Portland Mercury

Double Date $207.50 bid now!

Columns

Letters
- Float on, you crazy readers.
- Post a comment »
My, What a Busy Week!
- The dog days of winter.
- Post a comment »
New Column!
- Rejected Mercury Reader Valentines!
- 1 comment »
One Day at a Time
- This week: An ugly bitch monster dyed her hair.
- by Ann Romano
- 1 comment »
I Love Television
- Don't stare into the "Donkey Abyss"!
- by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
- Post a comment »
Savage Love
- Welcoming Committee
- by Dan Savage
- 2 comments »
I, Anonymous
- Breeder on Board
- 4 comments »
Sold Out
- Sticks & Stones breathe new life onto NW 23rd with the Specialty Store.
- by Marjorie Skinner
- Post a comment »

Visual Art

The Tyranny of Basements

Experiencing the tyranny of Bruce Nauman's video work in Basements.
- by Jenna Lechner
- Post a comment »
- Feb 2, 2012
Visual Art Listings »

Books

Globetrotter

Pam Houston's new novel, Contents May Have Shifted, travels the world with grace.
- by Courtney Ferguson
- Post a comment »
- Feb 9, 2012
24/7 Jihad

Matt Ruff's The Mirage reverses the roles in the war on terror.
- by Ben Coleman
- Post a comment »
- Feb 9, 2012
Book Listings »

Theater

Madame Butterfly

Portland Opera takes on Puccini's tale of love and betrayal.
- by Jenna Lechner
- Post a comment »
- Feb 9, 2012
Tour Guide to Shakespeare

Portland Center Stage's Shakespeare's Amazing Cymbeline.
- by Alison Hallett
- Post a comment »
- Feb 9, 2012
Theater Listings »

News

When Is Segregation Legal?

Disability rights groups sue Oregon for segregating workers.
- by Sarah Mirk
- Post a comment »
- Feb 9, 2012

Net Failure

Volunteers point out problems in Portland's disaster response planning.
- by Nathan Gilles
- 4 comments »
- Feb 9, 2012
Fight Between Friends

Planned Parenthood's Portland prez talks politics.
- by Sarah Mirk
- Post a comment »
- Feb 9, 2012
In Other News

Protest squelching! Campbell settlement! Camping fight!
- by Mercury staff
- Post a comment »
- Feb 9, 2012

Music

The Creepiest Love Songs of All Time

A special Valentine's Day rundown of the ickiest love songs you'll ever hear.
- by Ned Lannamann
- 5 comments »
- Feb 9, 2012

Take Your Medicine

It's easy to take more than the recommended dosage of the Pharmacy's rock and roll.
- by Mark Lore
- Post a comment »
- Feb 9, 2012
The Final Frontier

Metal band Vektor is light years ahead of the fleet.
- by Aris Wales
- 1 comment »
- Feb 9, 2012
Up & Coming

Highlights in music the week of February 9-15.
- Post a comment »
- Feb 9, 2012

Find Music Listings

Film

The Young Ones

The 35-year-old Portland International Film Festival is younger than ever.
- by Marjorie Skinner
- Post a comment »
- Feb 9, 2012

The Blueprint

So some stuff happens in Safe House I guess.
- by Erik Henriksen
- Post a comment »
- Feb 9, 2012
Blood, Honey, and a Trojan Horse

In the Land of Blood and Honey: Angelina Jolie brings a dog into the Bosnian War.
- by Grant Brissey
- 2 comments »
- Feb 9, 2012
Buster Keaton and Time-Traveling Hipsters

The animation offerings shine in this year's Oscar-nominated shorts program.
- by Alison Hallett
- Post a comment »
- Feb 9, 2012

Find Movie Times & Reviews

Food and Drink

All Shook Up

Nostrana's Cathy Whims serves Italian comfort food at Oven and Shaker.
- by Alison Hallett
- 1 comment »
- Feb 9, 2012

Find Restaurants »

Feature

SMOOCH! IT'S MERCURY READER VALENTINES!

Mushy-gushy valentines of love... written by YOU! The Mercury reader!
- Post a comment »
- Feb 9, 2012
The Nothing Eaters

How floating in a sensory-deprivation tank made me feel... well... nothing. (And that's good!)
- by Matt Stangel
- 3 comments »
- Feb 2, 2012
Trafficking Trust

Portland's new shelter for sex-trafficked youth focuses on honest relationships rather than restraints.
- by Alex Zielinski
- 14 comments »
- Jan 26, 2012

More Special Features »

It's Happening Tonight

Fri 10 Feb 2012

in COMMUNITY

The One Motorcycle Show

A two-day exhibit of rare custom motorcycles. MORE…
in FILM

The Breakfast Club

Cort and Fatboy’s February midnight movie. MORE…

Happening This Week »

Event Calendar

Music
//
Film
//
Visual Art
//
Theater
//
Readings

Most Popular	I, Anonymous	Best of the Merc
The Creepiest Love Songs of All Time A special Valentine's Day rundown of the ickiest love songs you'll ever hear. New Paris Laws Give Bikes Okay to Run Red Lights; Ooh-La-La! Did You Get a Call from Sam Adams Yesterday? In Which Bobby Roberts Attempts to Ruin the One Thing That Made Me Happy Today My, What a Busy Week! The dog days of winter. And Now, Your Daily Picture of Bruce Campbell Wearing a Kilt and Carrying a Sword The Young Ones The 35-year-old Portland International Film Festival is younger than ever. "I Have Chickens Too!" I, Anonymous Breeder on Board I, Anonymous The Unwashed I, Anonymous Fine Swine I, Anonymous Red Hands I, Anonymous Wherefore Art Thou, Portland? I, Anonymous To See Another Sunrise I, Anonymous A Dog's Life I, Anonymous Write Right more I, Anonymous » "Portland's Meanest Gay" EVIL, SADISTIC ASSHOLE EXPLAINS WHY HE'S THE ONE THE PORTLAND MERCURY'S Sex Survey Results 2001 Data Compiled at the Mercury Technical Institute for Advanced Sexuality The Dead Freeway Society Portland's progress comes from the roads not built. New Column! HEY! LOOK AT DIS FEESH! I Hunt the Giant Man-Ape Another Thrilling True-Life Adventure Starring Erik Henriksen, Sasquatch Slayer The Triumphant Return of The Mercury Twice-Failed Newspaper Makes Heroic Attempt at Revival New Column! That's Yo Mama! by the Dalai Lama We Have Enough Humans, Thanks. Young people make the ultimate choice—to never, ever procreate. more Best of the Merc »

Most Emailed Stories

Confessions of a Teenage Prostitute

A teenage prostitute's story shows how Portland teens are being forced into the oldest profession.
- by Rachael Marcus
- 51 comments »
- Sep 3, 2009
The Criminalization of Mental Illness

Prison: Biggest providers of mental health services?
- by Matt Davis
- 26 comments »
- Jan 14, 2010
More »

Top Commenters

Get the best of the Mercury each week in your inbox!

About Portland Mercury

Classifieds »

Going to Seattle?

Home |
Articles & Archives |
News |
Restaurant Search |
Savage Love |
Food & Drink |
Music |
Film |
Visual Art |
Theater |
Books |
Blogtown, PDX |
End Hits |
M.O.D.: Mercury on Design |
Performance Events |
Movie Times |
Classifieds |
Personals |
Bands Page |
Check Out Food, Music and Arts in Other Cities

115 SW Ash St. Suite 600
Portland, OR 97204

Contact Info | Privacy Policy | Production Guidelines | Terms of Use

Browse Visual Art

Browse Columns

Browse Books

Browse News

Browse Food & Drink

Browse Film

Browse Blogs

Browse Music

Browse Articles & Archives

Browse Theater

Top Stories

Mushy-gushy valentines of love... written by YOU! The Mercury reader!

The 35-year-old Portland International Film Festival is younger than ever.

Nostrana's Cathy Whims serves Italian comfort food at Oven and Shaker.

A special Valentine's Day rundown of the ickiest love songs you'll ever hear.

Do you get that?

Local Label Sweating Tapes to Document North American Synth Scene

Crafty Underdog

Columns

Experiencing the tyranny of Bruce Nauman's video work in Basements.

Pam Houston's new novel, Contents May Have Shifted, travels the world with grace.

Matt Ruff's The Mirage reverses the roles in the war on terror.

Portland Opera takes on Puccini's tale of love and betrayal.

Portland Center Stage's Shakespeare's Amazing Cymbeline.

Disability rights groups sue Oregon for segregating workers.

Volunteers point out problems in Portland's disaster response planning.

Planned Parenthood's Portland prez talks politics.

Protest squelching! Campbell settlement! Camping fight!

A special Valentine's Day rundown of the ickiest love songs you'll ever hear.

It's easy to take more than the recommended dosage of the Pharmacy's rock and roll.

Metal band Vektor is light years ahead of the fleet.

Highlights in music the week of February 9-15.

The 35-year-old Portland International Film Festival is younger than ever.

So some stuff happens in Safe House I guess.

In the Land of Blood and Honey: Angelina Jolie brings a dog into the Bosnian War.

The animation offerings shine in this year's Oscar-nominated shorts program.

Nostrana's Cathy Whims serves Italian comfort food at Oven and Shaker.

Mushy-gushy valentines of love... written by YOU! The Mercury reader!

How floating in a sensory-deprivation tank made me feel... well... nothing. (And that's good!)

Portland's new shelter for sex-trafficked youth focuses on honest relationships rather than restraints.

It's Happening Tonight

Fri 10 Feb 2012

The Creepiest Love Songs of All Time A special Valentine's Day rundown of the ickiest love songs you'll ever hear.

My, What a Busy Week! The dog days of winter.

The Young Ones The 35-year-old Portland International Film Festival is younger than ever.

I, Anonymous Breeder on Board

I, Anonymous The Unwashed

I, Anonymous Fine Swine

I, Anonymous Red Hands

I, Anonymous Wherefore Art Thou, Portland?

I, Anonymous To See Another Sunrise

I, Anonymous A Dog's Life

I, Anonymous Write Right

"Portland's Meanest Gay" EVIL, SADISTIC ASSHOLE EXPLAINS WHY HE'S THE ONE

THE PORTLAND MERCURY'S Sex Survey Results 2001 Data Compiled at the Mercury Technical Institute for Advanced Sexuality

The Dead Freeway Society Portland's progress comes from the roads not built.

New Column! HEY! LOOK AT DIS FEESH!

I Hunt the Giant Man-Ape Another Thrilling True-Life Adventure Starring Erik Henriksen, Sasquatch Slayer

The Triumphant Return of The Mercury Twice-Failed Newspaper Makes Heroic Attempt at Revival

New Column! That's Yo Mama! by the Dalai Lama

We Have Enough Humans, Thanks. Young people make the ultimate choice—to never, ever procreate.

Most Emailed Stories

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

Prison: Biggest providers of mental health services?

Top Commenters

About Portland Mercury

Going to Seattle?