“Yeaaaah, Parks and Recreation is ohh-kay… but I’m not sure if I’ll watch it this season or not.” SHUT YOUR CORN HOLE! You absolutely WILL be watching Parks and Recreation this season if for this reason only: In at least one episode, Mercury dreamboat #1 Sam Elliott will be guest-starring! SQUEEEEEEEE!!From TV Line: Acting vet […]
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This Week’s Mercury Music Section: Special Love Edition
Joseph Harmon Another week, another Mercury music section that’s so lovey-dovey, our hearts are just about bursting. ♥ ♥ ♥ PDX Pop Now! holds its 10th festival this weekend! We love PDX Pop Now! and you do too. It’s a free weekend of great local bands, for all ages. What’s not to love? That’s right, […]
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My New Favorite TV Channel
Like you, probably, I’ve pretty much switched over to Netflix and Hulu and iTunes and other streaming methods to watch the shows I want to watch—waiting around for a network to air something I can see on-demand, at a time of my choosing, is increasingly pointless. HOWEVER, there is one network that I have recently […]
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Snuggling Bunnies Commercial: Maybe It’s Cute… I Dunno
AdWeek calls the new Ibis Hotel “Snuggling Bunnies” spot “the year’s most shamelessly adorable commercial.” BUT IS IT REALLY? Yes, you have baby bunnies cuddling together on an impossibly soft bed… but I sincerely can’t tell if it’s “cute.” Years of incessantly mean internet comments have sucked every last “feeling” from my dried husk of […]
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Little Mix’s Hysterical Fans Will Put a Smile on Your Face
If anything, the Mercury is committed to keeping you up-to-date on the latest obsessions of 11-year-old girls, and UK girl group Little Mix are your tween niece’s new favoritest thing EVARRR. The four young ladies were contestants on The X Factor UK before all joining forces, becoming heirs apparent to the Spice Girls’ throne (it’s […]
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Lena Dunham: Hero?
I have tremendous admiration for Lena Dunham. I enjoy Girls very much (it hits this nice balance where I relate to it and find it well observed, but it also makes me feel smug and wise for not being 24 anymore). I appreciate Dunham’s willingness to cop to her mistakes, and most of all I […]
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KNOW YOUR GOATS!
Motion to give the Key to the City to the One True b!X for his heroic efforts to document SE Portland’s adorable lawnmower goats. Goat gavel gaveled, goat motion approved. Congratulations, b!X. Congratulations, goats. Known goat names:BaileyLeftyDutchess CarlChesterBambiCooperHickoryDusty— The One True b!X (@theonetruebix) May 28, 2013
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Mmmm… Huh? Whaa? Sorry, I Was FALLING INTO RYAN GOSLING’S EYES.
Dear Ryan Gosling, I would really appreciate it if you listened to what Nicolas Winding Refn, the director for the upcoming Only God Forgives, is trying to say to you. It sounds like his theory on sex and violence might actually be interesting and helpful for your role—except for the fact that you keep doing […]
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Thanks For the Wedding Advice, Readers
I got lots and lots of wedding advice from readers of my hilarious article The Hitching Post and its Blogtown predecessors. Thanks to everybody who commented, e-mailed me, tried to sell me their wedding venue on Twitter, and talked about me on the Portland Weddings Facebook Group. I’ve decided I’m going to take ALL OF […]
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Motivational Thursday
UGGGHHNNN!! Thursdays! Amirite? Look… but all you have to do is get through the rest of the day, and then it’s T… G… I… F!! So here’s a motivational video to assist you in pushing through your insanely tedious Thursday—because after all, at least you’re not harvesting Asiatic clams. via
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Dispatches From The Wedding Industrial Complex: I Hate Pinterest
I was told by several people that my fiancee and I should create a mood board for our upcoming wedding. We should find inspiration for decorating our ceremony and our reception, they said. Try Pinterest, they said. You’ll love it, they said. They were wrong. Pinterest is the social network that allows women to share […]