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Oct. 4
Print Edition for the week of
Oct. 4 - 10, 2007
Vol. 8, No. 19
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News
Hall Monitor
Anti-Climax
by Scott Moore
In Other News
The Flophouse Blues
City to Buy Crumbling Rattrap
by Scott Moore
No Room at the Inn
Homeless Day Access Center Ready to Burst
by Matt Davis
Burning Issue
Woman Says Cops "Fried" Her Stomach
by Matt Davis
Name Calling
Interstate Rename Debate Gets Ugly
by Amy J. Ruiz
Life After DFZs
Will Project 57 Work?
by Scott Moore
Music
The People's Champion
The Sweet Science of Sandpeople
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Our Town Could be Your Life
The Double U
by Cary Clarke
Up & Coming
Once More with Feeling
Loch Lomond
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
The Human Condition
Curling Up with the Weakerthans
by Tobias Carroll
High Wattage
Ohmega Watts' Bright Funk
by Larry Mizell Jr
Emerging from Smog
Bill Callahan Stars as Himself
by John Motley
Movies & TV
Fear and Loathing
Lust, Caution
: WWII, Sex, and an NC-17
by Erik Henriksen
Film Shorts
Geek Out
Halo, Good to See You Again
by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli
Hooray for Abortion
The Heartbreak Kid
: Mexican Rats, Venomous Jellyfish, and Carlos Mencia's Penis
by Lindy West
This Week on Television
Dropping Out to Drop In
Into the Wild
Satisfies its Wanderlust
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Mad Max Saves the World
Succinct Reviews for the Discerning Cinephile
Food and Drink
Finger Food
Eating Regionally at the E'Njoni Café
by Alison Hallett
Food Events
Visual Art
Dianne Kornberg
Field Notes: 1992-2007
by John Motley
Comedy
Comedy for the People
(Or: Patton Oswalt, Midgets, and Embarrassing Confessions Involving
The King of Queens
)
by Erik Henriksen
Books
Akashic All-Star Reading
Powell's City of Books
by Evan James
Maynard & Jennica
by Rudolph Delson
by Courtney Ferguson
Theater & Performance
Cabaret
Portland Center Stage at the Gerding Theater
by Alison Hallett
Feature
Food Face Off!
by Alison Hallett
Locavore vs. Gourmand
Who's the Connoisseur?
by Amy J. Ruiz
Food Fights Are Fun for Everyone!
Except for Pussies Who Don't Want to Be in Food Fights
by Erik Henriksen
Readers Fight Back!
Mercury Readers Keep it Real with Their Own Reviews!
Foods Fight
Foods Go Head to Head Against Their Closest Rivals
I Love Television
i♥television™
Woeful Wednesdays
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Employee of the Week
Noah Kort
Dildosmith
cloneawilly.com
by Viva Las Vegas
I, Anonymous
Accessorize with Bad Guys
Sold Out
Boot it Up
by Marjorie Skinner
One Day at a Time
This Week in Review
by Ann Romano
New Column!
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Extras
Randy Leonard Declares "Cease Fire" on Raging Interstate Debate
Council Will Start Process Over Again from Beginning
by Amy J. Ruiz
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
Tell Me More
by Dan Savage