I block the mercury ads because they're festooned with ads for strip clubs, lingerie shops and fetish depots. It's stupid, I know, but I can't take chances when uptight folks are peering over my shoulder. ++ obligatory "at least not in this economy" qualifier
Also, from the Nation a few weeks ago - The Death and Life of Great American Newspapers: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090406/nich…
Homey spoke at U of Portland in February, too.