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Sissyboy: A Documentary and What Ever Happened to Fannie Mae? You know Sissyboy as a nightclub act that turned traditional drag on its ear with punk rock attitude and trashy-vogue gender-fucking in every which way. Now, see them on the big screen, with a double feature of Sissyboy: A Documentary and What Ever Happened to Fannie Mae? Afterward, head to the post-screening reception to party with the cast and crew! MS Cinema 21, 616 NW 21st, $10, 9:30 PM Dolly Parton It ain't often you get to witness a country and western legend alive and in the (more than ample) flesh. Run, don't walk, to see her charming highness Dolly Parton in this concert, sure to be filled with laffs and tons of sing-along hits! I'm tellin' ya, it'll be a goldarn hoot! WSH Rose Garden, 1 Center Court, $39.50-79.50, 8:00 PM Flight of the Navigator Screening Nothing goes better with a goofy kids' movie than gorgeously heartfelt chamber pop, so tonight, as part of NW Film Center's Top Down Rooftop Film Series, you'll see a live set by one of Portland's best bands (Eskimo and Sons) AND the Disney '80s sort-of-classic Flight of the Navigator! It's outdoors on a downtown rooftop, and there's a talking spaceship, so you know what to do. NL Hotel deLuxe, 729 SW 15th, 8:00 PM

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Columns

Letters
- Are these people EVER going to stop nagging bicyclists?
New Column!
- Audition for PIZZAZZ! The Mercury's citywide talent show!
One Day at a Time
- Own a piece of Shia LaBeouf's shame!
- by Ann Romano
I Love Television
- The Summer Olympics: Boooooring!
- by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
Savage Love
- Fluids and Solids
- by Dan Savage
I, Anonymous
- I am so tired of people calling me at work and giving the world's worst excuses for not paying their utilities.
Sold Out
- Up-and-coming Portland fashion designers raise money for p:ear with Explode la Mode.
- by Marjorie Skinner
Employee of the Week
- Sky Trammell
  Business Consultant
- by Viva Las Vegas

Visual Art

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Books

A Better Angel

An excellent new story collection from the hard-working Chris Adrian.
- by Tony Perez
- Aug 7, 2008
Babylon Rolling

Amanda Boyden's novel, Babylon Rolling, foreshadows Katrina.
- by Alison Hallett
- Aug 7, 2008
Book Listings »

Theater

Best of the Best Sketch Fest

An interview with Best of the Best Sketch Fest organizer Ted Douglass.
- by Alison Hallett
- Aug 7, 2008
Cannibal! The Musical

Third Eye Theatre botches Cannibal! The Musical.
- by Temple Lentz
- Aug 7, 2008
Theater Listings »

News

Troubled Water

Environmental activists climb the Morrison Bridge to protest another bridge project—the Columbia River Crossing freeway expansion.
- by Amy J. Ruiz
- Aug 7, 2008

Selling Scientology

A former marketing guru for the religion spills the beans about Scientology.
- by Matt Davis
- Aug 7, 2008
Hall Monitor

Commissioner Sam Adams wants to hire a $35,000 consultant to make sure the César Chávez street-renaming process is "squeaky clean."
- by Amy J. Ruiz
- Aug 7, 2008
In Other News

Little flecks of news that will get stuck in your teeth.
- by Mercury staff
- Aug 7, 2008

Music

Stringed Along

The Portland Cello Project's new album marks the end of an era.
- by Alison Hallett
- Aug 7, 2008

In Dolly We Trust

Dolly Parton: The ultimate American.
- by Hannah Carlen
- Aug 7, 2008
Closer to the Source

Tiny Vipers' Jesy Fortino talks songwriting.
- by Ned Lannamann
- Aug 7, 2008
Bayou Death March

Exploring the mysterious King Louie.
- by Ezra Ace Caraeff
- Aug 7, 2008

Film

Say Yes to Drugs

Seth Rogen and James Franco star in Pineapple Express, a stoner comedy for the ages.
- by Erik Henriksen
- Jul 31, 2008

This Week On Television

Humpy picks this week's best programs on TV.
- Aug 7, 2008
Geek Out

The revered Soulcalibur series returns for another go-around—and this time, Yoda and Darth Vader crash the party.
- by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli
- Aug 7, 2008
Being a Teenager Still Sucks

American Teen is The Breakfast Club for the MySpace generation.
- by Alison Hallett
- Aug 7, 2008

Food and Drink

Malaysian Melting Pot

Kinta offers food that's satisfying but not over-the-top amazing.
- by Patrick Alan Coleman
- Aug 7, 2008

Food News

Two new Northeast Portland restaurants and a burgeoning brewery arrive on the scene.
- by Patrick Alan Coleman
- Aug 7, 2008
Happy Hours

This week's featured happy hours
- Jul 31, 2008

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