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Yes, There’s a Lot of Cocaine, But the Real Drug in American Made Is Tom Cruise
The Cruise Missile strikes again! by Ned Lannamann American Made is a movie about Barry Seal, a former TWA pilot who smuggled weapons for the Contras and cocaine for the Medellín Cartel in the ’80s....
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I Want Battle of the Sexes On Instant Replay Inside My Eyelids
God this movie is satisfying. by Elinor Jones It might be hard for me to express how satisfying it is to watch a hard-working woman beat an entitled sexist prick on an international stage. Battle of...
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Tank and the Bangas' Dynamic Sound Knows No Bounds
by Jenni Moore TANK AND THE BANGAS Sun 10/1 Star TheaterGus BennettAt Pickathon in August I was blessed with the opportunity to see New Orleans’ Tank and the Bangas, whose exciting and dynamic sound...
View ArticleLemony Snickett's Count Olaf Would be Proud
by Anonymous To the diva teacher who snitched on me because I gave a student an after-school snack after the designated snack time was over:The poor kid's five years old, had lunch at 11:30 and now...
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In Praise of Kosmische-Music Legend Hans-Joachim Roedelius
A survey of German kosmische-musik legend Hans-Joachim Roedelius's best work, in advance of his Oct. 1 Portland show. by Dave Segal Roedelius's 50-year career encompasses infernal proto-industrial...
View ArticleGood News On HIV Front: Undetectable = Uninfectious
by Dan Savage The Centers for Disease Control had this to say released an important "Dear Colleague" letter today:Scientific advances have shown that antiretroviral therapy (ART) preserves the health...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: The Ambiguous Bi Boyfriend
by Dan Savage I'm in a long distance relationship with a bisexual man with poly tendencies. I have no problem with him being with men because they can provide things I, as a cis woman, can't without...
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50 Cent Said Trump Offered Him Half a Million for Campaign Appearance
“They wanted to pay me $500,000 as part of the campaign just to make an appearance," said 50. by Anna Kaplan 50 Cent: "Nah, that's not good money."Pascal Le Segretain / GettyRapper 50 Cent (born Curtis...
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ICE Arrests 33 Over Four Days in Portland in Crackdown of Sanctuary Cities
by Doug Brown Protesters outside of Portland's ICE building in March Doug BrownU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested 33 people in Portland, and 498 people nationally, during a...
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Better Naito Is Going Away for the Year. Go Celebrate Better Naito.
by Dirk VanderHart Dirk VanderHartThe Portland Business Alliance will mop its dewy brow and breathe a ragged sigh of relief next week, when the "Better Naito" project comes to a close for 2017. The...
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by Anonymous "I'm into this very specific thing..." We all know that means you want ass play. You aren't lubing the entry to this conversation. We all know you want one of the planets that orbits...
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by Anonymous I wonder if I'll ever pay off my debts and learn how to support myself.I mean I'll keep working. It's not like I can afford to do anything else.I think there was a time when I had friends...
View ArticlePortland Catz
by Anonymous I started an Instagram tribute to the special cats I encounter on my walks in Portland. It's my pet therapy. Thanks to the owners who let me visit with their cats and thanks to the cats...
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Good Morning, News: ICE Cracks Down, Bizarre Cuba Attacks, and Trump Wants to...
by Dirk VanderHart The city's lawsuit against Monsanto, over the PCBs that are rife in the Willamette River, Columbia Slough, and Columbia River, can proceed. A judge ruled last week that the city has...
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This Weekend's Style Events
by Elizabeth Mollo Sara BergmanSundaze Collective—a monthly fashion pop-up curated by Sarah Radcliffe of The Yo! Store, and features a rotating lineup of local designers and makers—is back for their...
View ArticleThings to Do Friday!
10 things to do for September 29 by Mercury Staff Moses Sumney, Angelo De Augustine Singer/songwriter Moses Sumney’s voice is soulful and very strange. He’s got a superhuman falsetto that swells and...
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15 things to do for September 30 by Mercury Staff Jackpot Records 20th Anniversary Record Show & Celebration The year 1997 might not have been the most auspicious time to open a record store—vinyl...
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8 things to do for October 1 by Mercury Staff Tank & the Bangas, Sweet Crude At Pickathon in August I was blessed with the opportunity to see New Orleans’ Tank and the Bangas, whose exciting and...
View ArticleThings to Do Comedy: October 2017
Funny Things to Do All Month Long by Chipp Terwilliger Whitney Cummings Whether she's skewering ladymags by advocating for gaining weight as a great way to look younger, or musing about Bitmojis for...
View ArticleThings to Do Food: October 2017
How to Eat, Drink, and Be Merry for the Month of October by Mercury Staff The Portland Mercury's Veg Week This fall, from October 9-14, your pals at the Mercury are teaming up with Portland VegFest to...
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