Print Edition for the week of
Mar. 15 - 21, 2012

Vol. 12, No. 43
Meg Hunt

News

Juicing the Debate

Another Report Demands Cops Tighten up Taser Policy

Equal Share

A Q&A with Portland's New Equity Director

Hall Monitor

PPA Pays to Keep Playing

Rolling Along

Concerns Grow as Bike Sharing Advances

In Other News

Music

Man out of Time

Frank Fairfield's Act Is No Act

From the Mountains to the City

Woodsman Plant New Roots

Up & Coming

Highlights in Music the Week of March 15-21

Movies & TV

Smiles Humped All up My Face

The FP: Deadly Dance Battles, Also Featuring Moon Boots

Family Matters

Jeff, Who Lives at Home: Mumblecore-tastic!

Daddy Drama

Another Bullshit Night with Robert De Niro

Everything Old Is New Again

Wait. 21 Jump Street Is... Good?

Film Shorts

In Which We Hit It and Quit It

Geek Out

It's (Still) Tricky

Food and Drink

Killer Burger Kills It

Perfection Is Personal

Books

Wild Girl

Cheryl Strayed's Memoir of Her Solo Hike Up the PCT

All That (Nazi) Jazz

Half-Blood Blues Is a Smart, Fresh Historical Novel

Theater & Performance

Reunion

Mr. Show Co-Creator Bob Odenkirk Teams up with the Brody's Tom Johnson

Tough Love

Action/Adventure's Danny and the Deep Blue Sea

Feature

The First Four Minutes

A Timeline of Portland's Upcoming Cataclysmic Quake

I, Anonymous

Blogtown

One More Blasted Thing About Mike Daisey

The Dutch Catholic Church

Good Morning, News!

St. Patrick's Day Distractions

NW Dance Project: at the Olympics, at Newmark Theatre, and on Your Interwebs

Another Poll Shows Fritz With Wide Lead Over Nolan—For Now

The Walking Dead Chitty-Chat Club: Season Finale!

Good Morning, News!

SL Letter of the Day: The Squeaky Wheel

Is Baldur's Gate 3 About To Be Announced? [UPDATE: Nope]

B-Boy G. Taylor and the Icarus Squad vs. MC Zaius (Feat. Zira Dance Crew)

Mitt Romney Says the Economy Is Coming Back

The Walking Dead: The Game: The Debut Trailer

Get to Know the Malt Ball Bands! Part I

Get Your Laugh On this Weekend

Diablo III Finally Has A Release Date

Win Tickets to A Place Called Home: Lectures on Filmmaking in Portland

New Bunk Bar Sunday Supper Club

Bad Blood Returns

Only 24 Hours Left to Apply for the Mercury Fashion Show

The Morrison Bridge's Final Construction Roadblock: Rain

"The Revolution Will Be Fabulous"

Quake Update: What Is Being Done to Avert Disaster!

Requiem for Encyclopedia Britannica

Get to Know the Malt Ball Bands! Part II

Gay Hate Crime Leads to Arrest

Mike Daisey and the This American Life Retraction

A Dr. Horrible Sequel? A DR. HORRIBLE SEQUEL!!

TriMet Diaries & Kickass Oregon History Present: Humanity on Wheels

The Rev. Jeremiad White

Space Pugs for Everyone!

Seventeen Minutes in Re-electable Heaven?

More Details on Last Night's Police Shooting

Today in EXTREEEEEME!!!: Nuclear Cowboyz (with a "Z")

State of the News: What You'd Expect

Shoe(s) of The Day

Hidden Costs in Police Union Contract Still Piling Up

TSA Targets Transgender Travelers

Candidates Say the Dumbest Things

BioWare Is Changing The End Of Mass Effect 3

Don't Be a Knuckle Fluffin' Watchamacallit, Go See The FP Already

SXSW Coverage: Days One and Two

PSU Students' GOOD Ideas for Portland

Mike Scheidt of YOB Has a Solo Album

Roller Derby Recap: High Roller vs. Heartless Heathers

Tomorrow: Beggar's Banquet

Crash These Birthday Parties

Guys! Jeff Foxworthy is Hosting a Bible Quiz Show!! Guys?

Listen Up City Hall: "I Support the Portland Safety Net"

SXSW Coverage: Day Three!

Mayoral Sniping Starts at Forum, Spreads to Twitter

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

It's Happening Tonight!

Who Loves You, Portland?

St. Patrick's Day Distractions

Roller Derby Weekend: Whole Lotta Derby

Newt Gingrich Demands President Obama Apologize for Robert De Niro's Bad Joke

Daisey Responds to his TAL Appearance

Thursday TV Recaps for Poor People! Thank TV Jesus, Community is Back!

The Best Harmonica Player/Whip Snapper You'll See All Day

The Art of Shoemaking with Jeff Mandel

Good Morning News!

The Factual and Fictional Mitt Romneys Are Blurring Together

The Cylon with the Dragon Tattoo

Announcing the Designers of Open Season

Car2Go: The Tiniest Car Sharing Contender

I Have No Idea What to Title This Blog Post Other Than "What the Fuck?"

D.I.Y. Magic Release/Betel Nut Party

Smallwares, Micro-Review

Dark Shadows Trailer: Condemn or Allow?

No Santorum, No GOP Presidential Debate in Portland

Two Thoughts About Jeb Bush Endorsing Mitt Romney

Who Knew a Mitt Romney Rap Video Would Be So Very Watchable?

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

It's Happening Tonight!

It's Happening Tonight!

Tour the Nation with Talkdemonic in 24 Minutes

Here, Have a Couple of Prometheus Trailers

A Few Thoughts Re: Saga

Give a Shit Happy Hour: Come on Down!

Amy Heidt Wins the Internet (and Forever Closes the Category of Law & Order Jokes)

More Bob Caldwell Fallout: "Family Friend" Who Gave O Misleading Info Was an Editor Who Has Since Been Fired

President Obama Calls Republican Candidates Members of the Flat Earth Society

Whine About Mass Effect 3's Ending While Helping Sick Kids

Idaho Senator Sees "Rape" as an Abortion Excuse

Who Has Issues?

And Now an Iron Man Made Out of Bloody Urine

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

Slate on "The Little Coder's Predicament"

Microsoft Has a Device That Can Translate Your Voice into Another Language, in Almost Real Time

Nerd Chum: Scott Pilgrim Meets Ludacris

Spenny Makes The Call, And Portland Gets The Point

OLCC Approves First Food Cart Liquor License; Portland Plots Legal Action

A Thoughtful Musical Treatise on Candy, Chewing, and Life

BREAKING: Timbers To Host Friendly With Spanish Powerhouse Valencia

Plaid Pantry Recipe Contest Winner!

Yes! You Can Win Tickets to the Malt Ball!

Kermit the Frog on Colbert

Portland's James Beard Award Nominees, 2012

The Walking Dead: The Showrunner Speaks!

Good Morning, News!

Cookie Review: Blue Collar Baking Company

Is the New Safeway Really Safe?

Today in Stupid Crap I Cannot Believe People Are Upset About

The Deadline to Get Crafty is Midnight

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

Selections from My Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang

Preparing for the Killer Quake (Because You Keep Asking About It)

New Band Alert! Check Out My Body

Taking Care of Business (Everyday!)

Your "Pure Mood" and You

Mad Men: Now with 100% More "Gay"

Pat Robertson: Oral Sex Is Okay! Threeways Are Not!

SL Letter of the Day: Mommy & Daddy Dearest

Good Morning, News!

Best Killer Quake Comment Ever!

This American Life to Retract Mike Daisey's Apple/Foxcon Episode

Chambers

EXTREEEEEME: Win Tickets to see the Nuclear Cowboyz!

Good Morning News!

Kony 2012 Maker Caught Wanking in Public

Marijuana Legalization Petition Reaches 50,000 Signatures

"Thank You," He Signed

SL Letter of the Day: Next Leveling

Good Morning, News!

Not Exactly Constructive... But What Is?

Sold Out

A Shoe Education with Jeff Mandel

One Day at a Time

The Week in Review

New Column!

I, Anonymous Blog

Savage Love & Sex

Savage Love

Answer Sheet

I Love Television

I Love Television™

Mom... You're Embarrassing Me!