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Nov. 25
Print Edition for the week of
Nov. 25 - Dec. 1, 2010
Vol. 11, No. 27
Cover Art: Ted Sabarese
News
Shocking Questions
Advocates Raise Concerns About City Audit on Taser Use
by Denis C. Theriault
Gone to Seed
County Turns Empty, Foreclosed Lots into Urban Gardens
by Sarah Mirk
Desperate for Dental
Thousands Wait in Winter Weather for Free Care
by Sarah Mirk
Hall Monitor
A River of Compromises
by Denis C. Theriault
In Other News
Music
Good-Ass Job
Kanye West Caps a Mad and Maddening Year with
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
by David Schmader
Anarchy in Margaritaville
The Taxpayers' Parrothead Punk Rock
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Time of the Season
The Black Angels Graduate
by Ned Lannamann
All Ages and Everything in Between
No Age Shred and Transcend
by Ethan Jayne
Up & Coming
Movies & TV
Nice Try, Christina
A Burlesque Expert Takes on
Burlesque
. She's Not Impressed.
by Rayleen Courtney
Tangled Was Okay, It Was Good
This Is What
Tangled
Was About
by Maxine Daley, Age Five
Shaky Hands
Viagra and Parkinson's in
Love And Other Drugs
by Marjorie Skinner
Rock Beats Everything
Faster
Is Basically
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
. There Is Nothing Wrong with This.
by Erik Henriksen
Birth of a Nation
Outside the Law
: Take
That
, France!
by Ned Lannamann
Shadow Boxing
A Fly on the Wall of a
Boxing Gym
by Marjorie Skinner
Film Shorts
In Which We Hit It and Quit It
I'm Staying Home
Giving the Rock His Due
by Bobby Roberts
Food and Drink
Caveman Cuisine
Don't Put Dick's Kitchen in a Box
by Alison Hallett
Food Events
by Alison Hallett
Books
Terminators and Sci-Fi Westerns
A Q&A with Writer Zack Whedon
by Courtney Ferguson
Family Ties
Parsing Siblings in
Freud's Blind Spot
by Alison Hallett
RE: Chewing Bubblegum, Kicking Ass
Jonathan Lethem Wants to Talk About
They Live
with You. A Lot.
by Erik Henriksen
Theater & Performance
Yuks Capacitor
Going Back to the Future with the 3rd Floor's Full-Length Comedy
Killing Time
by Erik Henriksen
A Death in the Family
Portland Playhouse's Dark, Complex
Dying City
by Alison Hallett
Feature
Snip Tuck
A Simple Vasectomy Goes Horribly, Horribly Wrong
by Kevin Sampsell
I Love Television
I Love Television™
Wanted: One Sidekick
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
I, Anonymous
Step Nine
by Anonymous
Blogtown
Radioactive Rabbit Found in Wash. Nuclear Site
by Kevin "the Intern" Otzenberger
Transportation Insecurity Administration
by Dan Savage
Ear Plug Reviews: EarPeace
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Good Morning, News!
by Denis C. Theriault
There's Hope for You Yet, Struggling Musician!
by Ned Lannamann
Foreigners are FUNNY!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Blazers vs. Hornets - Hot Live Blog Action
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Jameson Juice Box - Brilliant!
by Marissa Sullivan
The Hobbit is Racist
(and Other Elfin News)
RIP, Leslie Nielsen
by Lindy West
And The Winner of the 2010 Bad Sex in Fiction Award Goes To...
by Paul Constant
Win Tickets to
The Santaland Diaries
by Alison Hallett
The Oscar Hosts Just Got a Whole Lot Prettier
by Paul Constant
Vancouver Bank Returns Donations Made to Fake Acid Attack Victim
Your Daily Blazer: Fire McMillan! Hire Spoelstra!
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Sam Adams: Not So Fast on Rejoining Terrorism Task Force
by Denis C. Theriault
Repeating Our Warning From Earlier This Month: Parking Isn't Free Today
by Denis C. Theriault
PHART CHART TOPPER!
by Scrappers
Win Ticket$ to Curren$y!
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Why Was the FBI Interested in Mohamed Mohamud?
by Denis C. Theriault
Greedo in Heels
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Your Daily Blazer: Big Problems
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Let Me Just Talk About How I Love the Portland Airport
by Sarah Mirk
Joann Sfar Remakes The Little Prince
by Jacob Schraer
The 2010 Black Friday Trampling Award Goes To...
by Marjorie Skinner
Good Morning, News!
by Denis C. Theriault
Cats on A Chandelier (Not What You Think)
by Marjorie Skinner
Good Morning News!
by Sarah Mirk
Bikini Girl Lets TSA Cop a Feel
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
It's Happening Tonight (in Tualatin): Marvel Comics Creators Panel!
by Erik Henriksen
Breaking Christmas Tree News
by Marissa Sullivan
Familiar Script Emerges in Stories About Terror Stings
by Denis C. Theriault
Twenty-One Minutes and 17 Seconds of Daft Punk's
Tron Legacy
Score.
by Erik Henriksen
JUSTIN BIEBER CUT HIS EFFING HAIR, GUYS!!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Blu-ray Reviews:
Back to the Future
and
Avatar
. (Plus: Win
Back to the Future
on DVD!)
by Erik Henriksen
Mercury
Turns Birds All Gay and Shit
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Social Networking Has Officially Pervaded Everything... Even SHOES
by Marjorie Skinner
Win Tickets to Passion Pit!
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
The Mercury Online Charity Auction is Happening! Like... NOW!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comcast Threatening Net Neutrality?
by Anthony Hecht
FBI Sting: Man Arrested in Plot to Blow Up Pioneer Square
by Denis C. Theriault
Michael Cera to Play Portland Tonight! (No Sex Bob-Omb, Though)
by Ned Lannamann
The Internet Is Getting Magazinier
by Paul Constant
SL Letter of the Day: Senior Swishbuckler
by Dan Savage
New Studies Put Oregon's Economy In Discouraging Perspective
Episode #21 of the
Mercury
Music Hour
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
My Last Shameful Supper
by Tony Perez
The Sweet Sorrows of a Portland Mercury Intern
by Kevin "the Intern" Otzenberger
City Council Adopts Sam Adams' Gun Control Laws
by Denis C. Theriault
A Dip in the Courtroom Pool: Mohamud Pleads Not Guilty
by Denis C. Theriault
Cabbies, Mohawks, Turkeys, and You
by Marjorie Skinner
Dan Savage on Colbert
by Eli Sanders
Firefly
Tonight! Zack Whedon Tonight!
by Courtney Ferguson
Good Morning, News!
What About that Other Terrorism Case?
by Sarah Mirk
Firebomb Set at Mohamed Mohamud's Mosque
by Sarah Mirk
Don't Ever Say We Didn't Warn You That These Shoes Existed
by Marjorie Skinner
Good Morning, News!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Let's Play "Spot the Funny!"
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Another Reason America Is Great
by Jacob Schraer
Careful Up There!
Taiwanese Animators vs. Coco... ON WHOM DO YOU WAGER?!?
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
It's a Disney's
Gummi Bears
Kind of Day
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Glee
gasm: Buddah! Allah! Satan! Help Me!
by Dave Bow
Holiday Ale Festival
by Tony Perez
Good Morning, News!
by Denis C. Theriault
Whipped Loko?
Five Profiles of Mohamed Mohamud
by Sarah Mirk
Our Feature this Week Is About Kevin Sampsell's Testicles.
by Alison Hallett
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
Today in Unironic Press Releases
by Sarah Mirk
O They Will Know We Are Christians...
by Dan Savage
Beat Box in German with Google
SL Letter of the Day: Slam, Bam, Slam, Bam, Slam, Bam—Without A Thank You, Ma'am?
by Dan Savage
Mohamed Mohamud, The Affidavit: "I Will Be a Martyr in the Highest Chambers of Paradise."
by Sarah Mirk
What the Internets Lack: Shame
by Eli Sanders
Good Morning, News!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
SL Letter of the Day: How Gay Is That?
by Dan Savage
Strange Number of Fans Falling
Looks Like I'm Not the Only Adult with a Justin Bieber Google Alert!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
This Week's
Mercury
Music Section
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Jay-Z Thinks It's Pretty White Here
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
The Merc Needs Your Help!
by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli
SL Letter of the Day: No Easy Answer
by Dan Savage
Tonight in Music
by Courtney Ferguson
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
Fox News on Portland Bomb Plot: "Can You Imagine the Psychic Damage?"
by Denis C. Theriault
Porn Loves DC Comics
Irvin Kershner Dies at 87
Baby Laugh a Lot: I'm Not Laughing
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Sold Out
Black Friday the Right Way
by Marjorie Skinner
I'm Staying Home
Giving the Rock His Due
by Bobby Roberts
One Day at a Time
The Week in Review
by Ann Romano
New Column!
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
by Dan Savage
Mercury Music Hour
Download (the Long-Lost) Episode 20 of the
Mercury
Music Hour
by Ned Lannamann