Explore the ghost town of Good Night, Idaho.
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The Snowy Mazes of Keith Lee Morris’ Travelers Rest
Exploring the Ghost Town of Good Night, Idaho
Courtney Ferguson
Mercury copy chief and appreciator of the most sophisticated form of comedy: PUNS!
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Attn. Unrepentant Gorehounds!
LAST GIRL STANDING Whoa. That’s a pretty intense nosebleed. There’s some stuff in Portland’s first PDXtreme Fest that’s going to dredge up repressed memories. Like when your babysitter let you watch all those slasher flicks while she made out with her boyfriend? Maybe you were scarred for life seeing all those knife-wielding psychopaths stalk their […]
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Portland Gets a Genre Film Fest with PDXtreme
Put On Your Splatter Poncho.
Put on your splatter poncho.
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Victor Frankenstein Tells the Legendary Monster Story from the Hunchback’s Point of View
VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN “For the last time, it’s pronounced Fronkensteen.” Director Paul McGuigan’s re-imagining of Mary Shelley’s classic is a mash-up monster. Victor Frankenstein steals viscera from Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy, Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, old-school Hammer Horror films, Todd McFarlane’s action figures, and countless other bits of genre detritus. All of that sounds like it could […]
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Monster Mashing with Victor Frankenstein
So Much Yelling! So Many Body Parts! So Little Fun!
So much yelling! So many body parts! So little fun!
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Portland Finally Has a #1 Sport Team… and It’s Roller Derby!
THE HYDRA IS COMING HOME!!! #WeAreJustice #500plusstrong A photo posted by rosecityrollers (@rosecityrollers) on Nov 8, 2015 at 6:43pm PST Portland finally has a #1 sports team. Like many have long suspected… it’s roller derby! The Rose City Rollers‘ all-star team—the mighty Wheels of Justice—are the top-ranking team on the ENTIRE PLANET after defeating New […]
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Our Madonna Halloween Costume Guide
Joseph Harmon Take it from someone who has dressed up as Madonna on three different Halloweens: She is a fount of easy and amazing costume ideas. Her look is so versatile! You can repurpose last year’s sexed-up Sandy from Grease outfit into Madonna’s iconic “Papa Don’t Preach” vampy black bustier and capris. Have a bloodied […]
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Notes from the 2015 All Jane Comedy Fest
Between Bridgetown and the All Jane comedy festivals, Portland’s got a total lockdown on semi-annual laffs. I didn’t dive headfirst into this year’s All Jane Comedy Fest, which wrapped up yesterday at Curious Comedy Theater, but I dipped my toes in on Thursday and Friday night. As is All Jane’s norm, the lineup was fantastic—full […]
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Dress You Up: Our Madonna Halloween Costume Guide!
She Knows How to Give Good Face
She has always known how to give good face.
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Talking Pop and Buffy with Churches’ Lauren Mayberry
Danny Clinch Chvrches play tonight at the Crystal Ballroom; more details here. This is definitely a no-duh, but if Chvrches frontwoman Lauren Mayberry invites you to a party she’s throwing, you should drop everything—previous engagements be damned—because it’ll probably have a Buffy the Vampire Slayer theme. “Myself and Iain [Cook] are big Buffy dorks,” Mayberry […]
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Talking Pop with Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry
Of Buffy, Goonies, and a Kick-Ass Sophomore Album
Of Buffy, Goonies, and a kickass sophomore album.
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A Newcomers’ Guide to Making Friends
Or, How to Sweat with a Bunch of People
The secret: Sweat on weekly basis with a bunch of people.