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2011
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Jul. 14
Print Edition for the week of
Jul. 14 - 20, 2011
Vol. 12, No. 8
Bijijoo
News
When Should Cops Call for Help?
by Denis C. Theriault
Get Off My Land!
by Bill Lascher
Hall Monitor
by Denis C. Theriault
The Curious Tale of the Tape
Who Got Charged in PSU Fight? The Guy Who Mostly Got Punched.
by Denis C. Theriault
Music
The Band Your Mother Warned You About
The Group Therapy of Jail Weddings
by Ned Lannamann
Waiting is the Hardest Part
Pop and Patience with the Dirty Mittens
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Gentle Warriors
Spellcaster Kills With Kindness
by Aris Hunter Wales
Liturgy vs. Black Metal
There Will Be Goat's Blood
by Jay Williams
Up & Coming
Highlights in music the week of July 14-20
Movies & TV
The Boy Who Lived
The Deathly Hallows, Part II
: A Fitting End to a Multibillion-Dollar Franchise
by Alison Hallett
Geek Out
Magic
, New and Improved
by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli
Film Shorts
In Which We Hit It and Quit It
Boys Don't Cry
Terri
Stops Short of Sentiment
by Ned Lannamann
Up in Smoke
Smuggling Hashish with
Mr. Nice
by Erik Henriksen
Undocumented America
Today in Ironic Movie Titles:
A Better Life
by Alison Hallett
It's Not Only Rock 'n' Roll
Plunging Into Unexpected Darkness with
The Wanteds
by Marjorie Skinner
Honey Trap
In Which Winnie the Pooh Loses His Soul
by Jamie S. Rich
Garage Schlock
Gear Up for Top Down.
by Ned Lannamann
Food and Drink
Chop Shop
City Market's Butchery Branches Out
by Tony Perez
Comedy
Comedy Bubble
Is Portland's Stand-up Comedy Bubble Destined to Pop?
by Andrew R Tonry
Books
Criminal Swedes
Arne Dahl's
Misterioso
by Alison Hallett
Lessons Learned in Privilege
Misha Glouberman Thinks Cities Are a Big Game
by Paul Constant
Theater & Performance
Performance Art, with a Catch
Tim Crouch's
An Oak Tree
by Alison Hallett
Feature
The Birth of Mario
OMSI's GameOn Exhibit Speed-Runs the Evolution of Videogames
by Bobby Roberts
Sports
As the Chainsaw Turns
Timbers Army Calls With King High
by Brian Gjurgevich
I Love Television
I Love Television™
Harrius Pottumus Disappearius!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
I, Anonymous
GLUTENOUS MAXIMUS
Blogtown
SW Ankeny Gears Up to Go Car-Free
by Courtney Ferguson
"Fox & Friends' Jaw-Dropping Whitewash of News of the World Scandal"
by David Schmader
Tonight: Breeze Block Presents
Vans Off The Wall Gallery Show
by Matt Stangel
Lipstick for Dogs
by Marjorie Skinner
Dig a Pony Grand Opening
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Good News, Bad News:
Voltron
by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli
An Apology
by Dan Savage
Good Morning, News!
by Denis C. Theriault
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
Courtney Ferguson: Welcome to the Discomfort Zone
by Marjorie Skinner
Spider-Man Plays Basketball. Poorly.
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
A Pastor's Semi-Private Little War With Victoria Taft
by Denis C. Theriault
Win Tickets to Rye Rye!
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
The Portland Design Collective's First Annual Bridal Show in Review
by Marjorie Skinner
A Screen's-Eye View: What Do You Look like When You're Blogtowning?
by Matt Stangel
Snap Judgement: Lela's Bistro
by Tony Perez
Good Morning News!
by Sarah Mirk
Frank Cassano's "Blogtown in Review"
by Frank Cassano
Tom Wilson: Kind of a Bully!
by Marjorie Skinner
Obama Endorses DOMA Repeal
by Dan Savage
PSA: Powell's NW Warehouse No Longer Buying Books
by Alison Hallett
Here is Your 2011 Pickathon Schedule
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Let's Get This Turntable.fm Party Started
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
First Look at Wong Kar-wai's
The Grandmasters
: Lots of Rain,
Even More Kicking
by Erik Henriksen
If You Put a Purity Ring in a Wine Cooler and Leave It Overnight, In the Morning It Will Be Totally Dissolved—It's True!
by Dan Savage
Bachmann and Santorum Up in a Tree, Hatin' Homosexuality
by Paul Constant
Here's That
Amazing Spider-Man
Teaser You Ordered!
by Erik Henriksen
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
Spotify Is Kind of Terrifying
by Ned Lannamann
Good Morning, News!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Borders Is Closing
by Paul Constant
My New Favorite Song About George R.R. Martin
by Erik Henriksen
Ted’s (formerly Berbati’s Pan) to Officially Open
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Here is the 2011-12 Portland Trail Blazers' Schedule
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Good Match-Day, News! Timbers Take A "Deep Breath" With "Baggies" Before Hitting Road Again
by Brian Gjurgevich
Cats Re-Enact All the Harry Potter Movies in One Minute
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Name Denis Theriault's Baby: the Blogtown Poll!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Discomfort Zone: I Got Shpongled
by Marjorie Skinner
Sand Castles in Pioneer Courthouse Square
by Ned Lannamann
Good Morning, News!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Spotted in PDX:
by Alison Hallett
Good Morning, News!
by Denis C. Theriault
Portland Makes
GQ
's List of America's Worst-Dressed Cities
by Marjorie Skinner
National Women's PAC Endorses Eileen Brady for Mayor
by Denis C. Theriault
Your Chances of Owning an Original Helmut Lang Just Got Even Smaller
by Marjorie Skinner
Police Review Board: No Discipline Recommended in Shooting of Jack Dale Collins
by Denis C. Theriault
SL Letter of the Day: Break It Off
by Dan Savage
Laura Gibson - "Milk-Heavy, Pollen-Eyed" (Video)
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
Reading Tonight at Ampersand
by Jacob Schraer
Mayor: Randy Leonard Will Remain in Charge of the Water Bureau
by Denis C. Theriault
Today in Embarrassing Jet Pack Fails
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Review:
Tekken
(The Live-Action Movie)
by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli
Hey Lover's New Video Is Going to Cheer You Up
by Ned Lannamann
"Aww Hell No!": Notes from Travels with a Folding Bike
by Sarah Mirk
MOD Deals of the Day
by Marjorie Skinner
Comic Justice! (The Wife Beater Edition)
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Tonight in Music
by Courtney Ferguson
Harry Potter, 3D, and Perving Out on Neville Longbottom
by Alison Hallett
Win Tickets to the Portland International Beerfest!
by Ned Lannamann
TriMet Crackdown!
by Sarah Mirk
SL Letter of the Day: The Fourth G
by Dan Savage
"Would a GAY GUY Want You to Stick a Ruler in His Anus?"
by Lindy West
SE Portland Sign Hack
by Sarah Mirk
SL Letter of the Day: Moving On
by Dan Savage
Jackpot Announces This Year's Music & Film Festival
by Ned Lannamann
Got More Action Than My Man John Woo
by Erik Henriksen
On Portland's "Comedy Bubble"
by Alison Hallett
Facts Are Stubborn Things
by Eli Sanders
Get Blown Away by This Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Contest
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Summerland
by Marjorie Skinner
The Hackers Strike Back
by Paul Constant
It's Bastille Day!
by Marjorie Skinner
First Trailer for Andrew Stanton and Michael Chabon's
John Carter
of Mars
by Erik Henriksen
Does Michele Bachmann Suffer from Episodes?
by Paul Constant
When Playing Rock, Paper, Scissors with a Zombie, Always Go with Rock
by Erik Henriksen
Tonight: Cheap Date
by Andrew R Tonry
I Don't Need These Guys Telling Me How Great Morphine Was
by Ned Lannamann
Beastie Boys - "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win" (Full Length Version)
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Rush to
Rushmore
by Courtney Ferguson
"Speak More Good" with
Twilight
's Kristen Stewart
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Good Morning, News!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Blumenauer: FBI Probe of News Corp. Doesn't Go Far Enough
by Denis C. Theriault
Five Upcoming Books I'm Excited to Read.
by Alison Hallett
Dr. Motorbike, DDS!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Fox News Host Who Forgot 9/11 Will Never Forget 9/11
by Paul Constant
Soylent Green Jell-O
by Paul Constant
Win Tickets to
Seven Grandmasters
!
by Erik Henriksen
Tyler Keene Leaves And And And, Starts Log Across The Washer
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
News Corpse
by Dan Savage
Spock... Wearing a Bib?!?
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest
Opens in Portland on July 29
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
POLL: Portland v. Seattle—Whose Tifo Reigns Supreme?
by Brian Gjurgevich
How Gay Marriage Could Make Portland $48 Million
by Sarah Mirk
Good Match-Day, News! Could Success In Chicago Light A Fire Under Portland?
by Brian Gjurgevich
Father of Man Who Died in Custody Considers Legal Options
by Denis C. Theriault
Here's That
The Avengers
Teaser You Ordered!
by Erik Henriksen
In Honor of the Official Release Date of the Final Harry Potter Movie...
by Alison Hallett
This Week's
Mercury
Music Section
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Speaking of Rick Santorum
by Dan Savage
Hey Blogtown! Name Denis Theriault's Baby!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Something Olde, Something Now
by Marjorie Skinner
Something that Should Not Exist:
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
Trailer!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
It's a Strange and Beautiful World: Hillbilly on a Trampoline
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Magic: The Gathering - Duels Of The Planeswalkers 2012
: The Mercury Review Now Exists
by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli
James Franco Sold The Air...
by Matt Stangel
Kouign Amann
by Tony Perez
Why Is This Eazy-E Skirt Not A Mini Skirt?
by Marjorie Skinner
Jersey Shore 4
Trailer: They're Gettin' the Boot! (Get it? Italy looks like a boot, and.. nevermind.)
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
My Discomfort Zone Just Got A Little More Comfortable... OR DID IT?
by Marjorie Skinner
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
The Country Fair
by Andrew R Tonry
Dress/Undress: The Planned Parenthood Fashion Show Looks Awesome
by Marjorie Skinner
Couple See Christ's Face on Walmart Receipt; EEEEEEEE!!!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
The Best Book-to-Film Adaptation of 2012?
by Paul Constant
Sold Out
Something Olde, Something Now
by Marjorie Skinner
One Day at a Time
The Week in Review
by Ann Romano
Letters
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
I, Anonymous Blog
APOLOGIZE ALREADY!
by Anonymous
Hey, I Anonymous Commentors
by Anonymous
Homeless Dog Park Dude
by Anonymous
Dear Rental Houses on Craigslist
by Anonymous
Its My Bag, Bitch
by Anonymous
How do you Make a Dead Hipster Float?
by Anonymous
The I, Anonymous Chill Out Tent!
by Anonymous
THANK YOU, Bus Full of Spry University Students...
by Anonymous
Roads to Nowhere
by Anonymous
No Cell Phone, You are Not Excused
by Anonymous
To All the Bars Looking for "Rockstars"
by Anonymous
Least Helpful Website Ever
by Anonymous
The I, Anonymous Chill Out Tent!
by Anonymous
Dear Mom Who Took Me to Sassy’s
by Anonymous
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
Father Figure
by Dan Savage
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