As far as I’m aware, the Portland Police Bureau is yet to institute a cops’ blog. I would like to see some kind of online extension of the union’s Rap Sheet paper develop, because I think there’s only so long that a group of people can maintain the level of vitriol and acid one often […]
2008
Posted inSnowpocalypse!!
Snowmageddon: A Reaction
I’ve been getting all of my weather news via Twitter, like this reaction video from the One True b!X that really drives home the severity of the situation: Plus I have learned that the Green Dragon will be open tonight because they aren’t “scared of a little snow”; Powell’s is open regular hours today; as […]
Posted inVideo
New Flight of the Conchords Episode!
If you’re stuck at home and are tired of whiling the hours watching local TV snowstorm coverage, Funny or Die has a very special snow day treat: They’re showing the first episode of the new season of Flight of the Conchords, that comedy/musical show about Bret and Jemaine, two New Zealanders attempting to make it […]
Posted inMedia
Make it Stop, Please
KATU’s Brian Wood has a plea: “We love seeing your pictures. We can only get so many reporters out into so many different locations in our region,” he says, begging people to upload photos to katu.com. “Then we can get, literally, a picture of what the conditions are like throughout the area.” Because that is […]
Posted inPortland
SNOWSTORM APOCALYPSE! ARCTIC BLAST SPECIAL EDITION SURVIVAL GUIDE! (PART II!)
God, I’m an idiot! I totally forgot that if you’re trying to stay alive in these deadly, unheard-of conditions—and if you can’t slice open the corpse of a tauntaun—then you can drink hot chocolate! Hot chocolate was an exotic warm chocolate milk drink. It had many aficionados, some of the most famous being Lando Calrissian […]
Posted inPortland
SNOWSTORM APOCALYPSE! ARCTIC BLAST SPECIAL EDITION SURVIVAL GUIDE!
Step one: Find a tauntaun. Huh. Okay. Well, um, actually, I guess there’s only one step, really. So if you can’t find a tauntaun, you’re pretty much fucked. Good luck.
Posted inMusic
YOUR Top Five Albums of 2008
In our upcoming issue—out on the frozen streets of Portland sometime tomorrow (Godspeed, you brave distribution drivers!)—we ask dozens and dozens of members of this city’s local music community to list their top five albums of 2008. Now it’s your turn. Head on over to End Hits and share your best musical picks of the […]
Posted inBlogs
The Mercury is a Lonely Town
While my colleagues blog from the warm comfort of their homes, I walked to work this morning because I live in the stone ice age and do not have access to the internets at my hacienda. So, as of now, I’m the only one in the cavernous Merc editorial office for the time being. I […]
Posted inFashion
Behind the Scenes
UPDATE! This event was canceled due to the weather. BOOO! If you’re planning to venture out into the elements this weekend (I can’t imagine how else we’re supposed to finish our shopping and shipping), consider popping into the ooncey warmth of Aura for makeup, hair products, and vodka. It’s “Behind the Scenes,” billed as an […]
Posted inCity Hall
Santa Visits City Council
I’m not at city hall today—technically I’m on vacation, can’t you tell?—but that doesn’t stop me from watching it on Channel 30. I was pleasantly surprised to find that Santa is attending this morning’s city council meeting: But Santa better be careful, lest he end up on city hall security’s naughty list. The sign outside […]
Posted inBooks
Of Blogs, Books and Burritos
“What a great son, huh?” says Roberta Dyer, the owner of Broadway Books at 1714 NE Broadway. “He didn’t ask me if he could do it, or tell me he was going to,” she continues. “I was surprised, but I had mixed feelings about it, because you know you don’t want it out there that […]
Posted inMedia
A Survey of This Morning’s OMGSNOW TV News
Because the news reports are far more entertaining than the white stuff falling from the sky… KGW is running with a graphic screaming “ARCTIC BLAST,” as anchor Brenda Braxton talks about being a “city girl” who needs four wheel drive AND chains on all four tires just to survive. They keep checking in with a […]