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2011
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Sep. 15
Print Edition for the week of
Sep. 15 - 21, 2011
Vol. 12, No. 17
Ryan Bubnis
News
Hall Monitor
Eyes on the Prize
by Sarah Mirk
Drinking Rules
As City Rewrites Rules for Problem Bars, Strippers and Neighbors Protest Each Other
by Sarah Mirk
On Pins and Needles
Can Outside In's Needle Exchange Keep Its Crucial Cash Flow?
by Alex Zielinski
Pushing the Envelope
Oregonians Struggle to Keep the Postal Service Afloat
by Alex Zielinski
In Other News
Music
A Spoonful Weighs a Ton
The Fading Flicker of the Flaming Lips
by Ned Lannamann
Up & Coming
Highlights in music the week of September 15-21
The Shape of Things to Come
The Restlessness of Young Galaxy
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Movies & TV
Lost Highway
Nicolas Winding Refn,
Drive
, and the Perfect Drug
by Erik Henriksen
Dead Draw
Bobby Fischer Against the World
... and Himself
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Old Dogs
The
Straw Dogs
Remake Doesn’t Have Any New Tricks
by Jamie S. Rich
Want to Start a Class War?
No? Go See
I Don't Know How She Does It
. You Will.
by Alison Hallett
Kung Fu Hustle
Spoiler: You've Already Seen
Shaolin
by Erik Henriksen
I'm Staying Home
Sterling, Cooper, Price, and Hitchcock
by Jamie S. Rich
Film Shorts
In Which We Hit It and Quit It
Food and Drink
The Bars of Summer, Part One
A Roundup of Portland's Newest Gin Joints
by Tony Perez
Visual Art
Commanding Compassion
The Intimate Sculptures of Cynthia Lahti
by Jenna Lechner
Books
Jitters, Caffeine, and Otherwise
Too Much Coffee Man
's Massive Retrospective
by Ned Lannamann
Tree Hugger
Personal Gets Political in Local Indie Comics Debut
Picket Line
by Alison Hallett
Self-Publishing from Phnom Penh
Cambodian Grrrl
Takes on Zines, Teenagers, and Genocide
by Sarah Mirk
Theater & Performance
Shakespeare in the South
Quick Reviews from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
by Will Gardner
Feature
I'm a Male Daycare Worker
Tales of Straight White Male Caregiver Who Is (Surprise!) Not a Pervert
by Dave Bow
I, Anonymous
Bad Company
TBA
Review: Kyle Abraham,
Live! The Realest MC
by Virginia Thayer
Review: NEW MUSICS
by Matt Stangel
Rachid Ouramdane/L'A.:
World Fair
by Virginia Thayer
24 Hours with Mike Daisey
by Alison Hallett
Review: Big Terrific
by Alison Hallett
Review: Michael Reinsch's
Gallery Walk
by Matt Stangel
Dean & Britta:
13 Most Beautiful
by Virginia Thayer
Offsite Dance Project,
Edges
by Jenna Lechner
Review: James Benning's
Ruhr
by Matt Stangel
PICA Receives $200,000 Grant
by Alison Hallett
zoe I juniper,
A Crack in Everything
by Jenna Lechner
Blogtown
Back to the Future
Skateboard Scene... Now in A Capella!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Good Morning News!
by Sarah Mirk
Here's What I Like About the Rodeo
by Sarah Mirk
Blanchet House Finally Set for Construction
by Alex Zielinski
Pop into '90s Nostalgia Revivals!
Touring and Talking Business at Portland's Massive Chris King Bike Parts Factory
by Sarah Mirk
Twin Peaks
News: R.I.P. Mrs. Tremond
by Courtney Ferguson
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
Newt Gingrich Wins!
by Paul Constant
My Translation of Gus Van Sant Explaining Why He Wanted to Direct a
Twilight
Movie
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Pat Robertson Urges Man to Divorce, Abandon Sick Wife
by Dan Savage
Behind the Scenes at the Joshua Buck for Chicago Harper/Studio SKB Shoot
by Marjorie Skinner
Mag-Big Turns The Big One
by Marjorie Skinner
SL Letter of the Day: Crushed Out? Take a Time Out
by Dan Savage
REMINDER: Portland Will NOT Be Staging "Goose Auschwitz" Tomorrow
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Will Adams Get His Way on Sustainability Center Vote?
by Denis C. Theriault
Great, Now I Want to See a Muppets Movie Directed by David Fincher
by Erik Henriksen
Siren Nation Festival Announce 2011 Lineup
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Andrew Breitbart's Dangerous Insanity: The Video
by David Schmader
Blogtown Programming Update: Live Coverage of Prostate Exam Cancelled
by Blogtown Management Services
For the Love of Boobs
by Marjorie Skinner
Free Night of Theater
by Alison Hallett
It's Beginning to Sound A Lot Like Christmas: First Bean Spilled on the Downtown Holiday Pop-Ups
by Marjorie Skinner
Name Change! Council to Vote on Office of Equity (and Human Rights)
by Denis C. Theriault
PICA Receives $200,000 Grant
by Alison Hallett
The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
SL Letter of the Day: Pics Or You Didn't Happen
by Dan Savage
Round Up, Round Two
by Alex Zielinski
Wal-Mart Lurrrves the Womenfolk
by Sarah Mirk
Council Punts, but Leans Toward South Waterfront Immigrant "Detention Center"
by Denis C. Theriault
Reading Tonight:
Cambodian Grrrl
by Alison Hallett
Good Morning, News!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Good Morning News!
by Alex Zielinski
Michael Moore vs. Elizabeth Hasselbeck vs. Osama bin Laden... ON WHOM DO YOU WAGER?!?
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
This Week's
Mercury
Music Section
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Poor Claudia Goes Nonprofit
by Jacob Schraer
I Don't Watch Award Shows
by Dan Savage
Solar Jobs Heat Up
by Alex Zielinski
Is Raan Khao Kaeng the new Aahaan Kap Khao?
by Tony Perez
Medical Marijuana Permit Fee May Double
by Alex Zielinski
Crimesville: Craigslist Carjack!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Win Tickets to the Flattop Film Series'
Red Scorpion
!
by Erik Henriksen
The Only
Star Wars
Blu-ray Review You Need
by Erik Henriksen
Chapter.1 Postponed
by Marjorie Skinner
SpongeBob Down
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
Two Things to Keep In Mind While Whining About Netflix
by Erik Henriksen
Wordstock: "Graphic Novels: Not Just for Geeks."
by Alison Hallett
A Conflicted Art Show About Biking Cross Country
by Sarah Mirk
Zooey Deschanel: She Makes Me "Adorka-phobic"
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Cinema Project Could Use Some Help
by Erik Henriksen
Good Morning, News!
by Denis C. Theriault
Why Does Anyone Listen to James Carville?
by Paul Constant
Sad Trombones Play for Rick Santorum
by Dan Savage
Another Dream Crushed, Courtesy of Slightly Racist Mom
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Live Blogging Mike Daisey's 24-Hour Monologue
All the Hours in the Day
by Alison Hallett
Mike Daisey on
All Hours of the Day
by Alison Hallett
The Continuing Story of Dr. Darm or "When is a Plastic Surgeon NOT a Plastic Surgeon?"
by Alex Zielinski
Mapping the Superbug
by Alex Zielinski
Here's that Fixie Movie You've Been Waiting For!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Last Day: Golden Rule's Box of Crazy Deals
by Marjorie Skinner
Eating Pussy Harder than Sucking Cock
by Dan Savage
100 Years of Splendor
by Alex Zielinski
Project Runway
Wrap Up!
by Marjorie Skinner
Taiwanese Animators Introduce Their Viewers to Rick Santorum
by Dan Savage
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
Looking Forward to Hearing From You, Rick
by Dan Savage
The One Thing I Cared About Re: the Emmys
by Erik Henriksen
This Week's
Mercury
Film Section
by Erik Henriksen
"Nicolas Cage's Words of Inspiration™" for Thursday, September 15
by Erik Henriksen
The Blogtown Grammartician: What's an Abbreviation for "Usual"?
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Tonight at TBA: Brooklyn Imports, Dance, Dean & Britta
by Alison Hallett
Worst-Case Risk Scenario for Oregon Sustainability Center: Millions Bled from City Budget
by Denis C. Theriault
So
The Thing
Is All Computery Now
by Erik Henriksen
Frank Cassano's "Blogtown in Review"
by Frank Cassano
Re: SpongeBob Down... Now with Video!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Saltzman Has Stern Words for New Equity Office: "I'll Be Watching Very Closely"
by Denis C. Theriault
Bullied Teenager in Buffalo, NY, Takes His Own Life
by Dan Savage
Good Morning, News!
by Denis C. Theriault
Tokyo Jungle
: The Raddest PS3 Game You'll Probably Never Play
by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli
Liam Neeson vs. a Goddamn Wolf: ON WHOM DO YOU WAGER?!
by Erik Henriksen
First They Came for the Geese, And I Didn't Honk
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
PATA "Fight Night" Benefit
by Alison Hallett
Johnny Jewel is Working on Music for the
Logan's Run
Remake
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Round Up Ready!
by Sarah Mirk
Good Morning News!
by Sarah Mirk
As Good an Argument for Raising Taxes on the Wealthy as I've Heard
by Dan Savage
Outing News Corp Kinksters
by Dan Savage
A Hint of IDOM S/S '12
by Marjorie Skinner
Portland Celebrates Death of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
by Sarah Mirk
Good Match-Day, News! Dust Off Those Three-Goggles, Portland Fans—The Timbers Must Win Tonight
by Brian Gjurgevich
Pendleton's Portland Collection: The Video
by Marjorie Skinner
Good Morning, News!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Lost Blazers Season Would Cost Portland Millions
by Denis C. Theriault
Bachmann Continues Her Brave Fight Against Vaccination
by Paul Constant
Win Tickets to Devo!
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
I Love When Science Involves "Rocket Sperm"
by Sarah Mirk
MOD Deal of the Day!
by Marjorie Skinner
Calling All Vampires
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Feds Support Oregon's Electric Cars. Do we?
by Alex Zielinski
Video: The Shivas - "Gun in My Pocket"
by Ned Lannamann
EMA Visits Daytrotter
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Four Funny Things from the Rodeo
by Sarah Mirk
The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Libraries Go Lightweight
by Alex Zielinski
Questions Linger, but Council Seems Likely to Bless Oregon Sustainability Center
by Denis C. Theriault
Get Happy With Black Prairie
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
The Content 2011 Lineup
by Marjorie Skinner
Literary Mixtape
by Jacob Schraer
Suddenly Dangerous Timbers Leaning Forward With Nagbe
by Brian Gjurgevich
Patton Oswalt Solves the "Gay Marriage" Conundrum
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Tonight at TBA: Big Terriffic, Dance in Southeast, Dead Scenesters
by Alison Hallett
"This is not class warfare. It's math."
by Eli Sanders
Seattle Grapples With Cyclist Deaths, Like Portland Circa 2007
by Sarah Mirk
Religious Conservatives Hate the HPV Vaccine Because They Want Women to Die
by Dan Savage
Today's I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
The "Original" Fixie Movie
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Adam Arnold F/W '11
by Marjorie Skinner
Barry Manilow Is a Big Fan of Ron Paul
by Paul Constant
Maybe the City's Most Engaged Art Audiences AREN'T at TBA...
by Alison Hallett
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
NBA Jam
Was Fine! Why'd You Have To Add Memes?!
by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli
Showgirls
Heckle-Along
by Courtney Ferguson
Look at All That Meth!
by Sarah Mirk
Tomorrow Night: Comics Underground!
by Erik Henriksen
Scare of the Week: Birth Control Recall
by Sarah Mirk
Portland vs. New England — High-Pitched Live Blog Action
by Brian Gjurgevich
Today in It's Funny Because It's True
by David Schmader
Sold Out
Oak Barbershop
by Marjorie Skinner
One Day at a Time
The Week in Review
by Ann Romano
New Column!
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Human Simulacrum = Copy With No Originality Left
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Help the Lactose Intolerant Out
by Anonymous
How Long Have You Been in Portland?
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Dear Girl in My House
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