Eat This!
Where to find Portland’s best onigiri. by Ellen Freeman Since moving back to Portland after living in Japan for three years, everybody asks which Japanese foods I miss most. Honestly, these days...
View ArticleThe Pleasing Idiosyncrasy of Isadora
Amelia Gray humanizes the mother of modern dance. by Megan Burbank Isadora Duncan is often described as the mother of modern dance, a distinction that conjures classically-derived grandeur and...
View ArticleTaking in the Scenery
Laurie R. King’s new page-turner often takes the scenic route. by Wm. Steven Humphrey Any parent will tell you that dropping children off at school requires endless faith in teachers and...
View ArticleHall Monitor: The New Villagers
With the tiny Kenton Women’s Village, Portland’s taking a huge step on homelessness. by Dirk VanderHart TWO DAYS before the city’s new tiny home village finally opened up for its first 14 female...
View ArticleDance Magic Dance with The Goblin King
At Trip the Dark, Dance for People Who Don’t Watch Dance by April MacKay If the current Hollywood trend of remaking every beloved movie from your childhood (often badly) has you agonizing over your...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
“At age 57, I’ve dug into dragon-boating.” PEDDLING FEARRE: “The Accused TriMet Killer Was a Fixture at Portland Saturday Market” [Blogtown, June 5], in which News Editor Dirk VanderHart discussed...
View ArticleFrom Slacktivism to Activism
Resistance events for the week of June 14-20 by Emilly Prado Happy Pride week! With so many excellent events to choose from, the Volunteer Spotlight is on break and will return next week. Want to sign...
View ArticleThe Mercury’s Things to Do Pride Week Mega Calendar
Everything fun to do for Pride Week! by Things to Do Calendar Squad Pride Week is popping off, and for those who are ready to get busy, here are the events you’ll want to do and see! ( ★ A star...
View ArticlePride Waterfront Mainstage Schedule
Pride entertainment on the Waterfront. by Things to Do Calendar Squad Along with tons of food, fun, and vendors, the Pride Waterfront Festival has a kickin’ mainstage lineup this year. All shows are...
View ArticleThe Feeling is Multiplied
Our Queer Little Village by Blue Crow The Feeling Is Multiplied is both a comic and a podcast centering on non-monogamy, made by Blue Crow, Marco Padilla, and Matt Rainwater. The three have been...
View ArticleThe Heroes Inside
Superheroines from a transperson’s perspective by Norah Horwitz Norah Horwitz is an artist whose work encompasses illustration, performance, and publication. Her next comic, The Diary of Menorah...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Time in Queer Oregon
Remembering Dr. Marie Equi by Annie Murphy Annie Murphy is a queer comics artist, writer, editor and publisher in Portland, Oregon. She’s also an alumnus of the Center for Cartoon Studies, where she...
View ArticleW3 THR33
by Taneka Stotts Taneka Stotts is a queer little tumbleweed that stopped rolling somewhere in Portland, Oregon. As a founder of Beyond Press, she is known for editing and contributing to comic...
View ArticleWuvable Oaf
Battle Zone by Ed Luce Ed Luce is the San Francisco-based creator of Wuvable Oaf, a two-time Ignatz-nominated series of comics and winner of the 2017 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Graphic Novel. The...
View ArticleWuvable Oaf Paper Doll
by Ed Luce Ed Luce is the San Francisco-based creator of Wuvable Oaf, a two-time Ignatz-nominated series of comics and winner of the 2017 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Graphic Novel. The first seven...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Shooting at GOP Baseball Practice, and Jeff "Stonewall"...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! No stress through the night, at a time in my life. Ain't worried about if you feel it, got my head on straight, I got my mind right. LET'S GO TO PRESS.A...
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Certified Fair Trade Cannabis Is Coming
by Josh Jardine JUANMONINO / GETTY IMAGESI’m adamant that the cannabis I consume is organic. And, thanks to stringent testing requirements in Oregon for dispensary-sold cannabis, it’s far easier to...
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Loveboys Reap What They Sow
by Ryan J. Prado LOVEBOYS (Not to be confused with the red-leather-clad Canadian rockers.)Courtesy of the artistFollowing the death of his mother in early 2015, Adam Fight left Southern California for...
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The Party Review: I Attended a Birthday Party Orgy
by D. Martin Austin Jesse TiseA birthday party at a sex club? Sure. Why not?The prelude to tonight’s event was an invitation from a therapist we’ll call Anne, who I met through a storyteller with whom...
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Deputy Who Chanted "Trump" At Voters Gets Disciplinary Action
by Dirk VanderHart Multnomah CountyA Multnomah County deputy who chanted "Trump, Trump" to dozens of voters waiting to cast their ballot on the day of last year's presidential election has been...
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