Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko delivers one of the most hilarious and STD inflicting skating routines since I accidentally smashed into the rear end of that grandma at the Lloyd Center ice rink. OH, WHY CAN’T THE OLYMPICS BE MORE LIKE THIS?
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So if George Clooney’s Girlfriend is Coming to Portland…
… then that means GEORGE FUCKING CLOONEY MAY BE COMING TO PORTLAND!! According to Us Magazine, Italian hottie Elisabetta Canalis (AKA girlfriend to the Cloon) is in serious talks with the producers of Leverage (shot here in Portland) to make regular appearances in season three as a “mysterious international secret agent.” (Is there any other […]
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“They Should Drop Birth Control Out of Airplanes”
This week I had the lucky chance to interview the national president of Planned Parenthood, the crushworthy Cecile Richards, who flew into town to celebrate the opening of our new regional Planned Parenthood headquarters. Two very interesting things I learned during our interview: 1. Oregon has the highest per-capita rate reliance on Planned Parenthood of […]
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The Mercury Sex Survey 2010: Sexy Technology!
The Mercury Sex Survey: Are you sexing your technology?
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NOMINATE PORTLAND’S SEXIEST PEOPLE!
Do you know someone “sexy”? (We bet you do!) Then nominate them for the Mercury‘s “Sexiest People in Portland” contest! The sexiest guy and girl will win $200 each, AND get a tastefully sexy photo spread in the upcoming and always wildly popular Mercury Sex Issue! HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: • Take or procure a […]
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US Women’s Curling Team: I’d Tap That!
Fine, they’re no Christina Hendricks. However, the US Women’s Curling Team does have a certain earthy sexuality that you won’t find in Olympians such as Lindsey Vonn or Gretchen Bleiler. That’s why I’m happy to share this uplifting tribute video dedicated to the women who sweep my stone. (And by “uplifting,” naturally I mean “my […]
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Olympic Figure Skaters Warm Up (and Warm Me Up)
Here’s how Olympic gold medal winning Chinese figure skaters warm up—which is coincidentally the same way I have sex. With a wall. Sigh.
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Christina Hendricks: Gentlemen, Stop Your Boners
Christina Hendricks—Joan of Mad Men fame—graces this month’s issue of New York magazine (which has mysteriously disappeared from our office). Here are the pictures you want to see. BUT WAIT JUST A SECOND! If you were thinking about becoming sexually aroused by these photographs, PLEASE DO NOT! It will hurt Ms. Hendricks feelings, okay? And […]
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Hello Lover! It’s Our Annual Mercury Readers’ Valentine Issue!
Does someone “wuv” you? Only one way to tell… Mercury Reader Valentines!
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On Tyra: Five Ladies, 10 Vaginas!
In this edited episode of Tyra, our host sensitively interviews five women with DOUBLE VAGINAS. Happily, the gals are more than willing to talk about their matching ham wallets (sorry, that euphemism is courtesy Marjorie Skinner), even referring to them as “red and green Skittles.” The most AMAZING thing you will watch all day? I […]
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Submit Your Free Mercury Valentine Today!
Pictured above: ROMANCE. Attn. loyal denizens of Blogtown! C’mon. Let’s be honest. While the deadline for submitting your valentine to be published in the Mercury‘s super-popular Valentine’s Day issue is technically February 4, I think we both know that you like to procrastinate. But procrastination leads to forgetting… and forgetting to put a valentine in […]
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Thoughts on Stripper Economics
So here’s a confession. My trip with a Reed economics class to Union Jacks this past weekend was actually my first time in a Portland strip club. And because it was my first time, I was taken aback by a couple things: So much money! So casually exchanged! It’s strange that the likely millions of […]