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- K-I-S-S-I-N-G.
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My, What a Busy Week!
- Dizzy with the busy.
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New Column!
- Ask a Conchologist!
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One Day at a Time
- John Travolta: NOT GAY. Super not gay.
- by Ann Romano
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I Love Television
- And now... a message to the hillbillies of North Carolina.
- by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
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Savage Love
- Getting Canned
- by Dan Savage
- 24 comments »
I, Anonymous
- One Way to Hail a Cab
- by Anonymous
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Sold Out
- Photos from Open Season.
- by Marjorie Skinner
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Visual Art

A Different Kind of Normal

Leah Nash's photographs share a candid glimpse into life with Asperger's.
- by Jenna Lechner
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- May 17, 2012
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Books

A Bit of a Drag

With In One Person, John Irving tackles sexual variations (again).
- by Ned Lannamann
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- May 17, 2012
Mechanical Marvels

Peter Carey's The Chemistry of Tears.
- by THOMAS ROSS
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- May 17, 2012
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Theater

Geisha Fatale

Imago's The Black Lizard is stylish but uneven.
- by Alison Hallett
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- May 17, 2012
Happy Mother's Day!

Oedipus el Rey tries and fails to integrate the Oedipus story with life in an LA gang.
- by Alison Hallett
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- May 17, 2012
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News

I'll Cry If I Want To

Touring the Election Night parties: Who's out, who's in—and who's dancing to November.
- by the Mercury Election Battalion
- 10 comments »
- May 17, 2012

Sobering Up

The downtown malt liquor ban is in big trouble.
- by Denis C. Theriault
- 4 comments »
- May 17, 2012
Hall Monitor

Commissioner Randy Leonard stays chatty on backroom budget shenanigans.
- by Denis C. Theriault
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- May 17, 2012
In Other News

An audit raps the cops, Randy Leonard irks activists, and teachers won't be fired.
- by Mercury staff
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- May 17, 2012

Music

Learning Curves and Rhyming Giants

All-girl folk-pop band What Hearts are doing something unique.
- by Ned Lannamann
- 10 comments »
- May 17, 2012

Prophet-Based Rock

Ramona Falls' Brent Knopf on going rogue and getting real.
- by Ryan J. Prado
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- May 17, 2012
Surfin' PDX

Guantanamo Baywatch are a day at the beach.
- by Mark Lore
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- May 17, 2012
Glass Chimes and Good Ideas

In a mere two songs, Divers have become one of the best bands in Portland.
- by Ned Lannamann
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- May 17, 2012

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Film

Clear Eyes. Full Hearts. D-7.

Battleship's not only a soulless cash grab—it's a boring soulless cash grab.
- by Alison Hallett
- 12 comments »
- May 17, 2012

Like Borat, Except Not Funny

The Dictator is a 90-minute-long MTV Movie Awards sketch.
- by Vince Mancini
- 1 comment »
- May 17, 2012
Let's Discuss Masculinity!

Mansome: Morgan Spurlock and the world of male grooming.
- by Suzette Smith
- 1 comment »
- May 17, 2012
Real Gay

True stories of the Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival.
- by Jamie S. Rich
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- May 17, 2012

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Food and Drink

Woodlawn's Crown Jewel

Firehouse Restaurant: a neighborhood success story.
- by Chris Onstad
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- May 17, 2012

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Feature

Ladies in Waiting

A Showcase of Designs from the Open Season Fashion Show
- by Marjorie Skinner
- 13 comments »
- May 10, 2012

Diary of a Mad Man

Portland's Ian Karmel offers a glimpse of the not-so-glamorous life of a touring comedian.
- by Ian Karmel
- 5 comments »
- May 17, 2012

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Mon 21 May 2012

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And Baby Makes Three (or More) A Field Guide to Sasquatch! A loyal and honorable scout's guide to the annual Sasquatch! Music Festival. Learning Curves and Rhyming Giants All-girl folk-pop band What Hearts are doing something unique. Diary of a Mad Man Portland's Ian Karmel offers a glimpse of the not-so-glamorous life of a touring comedian. To the businesses who wash "their" sidewalks Clear Eyes. Full Hearts. D-7. Battleship's not only a soulless cash grab—it's a boring soulless cash grab. Let's Discuss Masculinity! Mansome: Morgan Spurlock and the world of male grooming. Savage Love Getting Canned I, Anonymous One Way to Hail a Cab I, Anonymous Tooth and Decency I, Anonymous Children of the Damned I, Anonymous Shameless I, Anonymous Hit and Run I, Anonymous Tuna Surprise I, Anonymous Sins of the Father I, Anonymous Yogic Connection more I, Anonymous » SPIDER-MAN: MENACE TO SOCIETY Editorial Comment from the Daily Bugle's Publisher 19 Things Not Invited Back to 2007! New Column! Adults Are Fucked! by Jerry Masterson, age 8 Death in Custody Eyewitnesses Describe Alleged Cop Brutality Sex Survey Results New Column! Fish Stick Day... Mmmm, Yes! by Cornelius Van Shack Armentrout Fur Fighters Arrests Cap Saturday's Anti-Fur Protest Kidnapped Author Marjorie Skinner asked a stranger for the opportunity to be tied up and kidnapped. You should always be careful what you wish for... more Best of the Merc »

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Portland's Ian Karmel offers a glimpse of the not-so-glamorous life of a touring comedian.

Firehouse Restaurant: a neighborhood success story.

Touring the Election Night parties: Who's out, who's in—and who's dancing to November.

Battleship's not only a soulless cash grab—it's a boring soulless cash grab.

To the businesses who wash "their" sidewalks

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Columns

Leah Nash's photographs share a candid glimpse into life with Asperger's.

With In One Person, John Irving tackles sexual variations (again).

Peter Carey's The Chemistry of Tears.

Imago's The Black Lizard is stylish but uneven.

Oedipus el Rey tries and fails to integrate the Oedipus story with life in an LA gang.

Touring the Election Night parties: Who's out, who's in—and who's dancing to November.

The downtown malt liquor ban is in big trouble.

Commissioner Randy Leonard stays chatty on backroom budget shenanigans.

An audit raps the cops, Randy Leonard irks activists, and teachers won't be fired.

All-girl folk-pop band What Hearts are doing something unique.

Ramona Falls' Brent Knopf on going rogue and getting real.

Guantanamo Baywatch are a day at the beach.

In a mere two songs, Divers have become one of the best bands in Portland.

Battleship's not only a soulless cash grab—it's a boring soulless cash grab.

The Dictator is a 90-minute-long MTV Movie Awards sketch.

Mansome: Morgan Spurlock and the world of male grooming.

True stories of the Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival.

Firehouse Restaurant: a neighborhood success story.

A Showcase of Designs from the Open Season Fashion Show

Portland's Ian Karmel offers a glimpse of the not-so-glamorous life of a touring comedian.

It's Happening Tonight

Mon 21 May 2012

A Field Guide to Sasquatch! A loyal and honorable scout's guide to the annual Sasquatch! Music Festival.

Learning Curves and Rhyming Giants All-girl folk-pop band What Hearts are doing something unique.

Diary of a Mad Man Portland's Ian Karmel offers a glimpse of the not-so-glamorous life of a touring comedian.

Clear Eyes. Full Hearts. D-7. Battleship's not only a soulless cash grab—it's a boring soulless cash grab.

Let's Discuss Masculinity! Mansome: Morgan Spurlock and the world of male grooming.

Savage Love Getting Canned

I, Anonymous One Way to Hail a Cab

I, Anonymous Tooth and Decency

I, Anonymous Children of the Damned

I, Anonymous Shameless

I, Anonymous Hit and Run

I, Anonymous Tuna Surprise

I, Anonymous Sins of the Father

I, Anonymous Yogic Connection

SPIDER-MAN: MENACE TO SOCIETY Editorial Comment from the Daily Bugle's Publisher

New Column! Adults Are Fucked! by Jerry Masterson, age 8

Death in Custody Eyewitnesses Describe Alleged Cop Brutality

New Column! Fish Stick Day... Mmmm, Yes! by Cornelius Van Shack Armentrout

Fur Fighters Arrests Cap Saturday's Anti-Fur Protest

Kidnapped Author Marjorie Skinner asked a stranger for the opportunity to be tied up and kidnapped. You should always be careful what you wish for...

Most Emailed Stories

A teenage prostitute's story shows how Portland teens are being forced into the oldest profession.

A timeline of Portland's upcoming cataclysmic earthquake.

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About Portland Mercury

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