The latest releases from the Weinstein Brothers’ Dragon Dynasty DVD label are two classics from the Shaw Brothers vault: 1966’s Come Drink with Me and 1979’s Heroes of the East. Both are classic chopsocky flicks, with a whole lot of fighting, cheesy dialogue, fight scenes crammed full of stock sound effects (“THWAP THWAP THWAP! WHOOSH!”), […]
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Trib Columnist: “But if you’re critical, you risk your access…you often lose your sources if you offend them.”
Tribune columnist Dwight Jaynes is brave enough to tackle the issue of blogging over there today. I was intrigued by his point about being nice to sources. In Portland, he says, “you often lose your sources if you offend them.” The problem being, the job he’s describing isn’t journalism, it’s public relations. And it’s a […]
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The Auschwitz of Water Slides
Oh, suuuurrrre. Everybody loves to talk about how neato awesome Portland is. And I will happily agree… as long as you can point me to the nearest local water slide. OH, THAT’S RIGHT… METRO PORTLAND DOESN’T HAVE ANY WATER SLIDES. (Hey Sam Adams! The green boxes are nice. Where the EFF is my effing WATER […]
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Sabertooth Sign to Arena Rock, Hate Evil Agribusinesses
New kids on the local music block (also know as NKOTLMB to savvy tweens), Sabertooth have announced that they have signed to the local Arena Rock label (Talkdemonic, Swords Project) . Clearly influenced by those trendsetters at Fred Meyer, the September release of their debut recording, Old Days and the Island, will be absolutely loaded […]
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Columbia River Crossing at Metro
Now, I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t attend Metro council hearings very often. But I highly doubt the regional body draws an overflow crowd, uh, ever. There about 60 people to testify on a trio of resolutions that will declare where Metro stands on this project. Metro president David Bragdon just told […]
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Swing ‘Em Home
“Playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal,” says George Bush. I DISAGREE. Fortunately a bunch of surly Americans are with me, and have formed the group Swing ‘Em Home, with the sole focus of playing golf as often as it takes to…well…”The bottom line is, we’re not going to stop playing golf […]
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New Seasons on Hawthorne
News has reached me today that the “Friendliest store in town,” New Seasons Market, will be opening a new location on Hawthorne. They will be taking over the lot previously occupied by the beloved Daily Grind. This is particularly good news for those of you on Hawthorne who’ve had to travel all the way to […]
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New Seasons to Open Hawthorne Location
New Seasons has just signed a lease on upper Hawthorne—where the Daily Grind used to be. From an email sent out to staffers: We still have lots of details to work out but here’s what we know so far– The actual address is 4026 SE Hawthorne. It’s on the south side of Hawthorne and takes […]
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In Anticipation of Cat Friday
Tomorrow night, the Mercury will be camping out along the Rose Parade route, saving a prime viewing spot for the lucky folks who won it in our charity auction. And of course we’ll be providing wholesome, family friendly activities all night long. The schedule is here—our exact location is TBD, check Blogtown tomorrow for updates. […]
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Is Your Butt Satisfied?
I’ve got one question: Why isn’t this South Carolina auto dealership a sponsor for this year’s Pride Parade?
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Your Guide to Pride
Check this out! The paper arrived yesterday, and page 25 of the Pride Guide appears to be in Russian or something: Yeah, that’s not right. Other than the first date saying 6/5, that whole page is a wreck thanks to a printer error. Here’s what it should have looked like! Ah, that’s much better. And […]
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This Week’s Mercury Music Section
Another Mercury music section to read while you crack open a sixer of Drank, the world’s greatest (“popular in Houston”) anti-energy drink. I prefer my sizzurp in a Dixie cup, thank you very much. Another damn article about local singers and WWII battle tanks. What, no room to cram in a mention of the mighty […]