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The Righteous Pathnew
Alice Smith heeds the call.
The Portland Mercury |
Jalylah Burrell |
03-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cold Shivernew
Beach House, meet your new friend, reverb.
The Portland Mercury |
Rob Simonsen |
03-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beach House, Devotion
Get Free, Die Tryingnew
Defining the indefinable Saul Williams.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
03-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Saul Williams
For the Love of Moneynew
Lydia Millet's sixth novel, How the Dead Dream, opens with an unforgettable image: A young boy named T. is so entranced by money that he purses coins in his mouth, as if to absorb the currency's mysterious power.
The Portland Mercury |
Chas Bowie |
03-06-2008 |
Fiction
Life is Agonynew
Xiu Xu brings the pain.
The Portland Mercury |
Jenny Tatone |
03-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Xiu Xiu, Women as Lovers
Born Againnew
Panther's got a brand-new bag.
The Portland Mercury |
Andrew Tonry |
03-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Another Anti-Gay Initiative Filed in Oregonnew
Less than a month after same-sex couples started registering as domestic partners under a state law that lets them enjoy the same state rights and responsibilities as their married opposite-sex counterparts, anti-gay activists filed an initiative to repeal the law.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
03-06-2008 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Portland's WiFi Cloud Headed Toward Evaporationnew
In the summer of 2006, the city partnered with Silicon Valley start-up MetroFi and launched a free wireless internet service. The WiFi network was supposed to cover 95 percent of the city by August of 2008. The problem is, the project is all but dead.
The Portland Mercury |
Jonathan Shapiro |
03-06-2008 |
Tech
Tags: WiFi, computers & technology
Was a Portland Cop Fired for Snitching?new
Officer Lindsay Hunt is planning to sue the city over allegations she was effectively terminated in retaliation for "snitching" on an officer who was supposed to be training her.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
03-06-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Slack Onnew
When recovering slacker Kennedy gets a high-paying job in the marketing department of a major record company, he sees his coolness finally validated. Then he started work.
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallett |
02-28-2008 |
Nonfiction
Creepy Not Scarynew
Not quite good enough to be entirely interesting and not quite scary enough to be... well, all that scary, Duma Key is a weird book.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
02-28-2008 |
Fiction
On the Roadnew
Although Bonneville is only the second film directed by Christopher N. Rowley, he managed to woo some classy ladies into this post-menopausal road-trip romp.
The Portland Mercury |
Marjorie Skinner |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Bonneville, Christopher N. Rowley
Ron Burgundy Plays Basketballnew
The once-hilarious Will Farrell has found his shtick, and it is this: Dress up in outdated clothes, slap on a ridiculous wig, and act befuddled and loud.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Kent Alterman, Semi-Pro
Sex and Sensibilitynew
The Other Boleyn Girl's sordidly fictionalized account of the love triangle between Anne Boleyn, her sister Mary, and Henry VIII seems perfect for a gleefully trashy Hollywood period piece -- all ripped bodices, knowing glances, chamber clothes, and that looming, inevitable axe drop.
The Portland Mercury |
Zac Pennington |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
Once More With Feelingnew
There are numerous highlights to Real Emotional Trash, the new album from Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, but I'd wager the most striking one is that the album will not make you long for a Pavement reunion.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
