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Print Edition for the week of
Jun. 21 - 27, 2012

Vol. 13, No. 5
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News

Sexual Politics

Mormons on the March

by Sarah Mirk

Wyden's Grid Lock

Clean Energy Takes Hit from a Wyden-Sponsored Bill

by Nathan Gilles

Wasted Spaces

Fixing the Eastside's Empty Parking Lot Problem

by Sarah Mirk

Watching the Watchers

Portland Copwatch Turns 20

by Denis C. Theriault

Hall Monitor

City Hall, Quietly, Hits Back

by Denis C. Theriault

In Other News

Music

Thirty Years in Idle

Long May the Skabbs Wave

by Ned Lannamann

Dark Brew

Witch Mountain and the Tempo of Doom

by Mark Lore

Marked for Death

Last Empire's Final Charge

by Aris Hunter Wales

Killer Instincts

Rhett Miller Strips Down

by Mark Lore

Up & Coming

This Week’s Music Previews

Movies & TV

Family Ties

Sex, Family, and Awkward Mumbling in Your Sister's Sister

by Alison Hallett

Apocalypse Now

Seeking a Friend Turns into Glop

by Ned Lannamann

Princess in Distress

Brave: Pixar Makes a Disney Movie

by Erik Henriksen

The Sunnydale Address

Buffy Summers > Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

by Erik Henriksen

My Two Dads

In the Family: A Gay Family Faces Tragedy

by Alex Zielinski

In Hell's Handbasket

Surviving Progress: We're Totally Screwed

by Marjorie Skinner

Film Shorts

In Which We Hit It and Quit It

Geek Out

Imperfect Nostalgia

by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

Food and Drink

Beer Nerd Outpost

Breakside Brewery's Quality Beers, Brewpub Fare

by Chris Onstad

Visual Art

Identity Play

Paul Clay Baits Biases with How to Immigrate to the United States of America

by Matt Stangel

Books

Old Hollywood

The Many Charms of Beautiful Ruins

by Alison Hallett

Poor Little Rich Girls

Never Tell Is a Diverting Procedural about Manhattan's Super-Rich Teenagers

by Alison Hallett

From Coal Country to America's Poorest Town

Exploring America's Tragedies in Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt

by Joe Streckert

Red Alert

John Scalzi's Redshirts Face Certain Death

by Erik Henriksen

Theater & Performance

Summer Theater

It's Not All Shakespeare in the Park

by Alison Hallett

Feature

Jackpot

The Rise and Fall of Portland's Pinball Gangsters

by Joe Streckert

I Love Television

I Love Television™

Pen Pals Behind Bars

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

I, Anonymous

World Naked Bike Deride

by Anonymous

Blogtown

Happy First Day of Summer!

by Alison Hallett

Blogtown's Poster of the Week

by Courtney Ferguson

Ch-Ch-Changes: New Commenting System & Merc Mobile Upgrades

by Alison Hallett

Tonight at Powell's: Joe Sacco

by Alison Hallett

Police Report Says Zimmerman Had Two Opportunities to Defuse the Situation with Trayvon Martin

by Paul Constant

Awesome Time Lapse Video of Portland's Spring

by Sarah Mirk

Nobody Likes Aaron Sorkin's New Show Very Much

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

This is What the Rigsketball Kickoff Party Will Be Like

by Ned Lannamann

Finally, a Place to Pee (in Public! Legally!) in the South Park Blocks

by Denis C. Theriault

New For Summer From Isaac Hers

by Marjorie Skinner

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

This Week's Mercury Music Section

by Ned Lannamann

What's Behind the Racial Disparity in Traffic Stops? Maybe Racism, Police Actually Acknowledge

by Denis C. Theriault

Here's That Louis Vuitton Drum Kit You've Been Looking For

by Marjorie Skinner

SW Hills Skate Ban Delayed Till Fall, Promise to Educate Skaters and Crack Down on Reckless Behavior

by Sarah Mirk

SL Letter of the Day: Limping Out

by Dan Savage

Seen Today in PDX: Girls Gone Educated!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Bill Murray: "I Don't Understand Why I'm Being Inducted Into the Hall of Fame. I'm Not Gonna Say No."

by Erik Henriksen

Open Model Call for Alley 33

by Marjorie Skinner

SL Letter of the Day: Suggested Reading

by Dan Savage

Update: Louis CK Announces Tour Dates—DOES NOT SHUN PORTLAND.

by Alison Hallett

On Any Sunday (Or, Specifically, Next Thursday)

by Marjorie Skinner

Portland vs. S**ttle—High-Pitched Live Blog Action!

by Brian Gjurgevich

"Anyone who eats Oreos is now openly a heretic...Eating Oreos is now a Sin"

by Paul Constant

Bret Michaels' Mortify Your Pet Collection

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Video: The Shins - "No Way Down"

by Ned Lannamann

Aaron Sorkin: Master Recycler

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Through Our Eyes: The Specialty Store's First Group Show

by Marjorie Skinner

Thursday Afternoon Dance Break: Flo Rida w/ Keith Apicary

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

American Anthology

by Marjorie Skinner

Here Are Three Stories You Probably Won't Read About Mitt Romney

by Paul Constant

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

NOOOO! Dot's is Closing Being Sold!

by Sarah Mirk

The Internet Bottomed Out Earlier This Month

by Paul Constant

THIS IS HOW SKYNET WILL DESTROY US ALL

by Erik Henriksen

On George Zimmerman's Account of the Trayvon Martin Shooting

by Paul Constant

Tonight: Paufve Dance's So I Married Abraham Lincoln

by Jenna Lechner

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

DC's Greatest Heroes are Actually British Kids Eating Cookies

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

SL Letter of the Day: Don't Swallow That

by Dan Savage

This Is the Last Monday (For Now?) You Can Visit the Library

by Denis C. Theriault

Ira Glass Is Exactly Right About Car Talk

by Alison Hallett

Can Escort Sites Stop Child Prostitution With ID Checks?

by Sarah Mirk

Police and Skaters Line Up Against Skateboard Ban

by Sarah Mirk

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

Adams Okays 30-day Armistice with TriMet on Youth Passes

by Denis C. Theriault

Win Tickets to See El-P and Killer Mike!

by Ned Lannamann

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

Tonight at Cartopia: Alien and Blade Runner

by Erik Henriksen

And When They Reboot The Next Generation, This Will Be the Blueprint

by Bobby Roberts

Portland's Real Mayor and Fake Mayor Support CAN's Arts Education Funding Initiative

by Alison Hallett

Stupid, Stupid Baby: The Joke

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Comedy Tour: Strictly PG-13

by Alex Falcone

We're in ARGH-reement.

by Sarah Mirk

This Week's Mercury Books Section!

by Alison Hallett

Time for Vacation Bible School! (Maybe Not This One, Though.)

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Facebook Continues to Be Really Creepy

by Paul Constant

Sweet Deal: Nestlé Still Wants Columbia Gorge Water

by Nathan Gilles

Welcome Back to Otter Friday!

by Erik Henriksen

Bamboo Sushi Opens 2nd Location Tonight

by Clare Gordon

Exactly How Much Should Aaron Sorkin Be Punched?

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Damn You, Carly Rae Jepsen!! You've Done it Again!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Dick Cheney's Daughter Got Gay-Married

by Paul Constant

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

New Corin Tucker Band Song!

by Ned Lannamann

Sandusky's Son Says He Was Abused, Too.

by Sarah Mirk

Sean Flinn, the Royal We, and an Owl's Gummi Heart

by Ned Lannamann

Gay Republican Group Endorses Romney

by Paul Constant

Listen to Agalloch's New EP

by Ned Lannamann

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

The Sweet, Sweet Taste of a Dungeon Master's Sweet, Sweet Tears

by Erik Henriksen

Clyde Drexler: Mean Girl

by Bobby Roberts

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Good Morning, News!

by Nathan Gilles

In The Summertime...

by Andrew R Tonry

Thank You, Texas Republicans! Now We Know How You Feel.

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Amanda Fritz, Forced into Runoff, Raises Donation Limit to $250

by Denis C. Theriault

Be an Extra on Season 3 of Portlandia!

by Alison Hallett

Two Supercuts of Note, Goddammit.

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Complete Q&A with the Skabbs

by Ned Lannamann

Racist Website Discovers Hunger Striker Cameron Whitten

by Denis C. Theriault

Win Tickets to See Patton Oswalt!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Louie Introduces His Black Ex-Wife

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Good Morning, News!

by Denis C. Theriault

Sound & Vision Festival's 2012 Program

by Ned Lannamann

What Would Jesus Do?

by Dan Savage

Hales Issues Pledge to Limit Campaign Contributions

by Denis C. Theriault

Cast Your Vote for Your Faves! Take the PDX Approved Survey!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Sony Releases 25 Minutes of The Amazing Spider-Man, Gets Mad at People for Watching It

by Erik Henriksen

Comedy Tour: Take My Fiancee, Please

by Alex Falcone

The Newsroom Chitty-Chat Club!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Comedy Tour: The Opener

by Alex Falcone

Good Morning News!

by Sarah Mirk

This Week's Mercury Film Section

by Erik Henriksen

Good Morning News!

by Sarah Mirk

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

Good Morning, News!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Ecotrusts's Sundown Series Adds Fashion

by Marjorie Skinner

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Don't Go In The House!

by Marjorie Skinner

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

President Obama Brags About Being Outspent

by Paul Constant

SL Letter of the Day: Do Monogamous Gay Couples Exist?

by Dan Savage

Blast from the (Recent) Past: Sexton Blake Plays the Hits

by Ned Lannamann

RE: The Internet Bottomed Out Earlier This Month

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Good Morning, News!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Here Are Four Billion Movie Trailers

by Erik Henriksen

Recommended Reading: The Times on Kenneth Lonergan

by Erik Henriksen

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein, One Man, Two Guvnors

by Alison Hallett

Blogtown's Poster of the Week

by Courtney Ferguson

Will You Lose Your Healthcare Tomorrow?

by Sarah Mirk

Can't Stop the Serenity? Then Don't!

by Marjorie Skinner

Al James' Steamy Session and Great New Song

by Ned Lannamann

SL Letter of the Day: Something's Going On—Can I Smell Yo Face?

by Dan Savage

High-Speed Chase Leads Suspect to Finally Admit He Has Swag...

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Good Morning, News!

by Denis C. Theriault

Sold Out

Yo Vintage! Hits Home

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

Dear Mr. Bearded Self-righteous Bicyclist Prick

by Anonymous

Stars Upon Thars

by Anonymous

The Coming of the Technology!

by Anonymous

Stop Honking

by Anonymous

A Tardy Father’s Day Note To You, Dad

by Anonymous

ANOTHER Pedestrian Bicycle Whine. Yes.

by Anonymous

Maniac Cyclists [REVISED DUE TO MORATORIUM]

by Anonymous

Instant Messaging

by Anonymous

I’m Sorry

by Anonymous

To the Asswipe Fedora Wearing Tour Guide...

by Anonymous

A Note from I, Anonymous Management!

by Anonymous

To the Dude Bro at My Local Bar

by Anonymous

Was that Really Necessary?

by Anonymous

Hay Gurl, I SAW U

by Anonymous

Return to Sender

by Anonymous

Savage Love

What a Boob!

by Dan Savage

Sports

As the Chainsaw Turns

Timbers Fans Seek Answers, Vengeance

by Brian Gjurgevich