http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2012/11/15/the-mercury-no-longer-invited-to-review-shows-at-portland-center-stage Comments On: The <i>Mercury</i> No Longer Invited to Review Shows at Portland Center Stage by Alison Hallett en-us Copyright 2013 Portland Mercury. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Portland Mercury readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Portland Mercury. webmaster@portlandmercury.com (Portland Mercury Webmaster) Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
Ouch, will you please leave my butt alone? ALREADY SO SORE.

@TylerInCMYK
That's exactly what we've debating since yesterday. So I wrote a blog post about that! Check it out!

@ Everybody
Thanks for joining us! GOODBYE.
Posted by Wm. Steven Humphrey]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:56:30 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by The Showstopper]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:51:05 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by The Showstopper]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:48:51 -0800 Portland Mercury
PCS: We're thinking about pulling our ads.
Merc: Why?
PCS: You don't review us, and when you do, it's negative.
Merc: We review 80% of the shows you put up, and you're batting about .500 actually.
PCS: Not good enough. Your writers can't come to our shows, and we're pulling our ads.

It's a rather uncomplicated chain of events.
Posted by Bobby Roberts]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:20:28 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by UseSomeCommonSense]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:58:23 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by TylerInCMYK]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:35:06 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Todd Mecklem]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:01:30 -0800 Portland Mercury
Because they're upset that their ad buy doesn't extend to the editorial section of the paper. It's pretty clearly stated in the post.
Posted by Bobby Roberts]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:00:55 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Commenty Colin]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:45:26 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by cat & beard]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:22:14 -0800 Portland Mercury
You lost points for failing to put "reviews" in disdain-quotes.
Posted by Commenty Colin]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:21:54 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by KateHolly]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:20:58 -0800 Portland Mercury
Regardless, be honest: do you really think all PCS shows are good?
Posted by TSW]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:18:57 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by overit]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:55:13 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Will Radik]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:49:08 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Chapa Cikala]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:49:02 -0800 Portland Mercury
Theater vs. theatre
There is no difference in meaning between theater and theatre. Neither has any special definitions. Theater is the preferred spelling in American English, and theatre is preferred virtually everywhere else.

Some American writers do make distinctions—for instance, that theater is a venue while theatre is an art form, or that theater is a movie theater while theatre is a drama venue—but these are preferences, not rules, and they are not consistently borne out in real-world usage.

FASCINATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by human in training]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:38:36 -0800 Portland Mercury
it's either, at least according to the folks at 'new oxford american'.....

theater |ˈθēətər| *(also theatre)*
noun
a building or outdoor area in which plays and other dramatic performances are given.
• (often the theater) the activity or profession of acting in, producing, directing, or writing plays : what made you want to go into the theater?
• a play or other activity or presentation considered in terms of its dramatic quality : this is intense, moving, and inspiring theater.
Posted by human in training]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:34:27 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Chuck Garabedian]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:30:10 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Yup]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:28:39 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Euphonius]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:22:10 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Jonathan Owicki]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:19:57 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by lol]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:11:06 -0800 Portland Mercury
I have never reviewed a show without seeing the whole thing.
Posted by Alison Hallett]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:50:45 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by lolll]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:50:36 -0800 Portland Mercury