HD video camera to a weather balloon, send it into space, and retrieve it. Here's the breathtaking video, and by the way, my dad and your dad sucks...
View ArticleStand-Up Comedy Just Got ... Cuter?!
In attempt to (A) flesh out some jokes done by a few of his favorite comedians and (B) perhaps make these somewhat (ahem) unattractive joke slingers a little more adorable, animator Greg Franklin has...
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Powell's Technical Books RelocatesPowell's Technical Books Relocates
From the press release: September 28, 2010, Portland, OR - For more than 20 years, Powell's Technical Books has served the Portland area and technically-oriented people from all parts of the world...
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