Get Back in My Eyeholes, Tears!
Jerry Lewis shines in the manipulative Max Rose. by Wm. Steven Humphrey WHILE EVERYONE REMEMBERS Jerry Lewis’s hilarious youth with comedy partner Dean Martin, less is said about his flings with...
View ArticleAngus Scrimm: The Antithesis of a Horror Monster
Remembering the man behind Phantasm. by Edmund Stone THIS SATURDAY, September 24, the Hollywood Theatre is screening the classic horror film Phantasm. Unfortunately, I won’t be in Portland that...
View ArticleSady Doyle Dives into the Wreck
Trainwreck deconstructs our obsession with suffering women. by Megan Burbank BRITNEY SPEARS became human to me in 2007. Until her very public breakdown that year, Britney had seemed like a robot built...
View ArticleHere is Dame Darcy, Your Comics Queen
The world is catching up with her—just in time for The Meat Cake Bible. by Suzette Smith {{image:3, align:right, width:200}} LAST JANUARY, Angoulême, the second largest comics festival in Europe, made...
View ArticleThe Gun Show Won’t Be a Hit with Everyone
But it starts a crucial conversation about America. by Joshua James Amberson IN COHO’S PRODUCTION of The Gun Show, the fourth wall is down, the script is onstage, the playwright is in the audience,...
View ArticleEverything as Fuck: Supernatural, Part 2
Part two of Ian’s Santana Supernatural series. by Ian Karmel The following is the second in a four-part series examining the lasting impact of Carlos Santana’s electrifying album Supernatural,...
View ArticleI, Anonymous
"It was the first time in my life I was attracted to a bus driver."IT WAS the first time in my life I was attracted to a bus driver. I got on the #6 bus. She had purple hair, rainbow-reflective...
View ArticleThrough the “Eviction Mill”
As the housing crisis worsens, landlords have a friend in the county court. by Thacher Schmid WHEN ELENORE WILLIAMS' family of seven moved into a new apartment in 2013 and found it infested with...
View ArticleHall Monitor—The True Price of Hales’ Police Deal
City Council supports spending $6.8 million for cops, but it’ll cost you more. by Dirk VanderHart AFTER MONTHS of push and pull, Mayor Charlie Hales found a sweet spot last week with a dollar figure:...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
“Learn about how Portland became Portland!” PORTLAND 101RE: Mercury Editor-in-Chief Wm. Steven Humphrey’s introduction to “The Newcomers’ Guide to Portland 2016” [Feature, Sept 14]. “Here’s the thing...
View ArticleRue La La
Satisfying small plates In Buckman. by Andrea Damewood FOR MORE THAN four years, New York Times food critic Pete Wells has been singing my favorite song: Don’t give me a “small plate” that’s meant for...
View ArticleConquering Sommelier Anxiety Disorder with Brent Braun
Conquering sommelier anxiety disorder with Brent Braun. by MJ Skegg Sommelier anxiety is a common condition, judging by the pages of advice on the internet about how to speak to the gatekeepers of...
View ArticleKick Out the Jams
In pursuit of Portland’s classic jukeboxes. by Santi Elijah Holley IT CAN USUALLY be found in the darkest corner—standing like a loner with its back to the wall. It’s not the first thing you see when...
View ArticleBurden of Proof? Naw…
by Anonymous The Republicans have smeared the Clintons so much over the past 20+ years that's it's actually having an affect on so-called liberals. But here's the thing: NOTHING'S EVER BEEN PROVEN....
View ArticleWhere Are You?
by Anonymous We were best friends in high school. I moved away for a few months for college but when I moved back you had completely dropped out. We were both at weird places in our lives at that...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Another Black Man Shot by Cops, Ammon Bundy's Bankroll,...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Hear voices I don’t want to understand, my car keys are jingling in my hand, my high heels are clicking towards your door. LET'S GO TO PRESS.Another...
View ArticleBad Ass Bartender
by Anonymous If you're a bartender that thinks you're better than your patrons, I won't drink there. Ever. If you're a bartender that thinks you're smarter and have more power so you talk down and...
View ArticlePeople Hate
by Anonymous I'm sick of people. Call it misanthropy or misophonia. Call it what you will. There's too many people on the planet. Inconsiderate, hateful, self centered, disrespectful people. Don't...
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR THE 12TH ANNUAL HUMP! FILM FESTIVAL!
by Dan Savage The Pacific Northwest's biggest, best, and only amateur porn film festival returns in November!What is HUMP!? It's a festival featuring five-minute-or-less films that run the gamut from...
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Cleaning the Slate with Johanna Warren
by Ciara Dolan JOHANNA WARREN Gemini I is based on tarot cards, and the next one’s based on Chutes & Ladders!Allyce AndrewBRITISH OCCULTIST, magician, and mountaineer Aleister Crowley was infamous...
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