Print Edition for the week of
Aug. 23 - 29, 2012

Vol. 13, No. 14
Buff Monster and Oliver Hibert

News

Sexual Politics

Portland Rockers Sound off on Pussy Riot

Portland's Latest Water War

With Council Vote on Fluoride Set, Foes Prepare for Ballot Fight

Brussels Sprouts for the Children!

Q&A with All-Star Abernethy School Chef Nicole Hoffmann

Broken Record

Jefferson Smith Shares Dismal Driving History

Hall Monitor

To Be or Not to Be... Silent

In Other News

Music

Roaring through Town

Raymond Byron Re-imagines Familiar Landscapes

The Happiest Place on Earth

Desaparecidos and the Revolution That Almost Was

We Need New Noise

How Refused Reshaped Punk

A Neil Diamond Jubilee

Hot August Night Turns 40

Up & Coming

Music previews for the week of August 23-29.

Movies & TV

Fast Cars and Veronica Mars

Talking Hit and Run with Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell

RPat vs. Genius

RPat Is in over His Head in Cosmopolis

The Fast and the Furious

Premium Rush Is Stupid. And Great!

Manic Pixie Cautionary Tale

Julie Delpy's Aggressively Unfun 2 Days in New York

Truth Trumps Funny

The Reality and Embarrassment of Celeste and Jesse Forever

False Contender

The Imposter Swears to Tell the Truth

Film Shorts

In Which We Hit It and Quit It

Food and Drink

Venetian Blinded

Carpaccio Trattoria: Less Than Meets the Eye

Comedy

Comedy on Demand

Instant Comedy's Unholy Marriage of Stand-up and Improv

Books

On Vice-Presidential Ineptitude

The Author of Veeps: Profiles in Insignificance Weighs in on Paul Ryan

Anxiety Attack

Martin Amis' Utterly Unpredictable Lionel Asbo: State of England.

Winter Journal's Cheery Look at Imminent Death

You're Going to Die. So Is Paul Auster.

Feature

City of Books

Exploring Portland's Other Bookstores

The Books We Bought

Guess What Happens When You Visit 20 Bookstores?

I Love Television

I Love Television™

I Love Christian Conservatives!

I, Anonymous

Blogtown

The Impending Pearl District Explosion

Flight of the Conchords Just Saved Monday Morning

It's Happening Tonight!

Solid Summer Cocktails (through August)

I Need All of These Russian Nesting Dolls

Disremembered

What Are Incarcerated Teens Reading These Days?

City Closes North Wheeler in Hopes of Reducing Right Hook Crashes

Dan Savage vs. Brian Brown: The Dinner Table Debate

ABC Greenlights Joss Whedon's S.H.I.E.L.D Pilot!

Want to Win a TBA Pass?

Robot Apocalypse Updated

URGENT: ARE YOU CANADIAN?

Video Verite to Close in October

TanQ and Year Two

Bunk Bar Block Party!

Tonight in Music

Last Chance to Win Refused Tickets

Good Morning, News!

Win Tickets to Cat Power

Umm... That Reality Show About Conjoined Twins Debuts Tonight?

Tonight in Music

Republican Platform Would Strip Federal Funds From Tuition Equity

SL Letter of the Day: Kinky Needs

Eat Your Cocktail

Obama's Trash-Talk and Other Delights

Chelsea Peretti Gave Me Face Fatigue

Blogtown's Poster of the Week

RNC, Night 1: Dance of the Tokens

Live-Action Oregon Trail Game Coming to Oregon

Tonight in Music

Siren Nation Festival Announces 2012 Music Lineup

This Yum Yum Video Is Both Sexy and Nerve-Racking

A New Menomena Song, Called "Capsule"

Good Morning News!

Introducing the Mercury's 2012 TBA Blog!

Save the Pearls: A Dystopian YA Romance Series in Blackface

Lunchtime TV: The Mindy Project

Good Morning, News!

This Week's Mercury Music Section

It's Happening Tonight!

Spoken For

Today in Bears Shaving their Crotches

A Peek into the Mercury Editorial Process

All the Doctor Who News That Can Fit in a TARDIS or Something!

Good Morning, News!

It Was Really Smart of Romney to Put a Congressman on the Ticket

Good Morning, News!

Newly Married Straight Couple Invites Gay Couples to Have First Dance at Wedding Reception to Protest Marriage Inequality

Tie-Dye, Hair, and Leather: What the ZZ Top Concert Looked Like

Sins of the Ice Cream Shop

Hecklevision: Batman & Robin! Tonight! Here's Your Last Chance to Win Tickets!

Leslie Knope Terrible Impersonations Supercut, Guv'nah! (Because She's British!)

Win an Immersion Pass to TBA:12!

Paul Ryan Says "Forcible Rape" Was Just "Stock Language"

New Casino Certainly Embodies the Spirit of Oregon

Good Morning News!

TBA's Food Lineup Features Portland Celeb Chefs and "Blind-Tasting Bingo"

Do the HUMP!

Re: City of Books

Draft Plan Calls for Citywide Skate Helmet Law and Ban on Skating SW Hills After 10PM

Book Reviews for Sale

Romney Campaign Won't Let Reporters Ask Questions About Abortion or Akin

The Master Continues to Make Xenu Cry, Will Screen in 70mm in Seattle

NE Broadway is Getting Tropical Again

Wiener Fun!

Groups Continue to Fight Coal Exports

Enjoy Your Sad, Last Week of the Free Rail Zone

Scientific Evidence that Black Licorice Is Worse Than Red Licorice

Not Invited to Sauvie Island's Nude Beach: Barbed Wire

It's Happening Tonight!

Getting a Jump on Halloween—Yes, Halloween. I Said It. "Fall."

So What's Next for Hecklevision?

BREAKING: Timbers Tap Porter As New Head Coach

Tonight in Music

Coming to a Neighborhood Near You: 20 MPH Speed Limits!

IS RYAN GOSLING IN PORTLAND?!?!?!?!11?J5$

SL Letter of the Day: Ground Rules

You Might Have to Run, Hide, and Fight If You're Somewhere You Can't Have a Gun

SL Letter of the Day: Homosexual Implication

Here, Have a Bunch of Free Image Comics

Good Morning, News!

AAAAAAAHH! Hecklevision: Batman & Robin is TOMORROW!

Convention Diary: The Ron Paul Delegates Disrupted the Convention This Afternoon

SL Letter of the Day: So I Married a Fag Hag

Bad Blood XIII Reading Tonight

Inspire Your Employees... Via the Medium of "Rap"!

The Breaking Bad Chitty-Chat Club!

"A Cat Knows What Anarchy Is"

Kask Bartender Wins (Another) Free Ride Out of State

Two Republicans Do Something Racist Enough to Get Them Bounced from the Republican Convention

Another Reason Why Limeys are the Worst People in the World

Tonight in Music

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

BREAKING NEWS: Mitt Romney Makes Joke

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

This is Maybe Going Too Far.

The Republican Guide to Female Anatomy

Lord Has a Very Good, Free New EP

Which Would You Rather Watch at 10:30 PM on a Monday Night?

Stupid, Stupid Babies: Head Bangin' Babies

Last-Minute Hecklevision Blogtown Meet-Up!

Canoodle News!

Dear The Newsroom: I Hate Myself For Loving You

Convention Diary: Tampa Is Red, White, Blue, and Black

Move Over, "Tall Bike"—Now There's "Tiny Bike."

One Day at a Time

The Week in Review

Savage Love & Sex

Savage Love

Broken Up