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TONIGHT! It's the I, Anonymous Show!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey America—and especially Portland—loves the Mercury’s weekly I, Anonymous column and blog in which anonymous people (like YOU) spill your guts and reveal your most private...
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The City Extends Its Strongest Renter Protections—But Passes on Closing a Big...
by Dirk VanderHart No surprises here: The City of Portland is still under a formal housing state of emergency declaration, and the city's policy requiring landlords to pay relocation fees rides on....
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by Anonymous Hey dude. Glad you found the boyfriend that you think will be your eternal mate. You know, the guy all your friends dislike because he’s a self absorbed asshole? You know, the headcase...
View ArticleSo Cool, So Portland
by Anonymous I saw you riding on the street downtown with your infant child strapped on. i could almost see the movie in your head about what a hip, cool, oh so Portland figure you cut. It's almost as...
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Like Beer But Hate Science? There's a Portland Flat Earth Group For You
by Doug Brown NASADo you 1) like good local beer, and 2) think these so-called "scientists" are a bunch of lying assholes? Then Thursday is the day for you, as a flat earth Youtube star and local...
View ArticleObligations
by Anonymous I'd like to be a more positive person. Someone who treats people with kindness and respect. Maybe even makes their day a little better. Most the time, I lack the ability to take care of...
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Good Morning, News: Police Chief Q&A, Housing Law at City Council, and Fewer...
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. Link time. Jade SturmsFirst up is this week's feature, out in print as of yesterday, about a Portland entrepreneur helping people with online dating: "We are now...
View ArticleThings to Do Thursday!
6 things to do for October 5 by Mercury Staff Blade Runner 2049 Okay, wait: So the old man who made Alien and then came back and ruined Alien with Prometheus and Covenant has decided there's going to...
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Things to Do This Weekend: October 6-8
by Mercury Staff Now this is October. It's getting chillier. It's getting spookier. FrightTown is open! The tentacled spectre of H.P. Lovecraft is invoked! The Weeknd's weird blend of slasher movie...
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Does Cannabis Sing? You Can Find Out This Weekend
by Josh Jardine PlantoidAm I high a fair portion of the time? As in, most waking hours?I am, thank you for asking. So I would totally understand if you think what I'm about to tell you is nothing more...
View ArticlePre-emptive
by Anonymous Fuck you preemptively, Tri-met. Ever since I've started wearing large headphones I seem to get ticket checked more. If it's just my imagination I post-emptively take it back. Either way,...
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Veg Week: Half-Price Vegan Entrées at Next Level Burger, Night Light Lounge,...
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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In 1996, Portland's Police Chief Won $40K on Wheel of Fortune. Here's Video.
by Dirk VanderHart In the autumn of 1996, Danielle Outlaw was a long way from where she is today: the first woman of color atop the Portland Police Bureau. In late November of that year, not so far...
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We Snuck into Seattle's Super Secret White Nationalist Convention
These guys mostly work in tech. by David Lewis Editor's note: This piece was originally published in our Seattle-based sister paper, the Stranger. Back in January, I e-mailed Dr. Greg Johnson,...
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There Will Be No Gun Control Until Corporations Demand It
The American public can't compete with the NRA, but American corporations can. by Katie Herzog American individuals can't compete with the gun lobby, but American corporations can.Spencer Platt/Getty...
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The Stoned Grandmother You Always Wanted
by Josh Jardine TRAFFIC_ANALYZER / GETTY IMAGESElvy Musikka is the stoned grandmother I always wanted, and if you meet her, you’ll feel the same. The OG cannabis activist lives in Eugene, and she’s...
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Reptaliens' Debut Is Tender Psych-Pop
by Ciara Dolan Portland’s Reptaliens| caught the attention of Captured Tracks before they’d even dropped an official release, and now the Brooklyn record label’s putting out their debut LP, FM-2030....
View ArticleForever Openers
by Anonymous I see that your band has kept the same strategy: Open for a musician/band from the 90s. Great way to get to the middle.Congratulations! You are in exactly the same place you were three...
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Country Singer Rosanne Cash: "The NRA Funds Domestic Terrorism" (She's...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey David Becker / GettyIn this opinion piece for the New York Times following this past weekend's Las Vegas massacre, country singer Rosanne Cash gets right to the point of why...
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Rejoice, for the New Season of OPB's Oregon Field Guide Starts Tonight
by Ned Lannamann Tonight is the brightest night of the year for Oregon television, because tonight my favorite Oregon-made television show broadcasts its season premiere. That show is Oregon Field...
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