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Print Edition for the week of
Feb. 9 - 15, 2012

Vol. 12, No. 38
Ruel Pascual

News

When Is Segregation Legal?

State Sued By Advocacy Groups over Segregating Workers with Disabilities

by Sarah Mirk

Net Failure

Volunteers Sound Alarm over Flaws in Portland's Disaster Response Plan

by Nathan Gilles

Fight Between Friends

Q&A with Portland Planned Parenthood Prez David Greenberg

by Sarah Mirk

In Other News

Music

The Creepiest Love Songs of All Time

A Special Valentine's Day Playlist

by Ned Lannamann

Take Your Medicine

The Pharmacy's Rock and Roll Lifestyle

by Mark Lore

The Final Frontier

Vektor Is Light Years Ahead of the Fleet

by Aris Hunter Wales

Up & Coming

Highlights in Music the Week of February 9-15

Movies & TV

The Young Ones

A PIFF That Looks Younger Than Ever

by Marjorie Skinner

The Blueprint

So Some Stuff Happens in Safe House I Guess

by Erik Henriksen

Blood, Honey, and a Trojan Horse

Angelina Jolie Brings a Dog into the Bosnian War

by Grant Brissey

Buster Keaton and Time-Traveling Hipsters

Making a Little Time for Oscar-Nominated Shorts

by Alison Hallett

Bombad Three Dees!

Ooo! Da Phantom Menace! Deesa Besto Star Warsie!

by Jar Jar Binks

Geek Out

3D Done Right

by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

Film Shorts

In Which We Hit It and Quit It

Food and Drink

All Shook Up

Oven and Shaker's Italian Comfort Food

by Alison Hallett

Books

Globetrotter

Pam Houston's Contents May Have Shifted Travels the World with Grace

by Courtney Ferguson

24/7 Jihad

The Mirage Reverses the Roles in the War on Terror

by Ben Coleman

A Month of Letters

Mary Robinette Kowal's Hand-Written Challenge

by Alison Hallett

Theater & Performance

Madame Butterfly

Portland Opera Takes on Puccini's Tale of Love and Betrayal

by Jenna Lechner

Tour Guide to Shakespeare

Portland Center Stage's Shakespeare's Amazing Cymbeline.

by Alison Hallett

Feature

SMOOCH! IT'S MERCURY READER VALENTINES!

Tantalizing, Romantical Love Notes—Written by You! The Mercury Reader!

I, Anonymous

Breeder on Board

Blogtown

(UPDATED) Are You Ready for Comic Book Men? Hell, is Anyone?

by Bobby Roberts

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

From the Mercury Mailbag!

by Ned Lannamann

Nicolas Cage: Vampire, Clone, Hero

by Erik Henriksen

Google Briefly Acknowledges the Existence of Gay Couples—and Princess/Frog Couples—on Valentine's Day

by Dan Savage

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Good Morning, News!

by Denis C. Theriault

TriMet Bus Driver Assault!

by Sarah Mirk

Weekend Shopper

by Marjorie Skinner

Chromatics Cover Neil Young

by Ned Lannamann

Police Make String of Arrests for Squatting in Vacant Houses

by Sarah Mirk

This Week's Mercury Music Section

by Ned Lannamann

Community Service for Naked Valentine's Day Bondage Game

by Denis C. Theriault

Police Officers Also Want You to Know "It Gets Better"

by Denis C. Theriault

Lexicon Valley on "Faggot"

by Alison Hallett

Radish Underground 101

by Marjorie Skinner

Tonight at Powell's: Katherine Boo

by Alison Hallett

Tonight: Sailor & Lula & Clarence & Alabama

by Courtney Ferguson

Surfboard Building Class? Okay!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Die Antwoord's Fashion Week Outfits: Kind of Obvious

by Marjorie Skinner

And Now, Your Daily Picture of Bruce Campbell Wearing a Kilt and Carrying a Sword

by Erik Henriksen

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Good Morning, News!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Required Listening: Howard Stern on Ellen, JC Penney, Bullied Gay Kids, Rosie, Santorum, Bachmann, et al

by Dan Savage

Santorum Rises

by Paul Constant

Lille Boutique's Stella McCartney Lingerie Spring 2012 Lookbook

by Marjorie Skinner

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

I Like Sony's Vita, But Save Your Money

by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

Did You Get a Call from Sam Adams Yesterday?

by Sarah Mirk

ROOSEVELT IN 2012

by Erik Henriksen

A Fire Sale. Literally.

by Marjorie Skinner

Good Morning, News!

by Denis C. Theriault

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

"Don't Call Her Vagina A Beautiful Flower. Please Don't."

by Alison Hallett

Why the City Hall Camping Vigil Is Allowed to Keep Its Tent

by Denis C. Theriault

It's Happening Tonight

by Alison Hallett

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Driving Around With a Tied-Up Naked Woman is Apparently a Crime Even If She Agrees to Do It

by Denis C. Theriault

My (Drunken) Chocolate-Free Valentine's

by Clare Gordon

Good Morning, News!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

TriMet Budget Cuts Rundown: Fare Increase, MAX Cuts, Killing Free Rail, Oh My!

by Sarah Mirk

How PBS Covers Presidential Blowjobs

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

Coming to North Williams: A New 84-unit Apartment Complex

by Sarah Mirk

Mitt Romney Tries to Woo Detroit By Saying "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt" a Second Time, in More Detail

by Paul Constant

$880K Says Adventure Games Aren't Dead

by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

Recaps For the Mildly Interested: Watching Grimm on Location

by Joe Streckert

SL Letter of the Day: Pill The Homos!

by Dan Savage

"Dear Sugar" Revealed as Portland Author Cheryl Strayed

by Alison Hallett

Lackthereof's New, Free Album Was Recorded in a Single Day

by Ned Lannamann

By the Numbers: Charting Change on North Williams

by Sarah Mirk

Sneaky Peek: Louis CK on Parks and Rec!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Should Portland Ban Cops From Using Horses and Pepper Spray to Bust Up Protests?

by Denis C. Theriault

Give and Take

by Marjorie Skinner

Required Viewing: Alternate Version of Clint Eastwood's Halftime-in-America Commercial

by Christopher Frizzelle

Bare-Bones Report Released on Police Bureau's Work with JTTF

by Denis C. Theriault

The Walking Dead Chitty-Chat Club!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Tonight at Helium: Amy Schumer

by Alison Hallett

PIFF Liftoff

by Marjorie Skinner

The Return of Purity Bear!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

The Other Breakfast Club Archetype: The Class Clown

by Courtney Ferguson

American Income Inequality Looks a Lot Like 1928

by Sarah Mirk

Would You Buy a Mini-iPad?

by Paul Constant

Kirk Cameron Makes Doc About America's "Growing Pains" (GET IT?!?!?)

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Planned Parenthood Exposed!

by David Schmader

Shoot This Truck

by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

THE ROCK IN 2012

by Erik Henriksen

Chris Brown: The Quiz

by David Schmader

Announcing: Communion

by Marjorie Skinner

Here's That Care Bear Reboot You've Been Waiting For

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Situation Tense at SE New Seasons Over Firing, Says Worker

by Sarah Mirk

Google Wants to Get in Your House

by Paul Constant

Last Minute Erotic Valentines!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Good Morning News!

by Sarah Mirk

PSA: Project Runway Is on The Hunt

by Marjorie Skinner

Win Tickets to Cate Le Bon!

by Ned Lannamann

Required Reading: The Self-Delusions of "Self-Sufficient" Americans

by Goldy

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Gretchen Jones F/W '12

by Marjorie Skinner

The Decemberists' Jenny Conlee's Grammy Dress in Progress

by Marjorie Skinner

Cabbie Crackdown Update

by Nathan Gilles

New Tu Fawning! Or Should That Be Nu Tu Fawning?

by Ned Lannamann

Recaps for Poor People: Long 30 Rock Episode is Long.

by Elinor Jones

Experimental Half Hour - "XXX Valentine's Day"

by Chris Cantino

"Happy Black History Month, Charlie Brown!"

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Mandatory French Fries on Sandwiches: CONDEMN OR ALLOW?

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Whitney Houston Dead at 48

by Marjorie Skinner

New Ramona Falls Song!

by Ned Lannamann

Valentine's Day Bondage Date All Kinds of Wrong

by Dan Savage

So Now George Lucas Is Just Trolling Nerds

by Erik Henriksen

Typhoon to Release Live DVD

by Ned Lannamann

Disgruntled New Seasons Employees Protest Firing of Worker over Alleged "Rice and Tofu Theft"

by Sarah Mirk

Tonight! KATU Wants Everyone to Be Afraid of Marauding Crazy People!

by Denis C. Theriault

Madonna Throws M.I.A. Under the Bus

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Introducing CASH Music

by Ned Lannamann

"I Have Chickens Too!"

by Alison Hallett

It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times

by Erik Henriksen

EMA's New Single Raises Money for Antibullying Nonprofit

by Ned Lannamann

President Obama Listens to AgesandAges

by Ned Lannamann

URGENT BLOGTOWN POLL: How Do YOU Feel About Jean-Claude Van Damme's Mustache?

by Erik Henriksen

Win Valentine's Dinner for Two at Central

by Alison Hallett

Tonight at The Portland International Film Fest

by Marjorie Skinner

SL Letter of the Day: Anger Mismanagement

by Dan Savage

SL Letter of the Day: Daddy Loves Who?

by Dan Savage

Hodor Valentine's Day (feat. Señor Chang)

by Erik Henriksen

Gary Busey Files for "Butt-horn!"—I Mean, "Bankruptcy"

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Santorum-Soaked Headline of the Day

by Paul Constant

Romance, Comics

by Erik Henriksen

Net Failure Update: Mediation Group Says City Emergency Plans Fall Short

by Nathan Gilles

Transformers 4: Please Make a Note of It

by Erik Henriksen

SL Letter of the Day: Life Sentence

by Dan Savage

Good Morning News!

by Sarah Mirk

The Republican Race Is Getting Democrats Excited About Voting

by Paul Constant

Grand Jury Clears Cops in Shooting of Bradley Morgan

by Denis C. Theriault

New Paris Laws Give Bikes Okay to Run Red Lights; Ooh-La-La!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Krugman: Severely Conservative Lunatics Running the GOP Asylums

by Dan Savage

Today in You Are Tiny and Insignificant: Special Valentine's Edition!

by Ned Lannamann

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

by Alison Hallett

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

Santorum Gets Glitter Bukkake'd

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

After Gay Controversy, Romance Writers Contest Canceled

by Paul Constant

Two Queer Media Outlets Launch in Portland

by Sarah Mirk

In Which Bobby Roberts Attempts to Ruin the One Thing That Made Me Happy Today

by Erik Henriksen

About That Rift Between Occupy and the Longshore Workers...

by Denis C. Theriault

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Let's Play the Game of Love Thrones

by Erik Henriksen

Good Morning, News!

by Nathan Gilles

Sold Out

The Specialty Store

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

Certain I,A commenter

by Anonymous

Clueless, Dipshit Bus Rider

by Anonymous

Remember When Strip Clubs Were Fun?

by Anonymous

You are Awesome

by Anonymous

Dear Security Agency Owner

by Anonymous

Dear New Age Passive Aggressor

by Anonymous

There Was a Time...

by Anonymous

An Arresting MAX Ride

by Anonymous

Dear TriMet Driver

by Anonymous

Do you get that?

by Anonymous

Lilly White Rag, Portland Mercury

by Anonymous

Stupid Valentine’s Day

by Anonymous

Lady... Run Away!

by Anonymous

Avast Ye Matey

by Anonymous

My Old Pal

by Anonymous

Savage Love

Welcoming Committee

by Dan Savage

I Love Television

I Love Television™

Into the Donkey Abyss

by Wm. Steven Humphrey