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Print Edition for the week of
May. 17 - 23, 2012

Vol. 12, No. 52
Stevie Gee

News

I'll Cry If I Want To

Touring the Election Night Parties: Who's Out, Who's In—and Who's Dancing to November

by the Mercury Election Battalion

Sobering Up

The Downtown Malt Liquor Ban Is in Trouble

by Denis C. Theriault

Hall Monitor

Reading the (Open) Book of Randy

by Denis C. Theriault

In Other News

Music

Learning Curves and Rhyming Giants

The Who, Where, When, and Why of What Hearts

by Ned Lannamann

Prophet-Based Rock

Ramona Falls' Brent Knopf Goes Rogue

by Ryan J. Prado

Surfin' PDX

Guantanamo Baywatch Are a Day at the Beach

by Mark Lore

Glass Chimes and Good Ideas

Pizza Deliverance with Divers

by Ned Lannamann

Up & Coming

This Week’s Music Previews

Movies & TV

Clear Eyes. Full Hearts. D-7.

Battleship's Boring, Soulless Cash Grab

by Alison Hallett

Like Borat, Except Not Funny

The Dictator: A 90-Minute MTV Movie Awards Sketch

by Vince Mancini

Let's Discuss Masculinity!

Morgan Spurlock and the World of Male Grooming

by Suzette Smith

Real Gay

True Stories of the Sixth QDoc

by Jamie S. Rich

Weird Rumblings

Portland Gets a New Experimental Film Fest

by Matt Stangel

AppleTalk

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview: In Which Steve Jobs Reveals ALL OF HIS DARK SECRETS

by Erik Henriksen

Temper Tantrum

God Bless America's Bloody Liberal Catharsis

by Marjorie Skinner

Lowered Expectations

What to Expect When Watching What to Expect When You're Expecting

by Elinor Jones

Film Shorts

In Which We Hit It and Quit It

Geek Out

Wonderfully Horrific

by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

Food and Drink

Woodlawn's Crown Jewel

Northwestern Cuisine at Firehouse

by Chris Onstad

Visual Art

A Different Kind of Normal

Leah Nash's Photographs Share a Candid Glimpse into Life with Asperger's

by Jenna Lechner

Books

Mechanical Marvels

Peter Carey's The Chemistry of Tears

by Thomas Ross

A Bit of a Drag

Sexual Variations in John Irving's In One Person

by Ned Lannamann

Theater & Performance

Geisha Fatale

Imago's The Black Lizard Is Stylish but Uneven

by Alison Hallett

Happy Mother's Day!

Greek Gods Go Gangland in Oedipus el Rey

by Alison Hallett

Feature

Diary of a Mad Man

Portland Comedian Ian Karmel Documents His Life on Tour

by Ian Karmel

I, Anonymous

One Way to Hail a Cab

by Anonymous

Blogtown

OMG Guys! Let's Move To Detroit And Start A Coffee Shop With Our Friends!

Interview with a Book Censor

by Paul Constant

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

SL Letter of the Day: Thank You Noted

by Dan Savage

50 Shades Of MIRK!

by Jacob Schraer

Good Morning(-ish), News!

by Denis C. Theriault

Year One of the Blackbird

by Marjorie Skinner

Welcome Back to Otter Friday!

by Erik Henriksen

Dharun Ravi Sentenced to 30 Days

by Dan Savage

Blitzen Trapper's Marty Marquis Re-Records Ty Segall's Goodbye Bread with Analog Synths

by Ned Lannamann

This Week's Mercury Music Section

by Ned Lannamann

Jolby: Shapes and Smiles Tonight!

by Scrappers

Every Child Deserves a Mother and a Father

by Dan Savage

Why Facebook Isn't Getting Enough Likes

by Dominic Holden

Oh, Did You Think The Great Gatsby Movie Was Going to Be Good?

by Alison Hallett

Good Comedy So Cheap You Can Even Afford to Buy and Smuggle in Your Own Beer

by Temple Lentz

Re-Birtherism

by Paul Constant

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

Win Tickets to Hecklevision: Point Break! (GARY BUSEY EDITION)

by Erik Henriksen

TriMet Recieves $85 Million from Federal Grant

by Alex Zielinski

Win Tickets to See the Shins in Bend!

by Ned Lannamann

Happy World Goth Day!

by Marjorie Skinner

Here's that Trailer for Elementary (Which is NOTHING Like the BBC's Sherlock)

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Today in Hilariously Inappropriate Movie Posters

by Alison Hallett

Cart of the Week: Shut Up And Eat

by Chris Onstad

Your Daily No-Duh

by Paul Constant

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

YouTuber Sagely Advises "Watch the Background"

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Republican Super PAC Plans Reverend Wright-Themed Anti-Obama Attack Ads

by Paul Constant

Bud Clark Commons Wins National Design Award

by Denis C. Theriault

With Gentrification Come Temperance Cries in New York

by Jen Graves

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

A Few Things About Sacha Baron Cohen

by Erik Henriksen

Good Morning, News!

by Denis C. Theriault

This Weekend at OCAC

by Marjorie Skinner

"The Erotic Bestselling Novel, Read by Gilbert Gottfried"

by Paul Constant

Oh Shit, It's a Trailer for The Master

by Erik Henriksen

Legislators Still Have No Idea How the Internet Works

by Paul Constant

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Good Morning, News!

by Nathan Gilles

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

That's One Way to Take Arizona Out of Play

by Dan Savage

Game of Thrones Recap: Calm Before the Storm Edition

by Joe Streckert

A Confederacy of Dunces: The Movie! (Again.)

by Erik Henriksen

Occupy Parks Reopen

by Alex Zielinski

Thursday TV Recaps for Poor People! The Final Finales.

by Elinor Jones

Photos of Ramona Falls at the Doug Fir, Fri May 18

by Ned Lannamann

What? Outstanding Comedy? On a Dreary Monday Night? Yes, Please.

by Temple Lentz

Reagan's Blood! REAGAN'S BLOOD!

by Paul Constant

Police Identify Bicyclist Killed By Truck Last Night

by Denis C. Theriault

Garnish Expands to the West Side (And They're Hiring)

by Marjorie Skinner

NOM's Brian Brown Said I Could Name the Time and the Place

by Dan Savage

Update on Occupy's Anti-Nuke Brigade

by Alex Zielinski

Jail Drug-Testing Shows Weed Popular as Ever

by Nathan Gilles

Weekend Eatings: Corazón and The Slide Inn

by Marjorie Skinner

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Three Good Powell's Readings Tonight

by Alison Hallett

Lotsa Videos from Portland Bands and Directors

by Ned Lannamann

Good Morning News!

by Alex Zielinski

Get Yer Gay Pride T-Shirts... at Target?

by Marjorie Skinner

City's "Overnight Sleeping" Program Finds First Host—and Neighbors React in Ugly Fashion

by Denis C. Theriault

Poll Says Nobody Cares About Gay Marriage

by Paul Constant

"Marriages are intensely personal—defined not by courts or voters, but by the people who live inside them."

by Dan Savage

The 12th Annual Pug Crawl

by Marjorie Skinner

Video: Blouse in Room 205 - "They Always Fly Away"

by Ned Lannamann

Ye Olde Underground Loo

by Alex Zielinski

Cart Pod Re-Opening: Green Castle, NE 20th/Everett

by Chris Onstad

We're Number One!

by Alex Zielinski

In Which George R.R. Martin Finds Yet Another Way to Taunt and Anger His Fans

by Erik Henriksen

Awesome PDX Launch Party

by Alison Hallett

Handy Farmer's Market Map

by Alex Zielinski

YOU Be The Detective! (The Case of the Shake 'n' Bake)

by Marjorie Skinner

Mitt Romney: "I Stand By What I Said, Whatever It Was"

by Paul Constant

Mad Men: Christmas in Spring

by Jacob Schraer

Video: Langhorne Slim - "The Way We Move"

by Ned Lannamann

Good Morning, News!

by Denis C. Theriault

Let's All Watch a British Bookstore Chain Kill Itself

by Paul Constant

Good Morning, News!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

The Carolyn Show: The Interview

by Kiala Kazebee

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

What's Next for Community?

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

The New Monarques Record Is Gonna Soundtrack Your Summer

by Ned Lannamann

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

Veep Battles the Obesity "Disease"

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

R.I.P. Summer and Brown

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

North Williams Open House

by Alex Zielinski

SL Letter of the Day: Anti-Gay Sister-In-Law Getting Her Kink On

by Dan Savage

Blogtown's Poster of the Week

by Courtney Ferguson

Win Tickets to Hecklevision: Point Break!

by Erik Henriksen

Mapping Destruction: City Releases Locations of Portland Hazards

by Nathan Gilles

The New AIGA Portland

by Marjorie Skinner

Here, Let Me Tell You What Movies to See This Weekend

by Erik Henriksen

Hecklevision: Point Break—The Wisdom of Point Break

by Erik Henriksen

Stupid, Stupid Baby: It's "Pop-si-cle," STUPID!!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Author Slings Cart Cookbook, Bunk Bar, 5/22

by Chris Onstad

Tonight at Powell's: Greg Rucka

by Erik Henriksen

SL Letter of the Day: Laying Down the Mother-In-Law

by Dan Savage

The 2012 PDX Pop Now! Compilation Album

by Ned Lannamann

Pledge Allegiance to This Pug Dressed as a Bald Eagle

by Marjorie Skinner

Video: Mike Scheidt - "In Your Light"

by Ned Lannamann

The Portland Flea Returns This Weekend

by Marjorie Skinner

Portland Button Works Opens on Killingsworth

by Alison Hallett

Feds Dish Out $745.2 Million to the Light Rail

by Alex Zielinski

Good Morning News!

by Alex Zielinski

Reoccupation? Nope, Just a Hangout

by Alex Zielinski

And Then I Died from the Internet.

by Alison Hallett

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

HUMP! 2012 Call for Submissions!

by Dan Savage

This Is How You Sell 007 for the Twenty-Third Time

by Erik Henriksen

Sold Out

Open Season in Photos

by Marjorie Skinner

One Day at a Time

The Week in Review

by Ann Romano

New Column!

Letters

Love Notes

I, Anonymous Blog

Dear Oregonian

by Anonymous

Seriously, Smiley Faces?

by Anonymous

Hey, dumb shit pedestrians!

by Anonymous

MOVE THE FUCK OVER

by Anonymous

DUCK!

by Anonymous

To the Guy Who Keeps Using My Towel

by Anonymous

Sorry I Didn’t Help Jump Your Car

by Anonymous

Workplace Understandings

by Anonymous

Aggro in Alberta

by Anonymous

To the Pearl District girls in sunglasses

by Anonymous

Dearest World

by Anonymous

The Crying Cafe

by Anonymous

DEAR CO-WORKER

by Anonymous

On Opera and Taxis

by Anonymous

More Advice on Being a Good Streetcar Passenger

by Anonymous

To the Dick Who Almost Crashed into My Girlfriend

by Anonymous

You Ought To Be Ashamed

by Anonymous

To the businesses who wash "their" sidewalks

by Anonymous

Even More Gym Etiquette

by Anonymous

Don’t Love Thy Neighbor

by Anonymous

Learn to Count

by Anonymous

Doggie Don’t

by Anonymous

Savage Love

Getting Canned

by Dan Savage

I Love Television

I Love Television™

Dear North Carolina

by Wm. Steven Humphrey