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Print Edition for the week of
May. 1 - 7, 2008

Vol. 8, No. 49
Marc Searcy

News

Trial Effort

Portland to Get Pilot Mental Health Court

by Matt Davis

In Other News

Hall Monitor

Opposites Detract

by Amy J. Ruiz

Teed Off

NE Neighbors Battle Golf Course Rezoning

by Jonathan Shapiro

The Status Quo Can Suck It!

Our 2008 Primary Election Picks

by Portland Mercury's Editorial Board

God Loves Fags

Oregon's Anti-Gay Initiative Effort on Verge of Failure?

by Amy J. Ruiz

In the Shadows

Minor Details

by Matt Davis

Bait and Switch

Voters Are Lining up to Register as Democrats—But Will They Stick

by Andrew R Tonry

Sweep This

Homeless Set up Protest Camp at City Hall

by Matt Davis

Music

Once More With Feeling

Nurses

by Andrew R Tonry

Our Town Could Be Your Life

Local Music News

by Ezra Ace Caraeff

UP & COMING

Berlin Wall of Sound

Ellen Allien Embodies the Sound of Her City

by Ava Hegedus

Primal Scream

The Feral Music of Dark Meat

by Ezra Ace Caraeff

Don't Call it a Movement

Minus the Bear Has Been Here for Years

by Ryan J. Prado

Sing for Me

Bodies of Water Lift the Noise

by Rob Simonsen

Film

FILM SHORTS

Iron and Whine

My Only Iron Man Complaint? He's Not Drunk Enough!

by Erik Henriksen

Geek Out

A One-Way Ticket to Liberty City

by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli

This Week on Television

Lost Lives

Two Girls, One Life Before Her Eyes

by Marjorie Skinner

Werner Herzog Hates Penguins

Just Kidding—He Loves Penguins!

by Erik Henriksen

Made of Honor

A Succinct Review for the Discerning Cinephile

by Marjorie Skinner

Election Day

A Succinct Review for the Discerning Cinephile

by Amy J. Ruiz

Portland Documentary and eXperimental Film Fest

A Succinct Review for the Discerning Cinephile

by Erik Henriksen

A Tori Spelling Interview, Sort Of

Also, Kiss the Bride Is a Terrible Movie

by Kiala Kazebee

Food and Drink

Happy Hours

Divot Dilemma

Down the Flavor Hole at Jáce Gáce

by Patrick Alan Coleman

Visual Art

Roger Ballen

by Chas Bowie

Books

Northline

by Willy Vlautin
(Harper)

by Alison Hallett

All the Sad Young Literary Men

Keith Gessen
(Viking)

by Ned Lannamann

Theater & Performance

Nobody Here But Us Chickens

by Alison Hallett

Employee of the Week

Lulu Sharpe
Alchemist

Lulu's Chocolates
luluschocolate.com

by Viva Las Vegas

I, Anonymous

Plain Jane Penis

Sold Out

Coveting the West End

by Marjorie Skinner

One Day at a Time

The Week in Review

by Ann Romano

New Column!

Walter Haskill is White and Straight

Letters

Letters to the Editor

Savage Love

Company Ink

by Dan Savage

Extras

City Poised to Sue Sho Dozono

Officials Plan to Take Mayoral Candidate to Court Over Unpaid Back Rent

by Amy J. Ruiz

I Love Television

i♥television™

Man in the Iron Man Mask

by Wm. Steven Humphrey