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Feb. 9
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
The Return of Purity Bear!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Tonight at Helium: Amy Schumer
by Alison Hallett
The Walking Dead
Chitty-Chat Club!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Kirk Cameron Makes Doc About America's "Growing Pains" (GET IT?!?!?)
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
(UPDATED) Are You Ready for Comic Book Men? Hell, is Anyone?
by Bobby Roberts
Google Briefly Acknowledges the Existence of Gay Couples—and Princess/Frog Couples—on Valentine's Day
by Dan Savage
Nicolas Cage: Vampire, Clone, Hero
by Erik Henriksen
From the
Mercury
Mailbag!
by Ned Lannamann
Win Tickets to Cate Le Bon!
by Ned Lannamann
Good Morning News!
by Sarah Mirk
The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Required Reading: The Self-Delusions of "Self-Sufficient" Americans
by Goldy
Good Morning, News!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
And Now, Your Daily Picture of Bruce Campbell Wearing a Kilt and Carrying a Sword
by Erik Henriksen
Surfboard Building Class? Okay!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Valentine's Day Bondage Date All Kinds of Wrong
by Dan Savage
Introducing CASH Music
by Ned Lannamann
Madonna Throws M.I.A. Under the Bus
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Tonight! KATU Wants Everyone to Be Afraid of Marauding Crazy People!
by Denis C. Theriault
Why the City Hall Camping Vigil Is Allowed to Keep Its Tent
by Denis C. Theriault
Tonight in Music
by Courtney Ferguson
Good Morning, News!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
My (Drunken) Chocolate-Free Valentine's
by Clare Gordon
Santorum-Soaked Headline of the Day
by Paul Constant
Hodor Valentine's Day (feat. Señor Chang)
by Erik Henriksen
SL Letter of the Day: Daddy Loves Who?
by Dan Savage
SL Letter of the Day: Life Sentence
by Dan Savage
Give and Take
by Marjorie Skinner
Sneaky Peek: Louis CK on
Parks and Rec
!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
By the Numbers: Charting Change on North Williams
by Sarah Mirk
Lackthereof's New, Free Album Was Recorded in a Single Day
by Ned Lannamann
In Which Bobby Roberts Attempts to Ruin the One Thing That Made Me Happy Today
by Erik Henriksen
After Gay Controversy, Romance Writers Contest Canceled
by Paul Constant
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
About That Rift Between Occupy and the Longshore Workers...
by Denis C. Theriault
Situation Tense at SE New Seasons Over Firing, Says Worker
by Sarah Mirk
Here's That Care Bear Reboot You've Been Waiting For
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Announcing: Communion
by Marjorie Skinner
THE ROCK IN 2012
by Erik Henriksen
Radish Underground 101
by Marjorie Skinner
Lexicon Valley on "Faggot"
by Alison Hallett
Police Officers Also Want You to Know "It Gets Better"
by Denis C. Theriault
This Week's
Mercury
Music Section
by Ned Lannamann
New Tu Fawning! Or Should That Be Nu Tu Fawning?
by Ned Lannamann
New Ramona Falls Song!
by Ned Lannamann
Whitney Houston Dead at 48
by Marjorie Skinner
Mandatory French Fries on Sandwiches: CONDEMN OR ALLOW?
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
I Like Sony's Vita, But Save Your Money
by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli
Lille Boutique's Stella McCartney Lingerie Spring 2012 Lookbook
by Marjorie Skinner
Santorum Rises
by Paul Constant
Good Morning, News!
by Denis C. Theriault
URGENT BLOGTOWN POLL: How Do YOU Feel About Jean-Claude Van Damme's Mustache?
by Erik Henriksen
EMA's New Single Raises Money for Antibullying Nonprofit
by Ned Lannamann
It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
by Erik Henriksen
"I Have Chickens Too!"
by Alison Hallett
TriMet Budget Cuts Rundown: Fare Increase, MAX Cuts, Killing Free Rail, Oh My!
by Sarah Mirk
Mitt Romney Tries to Woo Detroit By Saying "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt" a Second Time, in More Detail
by Paul Constant
Coming to North Williams: A New 84-unit Apartment Complex
by Sarah Mirk
Tonight in Music
by Courtney Ferguson
Krugman: Severely Conservative Lunatics Running the GOP Asylums
by Dan Savage
New Paris Laws Give Bikes Okay to Run Red Lights; Ooh-La-La!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
The Republican Race Is Getting Democrats Excited About Voting
by Paul Constant
Today in You Are Tiny and Insignificant: Special Valentine's Edition!
by Ned Lannamann
Would You Buy a Mini-iPad?
by Paul Constant
American Income Inequality Looks a Lot Like 1928
by Sarah Mirk
The Other
Breakfast Club
Archetype: The Class Clown
by Courtney Ferguson
PIFF Liftoff
by Marjorie Skinner
Tonight in Music
by Courtney Ferguson
TriMet Bus Driver Assault!
by Sarah Mirk
Good Morning, News!
by Denis C. Theriault
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
PSA:
Project Runway
Is on The Hunt
by Marjorie Skinner
Last Minute Erotic Valentines!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
The Decemberists' Jenny Conlee's Grammy Dress in Progress
by Marjorie Skinner
Gretchen Jones F/W '12
by Marjorie Skinner
Die Antwoord's Fashion Week Outfits: Kind of Obvious
by Marjorie Skinner
Tonight: Sailor & Lula & Clarence & Alabama
by Courtney Ferguson
Tonight at Powell's: Katherine Boo
by Alison Hallett
Required Listening: Howard Stern on Ellen, JC Penney, Bullied Gay Kids, Rosie, Santorum, Bachmann, et al
by Dan Savage
Disgruntled New Seasons Employees Protest Firing of Worker over Alleged "Rice and Tofu Theft"
by Sarah Mirk
Typhoon to Release Live DVD
by Ned Lannamann
So Now George Lucas Is Just Trolling Nerds
by Erik Henriksen
It's Happening Tonight
by Alison Hallett
"Don't Call Her Vagina A Beautiful Flower. Please Don't."
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
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
Transformers 4
: Please Make a Note of It
by Erik Henriksen
Net Failure Update: Mediation Group Says City Emergency Plans Fall Short
by Nathan Gilles
Romance, Comics
by Erik Henriksen
Gary Busey Files for "Butt-horn!"—I Mean, "Bankruptcy"
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
"Dear Sugar" Revealed as Portland Author Cheryl Strayed
by Alison Hallett
Bare-Bones Report Released on Police Bureau's Work with JTTF
by Denis C. Theriault
Required Viewing: Alternate Version of Clint Eastwood's Halftime-in-America Commercial
by Christopher Frizzelle
Should Portland Ban Cops From Using Horses and Pepper Spray to Bust Up Protests?
by Denis C. Theriault
Two Queer Media Outlets Launch in Portland
by Sarah Mirk
Santorum Gets Glitter Bukkake'd
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Good Morning, News!
by Nathan Gilles
Let's Play the Game of
Love
Thrones
by Erik Henriksen
Chris Brown: The Quiz
by David Schmader
Shoot This Truck
by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli
Planned Parenthood Exposed!
by David Schmader
Google Wants to Get in Your House
by Paul Constant
Community Service for Naked Valentine's Day Bondage Game
by Denis C. Theriault
Police Make String of Arrests for Squatting in Vacant Houses
by Sarah Mirk
Chromatics Cover Neil Young
by Ned Lannamann
Weekend Shopper
by Marjorie Skinner
Cabbie Crackdown Update
by Nathan Gilles
"Happy Black History Month, Charlie Brown!"
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Experimental Half Hour - "XXX Valentine's Day"
by Chris Cantino
Recaps for Poor People: Long
30 Rock
Episode is Long.
by Elinor Jones
ROOSEVELT IN 2012
by Erik Henriksen
Did You Get a Call from Sam Adams Yesterday?
by Sarah Mirk
Tonight in Music
by Courtney Ferguson
A Fire Sale. Literally.
by Marjorie Skinner
SL Letter of the Day: Anger Mismanagement
by Dan Savage
Tonight at The Portland International Film Fest
by Marjorie Skinner
Win Valentine's Dinner for Two at Central
by Alison Hallett
President Obama Listens to AgesandAges
by Ned Lannamann
How PBS Covers Presidential Blowjobs
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
SL Letter of the Day: Pill The Homos!
by Dan Savage
Recaps For the Mildly Interested: Watching Grimm on Location
by Joe Streckert
$880K Says Adventure Games Aren't Dead
by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli
Grand Jury Clears Cops in Shooting of Bradley Morgan
by Denis C. Theriault
Good Morning News!
by Sarah Mirk
Tonight in Music
by Courtney Ferguson
Gold Star: The
Mercury
's Web Comment of the Week!
by Alison Hallett
Sold Out
The Specialty Store
by Marjorie Skinner
One Day at a Time
The Week in Review
by Ann Romano
New Column!
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by Anonymous
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by Anonymous
Remember When Strip Clubs Were Fun?
by Anonymous
My Old Pal
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Dear TriMet Driver
by Anonymous
Clueless, Dipshit Bus Rider
by Anonymous
Dear New Age Passive Aggressor
by Anonymous
Avast Ye Matey
by Anonymous
An Arresting MAX Ride
by Anonymous
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There Was a Time...
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Stupid Valentine’s Day
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