Since 2001, the Portland Mercury Users Group Yahoo! Group has followed the paper. We’ve thought about what it has to offer. We’ve pointed out its successes and failures. But this week, instead of spouting what we think, we opened the discussion to a range of opinionated outsiders. In particular, people couldn’t help talking about the […]
Josh Berezin
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Inventing the Media Bar
Portland Needs More Than Sports
Sports bars: What a waste. Filled with television screens and hi-def satellite feeds, but focused on trivial entertainment–their potential to educate and enlighten the public is squandered on mindless sporting contests. If you want anything other than sports, it’s hit-and-miss out there. Maybe your neighborhood joint shows The Simpsons or throws an Academy Awards party. […]