It’s rare that an establishment with an “exotic” concept actually works. There are a few; Salvador Molly’s being one extreme and the Alibi being the other. Located in a newly renovated space on Killingsworth that includes a spacious 10-table patio, the Florida Room is every bit the ’50s dive bar in the Florida Keys that […]
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Wrestling the Devil
The Undaunted Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog has been quoted as saying, “If I had to climb into hell and wrestle the devil himself for one of my films, I would do it.” So it makes sense that when talking about Herzog, it’s impossible to do so without considering the painstaking lengths he undertakes to make his films. The beloved […]
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I’m Staying Home
Friends 4-EV-R
Of all of Werner Herzog’s films, none bore into the psyche quite like those that serve as messianic homages to Herzog’s muse and lifelong friend/mortal enemy, Klaus Kinski. No other filmmaker even approached Herzog’s ability to capture the supernatural wild animal that Kinski was capable of evoking. (For info on Cinema 21’s Werner Herzog Film […]
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Making the Grade
The Mercury Food Issue Checks In with Old Standbys
Making the Grade
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Written in Blood
BlöödHag’s Contract on Illiteracy
HAVING COINED THE TERM “educore,” Seattle’s BlöödHag have been on a literary mission going on 10 years now. Educore, their brand of literacy advocacy, is achieved by penning two-minute-long (or less) songs about respected sci-fi authors and hurling books at their audiences. (Hell, they’ve even played libraries.) With such conviction, how can anyone still consider […]
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Walk the Line
Bay Leaf Balances Vegetarian Cuisine
Vegetarian dining can be tough, because most restaurants’ fare is limited to the extreme ends of the meatless spectrum. You’re either standing squarely in the world of pretend flesh, eating a tofu hot dog covered in chili and cheese, or you’re on the purist side, which largely involves steamed vegetables and maybe some nuts. Bay […]
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Get Pho’d Up
(“Pho” Rhymes with “Duh”)
PHO! Yummy, steamy, noodly, Vietnamese-y, beefy-brothy, spicy bowls of hot, hot goodness! PHO! How could such simple ingredients as mint, basil, lemon or lime, bean sprouts, and chili peppers combine in such perfect unity? PHO! Sip it for what ails you. Slurp it to fill your gut. It’s both light and filling, and ever so […]
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War is for Kids
A Quick Chat with Mudhoney
MARK ARM IS THE infamous vocalist for Mudhoney. Scorned by the majors
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Local Psyche Spotlight
The Pink Snowflakes: Melting Hearts, Melting Brains
Pullout: Mercury Music Issue
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Taste of Flesh
Chatting with Mark Nuckols, the creator of Hufu: the Healthy Human Flesh Alternative
Pullout: The Food Issue
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Comfort at Home and Abroad
Capuia’s Wants You to Sit Down and Eat
I’m really into mom-and-pop joints, be they low-rent pho slingers on outer Sandy or homespun vegan food carts downtown. Located across the street from the North Portland library, Capuia’s seems like such a place, with a soul-food-meets-African-food menu that has been altered to cater to the legions of vegetarians bicycling around the area. To start, […]