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Jan. 31
Print Edition for the week of
Jan. 31 - Feb. 6, 2002
Vol. 2, No. 34
Mike Nipper
News
Do Not Pass Go, Pay Us $200
Prisoners Required to Pay for Time in Jail
by Katia Dunn
Cable Access Denied
Late-Night Smut Show Kicks Off Debate Over Censorship
by Phil Busse
In Other News...
Music
Syndel the Slayer
Oldominion Emcee Cuts Everyone to Pieces
by Julianne Shepherd
The Strokes are Coming!
Just Kidding: It's French Kicks
by Bradley Steinbacher
Live Music Listings
CD Review
Up & Coming
DJ Listings
Movies & TV
The Unexpected Rom-Com
Or, Why I Like Nicole So Much Better Since the Divorce
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
The Mercury's Film Issue
Behind the Music
The Brief But Sordid Life of the Scopitone
by Katie Shimer
Africa 101
A Festival for Smarty Pantses
by Marjorie Skinner
Mercury Video Picks
This Week on TV
Film Shorts
Food and Drink
Madame Butterfly
by Katia Dunn
Visual Art
Monique Frydman, Horia Boboia, Julie Rall
Art Review
by Karrin Ellertson
My, What a Busy Week!
Visual Arts Listings
Theater & Performance
The Invitation
Theater Review
by Phil Busse
Theater Listings
Feature
PIFF is fun for children!
Presented by The Mercury's Film Issue and the Portland International Film Festival
YOUR HANDY PIFF SCHEDULE!
The only film festival schedule you'll ever need!
The Top 10 greatest actors of all time, ever!
As selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Critics and Enthusiasts Who Work at the Mercury
Your 2002 Art House Preview
A Report from the Sundance Film Fest
by Andy Spletzer
I Love Television
Teen Steam
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
I, Anonymous
i love you, random cab driver
One Day at a Time
The Week in Review
by Ann Romano
New Column!
You Provide the Funny!
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
Spit It Out
by Dan Savage
Me, Jesus, and You
ME, JESUS AND YOU
Christian Guidance For Today's Misguided Christians
by the Right Rev. M. Lon. Hanson