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Check Out a Track from Wolf People's Live at Pickathon
by Ned Lannamann Yesterday the folks at Pickathon announced the next two releases in their "Live at Pickathon" vinyl series, in which each side of a full-length LP features a performer recorded live...
View ArticleToday in Biggie Smalls/Barney the Dinosaur Mashups
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey We've featured some amazing mashup work in the past (such as this terrific version of Notorious B.I.G.'s "Hypnotize" as performed by Earl Sinclair from the show Dinosaurs), but...
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Do You Have Free Tickets to See Rob Zombie in Auburn?
by Ciara Dolan FacebookFollowing a recent class-action lawsuit against Ticketmaster for allegedly "deceptive" fee descriptions, if you bought concert tickets through the company between 1999 and 2013...
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Drool Over These Tacos 'n' Tequila Photos
by Bri Brey Remember Saturday? Man, Saturday was great. Mostly because I wasn't sitting at this desk, but also because it was Tacos 'n' Tequila! One of the Mercury's famous chow-down, drink-up events....
View ArticleThis Video of a Flying Bouncy House Crashing into Power Lines Proves There is...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey ... because how else is he going to prove he loves us?Video of bounce house as it flies into high tension linesin Town Of Niagara pic.twitter.com/VIQfYPqkOm— Niagara Co.Fire...
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Donald Trump Has Been Accused of Rape in a Federal Lawsuit
by Megan Burbank I really didn't want to use a portrait. This seemed like the best alternative.Neelix via Wikimedia CommonsHere's Gothamist:A federal lawsuit filed Monday in New York accuses...
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Good Morning, News: Blow Pony, A Baby on LSD, and Trump's RNC Speakers
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. Here are those links you've been waiting for. Blow PonyThis week's feature story, out in print yesterday, is about queer dance nights Blow Pony and Bearracuda...
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The Infiltrator Review: Now That's Some Grade-A Cranston!
by Andrew Wright It may be impossible to completely screw up an undercover cop movie, with the very nature of the premise guaranteeing some vicarious hopscotching over the morality line. Judged on...
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Lemonade Gets Four Emmy Nods; Plus Other Less Accomplished Shows Do, Too
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey YOU ARE GODDAMN RIGHT Beyonce's Lemonade—AKA the greatest work of art so far this century—got four Emmy nominations, because it is damn near perfect. Lemonade's four nods...
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Local Comics Creators Kelly Sue DeConnick and Matt Fraction Discuss Their...
by Ben Coleman When you’re in the home of the author of a book called Bitch Planet, subtlety isn’t the order of the day.Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De LandroMilkfed Criminal...
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Note to Moving Companies: Maybe You Shouldn't Screw Over Beloved Comedians?
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Burgess and Braunohler: REVENGE!!!If you're a moving company, you shouldn't be screwing over people as a general practice. But when you're a moving company that screws over a...
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This is Why Talking Ghostbusters Is Such a Pain in the Ass: A History of How...
by Bobby Roberts August, 2014:Ghostbusters is reported by film industry gossip site Deadline as a full-on reboot of the series (such as it was), starring women, directed by Paul Feig. Its existence is...
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Portland's New Funniest Person is Nariko Ott
by Megan Burbank Well deserved.Courtesy Nariko OttLast night, Nariko Ott was crowned Portland's Funniest Person in Helium Comedy Club's annual event, winning the title most recently held by Amy...
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Oh Cool, Donald Trump's Reported Running Mate is the Original "Defund Planned...
by Megan Burbank UPDATE, 4:40 pm: Donald Trump has postponed his VP announcement, initially slated for tomorrow, following an apparent terrorist attack in Nice, France. Multiple news outlets...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Crazy Soon-To-Be-Ex-Girlfriend
by Dan Savage So I'm having this problem with my girlfriend. She is very jealous of my ex and this is making our relationship a nightmare. My ex is currently going to Harvard and she was top of her...
View ArticleA New Game!
by Anonymous I came up with a new game. Anyone that lives in a house that receives mail can play! It's called Fuck with the Developer! When you receive one of those letters from developers wanting to...
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Good Morning, News: Another Massacre in France, Impending Springwater...
by Dirk VanderHart French officials have feared and even predicted an attack of the very kind that struck Nice. https://t.co/RP4xPa2Hhq— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) July 15, 2016It's Friday, which...
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Things To Do This Weekend!
Things to do for Jul 15-17 by Bobby Roberts Remember that old Sesame Street story, The Monster at the End of This Book? This week is kind of like that book, in that there's a monster show in the form...
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Say What You Will About the Sharknado 4 Trailer—At Least They Crush Carrot...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey By this point you're probably saying to yourself, "What can the Sharknado franchise show me that I haven't seen already?" Well, you've seen stars Tara Reid and Ian Ziering...
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Here Is a Picture of a Wiener Dog That Is Going to Die
by Ciara Dolan Todd Solondz is notorious for mercilessly toying with his characters like some kind of sadistic puppeteer—the dude wrote Welcome to the Dollhouse, okay? In the filmmaker’s latest,...
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