Portland’s Pretty
Free Speech: Live Storytelling featuring Summer Lovin’ by Marissa Sullivan When my good friend asked me if I wanted to be her plus one to hear her speak at a live storytelling event that revolved...
View ArticleAn Excerpt from Fetch: How A Bad Dog Brought Me Home
Nicole Georges on Her Lovable, Cranky Pup by Nicole Georges In Fetch, Portland artist Nicole Georges tells the story of her close friendship with her badly behaving, very lovable dog, Beija. The...
View ArticleBest Practices for Small Pig Adoption
How to (ethically) achieve your dream of getting a small swine companion. by Jenni Moore There are few things that make me squeal more than the sight of piglets, or any well-kempt and reasonably sized...
View ArticleWhen Cats ATTACK!
They Are Probably Just Scared, Says Horror Cartoonist and Attack Survivor Julia Gfrörer by Suzette Smith “Life comes at you fast,” tweeted a cartoonist friend of mine, Julia Gfrörer, along with a...
View ArticleCat Party!
Getting twisted with my feline friends. by Sadie Furlong Until very recently, it was impossible to safely get turnt with your furry roommates. But finally, the future is now: The creation of cat wines...
View ArticlePets of the Trump Administration
That’s weird... White House employees look just like their pets! by Wm. Steven Humphrey It’s said that people often look like their pets. And this is especially true of the Trump administration, who...
View ArticleThings to Do Wednesday!
7 things to do for August 9 by Mercury Staff The GZA, Sims, Bretto, DJ Wicked In most cases, it's right to be skeptical when someone proclaims himself "The Genius." When it comes to GZA, I, for one,...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Trump's Going to Kill Us... and Other Stuff
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Baby, I'm not always there when you call, but I'm always on time. And I gave you my all, now baby be mine. LET'S GO TO PRESS.Think your yelling and...
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Golden Retriever Makes Experimental But Deeply Human Music
by Ryan J. Prado GOLDEN RETRIEVER Not pictured: a goddamn golden retriever.Golden RetrieverThe radiant summer sidewalk outside Southeast Stark juice café Canteen seems too exposed an environment to be...
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This Week's Best All-Ages Shows
by Delaney Motter CONNER LYONSFRI AUGUST 11Chastity Beltw/Strange Ranger, Never Young; Star Theater, 13 NW 6thThis bill’s like a north-to-south primer on West Coast indie rock. Headliners Chastity...
View ArticleCutest Pet Photo Contest: Samwise vs. Bun Bun and Joy vs. Johnny
Vote Here! We received a huge volume of cute entries in our Cutest Pet Photo contest, and a select sweet 16 made the final cut. To be clear: Every pet that entered is a winner in our eyes, but only...
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City Council Just Demanded Early Statements from Cops After Shootings. Here...
by Dirk VanderHart What a bizarre, fast-paced ride we've been on lately in regard to city policy after police shootings. At this point last month, most citizens assumed cops were being interviewed by...
View ArticleI Can't Stand It
by Anonymous Fake long finger nails. Loud people. Someone says "nice to see you." Loud guy says, "good to be seen." Backslapping buddies that follow each other. Someone says, "I can't hear with the...
View ArticleSafety and Awareness
by Anonymous To the kids who tried to bait me into a fight on my way home. You were riding your bikes. I was on foot. You asked me for a lighter. When I declined, one of you rode up next to me and hit...
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Good Morning, News: Police Oversight, Affordable Housing Replaces a Strip...
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. Here are some links you should click. First up, out in print as of yesterday (pick up a copy): The Portland Police Bureau publicly disavowed Trump's pro-police...
View ArticleThings to Do Thursday!
7 things to do for August 10 by Mercury Staff Top Down Rooftop Cinema: Shaft Every summer, the NW Film Center takes over the roof of Hotel deLuxe's downtown parking garage, lets people set up lawn...
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Things to Do This Weekend: August 11-13
by Mercury Staff Friday? Friday's for gettin' on the road and spending time with good friends (and maybe even some friends you shouldn't revisit if you want to remember them well). Saturday, well,...
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More than Half of Republicans are Okay with Postponing the 2020 Election
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey "Yeaaah... pretty sure we don't need this part."qingwa / GettyYes, Trump's infantile peeing match with North Korea is making me nervous, but not as much as this article from...
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Opinion: I Didn’t Kill Your Stupid Cat, and I Am Insulted by the Insinuation
by Phillip the Coyote DAVID MCNEW / GETTY IMAGESDear Portland: Look, I get it. You love cats. In fact you love them sooooo much, you let them run around outdoors so they can pick up diseases...
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Bomba Estéreo Honors Their Indigenous Roots
by Emilly Prado BOMBA ESTÉREO Traditions and reinventions.Courtesy of the artistThe past two years have been good to Bomba Estéreo, the electro-tropical Colombian band born from a collaboration...
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