AltWeeklies Wire
Bump It or Dump Itnew
Council wrestles over budget surplus.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
11-15-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Revisionismnew
"Mistakes were made" in eye-stabbing case.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
For the Kidsnew
Youth testify on OLCC's all-ages proposal.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
11-15-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
The James Chasse Jr. Filesnew
Even though it will be almost two years before a jury is scheduled to sit down and rule on the case, the pre-trial hearings in what could be Portland's most controversial cop lawsuit ever are already heated.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Portland Shells Out $500,000 for Police Sniper Victimnew
The city is likely to pay that record amount to the family of Raymond Gwerder this week. He was shot in the back without warning by a police sniper while he was on the phone to a hostage negotiator in November 2005.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Southland is a Non-Funny Laff Riotnew
If there was ever a director in dire need of a studio muzzle (as well as arm and leg shackles), it's Richard Kelly.
The Portland Mercury |
Wm. Steven Humphrey |
11-15-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Kelly, Southland Tales
Beowulf: Cooler Than 10th Grade English!new
Director Robert Zemeckis' vision of the Old English epic is mostly notable for two things: (A) It's all CG, and (B), it features a naked Angelina Jolie.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
11-15-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Beowulf, Robert Zemeckis
Tony Hawk's Proving Groundnew
There've been like a billion iterations of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater since (okay, more like 11... still, that's a shit-ton of videogames), and the series' dominance has largely been unchallenged. Till now.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
11-15-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
The Velvet Teen's Albatrossnew
Seemingly every review manages to reference the same band (it starts with "radio," ends with "head"), claiming the two are of the exact same ilk, with the Teen aping more than just a similar-sounding lead singer.
The Portland Mercury |
Rob Simonsen |
11-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cum Laude!, The Velvet Teen
Isis Celebrates a Decadenew
Isis began life in Massachusetts; a few years later, Isis packed up and traversed the continent to Los Angeles.
The Portland Mercury |
Tobias Carroll |
11-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: In the Absence of Truth, Isis
Michael Mann, Meet Starsnew
Stars are the first band to remind me how good instrumental pop used to be, which is weird, since there are plenty of vocals on their albums.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
11-15-2007 |
Reviews
Dragging an Ox Through Water Navigates Noise and Popnew
Live, Brian Mumford is a mesmerizing performer, able to consistently win over diehard noise aficionados as well as pop purists with a single song.
The Portland Mercury |
Cary Clarke |
11-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Music and Mythology of M.I.A.new
It was up to M.I.A. to prove that she wasn't a fluke, and she did just that with Kala, a global journey of underground dance, weaving together samples from the Clash, guest spots from Nigerian rappers, cues from Bollywood soundtracks, seizure-inducing album art, and quasi-political phrases
The Portland Mercury |
Chas Bowie |
11-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Strike?! What's a TV Columnist to Do?new
I'm forming a NEW union called the TV Critic and Watchers Guild (TCWG), and we're going to start making a few demands of our own!
The Portland Mercury |
Wm. Steven Humphrey |
11-15-2007 |
Movies
'Famous Writers School' Offers Chucklesnew
Steven Carter's novel zooms in on the fictional correspondence between an inept Famous Writers teacher and his three ragtag pupils.
The Portland Mercury |
Chas Bowie |
11-08-2007 |
Fiction
