Sleeping Beauties' Vital American Punk
Their self-titled debut is poetic in its disgusting flourishes. by Andrew R Tonry "IT STARTED as a way not to die," says Hart Gledhill of Portland's Sleeping Beauties. "It started as a way to kill...
View ArticleJeff Goldblum Is the Savior of Planet Earth
Jeff Goldblum: Resurgence > Independence Day: Resurgence. by Erik Henriksen TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX did not screen Independence Day: Resurgence for critics, probably because the film is so good it...
View ArticleStarring Dr. Ian Malcolm as Himself
Ian Malcolm should have his own TV show. Here are some ideas! by Elinor Jones IMISS Dr. Ian Malcolm. Another brainiac, Frasier Crane, lived a full second life after Cheers with Frasier. The biggest...
View ArticleHow to Talk Like Jeff Goldblum
Can you talk like Jeff Goldblum? Spoiler: No. by Andrew Wright THE PROBLEM with writing about Jeff Goldblum's speech patterns is that the things that make them so distinctive—the spoken italics, the...
View ArticleJeff Goldblum's Psychosexual Power
It Will Hold You in Its Thrall by Megan Burbank IFIRST SAWINDEPENDENCE DAY in 1998, during Christmas vacation. It was while watching satellite technician David Levinson save the world from...
View ArticleThe Day We Thought Jeff Goldblum Died
It was the saddest day in history. by Suzette Smith IT WAS FRIDAY, June 26, 2009. It was morning. We were all reeling from the previous day's devastation—the death of Michael Jackson—when news outlets...
View ArticleYour Very Own Jeff Goldblum Paper Doll!
Featuring stylish looks from Jurassic Park, The Life Aquatic, Buckaroo Banzai, and The Fly! by Jeannette Langmead Download the PDF here and print from home! [ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the...
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Jeff Goldblum: The Ultimate Filmography of Our Greatest Living Actor
Jeff Goldblum... from A to Z! by The Portland Mercury Jeff Goldblum Appreciation Society Adam Resurrected (2008)"What's that?" you say. "I've never heard of a Jeff Goldblum movie called Adam...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Portland Superintendent Retires, Hillary Goes on...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! There's no escape. I can't wait. I need a hit. Baby, give me it. You're dangerous. I'm loving it. LET'S GO TO PRESS.Portland Public School...
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Fact: Everything the Rock Touches Turns to Gold
by Erik Henriksen "Oh yeah, I'm big into 'corns," says Bob Stone (Dwayne Johnson), who's wearing a t-shirt with a unicorn on it and is delighted to talk about the magical creatures. He's also happy to...
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The Rise of Canna Bullies
by Josh Jardine Alena Paulus"That's the thing about people who smoke weed," said a friend to me recently. "They are some of the most laid-back, easygoing people I've ever met."We were talking about...
View ArticleHouse Democrats are Holding a Sit-In About Gun Violence
by Heidi Groover My colleagues & I have had enough. We are sitting-in on the House Floor until we get a vote to address gun violence. https://t.co/rTqrPifuUz— John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) June 22,...
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A New City-County Homelessness Office Is Officially Coming Next Month...
by Dirk VanderHart This is how a Joint Homeless Office would work. Sort of confusing.Budget deficits have been a hot topic at Portland City Hall lately. But they took a backseat this morning, as...
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Trump's Latest Speech is the World's Worst All-Company Meeting
by Matt Baume Donald Trump's penis addresses a crowd in Sacramento.Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.comDonald Trump talks about running the country like a businessman as if that's a good thing, but this...
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Everything as Fuck: Grow Up, America
by Ian Karmel Imagine having your entire existence as an American dictated by fear. Not real fear, either. Boogie Man fear. "I need a night light" fear. Fear of gay people receiving equal standing in...
View ArticlePortland Slow
by Anonymous Go back to where you came from? HAHAHAHA! Why in the world would anyone go back to where they came from when their goal was to move to a place for a better lifestyle? Here’s a thought for...
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NYTimes Prints Clueless Op-Ed By Stupid LGBT Gun-Fondler
by Dan Savage Nicki Stallard, a spokeswoman for Pink Pistols, an LGBT gun group, has an oped in today's NYT.Since the attack in Orlando, Fla., many L.G.B.T. groups have been calling loudly for laws...
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For First Time Since the Mosier Derailment, Oil Trains Will Again Be Sent...
by Doug Brown Mosier, Oregon, on June 3ODOTJust weeks after a section of a 96-car oil train derailed and exploded in Mosier, Union Pacific has confirmed oil trains will soon resume their path through...
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Portland Will Vote on a Pot Sales Tax in November. Here Are the Details.
by Dirk VanderHart Add a pot sales tax to all the other taxes you're juggling these days, Portland. The Portland City Council voted this afternoon to refer a 3 percent sales tax on recreational...
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Good Morning, News: Pot Tax, Eugene Bills Trump, and Excited Icelandic...
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. Please enjoy these links that I've carefully curated for you. Among other proposed taxes, the Portland City Councilvoted yesterday afternoon to put on the...
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