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Print Archives
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2012
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May. 17
Print Edition for the week of
May. 17 - 23, 2012
Vol. 12, No. 52
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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!
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