AltWeeklies Wire
Remember the Brilliant Steve Martin?new
Martin's slim new memoir, Born Standing Up, covers his stand-up years, and thankfully it's a lot more interesting of a story to tell than a facile tale of perseverance and cheap hotel rooms.
The Portland Mercury |
Chas Bowie |
12-13-2007 |
Nonfiction
Visine, Pleasenew
Epic and ambitious -- sometimes overly so -- Mass Effect's most notable characteristic might be its ability to convince you that you really only need an hour or two of sleep a night.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
12-13-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Fresh Prince vs. Vampire Zombiesnew
I Am Legend is at its best when it's most poetic or frightening: An unabashed horror flick.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Francis Lawrence, I Am Legend
A Moment with This Moment in Black Historynew
It's easy to assume that a band name like This Moment in Black History is the work of a few trust-funded white hipster kids, tongues firmly planted in their cheeks, fishing for some desperately craved attention. They aren't.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Soda Pop Kids' Perfect Popnew
The Kids aren't a party band; the Kids are a party.
The Portland Mercury |
Viva Las Vegas |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Teen Bop Dream, The Soda Pop Kids
Of Hollywood, Bruce Lee, and MC Hammernew
Far be it from me to declare that an entire genre of film is dead, but shit, the reels that make up Finishing the Game would probably be just as useful as a tombstone on mockumentary's grave.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Hedriksen |
12-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Finishing the Game, Justin Lin
God is Deadnew
Just kidding. He's fine. But in a predictably spineless move, all direct references to religion have been dropped from The Golden Compass.
The Portland Mercury |
Allison Hallett |
12-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Chris Weitz, The Golden Compass
Eux Autres on Christmans Songs and Old Timey Baseballnew
It's pronounced ooz-oh-tra, by the way.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
12-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cold City, Eux Autres
Wet Confetti Becomes Reporter -- Kind ofnew
Back in May, when Wet Confetti ended its six-year run, the members decided that breaking up the band didn't mean an end to their relationship. So they changed their name, their sound, and started the whole thing back up again under the moniker Reporter.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
12-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: reporter
Julia Wild West Housenew
Homeless Day-Access Center's Drug Problem
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-29-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Howard's Beginningnew
Neighborhood activist jumps into Council race.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
11-29-2007 |
Politics
Citizens' Patrolnew
Cyclists to Cite Unsafe Drivers
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
11-29-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Where Are the Cops?new
Sluggish Recruitment Puts Public at Risk
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
English Speakers, Meet Tetsuo Miuranew
More than four decades after its original release, Miura's novel has been translated into English for the first time, introducing Western audiences not only to one of Japan's most revered writers.
The Portland Mercury |
Chas Bowie |
11-29-2007 |
Fiction
Mario: He's-a Inna Space!new
I've got good news: Super Mario Galaxy is all that and a powerup that turns you into an anthropomorphic bee.
The Portland Mercury |
Earnest 'Nex' Cavalli |
11-29-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
