Looking to make some pottery with your dog? Really?! Oh. Okay. That’s weird. Well, you can, I guess. It’s going down tonight at the Jupiter Hotel’s patio tent with Yappy Hours, free monthly dog-and-people meetups that benefit the Oregon Humane Society. April’s meet ‘n’ grrreet is all about making ceramic art with your dog. Sorta […]
Courtney Ferguson
Mercury copy chief and appreciator of the most sophisticated form of comedy: PUNS!
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Tuesday SOS
Please help my Tuesday. Got any cuteness for me to watch. Puppies? Baby hippos? Wombats? Anything? This is an emergency.
Posted inPortland
Things You Overhear Outside Northeast Portland Bars at Noon
Portlander: So, I want to open up an astrology bar. Friend Chorus: Oh my god, that’s a great idea. Oh my god. Portlander: I know. That’s what everyone says. Indeed.
Posted inComedy
Blogtown: Mt. Tabor
Last night, the Writers Standup showcase at the Mt. Tabor was a strong showing from comedians who write for Conan and other talk shows. By far my favorite was Ian Edwards who just commanded the stage. It’s been an interesting sociological experience watching how some performers have the audience from the first second, and then […]
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Blogtown: Cwazy Maria Bamford
Maria Bamford is crazy. Maybe literally. She has a knack for being possessed by her characters, like Linda Blair demonic-voice possessed. Her set killed last night at the Mt. Tabor, with a lot of material from her home-made Christmas special. Good stuff. Even from the very back of the room, her expressions were hysterical—she twists […]
Posted inTheater & Performance
The Play: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
Joelle Jones’ Dr. Horrible artwork Gosh darn, Blue Monkey Theater has some monstrously large footprints to fill. Umm, the Whedon family. Umm, NPH. Oh, and Henny Penny Cutie Face. So the young theater company is obviously being very ambitious by taking on a stage production of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. And their hearts are certainly […]
Posted inGirls Only!
Bridgetown: Testosterone at the Tanker
I got a late start to last night’s Bridgetown Comedy Fest, so I went straight to the Tanker for the fun, open-mic-ish Comedy Cavalcade. Basically it’s comedians trying to make a room full of other comedians laugh. Sometimes it works (Brody Stevens!), sometimes not so much. There was a lot of testosterone flying around the […]
Posted inHomo
Betty or Veronica: Who Will Be His BFF?
Kevin Keller: Best Hair in Riverdale Big dishy scoop in Riverdale: There’s a gay in town. From the press release: Kevin will appear in September’s Veronica #202, in a story called “Isn’t it Bromantic?” Kevin Keller is the new hunk in town and Veronica just has to have him. After Kevin defeats Jughead in a […]
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Covet Thy Coven
Oni Press’ Spell Checkers Delivers Mean Girl Domination
Oni Press’ new comic book, Spell Checkers, is rife with mean girls and teenage witches.
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Tuesday Pick-Me-Up
Owlets still in wrappers. So you know how Tuesdays blow around here in Mercuryland? Well today’s jolt of cuteness is brought to you by Molly and her parliament of owlets. OMG—live owl cam. GO! http://www.ustream.tv/theowlbox (Not as cute but equally addictive—the DEQ’s webcam) HT to GreenPosting
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Free Monday Fun
Notorious H.I.T.C.H.C.O.C.K. A couple (FREE!) things to do tonight: You could catch Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious (not to be confused with a certain biopic about a well-known large man), with sexies Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman. Notorious (1946)Pix Patisserie North3901 N Williams8:30 pm, free Or maybe you wanna go hear from the bloggin’ rancher’s wife Ree […]
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Overhead in the Office
Sarah Mirk just asked someone in a phone interview, “So have you seen this mustache-in-question?”