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Print Edition for the week of
Mar. 22 - 28, 2012

Vol. 12, No. 44
Brandon Loving

News

Gender Bender

Does Portland's Only Gay Strip Club Discriminate Against Women?

by Alex Zielinski

Hall Monitor

A Toast for Food Cart Booze

by Denis C. Theriault

Guessing Game

Oregon's Quake Planners Take Aim at "Assumptions"

by Nathan Gilles

The New North Williams?

Panel Perseveres, Produces Plan for Bikeway

by Denis C. Theriault and Alex Zielinski

In Other News

Music

Magic Chords

The Light-Bringing Songs of Sharon Van Etten

by Ned Lannamann

A Wink and a Grain of Salt

Plants and Animals Get a New Model

by Andrew R Tonry

Airplane Mode

Luck-One Takes Off

by Ryan Feigh

Marathon Runners

Yellow Ostrich Exits the Bedroom

by Ned Lannamann

Up & Coming

Highlights in Music the Week of March 22-28

Movies & TV

A New Heroine

No, The Hunger Games Is Not the Next Twilight

by Alison Hallett

Srs Bsns!

We Need to Talk About Kevin: Uh, No, We Don't

by Erik Henriksen

The Perfect Sushi

Jiro Dreams of Sushi. And That Is All.

by Marjorie Skinner

Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll

Last Days Here: When Heavy Metal Gets Too Heavy

by Aris Hunter Wales

Night and the City

The Mean Streets of Noirville

by Jamie S. Rich

Geek Out

Game as Art

by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

Film Shorts

In Which We Hit It and Quit It

Food and Drink

Rebel without a Pause

Nick Zukin's Mi Mero Mole

by Chris Onstad

Visual Art

Legoland

Deconstructing OMSI's the Art of the Brick

by Erik Henriksen

Books

Reading Local

Tall Bikes, Political Literature, and a Masturbation Soundtrack

by Alison Hallett

Theater & Performance

Artists Rep Tackles Mamet

Just Another Old White Guy Talking About Race

by Alison Hallett

Feature

The Malt Ball!

The Portland Mercury and the Oregon Brewers Guild Present Portland's First-Ever Beer and Music Festival

by Ned Lannamann

I, Anonymous

Commuter Puke-Shooter

Blogtown

Cheryl Strayed's Wild Optioned by Reese Witherspoon

by Alison Hallett

Donuts! Cops! Replica Handguns! Badass People!

by Alex Zielinski

Q & A With Sandra Fluke

by Alex Zielinski

Today in :(

by Alison Hallett

Zou Bisou Bisou Van Damme!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Documentary of Ethan Rose's Between Rooms & Voices

by Ned Lannamann

Mad Men Is Back, Chaos Reigns

by Jacob Schraer

Could YOU Be the New Mercury Art Director?

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

"19 Reasons & Counting to Vote for Rick Santorum"

by David Schmader

Willamette University's Wulapalooza Fest Announces Lineup

by Ned Lannamann

Half-Price Bridgetown Passes

by Alison Hallett

Cronenberg, DeLillo, Shirtless Vampire

by Erik Henriksen

Loch Lomond's New EP; Show on Sunday

by Ned Lannamann

Monsanto 4 Kidz!

by Alex Zielinski

More from David Foster Wallace's The Pale King

by Erik Henriksen

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Harry Potter E-Books Are Finally Available Today

by Paul Constant

Silverado's Take on Inequal Entry Fees

by Alex Zielinski

Now Hiring: Mercury Art Director Wanted!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Fashion Forward Alumni Revealed! (Sort of)

by Marjorie Skinner

Blogtown's Poster of the Week

by Courtney Ferguson

Good Morning, News!

by Denis C. Theriault

Mike Daisey—Finally—Apologizes

by Alison Hallett

Mistakes Were Made

by Marjorie Skinner

Archibald & Frank

by Dan Savage

Thursday TV Recaps for Poor People!

by Elinor Jones

Alan Thicke Explains Twin Peaks (and Cop Rock)

by Courtney Ferguson

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

Last Call for Cold Weather Favorites!

by Clare Gordon

The Malt Ball Wrap Up!

by Ned Lannamann

Good Morning News!

by Alex Zielinski

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Now Hiring: MOD Freelancer

by Marjorie Skinner

Listen to the New M. Ward Album

by Ned Lannamann

The Hunger Games Movie Is Great.

by Alison Hallett

Because Guns Make Us Safer

by Goldy

Kidd Pivot: Making Improv and Puppets Look Good

by Jenna Lechner

How George W. Bush Killed the Post Office

by Paul Constant

New Rye Rye Vid: One for the Geeks!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Hashtags from the End of Humanity

by David Schmader

Good Morning News!

by Alex Zielinski

So About That Battlestar Spinoff....

by Erik Henriksen

©opyright Math

by Goldy

At Long Last, the Definitive and Authoritative Ranking of the Men in Black Theme Songs

by Erik Henriksen

The Last Two Months, Measured in Drugs

by Alex Zielinski

Mike Daisey's New Column: "I Was THERE!"

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Adam Arnold and Chromatic Quartet

by Marjorie Skinner

Breaking Mad

by Alison Hallett

This Week's Mercury Music Section

by Ned Lannamann

Good Morning, News!

by Denis C. Theriault

Join the Party

by Dan Savage

Need a Job?

by Alison Hallett

The Mandate Argument Didn't Go So Well at the Supreme Court Today

by Paul Constant

Today in Books I Am Somewhat Embarrassed to Read on the Bus: The Obese

by Alison Hallett

Get to Know the Malt Ball Bands! Part III

by Ned Lannamann

Cheryl Strayed Made the New York Times Cry.

by Alison Hallett

On Heckling.

by Alison Hallett

"Hoodie Killed Trayvon Martin as Surely as George Zimmerman" UPDATE: Now With Video

by Bobby Roberts

A Confederacy of Dunces' Missing Manuscript

by Alison Hallett

I Want to See Ridley Scott and Cormac McCarthy's The Counsellor

by Erik Henriksen

Gotcha Interview from a Republican "Journalist" Becomes Gotcha Video Against Republican "Journalist"

by Paul Constant

Whitney Houston Drowned (After an Apparent 'Heart Episode' and Some Cocaine)

by David Schmader

Good Morning News!

by Alex Zielinski

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Welcome to Otter Friday!

by Erik Henriksen

Mitt Romney's New Summer Home Comes with Its Own Car Elevator and Lobbyist

by Paul Constant

SL Letters of the Day: Coming Out Kinky & BDSM as a Sexual Orientation

by Dan Savage

Parents Call Cops on Teacher for Reading Ender's Game

by Alison Hallett

This Is What Nightmares Are Made Of

by Erik Henriksen

The Newt Gingrich Campaign Has Essentially Been Newt-ered

by Paul Constant

Avocado What?

by Clare Gordon

In Defense of Pitbulls: Beyond The Myth

by Marjorie Skinner

Spicy News: So Dumb It's Actually Kind of Funny

by Temple Lentz

Reminder: No Kneecaps, Please

by Marjorie Skinner

Opening This Friday: The Raid: Redemption

by Erik Henriksen

Win Tix to See Kevin Pollak's Thursday Show!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Good Morning, News!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Watch the Mad Men Premiere Online!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Time for a Trip to Seattle, Nerds!

by Erik Henriksen

The 52 Dresses Project

by Marjorie Skinner

Officers Shoot Man Armed with Fake Gun

by Alex Zielinski

Today in Futuresweaters

by Erik Henriksen

Today in News That Surprises No One Who Has Been Inside a Movie Theater in the Past Five Years

by Erik Henriksen

Good Morning, News!

by Nathan Gilles

NOM's Strategy: "To Drive Wedge Between Gays and Blacks"

by Dominic Holden

SL Letter of the Day: Coming Out Kinky Worked For Me

by Dan Savage

Trailer for Season Seven of Doctor Who

by Erik Henriksen

Two Great Things.

by Alison Hallett

Fashion Forward Alumni Debut

by Marjorie Skinner

Grand Jury Will Investigate New Columbia Police Shooting

by Denis C. Theriault

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

IKEA Goes Solar

by Alex Zielinski

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Coming Out: Fine, I Admit It. I Like New Girl.

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Rally for Religious Freedom

by Alex Zielinski

Good Morning, Breakfast: January Jones' Placenta

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Spamming Pinterest

by Alison Hallett

Our Final Word on SXSW

by Ned Lannamann

Familiar Names in Officer Shooting

by Alex Zielinski

Crazy Republican Base-Land Prepares to Embrace Mitt Romney

by Paul Constant

Dan Savage's MTV Show Debuts April 3! And Porno Pete Is Going Nuts!

by David Schmader

Live Review: Of Montreal, Deerhoof, and Kishi Bashi

by Ned Lannamann

Another McMenamins Hotel in NoPo?

by Alex Zielinski

Chuck Palahniuk: "Faux-IKEA" Table Salesman

by Marjorie Skinner

Question for Schools Districts That Discriminate Against LGBT Students...

by Dan Savage

Portland Looking to Add More Red-Light Cameras

by Denis C. Theriault

New Mental Health Unit for Police Bureau? Bidding Adieu to St. Johns? More Tidbits in Budget Report

by Denis C. Theriault

Win Tickets to See the Cribs!

by Ned Lannamann

MAX Adopt-a-Station: What's Next?

by Alex Zielinski

Backtalk

by Marjorie Skinner

City's Real Goal in Food Cart Booze Fight? Getting Salem to Override OLCC

by Denis C. Theriault

"Mad Men" and Taxes

by BRENDAN KILEY

Sold Out

The Designers 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

The Airbnb Dungeon

by Anonymous

Oregon IRS - Are you F-ing Kidding me?

by Anonymous

From A Freshly Minted Cat Lady

by Anonymous

I Peeeeee You

by Anonymous

My Body, My Business

by Anonymous

Life and Death in a Right-Wing World

by Anonymous

"B" is for Beaver. And "Blasphemy."

by Anonymous

I Am Feeling Very Angry

by Anonymous

A Nap and Porn

by Anonymous

In One Ear and Not the Other

by Anonymous

Fading Awesomness

by Anonymous

One Uppers (Airbnb Dungeon part II)

by Anonymous

Savage Love

Two Dudes, One Cup

by Dan Savage

I Love Television

I Love Television™

I'm Gonna Wiki That

by Wm. Steven Humphrey