So this is what Topher Grace has been doing after Take Me Home Tonight; he’s been deep in his basement, bent over his laptop, joining the tens of hyper-obsessive nerds who have taken a whack at re-editing the Star Wars Prequels. Previous attempts at fixing the Prequels’ broken storytelling have included quick-fixes like running Jar-Jar’s […]
Bobby Roberts
Bobby Roberts is one of the Portland Mercury's calendar editors, as well as one of its film and pop-culture critics. His past career choices included joining corporate broadcast radio just in time for its death, and leaving the world of independent podcasting just before it blew up, but luckily for him there is nothing more stable in the 21st century than a career in alternative print media.
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Bill Schonely Recognized by NBA Hall of Fame
Benjamin Brink/The Oregonian Los Angeles has Vin Scully. Chicago had Harry Caray. If sports in Portland ever had a voice, that voice belonged to Bill Schonely, aka The Schonz. And today, the NBA recognized that voice by giving him the Curt Gowdy Media Award, in honor of his contributions to the game of basketball. This […]
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(UPDATED) Are You Ready for Comic Book Men? Hell, is Anyone?
(Story now UPDATED with details that move anticipation levels down from “shrug” to “maaaaaaan, c’mon.”) Last year, AMC followed up Mopey Whiners Look For a Little Girl for Six Fucking Episodes (aka The Walking Dead) with a show called The Talking Dead, hosted by Chris Hardwick, in which Chris and a parade of his celebri-nerd […]
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I’m Staying Home
One Right Big Beautiful Bastard
Tom Hardy: one right big beautiful bastard.
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Ambition Up their Sleeves
Make Believe: How to Win Friends and Perform Magic
Make Believe: How to win friends and perform magic.
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A Band of Brothers
A Tribe Called Quest and the Art of Buggin’ Out
A Tribe Called Quest and the art of buggin’ out.
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The Birth of Mario
OMSI’s GameOn Exhibit Speed-Runs the Evolution of Videogames
OMSI’s GameOn exhibit speed-runs the evolution of videogames.
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I’m Staying Home
The Buddha of Blowing Shit Up
Jerry Bruckheimer: The Buddha of blowing shit up.
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I’m Staying Home
It Ain’t So Easy Without a Desk, Huh?
It ain’t so easy without a desk, huh?
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I’m Staying Home
There’ve Been Blacker Nights, You Guys
Think Green Lantern looks bad? There’ve been blacker nights, you guys.
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Dorkiest Knight
Green Lantern Is Pretty Goddamn Dumb
Green Lantern is pretty goddamn dumb.
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Stupid Pet Tricks
The Elephant in the Living Room: Sic ‘Em, Simba!
The Elephant in the Living Room: Sic ’em, Simba!