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The deadline to register for the November 2 election is coming fast. Fast like Tuesday, October 12! by Mercury staff DO YOU LIKE Oregon's $8.50 minimum wage? Or do you hate it? Worried about sky-high...
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Kenton neighbors are getting revved up over noise at the nearby Portland International Raceway. by Denis C. Theriault THEY CAME STONE-FACED, the leaders of the Kenton Neighborhood Association, bearing...
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A comprehensive account of the rise and fall of riot grrrl. by Alison Hallett IN THE INTRODUCTION to Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution, author Sara Marcus describes her...
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View ArticleI, AnonymousI, Anonymous
Finishing the Job Really? You have to get a handjob on a public bench, at noon, so close to the busy sidewalk that I have to step around your feet? I've called the police exactly twice in my life, and...
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New Yorker music critic Alex Ross' new book is a disjointed but effective series of essays. by Ned Lannamann NEW YORKER MUSIC CRITIC ALEX ROSS made a big splash with his first book The Rest Is Noise,...
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It's not easy being a clone in Never Let Me Go. by Alison Hallett THERE ARE TWO CHALLENGES facing Never Let Me Go, director Mark Romanek's adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's 2005 novel. The first is...
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K-os is hiphop's Anchorman. by Ezra Ace Caraeff "AMERICANS DON'T WANT to admit it, but the biggest pop stars in the world are Canadian. We're killing you guys right now." While clearly joking around,...
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Adam Arnold on sweatpants, beverage monarchy, and his fall/winter 2010 collection. by Marjorie Skinner OUTSIDE THE DIN of Portland Fashion Week [see Feature, pg. 13] is one of the year's most...
View ArticleMy What a Busy Week!My What a Busy Week!
Its a Rocktober Rock Block of Busy Week. Get the Led out! THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 POST-SK—Corin Tucker has mellowed some since her days in Sleater-Kinney—her new album 1,000 Years shows off the husky...
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An Iliad's one-man war story. by Alison Hallett THERE'S NOTHING TO DO here but tell the truth: I had to pee really, really badly for the duration of Portland Center Stage's one man-show An Iliad. I...
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It's "Wordstock." Not "Wordbook." by Alison Hallett MOST PEOPLE think of Wordstock as a giant book fair, and with pretty darn good reason: Now in its sixth year, the festival annually brings dozens of...
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Life as We Know It minimizes the poop hijinks and gets on with the good stuff. by Marjorie Skinner FROM THE START, it's clear how Life as We Know It is going to play out: A well-off couple, Peter and...
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Caring. Sharing. POISON PIPES DEAR MERCURY—"Since when is cutting in line not a prick move"? When it's a health hazard ["Pricking a Nerve," Letters, Sept 30]. You are enclosed in your car, hardly...
View ArticleHey A-Holes! Vote!Hey A-Holes! Vote!
The deadline to register for the November 2 election is coming fast. Fast like Tuesday, October 12! by Mercury staff DO YOU LIKE Oregon's $8.50 minimum wage? Or do you hate it? Worried about sky-high...
View ArticleTu Fawning - "I Know You Now" Video
Tu Fawning is currently on the road supporting Menomena—fitting, since Joe Haege plays in both bands—and gearing up for the release of their debut LP, Hearts On Hold. Considering these two things, and...
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This Week's Mercury Music SectionThis Week's Mercury Music Section
Another week, another Mercury music section to read while you listen to Gene Simmons lecture everyone on the state of the music industry. "The music industry was asleep at the wheel and didn't have...
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This Week's Mercury Music Section
Another week, another Mercury music section to read while you listen to Gene Simmons lecture everyone on the state of the music industry. "The music industry was asleep at the wheel and didn't have...
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Let's start out with a few developments in City Hall yesterday that you might have missed, because they happened late and we posted 'em late. After a summit with regional leaders last night, Mayor Sam...
View ArticleIn Honor of Tonight's Corin Tucker Band CD Release Party, A Retrospective
Since my favorite member of my favorite band just released a not-Sleater-Kinney-good-but-still-good solo album, now seems like a good time for a brief dip into obsessive fandom, yes? In a...
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