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12 things to do for July 6 by Mercury Staff The Thesis Cheap hip-hop! Every month the Mercury and a bunch of other great organizations help bring you a delightful sampling of local acts, and we’ll be...
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Things to Do This Weekend: July 7-9
by Mercury Staff Whatcha gonna do, brother? Whatcha gonna do when Funch-A-Mania runs wild on you? You should probably enjoy the hell out of it, if you can. There's no shortage of wildness to enjoy...
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Timbers Much Improved in Home Draw With Chicago
by Abe Asher Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland TimbersNow that was more like it.Coming down the stretch at Providence Park on Wednesday night, the Portland Timbers had one of MLS's best teams on the ropes....
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AT LAST: A Comprehensive, DEFINITIVELY RANKED List of History's Best and...
by Erik Henriksen "Wow, Erik, that's such a good headline!"Spider-Man: Homecoming opens tonight, and everybody seems to love it. Congrats, Spider-Man! It's about time something went right for...
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by Anonymous Waterfront Park 4th of July Blues Fest. After the fireworks. I saw you light a M80 and throw it over the fence onto the beach where people and children were partying and enjoying the...
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The Sounds of Jenny Don’t and the Spurs' New Album Are Rooted Firmly in the Past
by Robert Ham Most modern country artists strain to appear authentic, namechecking standard bearers of the genre like Johnny, Waylon, and Willie as though the last 40 years never happened. The rest...
View ArticleNY Transit Expert You've Never Heard Of Thinks You Get Up and Get Stoned
by Dan Savage "Its not San Francisco where the debate is whether [to] even go to work..This is a work-oriented culture" full vid: https://t.co/PPdz2UieLkpic.twitter.com/5RF4QVW5C3— Alex Silverman...
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California Scrambles for a State Licensing Deadline for Cannabis
by Vince Sliwoski REX_WHOLSTER / GETTY IMAGESDear Pot Lawyer,What’s going on with legal weed in California?I’m not 100 percent sure, to be honest, but it seems crazy. Every week, I talk to pot lawyers...
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Somber's Debut EP Deals with the Duality of Sleep
by Ciara Dolan SOMBERAMELIA MOORENight Divorce is the debut EP from Portland band Somber. Its seven tracks bleed together like one long dream sequence, but they sound stuck—thrashing against the...
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Go Out and Enjoy Nature, but Please Don't Ruin It for the Rest of Us
by Katie Herzog Today's hottest hiking trail accessory? The selfie stick.dolgachov/GettyMillennials have discovered nature, and for that, we can thank—or blame—Instagram. In recent years, traffic to...
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"Here’s a Little Economics Lesson," Rick Perry Says, Before Completely...
by Christopher Frizzelle Maybe if he uses his hands he can make this clearer.Alex Wong/Getty ImagesRick Perry is visiting a West Virginia coal plant today, site of all those jobs Trump is going to...
View ArticleL'esprit de L'escalier & Some More Advice For Democrats On Messaging
by Dan Savage L'esprit de l'escalier is most acutely felt after one appears on television to run one's mouth—at least in our experience. Consequently, one really has no choice but to get drunk and/or...
View ArticleCan't Teach an Old Dog Not to Think with his Dick
by Anonymous I probably shouldn't have sent you a text after you gave me your number at my work. But hell, we've been flirting for a year and I thought I'd give it a go. Damn. Little did I know you...
View Article10 for $10: Your Best Bang for the Buck Shows, Jul 7-9
by Mercury Staff Mississippi Street Fair It makes sense that one of Portland's busiest streets is also home to one of the city's most boisterous street fairs, and Mississippi Avenue isn't showing any...
View ArticleON YOUR LEFT!
by Anonymous You passed me on your bike in heavy traffic on N. Interstate a few minutes ago, but you didn't say peep. You're just up in my business all of a sudden, startling the crap outta me. I...
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Good Morning, News: Trump Don't Touch That Bat, Lady
by Dirk VanderHart Check out the elbow massage(Photo by Steffen Kugler /BPA via Getty Images)"I'm delighted to meet you,"Vladimir Putin tells Donald Trump, as they sit down for their first...
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9 things to do for July 7 by Mercury Staff David Lynch: A Retrospective A friend once told me he imagined David Lynch as a nice dad who’d serve you quinoa while discussing the benefits of...
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9 things to do for July 8 by Mercury Staff Ron Funches: Funch-A-Mania Since leaving Portland for Los Angeles in 2012, it’s been impossible not to root for Ron Funches as he navigates his way through...
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6 things to do for July 9 by Mercury Staff Solomon Georgio Look, I’m just going to say it: I’m sick of listening to white-straight-guy comedians tell jokes about Tinder and beards. That truly doesn’t...
View ArticleThe Religious Right Hates This Funny or Die Skit
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