In response to Radiohead’s little sashay into the journalism industry The Guardian newspaper has retaliated with a little sashaying of their own: …Here is what we were thinking: if Radiohead were really going to publish a newspaper alongside the release of their latest CD), shouldn’t the Guardian mount a response? If a band could wade […]
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Where to Get Your Free Radiohead Newspaper
As if The Mercury didn’t have enough competition from Portland’s other weeklies now Radiohead has to stick their big, British thumb in the pie! For years Thom Yorke and co. have had to make due with being universally lauded rock stars, biding their time until they finally had enough money to pursue their true collective […]
Posted inMovies & TV
Spring Films to Look Forward To/Dread
The worst moviegoing time of the year is definitely the January/February slump, when studios dump everything that wouldn’t have hacked it during the holidays and doesn’t stand a chance for any awards. Now that it’s clearing up a bit, I was curious about what spring and summer are bringing. Erik is pretty quick to keep […]
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Creepy Roommate Creates Lo Mein Sex Doll
Here’s a terrifying story of roommate horror that could help you get reacquainted with your breakfast. On Wednesday writer Peter Kassel posted an online account he heard while looking for a room to sublet in New York. Upon finding a great little room in the Lower East Side for cheap Kassel had to ask Doug, […]
Posted inPortland
PSU is a Nazi Liberal Alien Conspiracy!
And much more! My friend just moved here to get her masters at Portland State University. Last night she and I did an internet search on the comically named current PSU president, Wim Wiewel. Little did we expect that the first site we clicked on would clue us in to the REAL truth about PSU! […]
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Meme of the Moment: Fuck Yeah Nouns
It’s Friday! That means you can spare a minute or two on a time-wasting meme. Quick, before it gets stale enter your favorite nouns into the the Fuck Yeah Nouns generator. Warning: generator may cut off edges of text Post urls to your best results in the comments. The creator of the funniest Fuck Yeah […]
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Vanishing on 7th Street: B-grade Actors Chewing the Scenery. In the Dark.
Vanishing on 7th Street: B-grade Actors Chewing the Scenery. In the Dark.
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Sheen Family Circus
Just like Kanye West tweets and New Yorker cartoons, Charlie Sheen’s egotistical ramblings and Family Circus are two great tastes that taste great together. Dig it: SHEENFAMILYCIRCUS.BLOGSPOT.COM A couple more favorites under the cut. SHEENFAMILYCIRCUS.BLOGSPOT.COM SHEENFAMILYCIRCUS.BLOGSPOT.COM
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About Last Night’s “Best Foreign Language Film” Oscar…
For this year’s Portland International Film Festival I was assigned two movies I was particularly excited about: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives and Alex de la Iglesia’s fabulously bonkers The Last Circus. On the day I was going to see Uncle Boonmee timeslots got switched around and I ended up seeing something […]
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I Declare Today “Charlie Sheen Day”
I wouldn’t post this if it wasn’t awesome. Charlie Sheen’s media blitz continues to build steam in a new interview today with Fox Sports Radio’s Loose Cannons (wha? who?). The whole thing is available here, but if you have better things to do today (I don’t) check out a few choice excerpts courtesy of MovieLine: […]
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Charlie Sheen Continues To Make This an Awesome News Day
After yesterday’s madness prompted CBS to temporarily pull the plug on Two and a Half Men I thought the silliness had hit its peak. So wrong! Known Vatican assassin warlock Charlie Sheen sent an open letter to TMZ this morning that cannot be ignored. The vague anti-Semitism and grandiose personal claims have only just begun, […]
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Charlie Sheen Speaks Out Against Vatican Assassin Warlocks
ATTN: Two and a Half Men fans! BIG NEWS! The rampaging, coked-up id known professionally as Charlie Sheen has finally accomplished the unthinkable: become a train wreck so messy he has caused CBS to stop production on its biggest sitcom for the rest of the season. That means four whole episodes of Two and a […]