Between episodes of Angel, I finished Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter last night. (God, I’m sensing I have a vampire problem.) I’ll have a book review to all you Blogtownies later this week, but get a load of this in the ever-increasing genre of book trailers. It is no Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters book […]
Courtney Ferguson
Mercury copy chief and appreciator of the most sophisticated form of comedy: PUNS!
Posted inMovies & TV
A New Nightmare
Erik just sent me this trailer for the new remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street (out in April). Call me crazy or does this look like it might be good?! Granted there’s no Wes Craven and no Robert Englund, but still… See you in my dreams
Posted inMovies & TV
Small-Town Crazies
Iowa: Where Corn and Zombies Are King
The Crazies: In which folksy townspeople lose their shit.
Posted inMovies & TV
The Big Bad Wolfman
The Wolfman Huffs and Puffs and Blows
The Wolfman huffs and puffs and blows.
Posted inEvents
The PDX Browncoats Heart Haiti
As I’m more often than not at the Moon and Sixpence (2014 NE 42nd) providing drunken support to my boyfriend who works there, I know it’s a favorite haunt of the PDX Browncoats, local lovers of Joss Whedon’s Firefly and Serenity. (Hi guys! If you see me, please don’t tell me Twilight’s identity in Buffy […]
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Socks, Skates & Coffee for Haiti
Make Saturday a fun, Haiti-helpin’ night out. Stop by the Fresh Pot on N. Mississippi for a quadruple-shot pick-me-up. They are donating 10 percent of all their profits from Saturday to Partners in Health, who provide medical care to the victims of the Haiti quake. All sweaty and caff-ed up! Wear some crazy socks and […]
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Sucky Vampires
I Am Virgin Skimps on Blood and Clothes
I Am Virgin skimps on blood and clothes.
Posted inDrunk
New Brew Pub
Looks like we’re rolling in beer newness around the Mercury office. First Spints Alehouse, and soon there will be Migration Brewing within belching distance of our compound. It’s right across the street from Pambiche at 2828 NE Glisan. They’ll be opening up (hopefully) in February. Looks like they’ve also been encouraging folks to stop by […]
Posted inPolitics
Do You Have $50?
Phew! Now that the present-buying BS is out of the way, it’s time to get down to the brass tacks of post-holiday merriment… spending money on yourself. Got some scratch from Grandma and Grandpa (five whole dollars!)? How about a couple sawbucks from returning those sheets Mom sent you? All in all, you might have […]
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I’ve Gotta Get Outta Here
OMG, how much do you hate your family right now? Yeah, I know. Want an excuse to get out of range of their annoyingly piercing eyes of judgment for a while? Yep, me too. Start here. Think of an excuse. Then RUN, DON’T WALK, OUT THE DOOR. Repeat tomorrow. I love you, but please stop […]
Posted inBooks
Parsing Poetry
Nicholson Baker Makes Even Poetry Seem Awesome
In The Anthologist, Nicholson Baker is like the poetry professor you wish you’d had.
Posted inFood and Drink
Whiskey Soda Is Moving
I might be late to the foodie game on this, but I figure if I didn’t know then there are plenty of others…Whiskey Soda Lounge is moving across the street! Looks like it’s close to opening too. All the fixtures are in and the tables and chairs. Even the signage. It’ll be nice to get […]