The Hitman’s Bodyguard Isn’t Bad, It’s Just Desperately Unimaginative
The Hitman’s Bodyguard isn’t bad, it’s just desperately unimaginative. by Ned Lannamann How does one evaluate the successful exercise of a familiar formula? The Hitman’s Bodyguard is so formulaic—and...
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10 things to do for August 17 by Mercury Staff Umii, Hosannas, Brown Calculus Portland R&B singer Reva Devito and Los Angeles-based producer B. Bravo recently joined forces as Umii, and tonight...
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Things to Do This Weekend: August 18-20
by Mercury Staff Monday, the sun goes out. Of course, it'll come back, but considering the contents of 2017, you can't really be blamed for wondering if that's a certainty. And if this weekend really...
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Good Morning, News; the Stewart Apartments, PBOT's Nike Swoosh, and Larry...
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. The Stewart apartments occupy the top two floors of this 1921 building at the corner of Southwest Broadway and AnkenyPatrick AlexanderThe 66 residents of the...
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City Commissioner Nick Fish Has Been Diagnosed With Cancer
by Dirk VanderHart Commissioner Nick FishOregon.govPortland Commissioner Nick Fish has been diagnosed with abdominal cancer, he announced in a statement this morning. "Over the past few months, I...
View ArticleIn Death I Still Didn't Know
by Anonymous Sorry you died. It was a shock, truly unexpected. Everyone thought so. We truly never know, I suppose. Id see you now and again. We never said anything to one another. I knew your...
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Jeff Sessions Is Going to Hell
by Josh Jardine MORRISON1977 / ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGESIn January, I wrote a column imagining the different directions federal cannabis law could take under President Trump. As you’ve hopefully...
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White Portland Man Accused of Yelling Racial Slurs, Preventing Black People...
by Doug Brown Rick Allen Duncan, 53, of PortlandA white Portland man is accused of yelling racial slurs at two Black people while physically preventing them from boarding a MAX train at the Providence...
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Trump's Solution to Beat ISIS: Dip Bullets in Pigs' Blood
Just another day in Trump's White House. by Katie Herzog Someone take away his phone. DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGESSmashed jack-o'-lantern and U.S. President Donald Trump took to Twitter today to condemn...
View ArticleThe Island Calls
by Anonymous All this work will never be enough. Jump from one disappearing block to the next. Just hope for a full second of solid ground. Time to think out the next move.Too many people. I am not...
View ArticleWin Tickets to Fade to Light: A Multidimensional Fashion Event!!!
by Elizabeth Mollo Fade to Light: A Multidimensional Fashion Event, the fashion show that encourages designers to think outside the box regarding their runway presentations, is next Wednesday, August...
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Good Morning, News: Terror in Spain, (More) MAX Racism, and the Most-Pampered...
by Dirk VanderHart (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)Yesterday's terror attacks in Spain didn't end with a van plowing into throngs of pedestrians in Barcelona's most touristy district. Overnight,...
View ArticleThings to Do Friday!
12 things to do for August 18 by Mercury Staff Portland Timbers vs. New York Red Bulls There were a lot of positives to take away from the Timber’s 3-1 home win over Los Angeles earlier this month;...
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15 things to do for August 19 by Mercury Staff PDX Adult Soapbox Derby Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the PDX Adult Soapbox Derby is probably the most legitimately cool Portland event there is. The...
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8 things to do for August 20 by Mercury Staff Bryson Tiller Last time singer/rapper Bryson Tiller came to Portland it was to kickoff his tour in support of his certified platinum album Trapsoul, and...
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Timbers v. New York Red Bulls Match Preview
by Abe Asher Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland TimbersComing off their worst loss of the season six days ago in Toronto, the Portland Timbers return home for a nationally-televised Friday night showdown...
View Article#Sheetcaking
by Dan Savage As a longtime fan of cheap, store-bought sheet cakes (preferably stale), I have to say: Tiny Fey is a motherfucking genius. As is whoever did this..."Known racist and a nazi...
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Now’s the Time to Revisit Ferguson with Whose Streets?
by Jenni Moore Most of us remember scrolling through news about the Ferguson protests on Twitter in 2014, but Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis’Whose Streets? fills in the blanks of the story, offering a...
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Looks Like Bannon is Out
Boy, bye. by Katie Herzog See you never!Getty ImagesBoy, bye.Steve, we're looking for interns if you want to learn how to do some actual journalism. And if that doesn't work, looks like your old job...
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Doctors Can't Write Prescriptions for Weed, So Here's How People Get Their...
by Vince Sliwoski THEGOODPHOTO / GETTY IMAGESDear Pot Lawyer,I thought doctors were able to prescribe weed, but turns out they can’t. So how are patients getting medical cards?Doctors cannot prescribe...
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