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Print Edition for the week of
Mar. 1 - 7, 2012

Vol. 12, No. 41
Katarzyna Redesiuk

News

Cut and Cover

Workers Say PSU Covered up Source of $300,000 Budget Shortfall

by Nathan Gilles

Hall Monitor

This Explanation's All Wet

by Denis C. Theriault

Zoned Out

Portland Playhouse Fights to Keep Its Home

by Alison Hallett

Music

Reflected Light

AU Looks for the Spark

by Ned Lannamann

Party Smart

How Andrew W.K. Became the Party Guru

by Andrew R Tonry

Sky High

Cloud Nothings Get Back to Basics

by Mark Lore

Up & Coming

Highlights in Music the Week of March 1-7

Movies & TV

Great Job!

A Serious Look at Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

by Marjorie Skinner

Sex and Sensibility

Norwegian Wood: Yep, Murakami's Still Unfilmmable

by Erik Henriksen

Teenage Wasteland

Project X: The "X" Stands for Ecstasy!

by Alison Hallett

Greatest Hits

Kill List: A Delight for the Whole Family!

by Andrew Wright

No Actual Dinosaurs

The Dog Dies, and Worse, in Tyrannosaur

by Ned Lannamann

The World's Classiest Strippers

Craft, Tradition, and Boobs in Crazy Horse

by Alison Hallett

It Ain't Gonna Save Me

Better than Something is a Devastatingly Good Documentary About Jay Reatard

by Ned Lannamann

Axe the Lorax

The Lorax Is Very Sueuss-picious! (Sorry.)

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Talk and a Badge

Rampart's Game of Bad Cop, Bad Cop

by Jamie S. Rich

Geek Out

Demigod of War

by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

Film Shorts

In Which We Hit It and Quit It

Food and Drink

Chasing the Dragon

Double Dragon: Banh Mi Nonpareil

by Chris Onstad

Visual Art

Native Son

Mark Rothko's First Portland Retrospective Is a Must See

by Jacob Schraer

Books

Bite Sized

Oregon History Comics: Learning Doesn't Get Easier

by Marjorie Skinner

Theater & Performance

Rothko Mania

Portland Center Stage's Red

by Alison Hallett

Feature

Shot on the Street

What the Shooting of Two Homeless Men Ought to Mean for Portland's Camping Ban

by Denis C. Theriault

I, Anonymous

I Cheated On You Like Crazy

Blogtown

RUPTURE-ing at Reed

by Jenna Lechner

Best Strip Club Cuisine In The City?

by Chris Onstad

Bob Saget at Helium

by Courtney Ferguson

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

Today in "Do You Care?": They Cancelled Terra Nova

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Conciliatory Cops Confirm Seven Arrests at F29; Were There More?

by Denis C. Theriault

Rush Apologized For Two Words

by Dan Savage

The Miracles Club Needs Dancers

by Ned Lannamann

Skate-a-Roke Fashion Tips!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Birth Control Amendment Nixed by Senate

by Alex Zielinski

Portland vs. AIK—High-Pitched Live (Preseason) Blog Action

by Brian Gjurgevich

They Still Make Mad Magazine?

by Paul Constant

Creepily Shaped Foreign Cat Really Likes to Watch Star Wars

by Erik Henriksen

STAR WARS: The Eric Foreman Fan-Edit

by Bobby Roberts

More New Shins: "Bait and Switch" and Some Videos Worth Watching

by Ned Lannamann

Today in "It Was a Good Day"

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Alexis Gideon Prepares Video Musics III: Floating Oceans

by Ned Lannamann

Good Morning, News!

by Nathan Gilles

ChocoVine: Because... Why?

by Chris Onstad

Happy 18th Birthday, Justin Bieber!!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Here's What to Get Me for My Birthday!

by Erik Henriksen

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

Herr Hasselhoff

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Incoming: Worn Path

by Marjorie Skinner

The Funniest Picture I've Seen in Weeks

by Clare Gordon

City Hall Camping Protest Organizer Arrested

by Denis C. Theriault

Candidates Art Forum Live Blog

by Alex Zielinski

SL Letter of the Day: Not Wanting Kids—Your Own, Someone Else's—Doesn't Make Someone an Asshole

by Dan Savage

Limbaugh, Busted

by Eli Sanders

The Race to Get the First Hot Tub Boat

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

The N-Word

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Win Tickets to Driven: The Films of Nicolas Winding Refn!

by Erik Henriksen

The Incredible Return of Herman Cain

by Paul Constant

Arts & Politics: Candidate Forum Tonight

by Marjorie Skinner

Tonight: First Thursday

by Jenna Lechner

"The Daily Bugle": All the Spidey News That's Fit to Print!

by Erik Henriksen

Win Tickets to Funny Over Everything

by Alison Hallett

The Walking Dead Chitty-Chat Club!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Twin Peaks Ticket Giveaway

by Courtney Ferguson

Call for Designers: The Mercury's Eighth Annual Fashion Show!

by Marjorie Skinner

Holy Solar Storm!

by Alex Zielinski

The Fabulous Return of... SKATE-A-ROKE!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Funny Over Everything at the Hollywood

by Temple Lentz

SL Letter of the Day: I Never Believed Those Letters I Read In "Savage Love" Until...

by Dan Savage

Portland vs. Chivas USA—High-Pitched Live (Preseason) Blog Action

by Brian Gjurgevich

Dawn Sharp S/S '12

by Marjorie Skinner

Inside The New IDOM

by Marjorie Skinner

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

It's Super Wednesday! (For Apple Geeks and Investors)

by Goldy

Live from Mayor Sam Adams' State of the City Speech

by Denis C. Theriault

Wife of Quarter-Billionaire: "We can be poor in spirit...I don't even consider myself wealthy"

by Paul Constant

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Good Morning, News!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

SL Letter of the Day: Homewrecking

by Dan Savage

"They Considered Eating their Dog."

by Alison Hallett

Four Words You Never Wanted to Hear: Hulk Hogan Sex Tape

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

90-Second Newbery Film Festival

by Alison Hallett

I Have Made a Terrible Mass Effect-Related Mistake

by Erik Henriksen

Valve Is Not Making A Console Per Se, But ...

by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

Good Morning News!

by Alex Zielinski

Where Are My Burlap Dothraki Club Tops At?

by Marjorie Skinner

Council Paves Way for New Police Training Facility

by Denis C. Theriault

This Week's Giant Mercury Film Section

by Erik Henriksen

More New Chromatics - "Candy"

by Ned Lannamann

Oh, Boo-hoo-hoo, Kirk Cameron! BOO-HOO-HOO!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Hey You! Buy Me a Hoverboard!

by Erik Henriksen

100 New Spots Just Opened Up for Service Industry Appreciation Night at Doug Fir on Monday

by Courtney Ferguson

The Birth of Food Pie

by Chris Onstad

Romney Sounds Reasonable, Retracts Reasonable Opinion One Hour Later

by Paul Constant

A Look Back at Fade to Light

by Marjorie Skinner

The Creepy, the Bad, and the Questionable: Gun Edition

by Alex Zielinski

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

The President on Super Tuesday

by Paul Constant

Examining the Police Shooting of Bradley Morgan

by Denis C. Theriault

Protesters at Home Forward Fight Elderly Couple's Eviction

by Nathan Gilles

Good Morning News!

by Alex Zielinski

Good Morning, News!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Honoring the Ground Rules

by Dan Savage

Here Are Those Terrible Nail Polishes You Ordered!

by Erik Henriksen

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

What Did Mike Tyson Give Justin Bieber for his Birthday?

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Beggar's Banquet

by Marjorie Skinner

Another $150 Million for the Columbia River Crossing?

by Denis C. Theriault

"Politics is Just Another Word for Relationships."

by Sarah Mirk

Mitt Romney Thinks Students Should Aim Lower

by Paul Constant

Good Morning, News!

by Denis C. Theriault

Two Doctor Who-Themed Nights at the Central Library

by Alison Hallett

I'd Buy That Shaving Utensil for a Dollar

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Win Tickets to New Multitudes!

by Ned Lannamann

What the Hell Is Wrong with Mitt Romney?

by Paul Constant

Stupid, Stupid Baby: The Little Drummer Boy

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

There Was a Reason to Get Out of Bed Today!

by Erik Henriksen

This Week's Mercury Music Section

by Ned Lannamann

Holy crap! Open Mic Comedy at the Boiler Room Turns 10 Tonight!

by Temple Lentz

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

The First Annual Malt Ball!

by Ned Lannamann

Shut Up About Your Bloomers and Other Bike Don'ts

by Alex Zielinski

The Romney Family Reunions Will Be Extra-Awkward Now

by Paul Constant

We Fucked Up: The Fix Farewell Is Not A Free Show!

by Marjorie Skinner

Good Morning, News!

by Denis C. Theriault

I Don't Know What They're Doing Exactly... But It Sounds Dirty...

by Dan Savage

Lents Commons Coffee House Launches Kickstarter to Support their Southeast Arts Space

by Alison Hallett

Meet Your 23 Mayoral Candidates!

by Alex Zielinski

Selections from My Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang

by Courtney Ferguson

Assassin's Creed III: Like Last Of The Mohicans But With More Neck Stabbing

by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

Ignatius J. Reilly Was Fatter Than This.

by Alison Hallett

Recaps For the Mildly Interested: HITLER WAS A WEREWOLF!

by Joe Streckert

Free "Valuable Thing" Contest: Win a Frying Pan!

by Chris Onstad

Leslie Knope's New Campaign Signs

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Tonight at the Someday: SongStory

by Alison Hallett

Leanne Marshall to Return to A Portland Runway

by Marjorie Skinner

Rush Limbaugh Says His Big Problem Is That He Talked Like a Liberal

by Paul Constant

Rule of the Internet #34

by Dan Savage

Socially Responsible Schmoozing

by Clare Gordon

Pickathon Announces 2012 Lineup

by Ned Lannamann

This Is the Future of Photography

by Paul Constant

Stupid, Stupid Baby: The Great Escape

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Despite Seven or Eight Bigoted Moms, Archie Gay Marriage Issue Sells Out

by Paul Constant

RelayRides Joins PDX Car Share Bonanza

by Alex Zielinski

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

County Passes ICE Resolution

by Alex Zielinski

Thursday TV Recaps for Poor People!

by Elinor Jones

Stream the Decemberists' Live Album, and Black Prairie News

by Ned Lannamann

Lille Boutique's Triple-Pronged Threat

by Marjorie Skinner

Street Fighter X Tekken: A Gift From Capcom To Me To You

by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

Council Decides in Favor of Portland Playhouse

by Alison Hallett

Who Will Speak Up for the Poor Brainwashed Women Who Have Been Lead to Believe That Their Bodies Are... Theirs?

by Dan Savage

Mass Effect 3 Sucks, The Internet Says So

by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

New Lost Lander Video: "Wonderful World"

by Ned Lannamann

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Modern Parenting in America

by Erik Henriksen

Sold Out

The Haberdashery and Return of Open Season

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

You Ruined My Friend's Baby Shower

by Anonymous

An Inconvenient Lie

by Anonymous

Dear Confused Trimet Driver

by Anonymous

Never Been, Ain't Never Have

by Anonymous

Just Because I’m a Woman

by Anonymous

Your Dead Cat

by Anonymous

Mommies

by Anonymous

99% Assholes

by Anonymous

March 6th

by Anonymous

Where Have all the Flowers Gone?

by Anonymous

Don’t Ya’ll Git It?!

by Anonymous

Savage Love

Play by the Rules

by Dan Savage

I Love Television

I Love Television™

My Alternate Reality

by Wm. Steven Humphrey