The Lure: There’s some tail sex stuff.
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You’ll Never Think About Sexy Mermaids the Same Way Again
The Lure: There’s Some Tail Sex Stuff.
Suzette Smith
Suzette Smith is the arts & culture editor of the Portland Mercury. Go ahead and tell her about all your food, art, and culture gripes: suzette@portlandmercury.com. Follow her on Twitter, Bluesky, and Letterboxd.
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Fred Thomas’ New Record Centers on Immersive Synth Instrumentals
FRED THOMAS More than just a gearhead. JIMMI FRANCOEUR IT’S EASY to see that Fred Thomas is a well-rounded songwriter; he’s done a lot of living. Even though his main job is producing and recording—the work he did with Stef Chura’s new album Messes immediately springs to mind—he has more to talk about than gear. […]
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Fred Thomas’ Changer Follows Tangents
The Songwriter/Producer’s Latest Centers on Immersive Synth Instrumentals
Fred Thomas’ latest, Changer, centers on immersive synth instrumentals.
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Here’s a Movie in Which Gary Oldman Watches Teens Make Out
The Space Between Us asks you to believe that journalists would show up in ball gowns to a press conference about a rocket launch—and that afterwards, they would spill out onto a picturesque runway, watching as a rocket revs its engines like a motorbike. Who wastes fuel like that? It’s clear we aren’t at NASA, […]
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The Space Trash of The Space Between Us
In Which Gary Oldman Watches Teens Make Out
In which Gary Oldman watches teens make out.
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With Julieta, Pedro Almodóvar Riffs on Alice Munro
Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar has given Adriana Ugarte, the central actress of his new film Julieta, his current hairstyle—puffy and white like a seeding dandelion. It’s as if he’s trying to place himself into this narrative he so admires—as the youngest, hottest Julieta, who gets to have sex on a moving train. Julieta is based […]
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Drugs, Cults, Space Suits, and the Films of Vu Pham
They’re all bad people. I’d like to say that the characters in Portland-based director Vu Pham’s short films are “morally complex”—but really, just about every single one of them is self-serving in a way that can be hard to watch. There’s a theater director who’s playing mind games with his wife in preparation for a […]
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Emodóvar
With Julieta, Pedro Almodóvar Riffs on Alice Munro
With Julieta, Pedro Almodóvar riffs on Alice Munro.
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Shocked, I Am Shocked!
New Order Bassist Peter Hook Reveals Rock Band Did Lots of Drugs and Sex
New Order bassist Peter Hook reveals rock band did lots of drugs and sex.
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The Short Films—and Dark Dreams—of Vu Pham
Featuring Drugs, Cults, and Space Suits
Featuring drugs, cults, and space suits.
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How to Talk to To You Cat About Gun Safety Author Zachary Auburn is No Longer Anonymous
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PATRIOTS Over the years, Zach Auburn self-published under many assumed names—’90s preteen Joshua Chapman for his series Field Guide to the Aliens of Star Trek: The Next Generation, just “Anonymous” for his Choose Your Own Adventure-style novella Love Is Not Constantly Wondering If You Are Making the Biggest Mistake of Your Life—but […]
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Zachary Auburn is No Longer Anonymous
The How to Talk to Your Cat About Gun Safety Author Was in Our Hearts All Along
The How to Talk to Your Cat About Gun Safety author was in our hearts all along.