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Print Edition for the week of
Apr. 5 - 11, 2012

Vol. 12, No. 46
Pinkytoast

News

"A Keg of Powder"

Like Clockwork, Arbitrator Rules Against Firing of Cop Who Killed Aaron Campbell

by Denis C. Theriault

Courthouse: Occupied!

Occupy Portland Opens New Front in Legal Battle with Request for Cop Records

by Nathan Gilles

Road to Ruin

Planned Coal Facility Could Dirty Portland’s Air

by Alex Zielinski

Music

Sanctuary Music

Stumbling into the Barr Brothers

by Ned Lannamann

Brace Yourself

Ceremony's Hardcore Heritage Is History. Mostly.

by Ryan J. Prado

Discovery Channel

Chairlift Drops Science on Something

by Raquel Nasser

Out of the Blue

You'll Need to Know How to Pronounce Gotye

by Ned Lannamann

Up & Coming

Highlights in Music the Week of April 5-11

Movies & TV

I Don’t Wanna Grow Up

The Exacting Nostalgia of American Reunion

by Marjorie Skinner

And Then... Nothing Happened

Darkness and Death in Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

by Ned Lannamann

A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

Morgan Spurlock Goes to Comic-Con

by Suzette Smith

Film Shorts

In Which We Hit It and Quit It

Food and Drink

Food Cart Roundup: Pizza

Of Carts, Cornicione, and Char

by Chris Onstad

Books

Flashes of Inspiration

The Birthplace of Ideas in Jonah Lehrer's Imagine

by Ned Lannamann

Comics News You Can Use

Portland Creators and Publishers Drop Big Announcements at Seattle's Emerald City Comicon

by Joe Streckert

Gimmick Tourism

Doug Mack's Europe on Five Wrong Turns a Day

by Marjorie Skinner

Theater & Performance

Life During Wartime

The American Pilot Takes on American Exceptionalism

by Alison Hallett

In Defense of Heliocentrism

Portland Opera's Inventive Take on Philip Glass' Galileo Galilei

by Jenna Lechner

Feature

Faith No More

Professor Peter Boghossian on Why You Should Kick Your Faith to the Curb

by Georgia Perry

I, Anonymous

Sins of the Father

Blogtown

Can Voodoo Doughnut Make The Guinness Book of World Records?

by Marjorie Skinner

Breaking: Randy Leonard Says "No Reason" to "Legitimately Quarrel" with Ruling to Reinstate Ron Frashour

by Denis C. Theriault

Portland Christians = the Best Christians

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Good Morning, News!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Santorum Out!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Charlie Hales Calls Keaton Otis a "Gang Member" on OPB

by Denis C. Theriault

Bridgetown Comedy Fest Preview: Mike Drucker

by Courtney Ferguson

thatgamecompany Explains Journey's Brilliant Sand Tech

by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

Good Morning, News!

by Denis C. Theriault

Mad Men Mystery Date

by Jacob Schraer

Congratulations, United Kingdom, You Have Officially Out-Grossed the United States

by David Schmader

The Warrior Room

by Marjorie Skinner

News You Can Use: Jefferson Smith Is a Competent Dancer

by Denis C. Theriault

Eileen Brady Puts Jobs on Things

by Alex Zielinski

TriMet Budget Finalized

by Alex Zielinski

Good Morning, News!

by Nathan Gilles

TV Is Dying, Too

by Paul Constant

It's Happening Tonight!

by Courtney Ferguson

This Week's Mercury Music Section

by Ned Lannamann

Instagram Bought By Facebook

by Paul Constant

Good Morning, News!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Tonight: First Thursday

by Matt Stangel

Recaps For the Mildly Interested: We're Done Here

by Joe Streckert

Cosmo Evidently Can't Resist Timbers Rookie

by Brian Gjurgevich

And And And's New Video Sees the World from a Cat's-Eye View

by Ned Lannamann

Are Comments Bad for Business?

by Paul Constant

Comedy Tour: The Ian Karmel Diaries—Day Two

by Ian Karmel

Axl Rose and Lana Del Rey Rumored to Be Dating

by Marjorie Skinner

It's Happening Tonight!

by Courtney Ferguson

Get Fallout Free For 48 Hours

by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

Grand Jury Clears Cops in Shooting of Jonah Potter

by Denis C. Theriault

Photos: Occupy TriMet Rally

by Alex Zielinski

The Story Behind Anchorman 2

by Erik Henriksen

The Pothole Hotline: Actually Works

by Marjorie Skinner

Dog Texting? Now I've Seen Everything

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Got $10? Got A PS3? There's Something You Need To Buy, Like, Now

by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

Lindy West on Titanic 3D

by Erik Henriksen

Legal Costs in Campbell Arbitration Could Climb to $750,000

by Denis C. Theriault

Thomas Dolby Is Freaking Me Out

by Courtney Ferguson

Here Is That Stellar (Get It?) Mean Jeans Video Again

by Ned Lannamann

Are You Sure You Want Those Google Goggles?

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

Chevy Chase and Dan Harmon Are Tearing Me Apart

by Erik Henriksen

Regression Never Tasted So Good

by Clare Gordon

Bryce Black and the Fashion Forward Update

by Marjorie Skinner

Maybe RACC Wants to Buy Your Portland-Themed Art?

by Marjorie Skinner

And We're Back!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

SL Letter of the Day: Monogamous Week, Day 4 (Gay Day!)

by Dan Savage

30 Days, 30 Poets Comes To Portland Today

by Jacob Schraer

Mr. McFeely and the Terrifying Purple Panda

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Comedy Tour: The Ian Karmel Diaries—Day One

by Ian Karmel

Watch the Light Rail Bridge Construction 24/7

by Alex Zielinski

Here Come the Anti-Obama Ads

by Paul Constant

Happy Easter!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

No Longer the Hipster-iest City in America

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Photos of Cults at the Wonder Ballroom, Fri April 6

by Ned Lannamann

Mitt Romney's Gay Impression

by Paul Constant

Win Tickets to Horse Feathers!

by Ned Lannamann

Comedy Tour: The Ian Karmel Diaries—Day Three

by Ian Karmel

SL Letter of the Day: Holy Day of Romantic Obligation

by Dan Savage

Apparently, Nebraska Has Twitter Now

by Paul Constant

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Thursday TV Recaps for Poor People!

by Elinor Jones

BagelWatch 2012: Kettleman's Countdown

by Alex Zielinski

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

Poler Added to the Open Season Roster

by Marjorie Skinner

A Quick Taste of Portland Cello Project's New Album and Upcoming Shows

by Ned Lannamann

Nolan and Novick Win "Bike, Walk, Vote" Endorsement

by Denis C. Theriault

DOJ's E-book Pricing Lawsuit: What's at Stake?

by Paul Constant

Tonight at the Bagdad: Boogie Nights

by Erik Henriksen

Matt Sheehy's Day Job; New Ramona Falls Song

by Ned Lannamann

Soviets Winning in "Flying Little Girl" Race

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Bone Pugz

by Ned Lannamann

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

UPDATE: New Seasons Firing of Ryan Gaughan Ruled Wrong

by Alex Zielinski

Filmed by Bike's 10th Anniversary

by Alex Zielinski

It's Happening Tonight!

by Courtney Ferguson

Homophobes: Externalizing an Internal Conflict

by Dan Savage

The War on Men

by Dan Savage

Interurban: Now Here's Something I Haven't Tried

by Clare Gordon

Mayor Wants I-5 Underground

by Alex Zielinski

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

The 2012 Job Rankings: Your Wednesday Depressive

by Marjorie Skinner

Katniss Everdeen" Does Sound LIke Something Sarah Palin Would Name a Child

by Paul Constant

It's Happening Tonight!

by Courtney Ferguson

Today in Sexy Adult Undergarments (Which is to Say, "Diapers")

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Now You Too Can Live in a Post-Apocalyptic American Dystopia!

by Erik Henriksen

This Weekend in Comedy: You Like Laughing, Don't You?

by Temple Lentz

Hunger Games Barbie: CONDEMN OR ALLOW?!?

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Boobs Not Bombs

by Alex Zielinski

Take a Class with a Bridgetown Comedy Fest Performer!

by Temple Lentz

Introducing Elizabeth Mollo

by Marjorie Skinner

Knight Rider says "Don't Smoke Dope... It Kills BABIES!!!"

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Clinton Street Theater: SOLD

by Erik Henriksen

Game of Thrones Recap: "Let's do it on the giant Risk board" Edition

by Joe Streckert

Questions for Savage that Were Cut from the Interview Interview

by Christopher Frizzelle

Portland vs. Chivas USA—High-Pitched Live Blog Action!

by Brian Gjurgevich

It's Happening Tonight!

by Courtney Ferguson

SL Letter of the Day: Monogamous Week, Day 3

by Dan Savage

EARTHQUAKE!!! (Not That Big of Deal)

by Alex Zielinski

Welcome Back to Otter Friday!

by Erik Henriksen

Hales vs. Brady: Now Two Mayoral Candidates Are on TV

by Denis C. Theriault

Nostalgia for Something That Never Existed

by Erik Henriksen

Canadian "SportsCentre" is Better than American "SportsCenter," I Assume

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Good Morning News!

by Alex Zielinski

Good Morning News!

by Alex Zielinski

Hunger Games Comix

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Selections from My Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang

by Courtney Ferguson

Paul Feig on Freaks and Geeks

by Erik Henriksen

Comedy Tour: The Ian Karmel Diaries—Day Five

by Ian Karmel

The New Obama Ads Are Brutal for Mitt Romney

by Paul Constant

Good Morning, News!

by Denis C. Theriault

Comedy Tour: The Ian Karmel Diaries—Day Four

by Ian Karmel

Communion, Backtalk, and Stand Up Comedy: Retail News Digest

by Marjorie Skinner

Ticket Giveaway: Rose City Rollers vs. Chicago on Saturday

by Courtney Ferguson

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

SL Letter of the Day: Monogamous Week, Day 5

by Dan Savage

The Simpsons' Springfield is Our Springfield

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

No Such Thing as Too Many Cupcakes

by Clare Gordon

Eyeball the New Video from Gossip

by Ned Lannamann

Sold Out

Backtalk

by Marjorie Skinner

One Day at a Time

The Week in Review

by Ann Romano

New Column!

Letters

I, Anonymous Blog

Here’s What’s Up

by Anonymous

Lucky Me

by Anonymous

They’re My Bars Now...Stay Out!

by Anonymous

Discriminatory Douchebag Doorman

by Anonymous

Friday Night Goodfoot Crowd:

by Anonymous

I Have Gandhi On My Side, You Assholes.

by Anonymous

Dear Fucking Portland

by Anonymous

Hold the Line

by Anonymous

How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Cock

by Anonymous

Girl of My Dreams?

by Anonymous

Congratulations, Homewrecker

by Anonymous

Throw Me a Bone Here—Or Don’t

by Anonymous

Everything Was Almost Perfect!!!

by Anonymous

Dog Park Plague Spreader

by Anonymous

Bathroom Line Etiquette

by Anonymous

Dear Portland 30/40-Somethings

by Anonymous

Redbox Etiquette

by Anonymous

Feminism Scheminism

by Anonymous

Lack of Funding Helps America

by Anonymous

To Hobos on Bicycles

by Anonymous

Savage Love

Heavy Petting

by Dan Savage

I Love Television

I Love Television™

My "Sort of" Shame

by Wm. Steven Humphrey