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Vol. 13, No. 22
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News
Trouble in the Road
Depressing Data Shows Crashes Have Spiked at "Bike Box" Intersections
by Sarah Mirk
Occupy: Case Dismissed?
Will Right to Jury Trials Spell End to Protesters' Charges?
by Nathan Gilles
Hall Monitor
Smith Chased out of Town?
by Denis C. Theriault
Music
"I'm Not One of the World's Great Thinkers"
A Chat with Noel Gallagher
by Andrew R Tonry
From Havana to the 15th Ward
Calexico Crosses the Border
by Ryan J. Prado
Remembering the Rainbow
Dio Disciples Keep the Legend Alive
by Aris Hunter Wales
Group Therapy
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez on Sharing
by Mark Lore
Our Extended Interview with Noel Gallagher
Now Even Longer!
by Andrew R Tonry
Up & Coming
This Week's Music Previews
Movies & TV
Red vs. Blue
Split: A Deeper Divide
: Yep! America's Screwed!
by Erik Henriksen
So Chaaaahming
The Fabulous Hagiography of
Diana Vreeland
by Marjorie Skinner
Like Father, Like Son
Step Up to the Plate
: A Family Restaurant Changes Hands
by Alison Hallett
Drunk-odile Dundee
Wake in Fright
: A Lost Aussie Nightmare
by Ned Lannamann
A Galaxy Not So Far Away
Turkish Star Wars
: The O.G.
Phantom Menace
by Ben Coleman
Film Shorts
In Which We Hit It and Quit It
Geek Out
E.T. Is Pissed!
by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli
Where's Madea?
Alex Cross
Is...
Blrrrrrgggh
.
by Ned Lannamann
Food and Drink
Signature Hospitality
Cibo: Marco Frattaroli's Shining Second Act
by Chris Onstad
This One's on the House
Portland Cocktail Week Buys Us Another Round
by Clare Gordon
Books
Peep Show
Gabrielle Bell's New Collection Makes Voyeurs of Us All
by Alison Hallett
Comics, Not Commercial Breaks
The Projects Is a Different Kind of Comics Festival
by Matt Stangel
Kid World
Down the Rabbit Hole
: Even Drug Barons Have Kids
by Alison Hallett
Dancing About Architecture
David Byrne, as Well as Anybody, Addresses
How Music Works
by Ned Lannamann
Theater & Performance
Portland Playhouse's
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The President's Skinny Jeans Could Be Tighter
by Alison Hallett
All Jane, No Dick
Showcasing Female Comedians in a Male-Dominated Field
by Alison Hallett
Feature
Desperation Row: 2012 Election Endorsements
The 2012 Election: Unpopular Ideas and Candidates Hungry for Your Love
by the
Mercury
editorial board
Voting Cheat Sheet
Clip and save!
Worst Mayors Ever
Top Five Reasons to Still Be Excited About Voting for Barack Obama
I, Anonymous
Canvas My Ass
by Anonymous
Blogtown
Sweet Debate Tweets! (Ann Coulter Edition)
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Ballots Have Mailed! Everybody Freak Out!
by Sarah Mirk
This Is a Serious Question: Who Are You Writing in for Mayor?
by Denis C. Theriault
Throw Your Hands In The Air Like You've Got Two Questions To Ask
by Alex Falcone
Mitt Romney Supporter Donald Trump Will Bravely Unearth the Obamas' Divorce Papers Tomorrow
by Paul Constant
Matt Bors Kickstarts
Life Begins at Incorporation
by Alison Hallett
Your Fave Internet "WTF" Moments...
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Fritz Wants to Pry More Budget Power from Mayor's Claws
by Denis C. Theriault
Cry, Clare Danes! Go On! CRYYYYYYY!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Drunk Jeff Goldblum Better Than Sober Jeff Goldblum
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Laura Gibson Goes Down by the Riverside
by Ned Lannamann
Deweywood
by Marjorie Skinner
Two Days After Discovering It, I Am Still Delighted by the Kanye Wes Tumblr
by Erik Henriksen
A Peek into the
Mercury
Editorial Process
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Jefferson Smith Bares His Soul—Maybe a Little Too Much
by Denis C. Theriault
Occupy Trials Put on Hold: DA Takes Fight to Supreme Court
by Nathan Gilles
American Distillers Fest Warms Up Downtown
by Clare Gordon
Tagg Romney Wishes He Could've Tagg'd President Obama
by Paul Constant
Listen to All of Peter Broderick's New Album
by Ned Lannamann
The New Dolorean Song That's Been All on the TV
by Ned Lannamann
Good Morning News!
by Sarah Mirk
A Return To Positivity: 5 Things I Actually Liked In the Last Week
by Alex Falcone
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
Today in "You Are So F*cking Old":
Smells Like Teen Spirit
, The Sitcom
by Alison Hallett
Good Morning, News!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Sesame Street
Sez "Cease & Desist" to Sexy Big Bird
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Natural Born Elegance
by Marjorie Skinner
Rush Limbaugh Calls Candy Crowley a Terrorist
by Paul Constant
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
I'm Glad Richard Nixon Will Never Call Me with Condolences
by Paul Constant
Good Morning, News!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Tonight in Music
by Courtney Ferguson
Good Morning News!
by Sarah Mirk
Politics: If You Don't Laugh You'll Cry ... So Why Not Laugh?
by Temple Lentz
Tonight in Music
by Courtney Ferguson
Whatever the Fuck
Holy Motors
Is, I Want to See It
by Erik Henriksen
Deeper Into Other Worlds: An Interview With Sammy Harkham
by Jacob Schraer
Try a Little Harder, Erik.
by Alison Hallett
BREAKING: A Roach is On My Neck!!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
All Jane No Dick Continues This Weekend
by Temple Lentz
Comics Underground! Tonight!
by Erik Henriksen
Mitt Romney, the Man of a Thousand Faces, Tried to Put on an Obama Mask. It Didn't Go Well.
by Paul Constant
Younger People Likelier to Identify as LGBT, People of Color Likelier to Identify as LGBT, LGBT People Are On Average Poorer, Women Likelier to Identify As LGBT...
by Dan Savage
North Vancouver's LV's Twelve-22 Will Close its Doors
by Sarah Mirk
WE MAKE #3
by Marjorie Skinner
Whaaaaat Portland Has an Eastside?!
by Sarah Mirk
It's Not Just the Business Model That's Killing Print
by Goldy
Hales Wants to Start Collecting Big Checks from Unions
by Denis C. Theriault
It's Halloween! (Keep Your Tits In)
by Marjorie Skinner
And I Was Just About to Drop to One Knee and Thank God...
by Dan Savage
All Jane No Dick Opens Tonight!
by Temple Lentz
Tonight in Music
by Courtney Ferguson
New Poll! Mayor Sam Adams vs. the Actual Mayoral Candidates
by Denis C. Theriault
Blogtown's Poster of the Week
by Courtney Ferguson
The Best Political Analysis You'll Read All Day
by Paul Constant
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
Watch the FINAL Prez Debate with the
Mercury
! TONIGHT!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Tonight in Music
by Courtney Ferguson
Go Underwater with a Chilly Hey Lover
by Ned Lannamann
Seen in Westmoreland
by Courtney Ferguson
Alternate
Alex Cross
Taglines
by Ned Lannamann
Prudie and I Both Agree On This
by Dan Savage
On Sunday, I watched Nine Hours of Amateur Porn
by Sarah Mirk
This Week's
Mercury
Film Section
by Erik Henriksen
Waterproof
by Marjorie Skinner
Good Morning News!
by Sarah Mirk
Win Tickets to HUMP 2012!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Premiere: Nucular Aminals - "Family Barber"
by Ned Lannamann
NE Portland Benefits for the Nest
by Clare Gordon
On the Town with Dale DeGroff
by Marjorie Skinner
The Project: A New Kind of Comics Fest
by Alison Hallett
Win Tickets to Crystal Castles
by Ned Lannamann
JesusWeen?
by Dan Savage
The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
The Walking Dead
Chitty-Chat Club!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Clowning Donald Trump's Last Act of Clownery Before the Election Is a Sad Clown Moment
by Paul Constant
Win Tickets to Dan Deacon
by Ned Lannamann
Will Ferrell's Swedish Old Milwaukee Beer Commercials
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Four Portland Mayors Who Are Worse than Charlie Hales or Jefferson Smith
by Sarah Mirk
Red Fang's European Tour Video
by Ned Lannamann
It's Happening Tonight!
by Alison Hallett
More New Music from the Memories
by Ned Lannamann
Want to Win $300? I Bet I Know Someone Who Doesn't
by Marjorie Skinner
BodyVox does
BloodyVox: Fresh Blood
by Jenna Lechner
Cocktail of the Week: The Gardenia Club
by Clare Gordon
The
American Horror Story
Chitty-Chat Club!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
SL Letter of the Day: Crossing Over
by Dan Savage
Community
: It's October 19th... in Our Hearts
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Tonight in Music
by Courtney Ferguson
Premiere: Cars & Trains - "We Are All Fire"
by Ned Lannamann
Good Morning, News!
by Denis C. Theriault
Either Romney Was Lying to GOP Base During the Primaries...
by Dan Savage
Psyched for Romney's Free Birth Control Plan!
by Sarah Mirk
The Final Debate: Songified for Your Pleasure!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Mr. Man
by Marjorie Skinner
Roller Derby Weekend: GNR vs. Seattle, Rookies vs. Salem, Rosebuds Playoffs
by Courtney Ferguson
Kings of Cascadia
by Brian Gjurgevich
Obama's Pension
by Eli Sanders
The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o' the Day!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
SL Letter of the Day: Buttpons
by Dan Savage
Fritz Pulls Back on Plan for City Budget Office
by Denis C. Theriault
Occupy Portland Ad Blitz: Turning Buses, Trains into Movement's Sistine Chapel
by Denis C. Theriault
Bowery Bagels: Kimchi Cream Cheese?
by Alison Hallett
Binders, Women, and Lies
by Erik Henriksen
"The candidate I'm voting for is not even Christian. He's Mormon."
by Dan Savage
Even David Fincher Sucks at Adapting Videogames
by Erik Henriksen
SL Letter of the Day: Suddenly Soft
by Dan Savage
Trailer for
the New Shane Black Movie
Iron Man 3
by Erik Henriksen
Have You Seen These Cryptic Construction Site Poems?
by Sarah Mirk
Next Month: Hitchcock Fest at Cinema 21!
by Erik Henriksen
Sold Out
The New Old FASHIONxt
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
Sheep to St. Johns Bridge
by Anonymous
I Witnessed a Murder......
by Anonymous
Assholes of Portland, I Don't Care How You Commute
by Anonymous
Flakey Cakes
by Anonymous
Magical Minivan Asshole Time Machines
by Anonymous
Overdue Apology
by Anonymous
CADILLAC DRIVING DOUCHE
by Anonymous
Violence on the Bus
by Anonymous
Screw You, You Greedy Pigs
by Anonymous
Dear Postal Service-Using BREEDERS...
by Anonymous
Brothers in Harm
by Anonymous
Dear Horribly Maneuvering Entitled Commuter
by Anonymous
Freebox Season is Over
by Anonymous
Camelot or Dante's? A Poll!
by Anonymous
Dearest Meat Pylon
by Anonymous
Yes, You Know Everything
by Anonymous
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
Truth and Consequences
by Dan Savage
I Love Television
I Love Television™
The Great Manipulator
by Wm. Steven Humphrey