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Win Tickets to See La Luz at Mississippi Studios Wednesday, July 5!
by Ciara Dolan LA LUZ Wednesday 7/5 Mississippi StudiosAndrew ImanakaSeattle doesn't have much in the way of waves, but the city produced one of surf rock's all-time greatest bands: La Luz, the...
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Japanese Breakfast's New Record Is Outer Space Electro-Pop
by Ciara Dolan JAPANESE BREAKFAST Thurs 6/22 HoloceneEbru YildizLast year, Philadelphia-based musician Michelle Zauner released her debut LP under the moniker Japanese Breakfast: Psychopomp, nine...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: It's Okay to Share Dick Pics at Work, Just Not...
by Dan Savage I'm a 36-year-old homo in a large metropolitan city with a sizable gay community. I'm out, proud and being single. I'm also on the promiscuous side. Being that I'm a slut (a label I'm...
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City Council Allocates $800,000 to Prop Up Portland's Public Golf Courses
by Dirk VanderHart The City of Portland's RedTail Golf CourseCity of PortlandAmid a litany of pressing needs that face this city, it was Portland's publicly owned golf courses getting a bailout from...
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by Anonymous Dear all non-human life: Sorry that we broke the weather. We just really wanted all our comforts and to have all the nice things. I guess that's what matters most to us. So here we are....
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Here's a Sneak Peek at the Stumptown Improv Fest Lineup!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Hip.BangCourtesy the ArtistsIf you haven't experienced the unbridled hilarity of the annual Stumptown Improv Fest, you really have some catching up to do! It's the fourth...
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by Anonymous This memory cane flooding back to me yesterday as I walked a group of fourth grade students around at the annual favorite, field day. It was warm and in the 70s but being as I was the...
View ArticleConfession: I Don't Like You
by Anonymous Yeah you, the person reading these words right this second. Even the person who chose to post this. I don't like you for a couple of reasons. First, I don't know you. How can I like you...
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Good Morning, News: Portland's 1967 Race Riot, Inmate Healthcare Costs, and...
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. No time for small talk, let's get into these links. Portland police chase a Black protester during the 1967 Irving Park riot.OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY NO....
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Things to Do This Weekend: June 23-25
by Mercury Staff Summer is sure as hell in full swing now, just in case you were wondering. If you had time to wonder. Which you don't. All that time needs to be allotted towards these summery...
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Timbers Implode in Minnesota
by Abe Asher Minnesota UnitedAll that stood yesterday between the Portland Timbers and their massive Sunday showdown with the Seattle Sounders at Providence Park was the small matter of a midweek trip...
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Benson High School Community Marches to Protect Sports
by Emilly Prado EMILLY PRADOIn the few days since the school year ended, a group of teachers and coaches came together to orchestrate a demonstration against the rumored cut of Benson High School’s...
View ArticleThe Internet is Having a Lot of Fun with the New Ken Dolls
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey As you may have heard Mattel has rolled out a new series of Ken dolls (Barbie's side piece) to appeal to a new generation of kids. From NPR:On Tuesday, the company rolled out...
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This Week's Style Events
by Elizabeth Mollo MOORE Custom GoodsJeff WongModified Style, an annual fundraising fashion show and competition that showcases the work of up and coming designers, is back with a fairly long list of...
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The Nib's New Animated Series is 🔥
by Bri Brey The NibThe first episode of The Nib's new animated series is online today, and it's a perfectly TOO REAL political cartoon. It's produced by Matt Bors, the Portland-based founder of the...
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(Sandy) Alex G Doesn't Want to Kill the Magic
by Ciara Dolan (SANDY) ALEX G Songs about hot dogs... or ARE they?Tonje THILESEN“Is the truth trapped behind iron lock and key?” asks Alex Giannascoli on “Guilty,” the closing track of his excellent...
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Portland's First-Ever Mountain Bike Park Opens This Weekend
by Dirk VanderHart Single-track trail at the brand new Gateway Green.Remember how for our summer guide this year, we previewed the brand new mountain bike park taking shape out at the convergence of...
View ArticleThick Thighs are the New Bubble Butt
by Kathleen Marie Sunday is projected to be 100 degrees, which means I won't be able to keep my thighs inside these anti-cat-calling body-restricting jeans much longer. So THANK YOU Miss Eaves (AKA...
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Abronia's Sun-Baked Americana
by Robert Ham Abronia makes music for the even-tempered, the patient, the stoic. This Portland outfit—made up of members of Ghost to Falco, Million Brazilians, and more—reveals the core of their songs...
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Four Republican Senators Oppose the Horrendous New Trumpcare Bill, For Now
by Rich Smith Senator Ted Cruz is among the villains who are opportunistically opposed to the Senate's version of the "American Health Care Act."Alex Wong / Getty Republicans can only afford to lose...
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