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Good Morning, News: Portland Is a Furnace, the Mooch Gets the Boot, and...
by Dirk VanderHart Getty ImagesCue up yourBuster Poindexter, everybody, the Heat Miser's coming to call. Pretty much anyone can talk about locally is the three consecutive 100-plus days that we might...
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Pickathon Starlight Series, Episode 11: Myke Bogan
by Ned Lannamann Liz DevineWe've reached the series finale for our ongoing Pickathon Starlight Series. And perfect timing: We're wrapping up the best of 2016's performances just as the 2017...
View ArticleThings to Do Tuesday!
8 Things to Do for August 1 by Mercury Staff Atomic Blonde Atomic Blonde is a hyper-stylized graphic novel adaptation with all the bright lights and artsy gore this usually entails, but more...
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The Trailer for David Fincher's Netflix Series, Mindhunter, Is Great and Creepy
by Erik Henriksen Courtesy NetflixZodiac is on currently streaming on Netflix, and if you haven't seen it in a while—or if you're one of the many who missed it when it first came out—it's well worth a...
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Portland Burger Week 2017: Burgers of SE Part III
by Mercury Staff Shawarma Burger from Ya HalaMEGAN NANNAAT LAST. After an entire year of waiting-you've been so patient!-the Portland Mercury's Burger Week is almost here!From Monday August 7-Saturday...
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Lady Macbeth Review: Where's the Real Lady Macbeth When You Need Her?
by Megan Burbank If you’re a Janeite (Austen or Eyre), you might be tempted by Lady Macbeth, the tale of a child bride on some desolate heath. But don’t bother. Because while the most disturbing event...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Catfishing at Sea
by Dan Savage I have a question about something I haven't seen you address. I have a friend (no, really) who uses a dating site, and ended up corresponding with a guy who claimed that he was a former...
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Officials Want More Time To Scrutinize a New Water Treatment Plant—But A...
by Dirk VanderHart Getty ImagesWith Portland City Council potentially prepared to approve a huge and expensive water filtration facility tomorrow afternoon, Commissioner Nick Fish and Mayor Ted...
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Portland's Resistance to Mayor Wheeler: Replace Chief Marshman or Face Recall...
by Doug Brown An anti-Trump march led by Portland's Resistance last NovemberPortland Mayor Ted Wheeler is on the verge of selecting a chief for the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) after a nationwide...
View ArticleGillian Robespierre’s Landline Is a Worthy Follow-Up to Obvious Child
Please join me in happily crying. by Megan Burbank If movies about benignly dysfunctional families are a fast-track to crying for you, prepare yourself appropriately for Gillian Robespierre’s...
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Things To Do Film: August 4-10
This week: Porco Rosso, Eve's Bayou, and more! by Mercury Staff Atomic BlondeAtomic Blonde is a hyper-stylized graphic novel adaptation with all the bright lights and artsy gore this usually entails,...
View ArticleThis Week’s Featured I, Anonymous!
“I love dogs more than anyone I know. That said....” by Anonymous I love dogs more than anyone I know. That said, I am sick of you crazy clueless idiots walking around with your dogs off leash! I have...
View ArticleWhat’s She Mad About Now?
Why am I constantly seething? Thanks for asking. Here’s a list. by Courtenay Hameister Time for another check-in on the “Why am I constantly seething?” list! Here are some things I’m mad about this...
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“Neil Diamond has more cool in his yellowing old man toenails than you have in your whole body.” YELLOWING OLD MAN TOENAILSRE: “Things To Do” [July 26], in which Senior Editor Ned Lannamann encouraged...
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Did grand jurors looking into the matter really need to hear all about his family? by Doug Brown Before Portland Police Officer Samson Ajir told a grand jury he felt his life was in danger as he...
View ArticleEast Portland Advocates Are Trying to Fill a Sudden Gap in Homeless Assistance
But their meal services are angering neighbors. by Dirk VanderHart When flames engulfed a corner of the Clackamas Service Center (CSC) on July 3, the consequences for the surrounding neighborhood...
View ArticleHall Monitor: Slap Yourselves, Portland
Proposed police oversight changes are hugely important. So wake up! by Dirk VanderHart It’s understandable you might get heavy-lidded when the jargon of Portland’s police reform gets bandied...
View ArticleFrom Slacktivism to Activism
Resistance events for the week of August 2-8. by Emilly Prado WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2Right 2 Be: Game Design Challenge Launch Event As homelessness remains a key concern in our community, the Right 2...
View ArticleSherman Alexie Canceled His Book Tour. You Should Still Read His Book.
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me Is a Powerful Work of Witness and Experimentation by Megan Burbank In July, Sherman Alexie canceled his book tour for You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me, his new...
View ArticleThe Stumptown Improv Fest’s Triumphant Return
The Mercury’s best bets for year four. by Suzette Smith The Stumptown Improv Festival is back! Has it really been a whole year? It doesn’t feel so long ago that I was sitting in Artists Repertory...
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