Recently a coworker who’s new to the area asked me to list all the Portland things he totally has to do. I responded with a long blank stare. I don’t know, dude! I don’t do stuff! I spend most of my time within two miles of my house with people I’ve known forever! It’s not […]
Elinor Jones
Elinor Jones writes the gossip column, THE TRASH REPORT, as well as movie reviews, and dinosaur stuff. She likes your lipstick.
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This Too Shall Pass
Time’s Up for Louis C.K., Woody Allen, and Raccoons
What’s up, party people, and welcome to This Too Shall Pass! My name’s Elinor Jones, and I’ll be your news and gossip columnist for your biweekly Portland Mercury. I’m gonna be honest with you straight out the gate: I really wish I hadn’t started with “What’s up, party people.” Um, do people still say waazzzzupppppppp? […]
Posted inMovies & TV
Movie Review: Pick of the Litter Is Great Dog Review: Hooray for Dogs!!!
Dogs Are the Best!
Dogs are the best!
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Juliet, Naked: In Which a Mansplainer Gets Womansplained
Raise your hand if a dude’s ever mansplained music to you. Now imagine hooking up with the musician and throwing it in the dude’s face. Juliet, Naked is that dream realized. After Annie (Rose Byrne) and Duncan (Chris O’Dowd) split after many boring years together—in part due to Duncan’s obsession with a vanished ’90s indie […]
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Juliet, Naked Review: Of Aging Hipsters and the Women Who Tolerate Them
In Which a Mansplainer Gets Womansplained
In which a mansplainer gets womansplained.
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Crazy Rich Asians Is Light, Breezy (and Inclusive!) Escapism
I’m going to start with the thing everybody wants to talk about: Crazy Rich Asians is the first major motion picture starring a predominantly Asian cast since The Joy Luck Club came out in 1993. That is BONKERS, and it makes this film’s release noteworthy. Great! Let’s talk inclusion! I love it. Thumbs up, Hollywood! […]
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Crazy Rich Asians Review: Romantic Comedy Gold
Light, Breezy (and Inclusive!) Escapism
Light, breezy (and inclusive!) escapism.
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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Is the Most Uplifting Experience I’ve Had in the Last Two Years
MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN If you thought they were going to stop just because the first Mamma Mia! used up all the good ABBA songs, think again. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is the most opposite of reality a movie can get. It is a universe of music and light and love, […]
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Whitney Review: An In-Depth Look at a Troubled Superstar
A Documentary About One Moment in Time
A documentary about one moment in time.
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Point/Counterpoint: Should I Go to Jurassic World?
EDITOR’S NOTE: To mark the release of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the Portland Mercury‘s Dinosaur Editor, Elinor Jones, decided to go visit the REAL Jurassic World! Then she decided not to. Then she decided that she really should. But maybe not? If you too are considering vacationing at Jurassic World, we hope Jones’ points and […]
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Ocean’s 8 Review: What’s Not to Like?!
This Movie Has Women’s Empowerment and Beautiful Jewelry!
This Movie Has women’s empowerment and beautiful jewelry!
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The Gospel According to André Offers a Glimpse Into the Life of Fashion Icon André Leon Talley
Fashion! Politics! Friendship!
Fashion! Politics! Friendship!