Holy shit! I feel like Cliff Clavin on Jeopardy! ShanRock‘s upcoming trivia night at Peter’s 19th Hole is like a Black Lodge dream come true. From her press release: ShanRock’s Triviology Presents:CHICKADEE ON A DODGE DART: A NIGHT OF TWIN PEAKS TRIVIASaturday, Aug 2, 7 PMPeter’s 19th Hole5701 NE FremontFREE Following monthly lunar pub quizzes […]
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Mad Men Is Wrecking My Marriage
Here is one end of a conversation in my chi-chi condo since we illegally downloaded, I mean, got the DVD box set of the entire first series of Mad Men last week: “No, dear. I did not come to the United States, fleeing another identity which I am yet to reveal. Nor is the Mercury […]
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Project Runway Wrap Up!
Last night’s episode of Project Runway was harrowing. Portland contestant Leanne Marshall ‘s “green” design did not go over well at all with the judges (including guest judge Natalie Portman): Yikes. Check out Leanne’s dress, along with the competition, here. And in case you were wondering, this leak has now proved officially false. Far from […]
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Watch the New Episode of Project Runway Tonight at the Tanker–6, 8, or 10 pm!
Tonight’s second installment of Project Runway: Season 5 involves a “green” challenge, so Leanne Marshall should wipe the floor with her competitors, hailing from the Greenest City in the Country or whatever whoever is calling Portland now. Buuut, judging from the apparent frustration on her face in last week’s preview of the new episode (I […]
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If It Was On Wikipedia It Must Be True
According to leaked information (hey, it doesn’t count as a spoiler if it’s unconfirmed!) on the Project Runway Wikipedia page, our girl Leanne Marshall is safe through episode 5. That’s totally unsubstantiated, of course, so let the suspense keep on killin’ ya. Of course, the leaked chart has been removed, but Gawker posted a screenshot:
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Good Afternoon, Television!
Besides the fact that Portland’s own Leanne Marshall is on this season of Project Runway, there is one reason and one reason only that Erik Henriksen will be watching tomorrow night’s episode… NATALIE PORTMAN WILL BE A JUDGE. Battlestar Galactica‘s Jamie Bamber will be playing a cop on Britain’s Law & Order: UK, leaving us […]
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It’s Motherfrakking Eric Stoltz!!!
None of those chicks are actually in Caprica (OR ARE THEY?!?!), but I’m still using that image, because… well, fuck. C’mon. Because it’s that image. ANYWAY. The first trailer for the Battlestar Galactica prequel, Caprica, has gone online, and here it is. After the trailer I’ll do some bitching and moaning about why Battlestar isn’t […]
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Ebert Kicked Off His Own Show
Readers, I am concerned about Mercury Film Editor Erik Henriksen’s level of respect for his fellow film critics. When I mentioned I wished to blog about esteemed film critic Roger Ebert getting kicked off his TV show, At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper, he said that I should, as long as I referred to […]
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Dirty, Filthy Sesame Street
So this clip is about three weeks old — which in “internet years” is what? 127? –however, it’s a goddamn hoot, so I’m dredging it up. It’s another hilarious edition of Jimmy Kimmel’s “Unnecessary Censorship” Theater, this time focusing on those dirty, filthy puppets from Sesame Street. It’s a good thing they’re bleeping this… otherwise […]
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New Spock Glowers Just as Hard as Old Spock, and Other News from Next Week’s Comic-Con.
Comic-Con International hits San Diego next week, inundating the city with roughly 125,000 geeks. Originally, the convention was just about comic books–but it’s since grown to become a major Hollywood event, too, with tons of presentations on upcoming genre films. This is all in addition to every single comic book professional and wannabe on the […]
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Leanne the Fashion Assassin
Did you catch lat night’s first episode of Project Runway? If not, don’t worry: Portlander Leanne Marshall did great! She made it through her challenge with flying colors. Check out the first part of the show introducing the competitors, when Leanne talks about the other designers underestimating her because she’s coming from PDX. Leanne, kick […]