BLAZERS—When I was a kid, I’d load up EA’s Bulls vs. Blazers and the NBA Playoffs and rewrite history; Terry Porter always scored 70 points a game, and Michael Jordan won nothing. Hopefully tonight, when the Blazers take on the Chicago Bulls, they can bring a video game to life better than, say… Street Fighter […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
FILM—In 1971, a 27-year-old released his first feature film. It was produced by his pal Francis Ford Coppola, it starred a young Robert Duvall, and it offered a dark, unfo gettable vision of the future—a vision that looks more like American reality now than American science fiction. Tonight, you can see THX 1138 on the […]
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Good Morning, News!: A Staffing Change, a Mali Update, and More Problems at Lewis & Clark
It’s going to be a sunny weekend, Blogtown. Let’s have some news! Gov. Kate Brown is switching things up on her staff. She fired her top aid, Brian Shipley, and replaced him with Kristen Leonard. An African American student on Friday was assaulted at the Lewis & Clark Campus. Officials don’t know if it’s related […]
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It’s Happening This Weekend!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 COMEDY—The hysterical performers of the 3rd Floor sketch comedy troupe are throwing in the sweaty towel after 20 years and 33 productions. But not without a bang in their last show, The 3rd Floor XXXIII: The Final Chapter. I might even call it a whizz-bang with such featured themes as “beef ghosts, […]
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Watch Ian Karmel and Ron Funches on Conan!
Guys! It was like a Portland homecoming on last night’s Conan when beloved ex-hometown comedian Ron Funches and also beloved ex-hometown comedian (and current Mercury columnist!) Ian Karmel dropped by to drop some hilarious comedy. Check out Ian’s set (which contains loads of Portland shout-outs), and the love fest that went on between he and […]
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Good Morning, News: Propaganda Scribbles, Poop Evidence, and Fewer Journalists in Portland
The police force of Stanfield, in Eastern Oregon, is made up of four people. Two of them are being investigated for wrongdoing. One of them was recently fired. Sorry, Stanfield! Overlook Park, like parks all over the city, would typically have its restrooms locked and its water spigots turned off right now, as winter sets […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
COMEDY—One of SNL‘s longest-running cast members, Tim Meadows has created such memorable characters as The Ladies Man Leon Phelps and Perspectives host Lionel Osbourne—and tonight he’s stretching his legs into the world of stand-up comedy. Hilarity is practically ensured! WM. STEVEN HUMPHREYHelium Comedy Club, 1510 SE 9th, Thurs 8 pm, Fri-Sat 7:30 & 10 pm, […]
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Ben Stein: Obama Hates America Because He’s “Part Black”
RawStory: The actor and former Nixon speechwriter appeared Monday on Newsmax TV, where he told host Steve Malzberg yesterday that President Barack Obama was a “bad joke” and a “very real danger to America,” reported Right Wing Watch. Stein, who has described the president as “anti-white” and questioned his background, speculated Obama actually hated the […]
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Christmas, The Night Before, and “Every Drug in the Whole World”
THE NIGHT BEFORE Along with Die Hard, this is the only Christmas movie worth a damn. “There’s such a thing as trying too hard, and with The Night Before I thought what would be cooler than just showing up and being with my friends, making each other laugh and having a blast, which is exactly […]
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Jessica Jones Debuts Tomorrow—the Reviews Are In!
Courtesy Netflix Comic book geeks unite! The highly anticipated Netflix/Marvel jam Jessica Jones debuts tomorrow (Fri, Nov 20) on Netflix at 12:01 am, and as usual, you can binge watch the entire first season if you have absolutely nothing better to do with your time. (I hope you do… but at least watch a couple […]
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Good Morning, News!: Protesting Racism, Housing Homeless, and Free Parks Admission
It’s really wet out there, Blogtown! Let’s have some news. Hundreds of Lewis and Clark students on Wednesday staged a sit in demonstration to protest racism on campus, specifically threatening statements made on social media app Yik Yak. Each year the after a campus event called “The Race Monologues” there is apparently similar racist backlash. […]
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Brooklyn Is Unapologetically Sentimental, in the Best Way
At Last! Saoirse Ronan Isn’t Wasted!
At last! Saoirse Ronan isn’t wasted!