Saving the Planet at the Portland EcoFilm Festival
Or, you know, at the very least, seeing some good movies. by Erik Henriksen Last week, the Washington Post acquired documents indicating that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke urged Donald Trump to alter...
View ArticleHey, Kids in Super Dark Times, Maybe Don’t Play with That Sword
Or do! Idiots. by Ciara Dolan Super Dark Times begins in a classroom, where an eight-point buck lies bleeding out on the linoleum floor after jumping through a school window. It’s a gruesome...
View ArticleA Fashionable, Hollow Woodshock
Empty poetry and Instagram aesthetics. by Ben Coleman A poem isn’t a poem just because it rhymes, right? I’m not a poetry guy, but I feel like I learned that in school. A poem is a poem because the...
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Things To Do Film: Sept 29-Oct 5
This week: Killer of Sheep, Serial Mom, and, most importantly, Magic Mike XXL. by Mercury Staff American Made Tom Cruise’s latest. Review forthcoming at portlandmercury.com.★B-Movie Bingo: Army of...
View ArticleSong of the Red States
Diving into the mouth of country music—and red-state America—at the Bi-Mart Willamette Country Music Festival. by Morgan Troper I am not wanted at the Bi-Mart Willamette Country Music Festival.For...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Whackjob Moore Wins, GOP Loses... and Loses Again
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! 48 hours of love—It gonna be a weekend marathon. So you better get ready, my king,'cause I'mma be the queen of insomnia. LET'S GO TO PRESS.In local...
View ArticleWe Live in Common-Merica
by Anonymous No one impresses me anymore. There's no one I admire or am enamored by. Well, except a few crushes, my mom, dad, sister, and famous artist, teacher, musician, politician, athlete, surfer,...
View ArticleRose Quarter Coppers
by Anonymous What's with the constant, heavy presence of transit officers around the Rose Quarter transit station? Seems like almost every day there's at least a half dozen milling around, drinking...
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Read the 2017 Oregon Cannabis Guide!
Your annual mini-magazine of all things weed is here. by Ned Lannamann Cover photo by Jason DeSomerOnce a year, the Portland Mercury finds itself with more weed than it knows what to do with....
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The Local Republican Party is Holding a Rifle-Based Fundraiser. Here's How...
by Doug Brown The militia-courting Multnomah County Republican Party is selling tickets to a raffle for a massive fucking gun to raise money for the group. Some lucky conservative is going to walk...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: A Hard Thing to Overcome
Sexual assault left her with a horrible gag reflex. What can she do? by Dan Savage Hi, Dan—I have such a bummer of a question, sorry. In my Tinder days, I used to love giving blowjobs—including when I...
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Things Have Been Screwed Up at the County Jail
by Doug Brown Jason SturgillFor more than two weeks this month, the jail at the Multnomah County Justice Center was nearly inaccessible to defense attorneys looking to meet with clients, psychologists...
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Portland Once Again Finds a Parasite in its Water Supply
by Dirk VanderHart Heavy rains returned to Portland last week. Now cryptosporidium has, too. The Portland Water Bureau announced this afternoon that it detected crypto—a parasitic microorganism that...
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Good Morning, News; DACA Activism, Parasites in Portland's Drinking Water,...
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. Let's hit these links. First up is this week's feature, out in print as of yesterday (pick up a copy, too), by music writer Mo Troper about the Bi-Mart Willamette...
View ArticleThings to Do Thursday!
9 things to do for September 28 by Mercury Staff Sturgill Simpson This is the concert I’ve been most looking forward to since I moved to Portland—this 39-year-old progressive southern country...
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Things to Do This Weekend: September 29-October 1
by Mercury Staff October is here. Well, it gets here this weekend. We can just go ahead and say Friday and Saturday are prequels to October, and not really part of September, right? Sure. Lets go with...
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What’s She Mad About Now?: Why We Should Send Congress Jacked-Up Doritos
by Courtenay Hameister Allison KerekSome people see an older homeless person, and think, “There, but for the grace of God, go I.” That’s not what I think.I have Generalized Anxiety Disorder and an...
View ArticleAntsi graffiti.
by Anonymous Hey antsi or abuse or d. Amigo or whatever stupid tag moniker you're hiding behind. You're not street. You're just another stupid Portland rich kid pretending to be gangsta tagging local...
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Monsanto Tried to Kill a Lawsuit Over Portland River Contamination. It Failed.
by Dirk VanderHart Last year, Portland piled on to a group of West Coast cities who say a precursor of agribusiness giant Monsanto tainted their waterways. Monsanto promptly argued the city has no...
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Get Your Tickets for the October Edition of the I, Anonymous Show!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey America loves two things: kittens, and the Portland Mercury’s monthly I, Anonymous Show at Curious Comedy Theater! Now more than ever, America needs a place to post their...
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