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2011
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Nov. 17
Print Edition for the week of
Nov. 17 - 23, 2011
Vol. 12, No. 26
Janette Valentine
News
Occupy PDX: Tent City Takedown
A Recap of Occupy Portland's Eviction
by Denis C. Theriault and Sarah Mirk
What's Next for Occupy Portland?
Protest Eviction Means New Lifeโand New Headaches
by Denis C. Theriault and Alex Zielinski
Occupy Numerology
Details, Details! Portland's Occupation by the Numbers.
by Sarah Mirk
Hall Monitor
Reese Can't Have It Both Ways
by Denis C. Theriault
Music
Goose Bump Sounds
Plaid's
Scintilli
Is Not a Concept Album
by Ava Hegedus
Far Beyond Ruin
Strand of Oaks Mixes Personal and Mythic
by Ned Lannamann
As the World Turns
Rachael Yamagata Sheds Major-Label Drama
by Raquel Nasser
It Came from the Desert!
Kyuss Lives! Exclamation Point!
by Mark Lore
Up & Coming
Highlights in Music the Week of November 17-23
Movies & TV
Of Mice and Men
And Pee Puddles and Boners: It's
The Catechism Cataclysm
by Erik Henriksen
Werewolf Pedophiles, Demon Babies
Twilight
: More Like
Breaking YAWN
, Am I Right?!
by Courtney Ferguson
Butch Cassidy Lives
A Retired Outlaw in
Blackthorn
by Ned Lannamann
Cliff Hanger
A Lonely Place to Die
Is a Gripping Thriller
by Courtney Ferguson
Geek Out
Raccoon Punches Man
by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli
Film Shorts
In Which We Hit It and Quit It
Food and Drink
Farmers' Market to Table
Verde Cocina Goes Brick and Mortar
by Tony Perez
Vino on the Cheapo
Great Oregon Wines Under $30
by Tony Perez
Books
What's in an Essay?
John Jeremiah Sullivan's Brilliant, Ranging
Pulphead
by Aaron Gilbreath
Thoughts on Thoughts
Who's in Charge?
Investigates What's Driving the Self
by Jenna Lechner
A Simple Machine for a Simple Man
Hey, Portlanders, Somebody Wrote a Book About You
by Virginia Thayer
Blabber Blabber Blabber
Drawn and Quarterly Reissues the Early Work of Cartoonist Lynda Barry
by Alison Hallett
Theater & Performance
Book Lust
Crushing on Fiction with
Mr. Darcy Dreamboat
by Alison Hallett
Feature
A Humper's Guide to HUMP! 2011
Don't Miss HUMP!—Portland's Fave Local Homemade Porn Festival. This Weekend!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey and Sarah Mirk
I, Anonymous
Blood Sugar
Blogtown
Unions Plan Bridge Takeover to Protest PBOT Budget Cuts
by Sarah Mirk
Shinobi
(3DS): A Thing Because It's Good
by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli
Today's "Gossip is Not Cool" Funnies!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Presenting... the HUMP! 2011 Winners!
by Dan Savage
This Week's
Mercury
Music Section
by Ned Lannamann
The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
The Ballad of Mott the Hoople
Is a Phenomenal Rock Doc
by Ned Lannamann
LEGO Picard
by Alison Hallett
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
Mitt Romney's New Ad Quotes Obama Saying Something He Didn't Actually Say
by Paul Constant
Occupy Holds Vigil to Mark Week Since Eviction
by Sarah Mirk
The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
: The Mercury Review Now Exists
by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli
Thanksgiving On The Town
by Tony Perez
Deux
by Marjorie Skinner
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
Note to
The Walking Dead
: "Morning After" Pills
Aren't
Abortion
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
You Might Really Like Turf War
by Ned Lannamann
Occupy Portland Police Overtime Hits $1.29 Million
by Denis C. Theriault
Good Morning News!
by Sarah Mirk
Oh, Dear: Rush Limbaugh Accuses Michelle Obama of "Uppity-ism."
by Paul Constant
That Rape Call Chief Reese Mentioned Last Night? It was on November 6
by Denis C. Theriault
IMPORTANT BLOGTOWN NOTICE: We
Will
Be Live Blogging the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Video:
Mercury
Reporter Shoved Down by Cop
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
City Baby
by Marjorie Skinner
Good Morning News!
by Alex Zielinski
Sarah Palin to Endorse Newt Gingrich?
by Paul Constant
Dance Party Occupies Bank of America Doorway—Riot Cops Occupy Street
by Denis C. Theriault
Good Morning News!
by Sarah Mirk
Good Morning, News!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
This Is The Only Holiday Game Sale I'm Going To Mention, I Promise
by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli
SL Letter of the Day: My Son's Missing Out
by Dan Savage
Governor Kitzhaber Stops Executions in Oregon
by Sarah Mirk
Occupy Art: Pepper Spraying Cop Meme
Video of Anti-Occupy Portland Protest
by Sarah Mirk
The Big Chill
by Marjorie Skinner
Good Morning, News!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
HUMP! Starts Tonight; And Here's a Review!
by Dan Savage
Guys... Last Week's Occupy PDX was
INSANE
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Video Roundup of Occupy Portland's Day of Action
by Denis C. Theriault
Early Hours - "Fallout"
by Ned Lannamann
PHOTOS: Occupy Protest Gets Inside Wells Fargo, Raises Upside Down American Flag Outside
by Sarah Mirk
Win Tickets to
The Catechism Cataclysm
!
by Erik Henriksen
Police Chief Mike Reese: "I Apologize"
by Denis C. Theriault
Blogtown Coverage of Occupy Black Friday... TOMORROW!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Video: Transportation Workers Occupy Steel Bridge
by Sarah Mirk
Portland Is the Worst.
by Alison Hallett
The Newt Gingrich Jobs Plan
by Paul Constant
A Seasonally Relevant Book Trailer
by Alison Hallett
This Weekend at The Northwest Filmmakers' Festival
by Marjorie Skinner
Walk On By Salvation Army Bell Ringers
by Dan Savage
Tonight in Music
by Courtney Ferguson
Cops Arrest Occupy Portland Protesters in Chattiest Demonstration Ever
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
With Babymaking, Regret Goes Both Ways
by Sarah Mirk
Occupie Chart of Arrests
by Sarah Mirk
Not All Opponents of Gay Marriage Are Haters and Bigots
by Dan Savage
American Horror Story
Chitty-Chat Club!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Fucking James Franco
: Raw Cuts
by Matt Stangel
Grand Jury Indicts Portland Cop in Shotgun Ammo Mixup
by Denis C. Theriault
"Gossip is Not Cool" Funnies: A Dangerous Mind
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Herman Cain Doesn't Want to Be Recorded
by Paul Constant
SL Letter of the Day: Sex and the Demanding Boyfriend
by Dan Savage
BOIL JAPAN
by Erik Henriksen
Tonight in Music
by Courtney Ferguson
The Moment When the Police Lost the Occupy Portland Narrative
by Denis C. Theriault
Re: Umbrellas
by Alison Hallett
The Walking Dead
Chitty-Chat Club!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Tonight in Music
by Courtney Ferguson
Reward Your NaNoWriMo Efforts with Kittens
by Courtney Ferguson
#LiteraryTurducken
by Alison Hallett
The 45th Parallel
on Think Out Loud
by Alison Hallett
Note to Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Agnostic, and Atheist ER Doctors, ER Nurses, EMTs, Etc.
by Dan Savage
Here's Herman Cain, Dumbing It Down
by Paul Constant
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
Sam Elliott Hearts Us
by Courtney Ferguson
BREAKING: Mike Reese Will Not Run for Mayor
by Denis C. Theriault
UPDATED: Occupy Portland Occupies PSU Blocks
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
I Want to Send This Kid Through a Portal So I Can Steal His
Portal
-Themed Bedroom
by Erik Henriksen
Photo Preview of Open for Business and Nice Work
by Marjorie Skinner
One Night Stand
by Marjorie Skinner
IFC Announces
Portlandia
Tour
by Alison Hallett
Thanksgiving.
by Erik Henriksen
Good Morning News!
by Sarah Mirk
Hooray for the Banks!
by Paul Constant
HUMP! 2011 Open Thread!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Sasquatch Announces Dates and Goes on Sale (No Lineup Yet Though)
by Ned Lannamann
Portland Immigration Activist Arrested in Alabama
by Sarah Mirk
It's Family Portrait Time
by Marjorie Skinner
Tonight! Comics Underground!
by Erik Henriksen
Two Bits of Elliott Smith News
by Ned Lannamann
Frank Cassano's "Blogtown in Review"
by Frank Cassano
Black Friday Protest Extravaganza!
by Sarah Mirk
Cormac McCarthy on Yelp
by Erik Henriksen
You're Welcome
by Erik Henriksen
Good Morning, News!
by Denis C. Theriault
Get Yer HUMP! T-Shirts!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Police Break Out Pepper Spray, Make Arrests at Occupy Portland Chase Bank Protest
by Sarah Mirk
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
SL Letter of the Day: Why Aren't They Both Named "Dan" Then?
by Dan Savage
Thursday Night TV Recaps (for Poor People): TV Stresses Me Out Sometimes
by Elinor Jones
Tonight in Music
by Courtney Ferguson
The Countdown to A Perma-Boke Bowl Is On
by Marjorie Skinner
Back Fence PDX Tonight: "That's A Mouthful"
by Marjorie Skinner
Multnomah's Comings and Goings
by Alex Zielinski
NaNoWriMo Is Slowly Killing Me
by Erik Henriksen
New Commercial Perfectly Explains Ron Paul
by Paul Constant
Occupy Portland Getting Ready to Shut Down Banks; One Bank Helps them Out!
by Denis C. Theriault
Win Tickets to Blind Pilot!
by Ned Lannamann
Okay, Thursday's Pepper-Spraying Could Have Been Way Worse. Like This.
by Denis C. Theriault
SL Letter of the Day: Straight-Identified Heterosexuals for Queer Rights
by Dan Savage
Tonight: Let's Get HUMPin'!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Bachmann Iowa Campaign Co-Chair: Gay Marriage Will Lead to Women Marrying the Eiffel Tower
by Paul Constant
Chief Reese Says Checks Are Coming In, but Confirms Delay on Mayoral Announcement
by Denis C. Theriault
Crittering Up The Holidays
by Marjorie Skinner
Here Comes an Amazon Smartphone?
by Paul Constant
Umpqua Bank Gives $25,000 to Restore Occupy Portland Parks (And Maybe Asks Anarchists Not to Smash Its Windows)
by Denis C. Theriault
Tonight in Music
by Courtney Ferguson
Interurban
by Tony Perez
Last Chance to Get HUMP Tix—Special Dan Savage Appearance!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
The First (Official) Pictures from Ridley Scott's
Prometheus
by Erik Henriksen
Tonight in Music
by Courtney Ferguson
The Waiting Is the Hardest Part
by Erik Henriksen
Opening Tonight:
The Shame Company
by Alison Hallett
Happy Thanksgiving from Thanksgiving (Adrian Orange)
by Ned Lannamann
Dubstep, You Almost Ruined This For Me
by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
Dogcupy Photos: Cute Dogs Protest Bank of America
by Sarah Mirk
Is
The Walking Dead
a "Pro-Life Zombie Show"?
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Win Tickets to Plaid!
by Ned Lannamann
"Gossip is Not Cool" Funnies!: "Occupied"
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Saturday's GOP Debate
by Dan Savage
Derby: Men's Edition
by Courtney Ferguson
'Tis the Season
by Alison Hallett
R.I.P., Anne McCaffrey
by Alison Hallett
Fleet Foxes: "The Shrine/An Argument"
by Raquel Nasser
Sold Out
New Arrivals
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
Support Local Business?
by Anonymous
Left Turning Morons
by Anonymous
I Saw You's Suck!
by Anonymous
The Beat-off App
by Anonymous
Aggro at the Video Store
by Anonymous
Kids and Booze
by Anonymous
Dear Burglar Asshole
by Anonymous
Old Man Loving, Trophy Wife Stuffing?
by Anonymous
Condescending Nature Boy
by Anonymous
Dining Out for Dummies
by Anonymous
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
Learning the Ropes
by Dan Savage
I Love Television
I Love Television™
The Humpy's Choice Awards
by Wm. Steven Humphrey