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Aug. 30 - Sep. 5, 2012

Vol. 13, No. 15
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News

The Right Kind of Help

City Takes Another Step Toward Easing Cops out of the Suicide Business

by Denis C. Theriault

The Great Skate Debate

City Weighs Plan to Require Helmets, Ban Night Skating

by Sarah Mirk

Keep on Zoobombing

Portland's Irrepressible Bike Group Marks 10 Years

by Sarah Mirk

Hall Monitor

The Fight for a Night's Sleep

by Denis C. Theriault

In Other News

Music

Nights of Future Passed

Chromatics Kill for Love

by Ned Lannamann

Shades Off

Beyond Mott with Ian Hunter

by Ned Lannamann

Sheer Force of Will

Bruxa's Fatalistic Jams

by Christina Broussard

Up & Coming

This Week's Music Previews

Movies & TV

Bootlegging for Fun and Profit

Blood and Booze in John Hillcoat's Lawless

by Erik Henriksen

Hey, Killer Joe!

Where You Goin' with That Gun in Your Pants?

by Jamie S. Rich

Robot Dreams

Robot and Frank: A Robot! And Frank Langella!

by Erik Henriksen

Mike Birbiglia Is a Real Person

Storytelling, Night Terrors, and Sleepwalk with Me

by Alison Hallett

Summer's Over

To Live and Die in Oslo

by Jamie S. Rich

Film Shorts

In Which We Hit It and Quit It

Geek Out

Recycled Goods

by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

Food and Drink

Hidden in Plain Sight

The Comforts of Home at Luce

by Chris Onstad

Visual Art

Augmented Realities

Techne Rendered Dawn's Digital Craftsmanship

by Matt Stangel

Books

In a Country of Fathers

Jonathan Evison's The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving

by Alison Hallett

Stranger in a Strange Land

Prophet Is Weird! Like, Really Weird.

by Erik Henriksen

C:\HACKER\RUN

Hacking History with Wizzywig

by Erik Henriksen

Fall Ill Medicine

The Body Poetry of Carrie Seitzinger

by Jacob Schraer

Feature

Time After Time

The Mercury's Guide to TBA's 10th Year

by Alison Hallett

African Dance

Nora Chipaumire on Displacement, Exile, and African Identity

by Jenna Lechner

Digging Up the Present

The US Debut of Mexican Theater Company Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol

by Noah Dunham

Get Help

Life Coaching with Andrew Dickson

by Sarah Mirk

Pop Art

Gob Squad Reworks Andy Warhol for the Facebook Era

by Matt Stangel

Bringing Up Bucky

Sam Green and Yo La Tengo Collaborate on The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller

by Matt Stangel

Totally Terrifying Women

A Glut of Actually Scary Females from Cinema

by Courtney Ferguson

The Thing of It All

Refocusing TBA's Visual Art Programming with End Things

by Matt Stangel

Other Voices, Other Rooms

Spotlighting Japan's Avant-Garde in Voices and Echoes

by Matt Stangel

Democracy on the Big Screen

Big Art Group Brings The People to Portland

by Noah Dunham

TBA or Not TBA?

Can You Spot the Real TBA Events?

by Erik Henriksen

Online Relationship Management

Claire L. Evans and the Digital Heart

by Dylan Meconis

Crackpot Cookery

Thu Tran's 420-Inspired The Yes and No of Blacklight Food

by Jenna Lechner

I, Anonymous

Training Day

by Anonymous

TBA

Win an Immersion Pass to TBA:12!

by Alison Hallett

Blogtown

Roller Derby Recap: Portland vs. Minnesota, Eugene

by Courtney Ferguson

I Guess I'm Going to See Clint Eastwood Tonight, You Guys

by Paul Constant

SL Letter of the Day: Marriage, Maybe?

by Dan Savage

Trailer for Ben Wheatley's Sightseers

by Erik Henriksen

This Week's Mercury Film Section

by Erik Henriksen

SL Letter of the Day: Free Spirit, My Ass

by Dan Savage

O They Will Know We Are Christians...

by Dan Savage

Angus MacGyver Has Lessons to Teach Us All

by Erik Henriksen

This Year's Jackpot Records Film & Music Fest

by Ned Lannamann

Last Chance for Tickets to Elizabeth Cline

by Marjorie Skinner

Yesterday in PDX: Skeleton in a Poncho

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Good Morning, News!

by Denis C. Theriault

Council Passes New Skate Law, Banning Skateboarding at Night in SW

by Sarah Mirk

Three Action Movie Recommendations!

by Erik Henriksen

It's Happening Tonight!

by Courtney Ferguson

A Bad Lip Reading of... Twilight!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

It's Happening Tonight!

by Courtney Ferguson

Design Week Portland Is Live!

by Marjorie Skinner

Girls' Lena Dunham Dating That Guy Who Does That Terrible Song

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Layoffs Hit Portland's Art Institute, Communication Apparently Fails

by Marjorie Skinner

An Old Man Arguing with His Imaginary Friend

by Erik Henriksen

Today in Badass Ping Pongery

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Lunchtime TV: The New Normal

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Interviews with Homeless Portlanders

by Alison Hallett

This Was Uncalled For

by Dan Savage

Activists Stage Funeral For TriMet Bus Lines

by Sarah Mirk

The Breaking Bad Chitty-Chat Club!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

RNC Diary Day 2: The Wholesome Kid with the Lying Mouth

by Paul Constant

That'll Teach You for Offering Your Opinion!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Kubrick and the One-Point Perspective

by Erik Henriksen

The Biggest Nerd Prom in the Northwest: A PAX Dispatch

by Joe Streckert

This Week's Mercury Music Section

by Ned Lannamann

With "Street Seats," City Turns Public Parking Spots into Private Cafes

by Sarah Mirk

Lunchtime TV: Revolution

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Win Tickets to David Byrne & St. Vincent

by Ned Lannamann

The Rock: A True American British Hero

by Erik Henriksen

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

The Best Thing the University of Oregon Has Ever Produced

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Some Things You Can't Unsee

by Sarah Mirk

Good Morning, News!

by Nathan Gilles

Yes, We Know a Gawker Writer Wore Our T-Shirt. You May Now Kindly Stop Writing to Tell Us About It

by Denis C. Theriault

Terrible YouTube Rap Video About Pimping Kept Out of Court Case Against Alleged Pimp

by Sarah Mirk

RNC Diary Day 3: Triumph of the Willard

by Paul Constant

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

Seen Under the Hawthorne Bridge

by Courtney Ferguson

Your Weekly Reminder that RUN-DMC Made the World a Better Place

by Erik Henriksen

The Takedown Calls for Local Chefs

by Clare Gordon

American Horror Story Spoiler Alert!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Good Morning, News!

by Denis C. Theriault

Koreans Make The Best Toys

by Kelly O

Project Leather

by Marjorie Skinner

Good Morning, News!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

This Week's Cover

by Scrappers

I Met Special Agent Dale Cooper! Or, Marjorie and I Went to the Portlandia Press Junket

by Courtney Ferguson

Among Others Wins Hugo for Best Novel

by Alison Hallett

Good Morning News!

by Sarah Mirk

POLL: Mayoral Candidates' Facebook Photos Face-Off

by Alex Zielinski

Online Relationship Management

by Alison Hallett

Sorry, GOP! No Ronald Reagan Hologram for You

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Luck-One & Dizz: "Get. Your. Money." feat. Tope & Epp

by Ned Lannamann

"Beards for Breasts" Photoshoot Leads to Standoff on Burnside Bridge

by Sarah Mirk

Scuffles, Pepper Spray, Cops, and Plea for More Volunteers at Last Thursday

by Denis C. Theriault

Portland Fashion Week Becomes "FASHIONxt"

by Marjorie Skinner

A Modern Dance Analysis of the Arrested Development "Chicken Dance"

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Are We Better Off Than We Were Four Years Ago?

by Eli Sanders

Finally, a Pen for the Laaaaadies!

by Sarah Mirk

KEXP's MusicfestNW Daytime Shows Are Free and All Ages

by Ned Lannamann

Andrew Sullivan on What Obama Needs to Do This Week

by Dominic Holden

Give Paul Ryan a Break!

by Erik Henriksen

Good Morning, News!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

Blogtown's Poster of the Week

by Courtney Ferguson

SL Letter of the Day: License to Cheat

by Dan Savage

Happy Birthday, Beyonce!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Portland vs. Colorado—High-Pitched Live Blog Action!

by Brian Gjurgevich

It's Happening Tonight!

by Alison Hallett

What "Portland Institution" Turns Ten this Week?

by Sarah Mirk

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

DNC Diary: The Full Force of the Republican DNC "Counteroffensive"

by Paul Constant

Tonight in Music

by Courtney Ferguson

DNC Night One: The Night That Was

by Paul Constant

Reality Has a Reality Bias

by Paul Constant

Portland Cello Project to Perform Radiohead's OK Computer

by Ned Lannamann

Demimonde Set to Fly Solo

by Marjorie Skinner

SL Letter of the Day: Don't Give Up So Quickly

by Dan Savage

The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

CONDEMN or ALLOW: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

by Erik Henriksen

Mayor Pitches Plan to Give West Hayden Island to the Port

by Denis C. Theriault

Police Cite 50 Cyclists on NE Broadway

by Sarah Mirk

Good Morning News!

by Sarah Mirk

Timbers Match-Day In The Life

by Brian Gjurgevich

Lying Liars and the Television Critics Who Enable Them

by Dan Savage

Sold Out

Elizabeth Cline and Overdressed

by Marjorie Skinner

One Day at a Time

The Week in Review

by Ann Romano

The Week in Review

by Ann Romano

New Column!

Letters

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

I, Anonymous Blog

To the Cowardly Assholes of Portland

by Anonymous

Trail Nix

by Anonymous

Fuck You, Timbers Fans

by Anonymous

There is Hope in a Haircut

by Anonymous

How Real Life Works

by Anonymous

On Behalf of the Ladies

by Anonymous

Get Cancer and Die Already

by Anonymous

Thanks for the Pain, Trimet

by Anonymous

Does Portland Need a New Sign for This?

by Anonymous

Bearded Burnside Bridge Beard-iots

by Anonymous

Just Say No to Rugs

by Anonymous

In Solidarity and Protest of the Opening Band

by Anonymous

Savage Love

Sleep with the Sharks

by Dan Savage

I Love Television

I Love Television™

Happy Self-Induced Coma Week!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey