Things to Do Sunday!
8 things to do for September 10 by Mercury Staff Mdou Moctar, Galaxy Research, Sávila Tuareg guitar hero Mdou Moctar is bringing the sounds of Saharan Africa to Portland on his first American tour....
View Article10 for $10: Your Best Bang for the Buck Shows, September 8-10
by Mercury Staff Taste of Latinoamérica The Portland Mercado is always an excellent place to spend a Saturday, and that goes double today when the vibrant Latino market hosts the third annual Taste of...
View ArticleImprove Your Day By Streaming HBO's Insecure Season Two Soundtrack
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey If you're not already watching the wholly excellent Insecure on HBO, then please! Readjust your priorities! The series, helmed by the amazingly funny and smart Issa Rae, is...
View ArticleTBA Review: Genesis P-Orridge Wages a Poignant War on the Gender Binary
by Robert Ham P-Orridge spoke's performance had the tone of a motivational speech or a deliciously filthy sermon.RHWithout question, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge was the perfect choice to kick off TBA,...
View ArticleBetsy DeVos Wants to Upend Campus Rules on Sexual Assault, Calls Accused...
by Ana Sofia Knauf Does she even understand what Title IX does?Win McNamee / StaffWith Rape Culture Incarnate™ leading the United States, it shouldn't have been surprising that Education Secretary...
View ArticleTimbers v. New York City FC Match Preview
by Abe Asher Brad Penner-USA TODAY SportsAfter a two-week break following their rollocking 1-1 draw with the Seattle Sounders at the end of August, the Portland Timbers will be back in action this...
View ArticleSalimatu Amabebe’s Nigerian Pop-Ups Are Spicing Up Portland’s Vegan Food Scene
by Jenni Moore Salimatu Amabebe MARGAUX MULLERA month or so ago, after watching a slew of deeply troubling documentaries, I decided to convert from pescatarian to vegan for health reasons (and just...
View ArticleTops Talks Positive Breakups and Perfect Pop Songs
by Suzette Smith TOPS Joni Mitchell songwriting with Vanessa Paradis production.Richmond LamMellow Montreal pop band Tops is at a tentative level of success where everyone I know seems to have heard...
View ArticleOne Hit of HBO’s The Deuce Might Hook You
by Ned Lannamann Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Deuce.Paul SchiraldiThe Deuce premieres this Sunday on HBO, and the first episode has already been made available for streaming on the HBO Go and HBO Now...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Should They Tell Their Third They're Cousins?
Let the cousins fuck. by Dan Savage I’ve been reading your column long enough that when I have a question of the sort you might answer, I can figure it out myself by imagining what you would say. But...
View ArticleLive Review: Human Leather at the Tonic Lounge, Thurs Sept 7
by Ciara Dolan Veronica RoseHuman Leather is a great band name. Just hearing those two words together makes my skin crawl, which is probably the point—my skin does not want to become human leather....
View ArticleRush Limbaugh Flees Liberal Hoax
He will, presumably, be flying to safety in his $54 million private jet and not waiting in standstill traffic with the rest of the little people. by Katie Herzog WILLIAM THOMAS CAIN/GETTYAfter...
View ArticleAgainst Me! Is Still Challenging Prejudices and Defying Expectations
by Santi Elijah Holley AGAINST ME! Sun 9/10 Wonder BallroomCasey CurrySince its inception in 1998 as a raucous Floridian two-piece, Against Me! has defied expectations of what a punk band should look...
View ArticleBig Police Presence Expected at Sunday's "Patriot Prayer" Rally and Counter...
by Doug Brown Fights during last month's Patriot Prayer rally in PortlandDoug BrownIt will almost certainly be a shitshow in downtown Portland on Sunday, as right wing "Patriot Prayer" and its white...
View ArticleFeast is Bringing Out Some Ringers for the "Feast for All" Gorge...
by Chad Walsh The four-day Feast food festival will wind down with a fundraiser for those whose lives have been upturned by Hurricane Harvey and the Columbia Gorge wildfireFacebook | FeastThe Bon...
View ArticleMy Unicorn
by Anonymous Hey, remember when you sold our fuck videos and I found out? You then told to either "get over it and forgive you" or "break up"? Continued to be in contact with some gross dude that...
View ArticleCrown Heights Review: You're Better Off Listening to This American Life
by Megan Burbank In 1980, Colin Warner was sentenced to life in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. His friend Carl “KC” King did everything in his power to free Warner—up to and including amateur...
View ArticleTake that stupid mask off
by Anonymous Listen Portland, I get it. You love the Gorge, I love the Gorge, we all love the Gorge. It's sad that some of the hiking trails will be non-functional for a while. And while the extent of...
View ArticleTrying not to give up
by Anonymous I was supposed to do some very important paperwork a week or two ago, but I can't seem to find the time or resources to do it. Pretty serious consequences for failure. No excuses.The...
View ArticleA sarcastic thanks for breeding another sociopath
by Anonymous Isn't it adorable how the ducks waddle along after you, not letting you simply walk away after you've fed them chips? Aren't their cries for more cute? Definitely not as cute as the look...
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