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My, What A Busy Week!
- Lots of fun things to do! And also, Cats.
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- I Heard Your Mom Likes it Hard by Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
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One Day at a Time
- Okay, Lindsay Lohan is not a "milkaholic"—she's an "everything else-aholic."
- by Ann Romano
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I Love Television
- Hey... at least I'm not a meth-dealing chemistry teacher!
- by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
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Savage Love
- If the Shoe Fits
- by Dan Savage
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I, Anonymous
- Creamed
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Sold Out
- Adam Arnold's new studio, and new rules.
- by Marjorie Skinner
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Visual Art

Disjecta Grows Arms

Introducing Disjecta's multi-pronged new contemporary art biennial, Portland2010.
- by Matt Stangel
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- Mar 18, 2010
American Beauties

Split-second stories at Blue Sky Gallery.
- by Jane Carlen
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- Mar 11, 2010
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Books

Hello, Brooklyn

Two new books from Brooklyn-based publisher Akashic.
- by Alison Hallett
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- Mar 18, 2010
Saving the Queen

Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen is a lovingly researched look at country music's "first lady."
- by Dave Bow
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- Mar 18, 2010
Book Listings »

Theater

The Working Theatre Collective's Peaking

Masturbating goddesses and feminist metaphors in Peaking.
- by Alison Hallett
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- Mar 18, 2010
Theater Listings »

News

The Spank Heard 'Round Portland

Why Randy Leonard wants to strengthen the Independent Police Review.
- by Matt Davis
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- Mar 18, 2010

Not County-ing Their Chickens

The eight candidates for county commissioner want your attention.
- by Matt Davis
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- Mar 18, 2010
Hall Monitor

Jeff Cogen's coronation as county chair means he's off the hook for the $50 million unopened Wapato jail.
- by Matt Davis
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- Mar 18, 2010
Queering the Census

For the first time ever, the government wants to count the gays.
- by Sarah Mirk
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- Mar 18, 2010

Music

Real Genius

tUnE-yArDs invents new possibilities.
- by Jessica Hopper
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- Mar 18, 2010

Pay Your Dues

Kreator's quarter century of thrash.
- by Aris Wales
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- Mar 18, 2010
Hit the Bricks

Ted Leo will never get old. Ted Leo will never die.
- by Ezra Ace Caraeff
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- Mar 18, 2010
Up & Coming
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- Mar 18, 2010

Film

The Bail Enforcement Officer

The Bounty Hunter claims to be an equal opportunity date movie. Don't fall for it.
- by Alison Hallett
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- Mar 18, 2010

Change of Heart

Repo Men is bloody, gross, and fun.
- by Ned Lannamann
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- Mar 18, 2010
Up in the Air

The Red Baron finally gets a movie that doesn't co-star Snoopy.
- by Marjorie Skinner
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- Mar 18, 2010
Adapting Diary of a Wimpy Kid

A nine-year-old fan gives his expert opinion of the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie.
- by Micah Cabot, Age Nine
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- Mar 18, 2010

Food and Drink

Olympians

Olympic Provisions offers cuisine fit for gods, and you.
- by Patrick Alan Coleman
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- Mar 18, 2010

Feature

Portland's Sexiest People

Meet the two people keeping the sexy in Portland.
- by Marjorie Skinner
- 30 comments »
- Mar 11, 2010

Mercury's Annual Sex Survey Results 2010: SEXY TECHNOLOGY!

How technology makes sex better!
- by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
- 8 comments »
- Mar 11, 2010
Let's Fix the Portland Police Bureau!

Seven ways to change our broken cop culture.
- by Matt Davis
- 16 comments »
- Mar 4, 2010
The Queen's Castle

At 79, Darcelle is still living the fabulous life.
- by Andrew R Tonry
- 6 comments »
- Feb 25, 2010

It's Happening Tonight

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Introducing Disjecta's multi-pronged new contemporary art biennial, Portland2010.

Split-second stories at Blue Sky Gallery.

Two new books from Brooklyn-based publisher Akashic.

Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen is a lovingly researched look at country music's "first lady."

Masturbating goddesses and feminist metaphors in Peaking.

Why Randy Leonard wants to strengthen the Independent Police Review.

The eight candidates for county commissioner want your attention.

Jeff Cogen's coronation as county chair means he's off the hook for the $50 million unopened Wapato jail.

For the first time ever, the government wants to count the gays.

tUnE-yArDs invents new possibilities.

Kreator's quarter century of thrash.

Ted Leo will never get old. Ted Leo will never die.

The Bounty Hunter claims to be an equal opportunity date movie. Don't fall for it.

Repo Men is bloody, gross, and fun.

The Red Baron finally gets a movie that doesn't co-star Snoopy.

A nine-year-old fan gives his expert opinion of the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie.

Olympic Provisions offers cuisine fit for gods, and you.

Meet the two people keeping the sexy in Portland.

How technology makes sex better!

Seven ways to change our broken cop culture.

At 79, Darcelle is still living the fabulous life.

It's Happening Tonight

Wed 17 Mar 2010

Mercury's Annual Sex Survey Results 2010: SEXY TECHNOLOGY! How technology makes sex better!

In the Shadows A 22-year-old Southeast Portlander vanished on his bike two weeks ago.

Portland's Sexiest People Meet the two people keeping the sexy in Portland.

I, Anonymous Creamed

I, Anonymous A Challenge

I, Anonymous "I'm really mad about you returning perishable food to our store!!"

I, Anonymous "Dear Bouncer: You're drinking the sweat from my balls."

I, Anonymous What you did to my computer was FUCKING CREEPY.

I, Anonymous "Why haven't you noticed that I swapped your dog?"

I, Anonymous "Hey Straights! Get outta our Queer club!"

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