Things to Do Sunday!
10 things to do for August 6 by Mercury Staff Tim and Eric: 10th Anniversary Awesome Tour Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim are two of the oddest and funniest dudes out there. Together, as Tim and Eric,...
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by Mercury Staff The Day Fade: Doc Adam, Deena Bee, Jerry Bandito, Dubblife, GHTOBLST Despite my better judgement about day drinking, there’s just something special about getting faded wayyy before...
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Detroit in 1967. America in 2017.
by Marc Mohan It’s July 1967. The Summer of Love, right? All across America, young people are smoking dope, holding Be-Ins, and growing hair at a rate previously unobserved in human history. The...
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Portland Burger Week 2017: Burgers of SE Further South
by Mercury Staff Mac Daddy BUMB from Sunny's DinerMEGAN 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...
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Timbers v. LA Galaxy Match Preview
by Abe Asher Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland TimbersAfter a four-point, two-game road trip, the Portland Timbers will return to Providence Park on Sunday to face a struggling LA Galaxy team that — between...
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Tacoma Review: With Their Latest, the Portland-Based Creators of Gone Home...
by Chipp Terwilliger The Fullbright CompanyIt’s been nearly four years since I spent a sweltering summer night fixated on my computer screen, exploring the sprawling Greenbriar mansion and uncovering...
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This Week's Letters to the Editor (Feat. Yellowing Old Man Toenails)
by Erik Henriksen ANDREAS TERLAAKRE: “Things To Do” [July 26], in which Senior Editor Ned Lannamann encouraged Mercury readers to see Neil Diamond at the Moda Center. “No one’s taken more knocks than...
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Sorry, Laurelhurst. You're Not Getting "Safe Zones" From Homelessness
by Dirk VanderHart Doug Brown"Safe zones" aren't coming to posh and leafy Laurelhurst anytime soon. Last month, residents in the neighborhood forwarded a plea to Mayor Ted Wheeler, asking him to step...
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Stumptown Improv Festival, Day 1: Bloody Marys, Bigfoot, & Ghost Stories with...
by Megan Burbank Bloody MarysBloody MarysThe Stumptown Improv Festival is back for its fourth year, and it's really coming into its own in its still-sorta-new location at Artists Repertory Theatre....
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Is Her Ex-Boyfriend Biphobic? (Her...
by Dan Savage I’m a straight male. My ex is bi. She has a lot of shame about her sexuality. She said I was the only person she ever felt safe enough with to discuss it. She won't even talk to her...
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Jo Ann Hardesty Will Challenge Commissioner Dan Saltzman Next Year
by Dirk VanderHart Jo Ann HardestyFacebookThe race for Commissioner Dan Saltzman's city council seat just got interesting early. Jo Ann Hardesty, a former state representative (1995-2001), president...
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The Winemakers of "Oregon Now" Are Making Some of the Best Wines in the...
by MJ Skegg Instants / Getty ImagesI like manifestoes. You don’t get too many of them these days, especially in the wine world. There was a Californian organization called "In Pursuit of Balance" that...
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An On-Duty PBOT Employee Trolled Under Armour with a Nike Swoosh—Then Retired
by Dirk VanderHart (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)The rivalry between Nike and Under Armour is hitting the streets. In a bizarre and delightful series of events, the City of Portland is trying...
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Stumptown Improv Festival, Day 2: Curious Comedy, the Right Now, and HVAC...
by Suzette Smith Chad Parsons trying to rub Katie Behrens's foot during a tense house meeting.Suzette SmithAll over Portland yesterday evening, I kept seeing these long corrugated HVAC tubes sticking...
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Fights on the Waterfront: Photos/Video from Sunday's Right-Wing Rally and...
by Doug Brown An alt-right "Proud Boys" member slams a left-wing protester to the groundDoug BrownRight-wing marchers and left-wing protesters had a dumb clash on the waterfront Sunday afternoon, with...
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Good Morning, News: Rally Fights, "Shadow Campaigns," and Horrible, Horrible...
by Erik Henriksen Courtesy of Warner Bros.PUNCHES AT THE "PATRIOT PRAYER"—"Right-wing marchers and left-wing protesters had a dumb clash on the waterfront Sunday afternoon, with pepper spray and...
View ArticleThings To Do Monday!
6 things to do for August 7 by Mercury Staff Ural Thomas & the Pain Here's one good reason not to hibernate for the remainder of this horrid year: Every first Monday of the month, local treasure...
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Things to Do This Week: August 7-10
by Mercury Staff Behold, the glory of the Burger Week is upon us. A full week dedicated to the consumption of culinary creations the likes of which your burger-loving mouth only barely deserves to...
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Game of Thrones Recap! Fighting Over “The Spoils of War”
by Erik Henriksen Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBOSo far, this is Game of Thrones’ best season—and last night’s episode, “The Spoils of War,” was fantastic. Let’s get into it. Spoilers, obviously.WE BEGIN...
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Win Tickets to See Shaft at Top Down: Rooftop Cinema!
by Erik Henriksen Every summer, the NW Film Center's Top Down: Rooftop Cinema screenings are some of the most fun events in town, with films screening outdoors, on the roof of downtown's Hotel deLuxe...
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