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After Worst Mass Shooting in Modern History, GOP Expected to Pass Bill Making...
Had the shooter in Vegas used a silencer, we could be talking about hundreds or thousands of dead this morning. by Katie Herzog David Becker/Getty Images As the dead in Las Vegas were being tallied...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: The Epic of Galsamess
by Dan Savage I am a 41-year-old woman and have a rather long story to tell.I’ll start at the beginning. I am married and in a failing marriage. I have four kids and have stayed as long as I have...
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Veg Week: Half-Price Vegan Entrées at Aviv, Bar Maven, & Biwa
by Mercury Staff Welcome to the Portland Mercury’s first-ever Veg Week—a week designed not only for vegans and vegetarians, but for all Portlanders who want to enjoy some of the best, most inventive...
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UPDATED: Tom Petty, 1950-2017; Death Confirmed by Manager
by Ned Lannamann UPDATE9:20 pm: Manager Tony Dimitriades has announced that Tom Petty died tonight. The LA Times reports: “On behalf of the Tom Petty family,” said Tony Dimitriades, longtime manager...
View ArticleSecond Amendment Supporter Has Second Thoughts
by Dan Savage He didn't see the problem when other people's kids got shot to death in Newtown, Connecticut, or when other people's kids, brothers, sisters, and parents got shot to death in Aurora,...
View ArticleNightmare of Trump
by Anonymous In the dream, it seems like Early to Mid October. I am standing on top of a building somewhere in downtown Portland. It's late in the afternoon and I am looking off to the North, slightly...
View ArticleHiya, 2nd Amendment Festishists &"Originalists"
by Anonymous "I am certainly not an advocate for frequent and untried changes in laws and constitutions. I think moderate imperfections had better be borne with; because, when once known, we...
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Good Morning, News: Tom Petty Leaves Too Soon, Las Vegas Will Happen Again,...
by Dirk VanderHart People tend to the wounded outside the Route 91 Harvest Country music festival grounds after an apparent shooting on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are reports of an...
View ArticleThings to Do Tuesday!
9 things to do for October 3 by Mercury Staff Bleachers, Tangerine Fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff debuted his solo project, Bleachers, with 2014’s Strange Desire, followed by 2015’s Terrible Thrills,...
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Live Review: Insane Clown Posse at Bossanova Ballroom, Fri Sept 29
by Jason DeSomer Jason DeSomerJason DeSomerFace-painted juggalos of all ages gathered in the Bossanova Ballroom last Friday night to see Insane Clown Posse. Only the two-liter bottles of Faygo...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
We now return to our regularly scheduled mass shooting. by Ann Romano MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25Welcome back to One Day at a Time, dears—where, miracle of miracles, we actually have some good news for once!...
View ArticleElvy Musikka, Living Cannabis Legend
The OG cannabis activist gets her weed from Uncle Sam. by Josh Jardine Elvy Musikka is the stoned grandmother I always wanted, and if you meet her, you’ll feel the same. The OG cannabis activist lives...
View ArticleDispensary Dos and Don’ts
Emma Chasen gives first-timers some good advice. by Will Patterson Dear Pot Lawyer,What do I need to know before I visit my first dispensary?From the legal side, remember that you must be over 21. The...
View ArticlePortland’s Pretty
Cute looks at Portland Nursery. by Marissa Sullivan I knew I HAD a very busy Saturday filled with errands ahead of me, followed by a desperate search for street style to hit a looming deadline. My day...
View ArticleSavage Love
'Bate and Snitch by Dan Savage I’m a 22-year-oldstraight male dating a 23-year-old woman. This is by far the most sexual relationship I’ve been in, which is great, except one part is freaking me out: I...
View ArticleL.A. Witch Exorcizes Souls and Plots Revenge
L.A. Witch’s debut is smoky and panoramic punk. by Ciara Dolan Last month L.A. Witch released their self-titled debut via Suicide Squeeze, an album steeped in the influence of Los Angeles—a city...
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Reptaliens’ debut LP is tender and psychedelic pop. by Cervante Pope Portland’s Reptaliens| caught the attention of Captured Tracks before they’d even dropped an official release, and now the Brooklyn...
View ArticleSneaker Wave
The latest in Portland hip-hop. by Jenni Moore Last year’s Portland Hip-Hop Day got rained out and moved from City Hall to the Skype Live Studio, where attendees celebrated the veterans of Portland...
View ArticleThings to Do Music: October 4-10
Noteworthy shows for the week of October 4-10. SUPER PICKHOPE SANDOVAL AND THE WARM INVENTIONS, DAYDREAM MACHINE (Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell) It’s interesting that Hope Sandoval is rolling...
View ArticleAre Those Expensive New Pressings of Your Favorite Albums Worth It?
Vinyl reissues: the good, the bad, and the ugly. by Ned Lannamann With the sheer quantity of music available on streaming services, there’s not much of a logical reason to buy physical media anymore....
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