Pullout: Sex in Review
Katie Shimer
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Wake Up, Sir!
Wake Up, Sir! Jonathan Ames (Scribner), reading at Powell’s City of Books, July 21, 7:30 pm S ince stumbling upon Toby Young’s memoir How To Lose Friends and Alienate People, I’ve been desperately searching for a writer who’s similarly funny, obnoxious, self-loathing and drunk, and finally, I’ve found someone better. Jonathan Ames’ books My Less […]
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Wet Dreams
Interpreting What Those Drowning Dreams Really Mean
Just last night I dreamed I was rushing around, harried, while a woman sat on the toilet in my bathroom. She was eating a sandwich. My clothes were on the bathroom floor and each time I looked into the room to see if the woman was finished crapping and eating, the toilet had leaked more […]
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Love, Hate, Love
Before Sunset: As Maddening as Love Itself
Before Sunset dir. Linklater Opens Fri July 9 Various Theaters For people who love love movies, Richard Linklater’s 1995 film Before Sunrise is a staple. The story of a 20-something man (Ethan Hawke) and woman (Julie Delpy) who meet on a train, spark an interest in one other, and fall in love over one night […]
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TV Dinners, Without the TV
Bistro Goes Lowbrow Gourmet
TV dinners denote loneliness, and isolation from the world via television, not to mention excessive amounts of preservatives, sodium, and late-night Marijuana consumption. Not anymore, however, as Mother’s Bistro has brought the TV dinner full circle, turning it into a gourmet delicacy, enjoyed downtown among friends with nary a television in sight. In a much-appreciated […]
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Far Out Flavor
La Iguana Feliz is the Star of Sandy
La Iguana Feliz 10834 NE Sandy Blvd. 503-257-2993 They say that if you see Chinese people eating in a Chinese restaurant you know it’s good. The same goes for Jews in a Jewish deli, Indians in an Indian restaurant, and of course Mexicans in a taqueria. Such is the case for La Iguana Feliz, a […]
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The “Oh Shawna” Factor
A Peek at Portland’s Most Porkable Newscaster!
Why was Shawna Parsons of KPTV channel 12 voted “most porkable newscaster” in the 2004 Mercury Sex Survey? Well, that’s easy–just look at her! She’s smart, hilarious, and 10 times more charismatic than Tracy Barry. And because Shawna was voted “most porkable newscaster” by Mercury readers, we are more than happy to give the public […]
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Elegant But Not Exclusive
Ciao Vito Graces Alberta
Ciao Vito 2203 NE Alberta 503-282-5522 I’m sure you’ve seen this place by now. It took over the beloved if not culinarily brilliant Chez What, tore everything out, and became a swank, dark Italian bistro. Note the fashionable, open-air kitchen, the al fresco dining, the intimate, dark wooden tables indoors, and the informed and friendly […]
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Dumb Can Be Fun
Dodgeball: C’mon Get Happy
Dodgeball dir. Thurber Opens Fri June 18 Various Theaters The first time I saw Happy Gilmore I was sitting in my friend Jason-the-Hesher’s bedroom smoking a three-foot bong. It was a glorious experience. We laughed so hard I farted, but that was only another uproarious joke in an evening filled with uncontrollable, psychotic laughter. A […]
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A Stalker’s Wet Dream
Yow (fake) vs. Yow (real)
Monkey Trick Sat June 19 Ash Street 225 SW Ash Trevor Solomon, lead singer of the Jesus Lizard cover band Monkey Trick, has been pretending to be David Yow for two years now–playing a final show on June 19. He is a boozer and a stalker with a lot to say. David Yow, actual lead […]
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The Opposite of Me
Professional Grump Katie Shimer Makes a Bold Attempt at Enthusiasm (with Typically Unremarkable Results)
I’ve been a cynic my whole life. Maybe it’s because both my parents are alcoholics, my mom gave and took away nine dogs when I was a kid, my first boyfriend cheated on me at least 12 times, and all my friends admitted to knowing about it the second we broke up. Or maybe my […]