Santy Claus came! Santy Claus came! And lookit what I got! This, this… and THIS! Thanks, Santy! “Pope decries selfishness in face of economic crisis.” Says the guy sitting in a golden palace. CRAM IT, POPE. “Three dead at a party when man in Santa suit opens fire.” OH COME THE FUCK ON! Playwright Harold […]
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Posted inAstronomy
A Christmas Gift for You, from Me and John Bongiovi.
LISTEN:<param name="FlashVars" value="autostart=no&bg=0xCCCCCC&leftbg=0x0056A5&lefticon=0xFFFFFF&rightbg=0x0056A5& ‘rightbghover=0xE87217&righticon=0xEEEEEE&righticonhover=0xffffff&text=0x666666&slider=0x666666& ‘track=0xFFFFFF&border=0x666666&loader=0x6CB112&soundFile=http://post.portlandmercury.com/images/blogimages/2008/12/20/1229830454_05_r2-d2_we_wish_you_a_merry_christmas.mp3″ /> That Christmas classic is from the 1980 album A Christmas in the Stars. Says Wikipedia: The album is notable for featuring the first professional recording of Jon Bon Jovi (credited as John Bongiovi), who sings lead vocals on the song “R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas.” Jon’s cousin […]
Posted inVideo Games
Metallica: Courting The Youth Vote Since 1981
It’s time to face facts: Lars Ulrich’s “Kill The Internet” platform didn’t go over so well with Metallica’s key demographic of teenage social outcasts. You could almost hear the IRC channels and AOL chatrooms spring to life in a chorus of “LOLs” and “ROFLMFAOs” the moment Lars went on record against Napster. In an effort […]
Posted inTV
Battlestar Galactica Webisodes!
For those Splatternerd Gaspastica fans who can’t wait for the next season, or those saddy-sacks without a TV and already bored out of your skulls, here’s a suggestion from Santa Humpy. Use your holiday downtime to check out the new BSG webisodes! Webisode one debuted on December 12, and now that they’ve got five under […]
Posted inFashion
Cheap Tattoos at Rad Summer on Saturday
Been down to the new location of Rad Summer yet (28th & E Burnside)? Here’s the perfect excuse to roll down and check it out: This Saturday, ’round about noonish, proprietress Honey Owens‘ friend Mark Cross will be in town from San Francisco, doing cheap-o tattoos—like $20-50 cheap (yes, he is an actual tattoo artist). […]
Posted inPolitics
Sen. Al Franken (D-SNL)
TPM: Norm Coleman just got a Christmas present from the Minnesota Supreme Court: A giant lump of coal. In a unanimous decision handed down just now, the state Supremes denied Coleman any relief in a lawsuit he was waging to deal with allegations of double-counted absentee ballots, which his campaign says have given an illegitimate […]
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Good Morning, News!
Wait… MORE SNOW?! On the upside, Santa reports he will still deliver toys tonight—that is, if Les Schwab still has any chains in stock. Trimet Update: # MAX Blue Line: Blue Line trains are running every 15 minutes along the entire alignment from Hatfield Government Station to Cleveland Ave Station.# MAX Red Line: Red Line […]
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Gods Among Mortal Men
Sandpeople Stand Tall
Sandpeople walk tall and carry the hottest mic.
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Up & Coming
Double your pleasure! We are on vacation, folks, so these Up and Comings take you through the next two weeks. Look for the next exciting issue of the Mercury to hit the streets January 8, 2009. THURSDAY 12/25 CHRISTMAS HIPHOP: SLEEP, DESTRO, NIO SUPREME, NIGHTCRAWLERS, DJ ZONE, SICK AURA, ATLAS (Tonic Lounge, 3100 NE Sandy) […]
Posted inMovies & TV
This Week on TV
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25 8:00 SOAP GENERAL HOSPITAL: X-MAS PAST Classic General Hospital episodes that will surely include good tidings, cheer, and psychotic evil twins. 8:00 COM BAD SANTA—Movie (2003) Billy Bob Thornton plays the nastiest Santa ever in this surefire cure for the holidays. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26 8:00 ABC WIFE SWAP An etiquette-obsessed mom switches […]