Why is everything happening tonight? I just want to go see Frightened Rabbit. (Is anyone else absolutely having a relationship with The Midnight Organ Fight?) But I can’t. Because: 1. Inspired by San Francisco’s Porchlight, the Back Fence PDX storytelling series commences tonight. Because Melissa Lion is hard to say no to, I will be […]
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Don’t Mess with Das Gut!
It’s no great secret that I worship actor Steve “Das Gut” Guttenberg. His work in such films ranging from Police Academy to Cocoon to Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol clearly show a man whose attention to the subtlety of art can not be understated. However, as this picture taken by the paparazzi on the […]
Posted inMovies & TV
Where’s the Money? Two “Can’t Stop the Serenity” Cities Fail to Hand Over Cash to Equality Now.
Oh, man. Awkward. In today’s Mercury there’s a story I wrote about Can’t Stop the Serenity, an annual worldwide benefit organized by fans of Joss Whedon’s TV show Firefly and its spin-off movie, Serenity. Basically, it works like this: Fans show Serenity in movie theaters and charge admission, and the proceeds are then donated to […]
Posted inFashion
Men in Shorts, Yes… But What Kind?
Over on MOD, Mercury fashion blogger Brett Glass has been bringing up the pertinent issue of men in shorts. See his argument in defense of short shorts on men here, and a word on long and lean versions here. It also so happens that Wm Steven Humphrey, who is an avid shorts-wearer, brought up the […]
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This Week’s Mercury Music Section
Another week, another Mercury music section to read while you curse Japan for having the world’s greatest vending machines. Au goes pop. Well, sort of. It’s experimental pop music and it is quite excellent. Way better than that experimental funk-metal record I made that no one bought. MP3: Au – rr vs. d Journey to […]
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This Week’s Mercury Music Section
Another week, another Mercury music section to read while you curse Japan for having the world’s greatest vending machines. Au goes pop. Well, sort of. It’s experimental pop music and it is quite excellent. Way better than that experimental funk-metal record I made that no one bought. MP3: Au – rr vs. d Journey to […]
Posted inDrunk
Who is Portland’s Best KJ?
Hot-poop Mercury freelancer Kiala Kazebee is working on a fun article possibly titled “WHO IS PORTLAND’S BEST KJ?” (You know, the people who spin the karaoke discs at your favorite bars.) And she needs your help! In the comments below, let us know your nominations for Portland’s Best KJ—and while I know you will do […]
Posted inFashion
Portland Fashion Week 2008
I’m on the advisory board for Portland Fashion Week, and last night we had a meeting. While my contribution has been (and, I feel like, as someone who also covers the event, kind of has to be) mostly low-level, one thing I can do is make sure that people know about it, particularly local designers, […]
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Six Minute Stories Of Summer Love
Summer is the best time to fall in love. So. I’m overjoyed that three of my favorite people, and four more I’m yet to meet, are telling unrehearsed, true, six-minute long stories tonight on the theme of summer love. Also, for those of you cynical and jaded enough about love to need extra motivation to […]
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Good Morning, News!
• Barack Obama opts out of the federal campaign public financing system, since… well… the public is already happily financing him, right? • If elected, John McCain vows to build 45 nuclear reactors by 2030 (presumably to provide power, rather than blow the shit out of the middle east). • Suffering from devastating floods, residents […]
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Pay What You Want for Feed the Animals
Mercury favorite—and not-so-favorite—Girl Talk has just unleashed his new album Feed the Animals under the pay-whatever-you-want system made popular by Radiohead. You can download it for free (320 kbps MP3s), pay $5 for the fancy FLAC files, and if your pockets are deep you can drop $13 (this includes shipping) for the bigger files and […]
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Sisters’ Nolen Honored With Homelessness Award
Sisters of the Road Community Organizer Patrick Nolen was given an achievement award by City Commissioner Nick Fish this afternoon, along with six others who have shown “tireless dedication to addressing and ending homelessness in our community.” “It’s definitely Sisters that got this,” said Nolen. “If it weren’t for them believing in me and believing […]