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Jun. 4
Print Edition for the week of
Jun. 4 - 10, 2009
Vol. 10, No. 2
Ray Gordon
News
Not Dead Yet
Conservatives Rally in Salem
by Matt Davis
Designing for Dollars
Is a Swoopy Bridge Worth an Extra $28 Million?
by Sarah Mirk
Power Ball
City Hall Looks to Lents Neighbors for Lead on Stadium
by Sarah Mirk
Hall Monitor
Raising the Stakes
by Matt Davis
Music
Brighten the Corners
Sad Songs Say So Much
by Ned Lannamann
The (Adorable) Attack of the Swedes
Jens Lekman Talks Touring, Socks, and Why He Loves Portland
by Alison Hallett
Kitten's Got Claws
The Animal Kingdom of Neko Case
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
This is Mayhem
Black Metal, White Lies
by Mike Meyer
Up & Coming
Movies & TV
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Hangover
: Men Behaving Badly
by Ned Lannamann
Land of the Laffs (Sorry!)
Land of the Lost
Hilarious; Inspires Bad Puns
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Raging Against the Machine
Outrage
vs. the Big Gay Machine
by Matt Davis
I'm Going Out
Truffaut Gone Wild!
by Andrew Stout
Film Shorts
This Week on Television
Food and Drink
Travels in Tacoville
The Search for the Perfect Taco: Part Two
by Patrick Alan Coleman
Visual Art
Zoobomb Goes Gold
Zoobomb's New Monument Is an Improbable Success
by Sarah Mirk
Natalie Phillips Goes it Alone
Illustrator Natalie Phillips Opens a Solo Show at Breeze Block
by Matt Stangel
Books
Dark Aspects
Get All Moody with
Portland Noir
by Courtney Ferguson
America's Favorite Elf
A Conversation with David Sedaris
by Andrew Stout
Theater & Performance
Mommy Dearest
Grey Gardens
Comes to Life
by Alison Hallett
Feature
Unity. Unity? Unity!
Portland's Non-Profit for Queer Men of Color Struggles to Find its Footing
by Paul Leonard
DIVIDED WE STAND
The
Mercury
's Annual Queer Issue and Guide to Pride!
by Stephen Marc Beaudoin
Bears Don't Woof
Lock Up Your Razors for BearTown 2009!
by Paul Leonard
Roll on, 2012! Er... 2016! 2020?
Will Divisions Hinder Oregon's Race to Marriage Equality?
by Matt Davis
They Are Fa-mi-ly!
by Kamala Puligandla
THE
MERCURY
'S TOP 10 PRIDE PICKS!!
Sheena Was a Man
Name that Portland Drag Star!!
by Jim Radosta
Pride Is So Gay!
Beyond the Waterfront
by Nick Mattos
Fight or Forgive?
Gays Line Up For Adams... and Against Him
by Stephen Marc Beaudoin
Queer Media Explosion!
by Sarah Mirk
The
Mercury
's Queer Guide Calendar 2009
by Kamala Puligandla
On the Ropes
Megaboy the Mexican Wrestler
by Jim Radosta
I, Anonymous
Curbin' Farming
by Anonymous
Sold Out
Swinging for the Fences
by Marjorie Skinner
One Day at a Time
by Ann Romano
New Column!
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
Opposite Marriages
by Dan Savage
Extras
THE
MERCURY
'S TOP 10 PRIDE PICKS!!
I Love Television
I Love Television™
Thigh Tingles
by Wm. Steven Humphrey