Print Archives > 2011 > Jul. 7

Print Edition for the week of
Jul. 7 - 13, 2011

Vol. 12, No. 7
Daniel Cronin

News

Nothing to Say but Sorry

Ammunition Mix-up Prompts Apology, Questions About Training

by Denis C. Theriault

Hitting Pause

Plans to Keep Tweaking Police Oversight Stuck in Limbo

by Denis C. Theriault

The Best of Mayor Sam Adams' Voicemail

Got a Crazy Problem? Tell It to the Mayor!

by Sarah Mirk

Hall Monitor

All In the Family

by Denis C. Theriault

Music

Outside the Lines

Jackie-O Motherfucker's Unwieldy Musical Monster

by Mark Lore

Angry Dude Noise

The Hardcore Boys of Limp Wrist

by Ezra Ace Caraeff

As We Go Along

The Monkees, 45 Years Later

by Ned Lannamann

Everything Is Free

Gillian Welch Returns with The Harrow and the Harvest

by Raquel Nasser

Up & Coming

Highlights in music the week of July 7-13

Movies & TV

White Man's Burden

Ensemble Anxiety in Horrible Bosses

by Alison Hallett

Animal Cruelty

Shoveling Shit in Zookeeper

by Ned Lannamann

Death, Italian Style

Glorious Mustaches and The First Beautiful Thing

by Virginia Thayer

Film Shorts

In Which We Hit It and Quit It

I'm Staying Home

The Rushmore Cinema Club

by Jamie S. Rich

Food and Drink

Chicken, Casserole, Prostitute...

However You Define Cocotte, It's Delicious

by Tony Perez

Books

Star Trek, Poetry, and the Human Condition

A New Collection from Oregon Book Award Winner Tom Blood

by Matt Stangel

Floating in Space

Stories in Stories in Ladies and Gentlemen

by Alison Hallett

Theater & Performance

Set Phasers for Learn!

Trek in the Park: Know Before You Go

by Denis C. Theriault

Super Nanny

Mary Poppins Tours Portland

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

One at a Time

A New Festival Focuses on the Solo Artist

by Alison Hallett

Feature

Uncanny Valley of the Dolls

Inside Portland's BlytheCon Cult

by Marjorie Skinner

I, Anonymous

Tag, You're It

TBA

We Need More Artists Like Emily Johnson

by Noah Dunham

Staying Awake With Blackfish

by Noah Dunham

Here Are Some Pictures #10. After the fact with Shannon and the Clams, Guantanamo Baywatch

by Ian Goodrich

Blogtown

New Blogtown Series: THE DISCOMFORT ZONE!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Behold This Week's Mercury Cover

by Erik Henriksen

Sweet Jesus, It's the Trailer for Sarah Palin's Movie

by Erik Henriksen

Jake Gyllenhaal... I Regret Every Mean Thing I've Ever Said About You...

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Good Morning, News!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Fill in the Blanks: "Family values politician caught ____________ with a _________."

by Paul Constant

Spencer On Seattle: "It's Going To Come Down To Courage And Desire."

by Brian Gjurgevich

The Big Busk Returns to the Streets of Portland

by Ezra Ace Caraeff

Good Morning, News!

by Denis C. Theriault

You Need a New Catchphrase...

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

SL Letter of the Day: Backing Up My Email

by Dan Savage

First Thursday Picks For the Style Inclined

by Marjorie Skinner

Chief Reese Has Not Changed the Name of His Band

by Denis C. Theriault

Bad News On the STI Front

by Dan Savage

Win Tickets to Top Down: Rooftop Cinema!

by Erik Henriksen

Another One for the Monogamusts

by Dan Savage

Spencer To Timbers: "You Need To Man Up."

by Brian Gjurgevich

Good Morning, News!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Frank Cassano's "Blogtown in Review"

by Frank Cassano

Animal Farm - "What I Do" (Video)

by Ezra Ace Caraeff

Google+ Enables Gender Privacy

by Paul Constant

Tonight: First Thursday

by Matt Stangel

Thank You Jesus, It's Free Slurpee Day

by Erik Henriksen

Biff Tannen Tom Wilson at Helium Tonight!

by Marjorie Skinner

A Slurpee in Review: Cowboys & Aliens Alienade

by Erik Henriksen

Would You Wear Duchamp's Urinal As A Dress? What If I Told You There Were Sequins Involved?

by Marjorie Skinner

Seattle Music is Better Than Portland Music, Says Guy Who Knows Nothing About Music

by Ezra Ace Caraeff

Gold Star: The Mercury's Web Comment of the Week!

by Alison Hallett

New Extendo Breaking Bad Trailer!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

This Is One Way to Do Your Marketing

by Ned Lannamann

Content 2011: We Have a Date

by Marjorie Skinner

Please Allow Me to Ruin Your Day

by Cienna Madrid

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Blogtown Challenge! Watch This Video and Guess Who Got Charged With What

by Denis C. Theriault

What Would You Need to Hear Before You Decided to Dive Into the Willamette River?

by Denis C. Theriault

Man Dies After Police Chase Following Traffic Stop

by Denis C. Theriault

Blogtown Voters are the Best Voters

by Erik Henriksen

Farewell, Yao Ming

by Ezra Ace Caraeff

Alley 33

by Marjorie Skinner

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Catnip Friday

by Alison Hallett

Good Morning, News!

by Denis C. Theriault

Another Fine Representative of Oregon

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Mimicking Birds Would Like You to Visit Bend, Oregon

by Ezra Ace Caraeff

Gorge Days

by Marjorie Skinner

Pit Bull + Bicyclists - Pack of Marlboros = True Tale of Harrowing Crime

by Denis C. Theriault

Netflix Raises Rates

by Paul Constant

Today's I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

New Hausu Song! New Hausu 7-inch!

by Ned Lannamann

Nightline Report On Marcus Bachmann's Pray-Away-The-Gay Practice

by Dan Savage

July Is Now Officially Star Trek (in the Park) Month in Portland

by Denis C. Theriault

Filthy, Filthy Baby: "Fox on the Beach"

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

This Week's Mercury Music Section

by Ezra Ace Caraeff

Gold Star: The Mercury's Web Comment of the Week!

by Alison Hallett

Hey Game of Thrones Fans: Might Want to Prepare Yourselves for Eight Books

by Erik Henriksen

Dance Moms: Oh, Lifetime... You've Done it Again!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Eight Bit Strange Is Not What You Think (Probably)

by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

HuffPost's New Internet Toys: Celebrity and Culture

by Marjorie Skinner

Small Doggies And The First Rule Of Bookclub Tonight

by Jacob Schraer

Celebrities! They're Just Like Portlanders!

by Jacob Schraer

Fantagraphics Releasing Flannery O'Connor's Cartoons...Ah Screw This Here's Miss Piggy

by Jacob Schraer

Discomfort Zone: In Which I Endure Monday Night Bicycle Racing at PIR

by Erik Henriksen

Alder & Co. Anniversary

by Marjorie Skinner

Win Tickets to Graffiti6

by Alison Hallett

Aviary-Aid

by Tony Perez

Good Afternoon, Television!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Coroner: Man Who Died After Police Chase Had Enlarged Heart

by Denis C. Theriault

Mark Driscoll's He-Man Girly Pastor Haters Club

by Dan Savage

Elsie Bartling

by Marjorie Skinner

The Parson Red Heads - “Seven Years Ago" (Video)

by Ezra Ace Caraeff

Blogtown Voters Are the Worst Voters

by Ned Lannamann

Final Space Shuttle Launch

by Anthony Hecht

Are You Watching the Women's World Cup? (USA!)

by Eli Sanders

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

End of the News of the World

by Paul Constant

Good Match-Day, News! With Portland Floundering, Can Timbers Stand Up To Seattle?

by Brian Gjurgevich

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Tin House Summer Writer's Readings

by Jacob Schraer

Hales, and Supporter, Hit Back at Harsh O Column

by Denis C. Theriault

Starfucker to Score Feature Film

by Ned Lannamann

Here is the 2011 MusicFest NW Schedule

by Ezra Ace Caraeff

Doug Fir, By Chris Israel

by Tony Perez

Good Morning, News!

by Denis C. Theriault

Portland's Fashion REPublic

by Marjorie Skinner

Portland vs. Club América—High-Pitched Live Blog Acción

by Brian Gjurgevich

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Catherine Demo Now Available

by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Weekend Drinking: Can Fest

by Tony Perez

Tintin: Now 300% Creepier!

by Paul Constant

Like I Said, But Now It's Official: Two Portland Designers Are on The Next Project Runway

by Marjorie Skinner

I Want These Mothereffing Scorpions Off this Mothereffing Plane!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

RIP Sherwood Schwartz

by David Schmader

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Might Be My New Favorite Movie

by Erik Henriksen

Portland Copwatch to DA's Office: Consider Assault Charges in Monroe Shooting

by Denis C. Theriault

Good Morning, News!

by Denis C. Theriault

Snarky Atheists Are Snarky

Stormtroopers Seize Light Bulb Store

by Jenna Lechner

The Steve Dress

by Marjorie Skinner

Marjorie Skinner, Welcome to the DISCOMFORT ZONE!

by Erik Henriksen

PCP Dance Party - This Weekend!

by Alison Hallett

Restaurants that Ban Children: CONDEMN OR ALLOW??

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Typhoon to Play on the Late Show with David Letterman

by Ned Lannamann

Here Comes the Sun

by Paul Constant

Good Morning, News!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Train + Marijuana = Severed Leg

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Fire at Aviary & Barista

by Tony Perez

Video of Typhoon at Ecotrust Last Night

by Ned Lannamann

Conservative Pledge Updated to Say Black People Were Not Better Off Under Slavery

by Paul Constant

Read the First Four Chapters of Colin Meloy's Wildwood

by Alison Hallett

Richmond Fontaine to Release The High Country in September

by Ezra Ace Caraeff

Portland vs. Seattle — High-Pitched Live Blog Action

by Brian Gjurgevich

Sold Out

Blackbird

by Marjorie Skinner

One Day at a Time

The Week in Review

by Ann Romano

New Column!

Letters

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

I, Anonymous Blog

Pull Over, THEN Vomit!

by Anonymous

To the Fat, Frizzed Haired Female at Gillian Welch

by Anonymous

Disabled Parking ’Hero’

by Anonymous

Flower Power

by Anonymous

Sellwood/"Hipster’ "Musician"

by Anonymous

Crazy Old Man Wanting to Stab/Burn Me...

by Anonymous

Responsible Dog Owners Wanted!

by Anonymous

Get Over Yourself. You’re at the Grocery Store.

by Anonymous

Dear News Correspondent

by Anonymous

Pissy Pants

by Anonymous

Sprinkles - Yay!

by Anonymous

Shout, Shout, Let It All Out!

by Anonymous

There is No Justice, Only Extortion

by Anonymous

PDX CAT 7 Racing Open to the Hipsters

by Anonymous

Savage Love

Pros and Flows

by Dan Savage

I Love Television

I Love Television™

Eight Million Ways (for Charlie Sheen) to Die

by Wm. Steven Humphrey