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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Conflict of Interest / Drunk The Old Gold Lets Double Mountain Brewery Have Its Way with Their Tap Handles
Posted by Ned Lannamann on Wed, May 22, 2013 at 11:14 AM
Conflict-of-Interest Pony requires us to point out the connection between North Portland watering hole the Old Gold and the Portland Mercury—the bar was built on the burial ground of all our former music editors, or so the legend goes—but Beer-Drinkin' Burro also insists that we tell you about the awesome thing they've got planned for tomorrow with Double Mountain Brewery.
When the Old Gold first opened its doors back way back in 2011, the first drink they sold was Double Mountain's Vaporizer. It's been a staple of their taps ever since. And tomorrow, May 23, starting at 4 pm, the Old Gold is letting the Hood River brewery take over several of their taps, which means four Double Mountain beers will be pouring at all times. I'm told they'll have some super rare beers that you won't be able to get anywhere else in Portland, plus food specials, as well as OG's customized whiskey pairings. If you're looking for a beer tomorrow, you know where to go.
The Old Gold, 2105 N Killingsworth, Thurs May 23, 4 pm-close
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Conflict of Interest / Cops Ducklings: Friend to Criminals and Scofflaws the World Over
Posted by Dirk VanderHart on Wed, May 15, 2013 at 3:14 PM
Here's what our friends at Portland Police Bureau public relations have been whipping up today. I'm not even being judgmental. This pleases me.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Conflict of Interest / Artsy Win Tickets to Inspired By!
Posted by Alison Hallett on Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 11:57 AM
I've got a pair of tickets to give away to tonight's fundraiser for Action/Adventure Theatre, the fine folks responsible for the popular shows Fall of the Band, Troll 2: The Musical, and Late Night Action with Alex Falcone.
Action/Adventure invited local writers like Chelsea Cain, Ian Karmel, and Live Wire's Courtenay Hameister to create an original piece of flash fiction, and then handed each piece off to a performer or ensemble who was challenged to create an original work inspired by the writing.
Tonight's show will feature readings followed by short performances; performers include Atomic Arts (Trek in the Park), Trip the Dark, Portland Experimental Theater Ensemble, and the duo behind the recently debuted musical Water Man, who've created an original mini-musical just for tonight.
Plus, music from everybody's favorite nerd-pop duo The Doubleclicks! (They're the best.)
To win a a pair of tickets to tonight's show, email me with "Inspired By" in the headline by 2 pm today; I'll contact the winner shortly thereafter. Tickets will also be available at the door, $12-15, and online here.
Inspired by is tonight at the Secret Society Ballroom, 116 NE Russell, 8 pm.
(Full disclosure: I have a gajillion conflicts-of-interest with this show, most notably that my boyfriend organized it.)
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Conflict of Interest / Books Publishers Weekly: American Savage One of the Best Books of the Summer
Posted by Dan Savage on Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 9:44 AM
Former Arkansas Governor and gay-marriage opponent Mike Huckabee has called you “unnecessarily rude, vile, and angry.” Agree or disagree?
I think I’m necessarily rude, vile, and angry. Mike would be too if people were going around describing his marriage as an abomination and his love for his spouse as sick, sinful, and perverse. That would piss Mike Huckabee off. No one is saying that to Mike Huckabee, but Mike Huckabee is saying that to me.Have you ever felt that being less...
Less pugnacious? Less of an asshole?...might serve your cause better?
This is who I am, and this is how I speak and write and feel. I am, like a lot of LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender] people, past the point of feeling obligated to be flawlessly and faultlessly polite at all times to people who say that I am an abomination. Yeah, maybe I say it in a more vulgar fashion. A movement for social justice needs all types; if you want a kind, hand-wringing, polite response to a Mike Huckabee, that’s what Human Rights Campaign press releases are for.
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Comic Books / Conflict of Interest Win a Pair of Tickets to Tomorrow's Comics Underground
Posted by Alison Hallett on Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 10:14 AM
[This blog post brought to you by the Mercury's Department of Self Promotion.]
- Will Eisner, from Last Day in Vietnam
Every couple months, Mercury Senior Editor Erik Henriksen and I put on an event called Comics Underground, which combines live performance and comic books and booze and fun. For this month's show, we're partnering with Dark Horse Comics for a special Will Eisner-themed edition of Comics Underground, in conjunction with other Will Eisner Week celebrations organized by Dark Horse.
All of the guests at tomorrow's show will be reading stories from Will Eisner's Last Day in Vietnam. The lineup is... pretty good.
• MATT FRACTION, architect of the Marvel Universe, writer of The Invincible Iron Man, and creator of the beloved high-concept spy comic Casanova.• BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, yet another architect of the Marvel Universe, writer of Ultimate Spider Man and creator of the beloved superhero noir comic Alias.
• MICHAEL AVON OEMING, a creator and artist on numerous projects including the Eisner-winning series Powers.
• DYLAN MECONIS, creator of the brainy historical graphic novel Family Man and the vampire-themed spoof Bite Me.
• KELLY SUE DECONNICK, writer of a number of Marvel Comics titles, including the well-received Osborn miniseries and Avengers Assemble.
• ERIK NEBEL, creator of War and Peace: The Comic, which is just what it says it is.
We're pretty excited. I'll put a random Blogtown reader on the list with a plus one—just email me by 4 pm today with "Eisner" in the subject line, and I'll email you back if you've won.
Or, if you'd like to see the show the old fashioned way—by exchanging dollar bills for entertainment—it's a mere $3-5 sliding scale at the door.
Comics Underground is tomorrow (Thurs March 7) at the the Jack London Bar (529 SW 5th) at 8 pm. $3-5, and doors open at 7:30. We suggest getting there then if you enjoy things like "sitting down" and "being able to see."
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Comedy / Conflict of Interest Alex Falcone vs. Portland's Manliest Men
Posted by Alison Hallett on Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 2:44 PM
Mercury contributor Alex Falcone had a pretty meaty role on the new episode of Portlandia—he plays the pen-spinning editor pitching a story about Portland's Manliest Man.
The amazing thing about this clip—in which Alex plays a character clearly based on Wm. Steven Humphrey, Steve pitches that Manly Man idea like EVERY WEEK—is that last night on Alex's live local talk show Late Night Action, he actually did interview Portland's Manliest man. In Alex's interview with chainsaw-wielding mascot Timber Joey, we learned that Joey's ridiculously manly past includes lumberjackery (?), rodeo-ing (?), and professional rugby playing (that one's for sure a word). Oh, and he recently got into yoga.
Bobby Roberts was also on the show, talking about his new podcast Welcome to That Whole Thing, and the 47 members of Harlow and the Great North Woods played a great set. The highlight of last night's show for me, though, was seeing Britney Spears' "Toxic" as performed by a spot-on Liza Minnelli impersonator. Did you guys know Portland has a really good Liza Minnelli impersonator? We do!
Tonight's the last night of Late Night Action's current run. (It'll be back at some point.) My conflicts-of-interest with this one run pretty deep—starting with Alex being a Mercury contributor, ending with my boyfriend helping to produce the show—so maybe I'm not your most reliable witness, but I think it's a super fun little show with a great mix of comedy, music, and interesting local guests. Tonight, former Mercury reporter/current dead-to-us Bitch online editor Sarah Mirk. And Liza's back! The show's at 9 pm tonight at Action/Adventure Theatre, 1050 SE Clinton. Tickets are here.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Conflict of Interest What Should I Ask Sarah Mirk and Timber Joey?
Posted by Alex Falcone on Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 2:29 PM
- www.portlandtimbers.com
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Comic Books / Conflict of Interest / Books What Should I Ask a Comic Book Editor and Best Selling Author?
Posted by Alex Falcone on Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 9:59 AM
Last week I actually asked Matt Zaffino and Erik Henriksen some questions from you guys during my live talk show Late Night with Alex Falcone, and it went surprisingly well. I mean, I didn't ask the blowjob questions, but the ones I did ask were great. This week I'm going to give you another chance AND as an added bonus I'm going to give away TWO TICKETS to my favorite question. E-mail me your questions here and I'll notify the winner by noon tomorrow. Both shows are this weekend at Action/Adventure Theatre (1050 SE Clinton St).
Friday night at 9pm I'm interviewing NY Times best selling author Chelsea Cain. What would you ask somebody who writes thrillers set in Portland? (Also the Doubleclicks are playing. Squee.)
Saturday at 10:30 I'm interviewing Scott Allie of Dark Horse Comics. What questions do you have for somebody working on the Buffy comic book series?
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Conflict of Interest / Events CHAD Chats: It's Just Like "TED Talks"—Except it's Kind of the Opposite, and Called "CHAD Chats"
Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 1:44 PM
GUYS! I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in a very fun project this coming Thursday (Jan 31) at 8:30 pm at the Jack London Bar. It's called "CHAD Chats"—and if you're unfamiliar with it, it's a bonafide hoot! A parody of the parody-ripe TED Talks series, it's a bunch of power-point lectures on a bunch of satirical, absolutely ludicrous subjects. And this time around, the topic is "SPACE!" and it's stacked with very funny performers including Andrew Dickson, Scott Rogers, B. Frayn Masters, Danny Norton, Whitney Streed and organizer Mykle Hanson.
Oh, and ME, too! The title of my presentation is "Murdering Monkeys and Robots Today Will Save the Future of Tomorrow Then"—which everybody thinks is satirical, but actually is not. It actually MAKES A LOT OF SENSE, and you can see why if you attend CHAD Chats this Thursday! It's only $7 in advance, and $10 at the door. For more info, hit these blue words. Hope to see you there!
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Friday, January 18, 2013
Comedy / Conflict of Interest Conflict of Interest Alert: My Live Talk Show Starts This Weekend
Posted by Alex Falcone on Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 10:14 AM
Hey, guys. I just wanted to let you know about this gigantic conflict of interest that we're going to have starting this weekend. Tonight and tomorrow night at 9pm, my Conan-style talk show called Late Night Action w/ Alex Falcone is returning for its second season at the Action/Adventure Theater (1050 SE Clinton). The Mercury is sponsoring it, several writers are guests, and my name is on the show so it's a violation of journalist ethics for me to tell you to get your tickets here.
Because of the involvement of the paper, it's impossible for me to write an unbiased review about the show (which runs Fridays and Saturdays through February 9) and how awesome it is, especially the way it focuses on Portland news, celebrities, bands, and comedians.
Consider this your official warning that going to see Late Night Action w/ Alex Falcone this weekend is a total violation of my journalistic ethics. So is this image which shows the our guest schedule:
Friday, January 11, 2013
Conflict of Interest / Books So Blurb Me Maybe?
Posted by Dan Savage on Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:29 AM
I haaaaaaate writing blurbs for books—I hate being asked to write blurbs—so I'm not asking any writers I know to blurb my new book. (You can preorder that shit now.) I've decided to be the change I want to see in the publishing world while we still have a publishing world to change. But when I tweeted that I wasn't asking for blurbs—because I can't bring myself to do it—my followers started blurbing my new book anyway. Without reading it first. Now, most people who blurb books have the decency to read the book; failing that, most have the decency to at least pretend that they've read the book. But there have been times when writers have blurbed books they didn't even read.
Not me, of course, because I'm too Catholic for that shit. Also, what if you blurb a book you didn't read and the author announces in the last chapter that he's a white supremacist or something?
But now I'm thinking about using blurbs for my new book—available for preorder now—from people who haven't read it. So blurb my new book in the comments or blurb me on Twitter using the #blurbsavage hashtag. Maybe your blurb will wind up on my dust jacket!
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Comic Books / Conflict of Interest Win Tickets to Comics Underground!
Posted by Erik Henriksen on Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 3:25 PM
- From Modest Medusa by Jake Richmond
Hey! Alison and I do this thing! We're doing one tonight! You should come! Via My, What a Busy Week!...
BASEMENT NERDS—Comics Underground is Portland's most fun comics event—and I'd say that even if it weren't hosted by the Mercury's arts and film editors. This month, artists Colleen Coover, Jen Vaughn, and Jake Richmond will pack the place to read new work and partake of stiff drinks. Fun art, good people, and ready availability of delicious Reuben sandwiches! SM
Jack London Bar, 529 SW 4th, 8 pm, $3
Tonight's is going to be great, and because I just had a rare burst of generosity and goodwill toward mankind (this might have something to do with the skull-shaped bottle of vodka that showed up on my desk this morning), I'm going to give away a pair of tickets to tonight's show. To enter to win, email me no later than 4 pm today, and make sure the subject line of your email is "Underground." I'll pick a winner at random at 4, then email them back. Have at. See you tonight.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Conflict of Interest / Podcast The Last cortandfatboy Show. SAD PANDA FACE.
Posted by Courtney Ferguson on Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 9:59 AM
- Thomas Wilson
Blaurgh. I have the SADs now. The last cortandfatboy podcast is on December 7. For almost 10 years, Cort Webber and Bobby "Fatboy" Roberts (conflict of interest alert: Fatboy is the Mercury's calendar editor) have put out extremely funny audio content, first on the old-timey radio and for years now on their five-times-a-week podcasts. With a curated selection of Portland's funniest people (god, I will miss Wednesdays with Live Wire!'s Courtenay Hameister and Fridays with the Oregonian's Mike Russell), the duo made me laugh more consistently than any other source in town, in Hollywood, or in the podcastverse. Not just a great one-stop shop for funny, their local news and sundry geekery from all points beyond was top-fucking-notch.
Here's what Fatboy has to say about pulling the plug:
It seemed like a good time to go. Not to say we're even remotely in the realm of these two shows, but if given the choice, we'd rather be Cheers than The Simpsons, you know? So to everyone who still actually cares about our show: Thanks. And sorry. But mostly thanks, for everything.
They're still doing the podcast as usual until December 7, so get the goodness while you can. cortandfatboy have long described their show as "mediocre," but this is the furthest thing from the truth on this sad day for Portland's earholes.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Comic Books / Conflict of Interest Comics Underground! Tonight!
Posted by Erik Henriksen on Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 9:59 AM
- From "Easy" by Leia Weathington and Erika Moen
Ah, the "Conflict of Interest" tag. My favorite tag on Blogtown!
Here's what Sarah Mirk wrote about tonight's Comics Underground in My, What a Busy Week!
DRUNKEN COMICS—Six excellent comics artists present new work tonight at the semi-regular boozing event Comics Underground (hosted by the Merc's Alison Hallett and Erik Henriksen). Head past the pool tables to the Rialto's basement bar to hear from artistic ne'er-do-wells Matt Bors, Jeff Parker, Erika Moen, and others. SM
Jack London Bar, 529 SW 4th, 8 pm, $3, 21+
That's all true! It's going to be a good one: Erika Moen and Leia Weathington are presenting a pervy sex comic, Jeff Parker and Ben Dewey are gonna do a Planet of the Apes comic, Lucy Bellwood has a charming story about sailing adventures on the high seas, and Pulitzer-nominated Mercury contributor Matt Bors has all sorts of razor-sharp political stuff for your eye- and ear-holes. I also have it on good authority there will be monkey masks, so that should be terrifying. Doors open around 7:30 and it fills up quick, so get there early. More info here.
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Theater / Geek / Conflict of Interest / Horrors Get Your Tickets to see The Lost Boys!
Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 1:44 PM
Conflict of interest? YOU BETCHA. But it's a conflict you want to know about!
Guys! I'm very honored to be in the upcoming theatrical production of The Lost Boys: Live!—playing every weekend this month over at the IFCC theater (5430 N Interstate)! If you were a fan of last year's mega-hit Road House: The Play, it's produced and written by the same peeps AND stars many of the same people, including Sweat's Shelley McClendon, Michael Fetters, and Andrew Harris, plus Tony Marcellino (The Liberators), Ted Douglass (3rd Floor), as well as sketch artists Jed Arkley, Tynan De Long, and more! Plus it's directed by The Liberators' John Breen and co-written by Courtenay Hameister! WOW. Wotta lineup!
Oh, and sure, I guess there's ME. But those other guys are exactly 73 percent funnier than I am—so if you think I'm funny, then GREAT! If you don't, that's still an extremely high percentage of funny.
Wanna come? GET THOSE TICKETS FAST, this one is gonna sell out lickety-split. Here are the deets:
The Lost Boys: Live!
Weekends in October, starts Friday, Oct 5
Ethos/IFCC Theater, 5340 N Interstate
$18
Find out more info here, and if for some sad reason you're unfamiliar with what's known as the greatest teen vampire classic filmed in 1988, here's the original trailer for The Lost Boys! Hope to see you there!
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Conflict of Interest / Film Oni Press Presents The Big Sleep at the Hollywood
Posted by Alison Hallett on Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 2:14 PM
God, the Hollywood has just gotten so great in the past couple of years. Their programming is more varied and more accessible than it used to be, and those new theater seats are pretty dang comfortable. It's also great to see local arts organizations partnering for one-off events, and the Hollywood has embarked on a few collaborations recently: A night of programming at TBA (okay, that didn't go so well), and now tonight's screening of The Big Sleep, co-presented by Oni Press and featuring writer Jamie S. Rich, who wrote the noir graphic novel You Have Killed Me. (Conflict of interest alert! Rich is both a Mercury freelancer and my buddy, developments that post-date my review of You Have Killed Me.)
Billed as "A Night with Jamie S. Rich," tonight will include a discussion of how film noir—and specifically The Big Sleep—has influenced Jamie's work.
The screening is tonight at 7 pm at the Hollywood; tickets are $7. Details here.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Comic Books / Conflict of Interest Thursday Comics Events
Posted by Alison Hallett on Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:59 PM
There are a LOT of comics-related events going on tomorrow night, which—because I am hosting one of them—makes me feel a bit like this.
Here's a rundown:
Grendel 30th Anniversary Book Release/Art Show—I've never read Matt Wagner's Grendel series, but a number of people I respect really like it. That's at Floating World (400 NW Couch) from 6-10 pm.
Menage a Trois: Playful, Sexy and Erotic Art by 3 Talented Women in Comics with Keri Grassl, Rebecca Woods, and Erika Moen—Portland's only source for consensual adult playtime and fresh-baked cookies at midnight hosts a show of erotic comics art. Plus, it's a rare chance to see the inside of Ron Jeremy's sex club without having to buy a membership. Club Sesso (824 SW 1st), 6-8 pm
Joelle Jones & Naomi Nowak —Comics artist Joelle Jones is a good buddy of mine, so full bias admitted here, but I love her bad-girl themed vintage ad parodies. (The Old Gold needs to snag a copy of this one, don't you think?) That's at Hellion Gallery (19 NW 5th Ave, Suite 204).
Paul Tobin—Comics writer Paul Tobin turns his hand to prose with Prepare to Die!, a novel about a superhero who's given two weeks to settle his affairs. We've got a review right over here. He's reading at the Hawthorne Powell's (3723 SE Hawthorne) at 7:30 pm.
Comics Underground—And finally, Erik Henriksen and I produce a live comics performance event that this month features Matt Fraction, Sara Ryan, Ben Dewey (that's his capybara up there), and former Merc intern Suzette Smith. That starts at 8 pm tomorrow at the Jack London (529 SW 4th), underneath the Rialto, $3
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Comic Books / Conflict of Interest Tonight at Floating World: Casanova Release Party
Posted by Erik Henriksen on Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 12:14 PM
When he isn't getting pushed down hills behind Comic-Con, Portland's Matt Fraction is one of the best comics writers around. And tonight he's having a party at Floating World Comics (400 NW Couch) to mark the release of the trade paperback of Casanova: Avaritia—the final volume in his mind-bending, ridiculously beloved, super-spy comic Casanova, and a book that also boasts some fantastic art by one of my favorite artists, Gabriel Ba. In other words, Avaritia, like the previous Casanovas, is pretty much a must-read, so there you go: Do that tonight! Trans-dimensional hijinx may or may not go down!
Casanova: Avaritia book release and signing, Wed July 11, 6-8 pm, Floating World Comics (400 NW Couch)
(OH, AND WHAT'S THIS? Matt Fraction is also going to be a guest at the next Comics Underground—along with Ben Dewey, Suzette Smith, and Sara Ryan? My, what an amazing event that will be! Those people behind this Comics Underground event certainly outdid themselves this time!)
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Conflict of Interest / Media / SEX Other Advice Columnists Wonder Why They Get So Few Questions From Men
Posted by Dan Savage on Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 11:14 AM
Gee, maybe it has something to do with crap like this. (We need a term like "slut shaming" that applies in cases like this—e.g., when it's normal and healthy male sexuality and sexual expression that is being stigmatized and pathologized.)
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Friday, May 11, 2012
Comedy / Conflict of Interest Interview with a "Me": Funemployment Radio
Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Fri, May 11, 2012 at 2:14 PM
For those who aren't quite sick of "me"—or think I'm sick and want to know why I'm so sick—tune into the latest edition of Funemployment Radio, in which I'm interviewed by hosts Greg and Sarah X, who delve into my greatest secrets... such as!
• The secret, almost-never-told-before origins of the Mercury!
• How someone so unfit for this job got this job!
• What really happened between me and Courtney Taylor-Taylor!
• My grandmother strangled chickens! (I don't actually explain that.)
• Plus me riffing on a number of arcane subjects, such as hillbillies, sports are dumb, and horse handjobs.
It's actually pretty funny, and it was a fun interview. Check it out here!
Monday, April 30, 2012
Conflict of Interest / Books Jamie S. Rich's Serialized New Novel
Posted by Alison Hallett on Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 11:14 AM
Local writer/Mercury freelancer/my pal Jamie S. Rich has a handful of novels and comics under his belt—most recently, the Spellcheckers series, out from Oni Press—and he's just begun serializing his newest novel, Bobby Pins & Mary James. You can read the first 40 or so pages right over here. It's about a girl who works at a small comics publisher—territory Rich, a former editor-in-chief at Oni, has some experience with.
Jamie's also made a Spotify playlist for the book—I like it when authors do that. It's here.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Comic Books / Conflict of Interest / Cats This Is What You Are Doing Tonight: Comics Underground!
Posted by Erik Henriksen on Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 11:44 AM
From the Shameless Self-Promotion Dept.: Mercury Arts Editor Alison and I are putting on an event tonight! You should come! It's Comics Underground, and it takes place at a magical location where comic books, booze, and performance collide! By which I mean the Jack London Bar in the basement of the Rialto.
Here's the deal: We have a big projector, we have an excellent bar, and we have some of the best and biggest names in comics. Comics creators—and sometimes others—perform their work onstage and everybody has a great time. It's basically like a reading, except if readings weren't super-boring 99 percent of the time.
Tonight's guests include Hell Yeah and Glory writer Joe Keatinge (who'll be talking about one of his favorite comics, Captain Marvel, an excellent panel of which you can see above); beloved Hopeless Savages creator Jen Van Meter (who'll be debuting new Hopeless Savages material!); Jonathan Case, the artist of the Eisner-nominated Green River Killer, who'll be showing off his hilarious and delightful graphic novel Dear Creature; and Madman writer/artist/musician/charmer Michael Allred, who'll be playing live music! It's going to be a fantastic night—I am just about entirely 100 percent certain of this—and it's the perfect way to kick off the weekend of the Stumptown Comics Fest. So we'll see you there.
Comics Underground, the Jack London Bar, 529 SW 4th, 8 pm FREE, 21+
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Comic Books / Conflict of Interest / Books Last Day for Night Shade Books' 50 Percent-Off Sale
Posted by Erik Henriksen on Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 2:59 PM
Night Shade puts out some good stuff (particularly work by Paolo Bacigalupi, who I think is great, mostly because he has an utterly convincing, utterly terrifying, and I'm pretty sure utterly accurate vision of the near future), so the sale's worth checking out if you're in the market for any sort of sci-fi or horror or fantasy. You've got to buy four books in order to snag the discount, and the ones I'd recommend, IF YOU CARE, are Bacigalupi's book of short stories, Pump Six, Bacigalupi's excellent breakthrough novel The Windup Girl, and—even though I haven't read it yet—Portland comic book writer Paul Tobin's forthcoming novel Prepare to Die! (Full disclosure: I recommend Tobin's book partly 'cause I know Paul and he's a good guy, partly because his book has a fantastic title, and mostly because the guy's comics writing hasn't let me down yet. I'm curious to see what he does with a novel.)
Night Shade offers a lot more than just those picks, though. More info on the sale is here; the full catalog of Night Shade's offerings is here. Consider yourselves informed, nerds.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
$$$ / Conflict of Interest / Music CD Baby Had a Surprisingly Good 2011
Posted by Ned Lannamann on Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:29 PM
Friday, January 6, 2012
Conflict of Interest Me Doing Something with The Liberators!
Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 2:14 PM
Here's some more conflict of interest! I am very lucky to be appearing with The Liberators—hands down Portland's funniest comedy troupe—this Sunday at 8 pm at Mississippi Studios (3939 N Mississippi). They're doing this crazy thing where I get a suggestion from the audience, tell a true story about it, and then The Liberators do a series of off-the-cuff sketches about the story I just told! Even better, even if my story's not funny, The Liberators will make it funny. (So somebody suggest, "Leukemia.") Get tickets here if you'd like to see this thing!
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