Clik here to view.
Savage Love Letter of the Day: Lonely Unicorn Looking for London Ladies
by Dan Savage Okay, it has been literally years since I first wrote to you.I'm now 24, no longer a virgin, and I'm living in London. I've slept with long-term boyfriends and had my share of DFMOs....
View ArticleHappy Birthday, My Best Uncle
by Anonymous You check in when I make comments on here. Sometimes when I rant, you seem to know it is my sarcastic humor. I think no one is funnier than you, and love to make you laugh.You are suppose...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Good Morning, News: Health Care Hysteria, an Unprosecuted Killing, and Your...
by Dirk VanderHart If you missed the delightful fact that local anarchists have taken it upon themselves to help speed the repair of this city's worrisomely pocked streets, well here you go. Not a...
View ArticleFill in the Blanks New Bigoted IA Template
by Anonymous I work in the (blank) industry and I have to deal with (people with kids, poor people, old people, blue collar people- anyone not in your group) . I am not an unoriginal bigot, but I have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Don't Miss the I, Anonymous Show... Monday Night!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey One of the funnest (and funniest!) comedy shows in town in undoubtedly The I, Anonymous Show, featuring rants and confessions written by YOU, anonymously, for the Mercury’s I,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fill Out the White House's Dumb Form: "Share Your Obamacare Disaster Story"
by Tricia Romano I hate you.Tricia RomanoThe Trump White House really is run by a bunch of idiots. First, they put up a "media accountability poll."Now, they've got this open call for sob stories. I...
View ArticleI Want My Fucking Croissant Back
by Anonymous Dear White Men,Last night I freaked out because some old white man in Iowa thinks I don't contribute anything to the United States because i'm bi-racial. This morning on my bus ride to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
For Pi Day Let's Celebrate Pizza Jerk's Awesome Website
by Bri Brey It's plastered all over social media so I'm sure you already know that it's Pi Day! Our favorite kind of pi(e)? PIZZA. Here's a bunch of reviews of local pizza places where you can stuff...
View ArticleClik here to view.
At Last, Some Good News! Your Bridgetown Comedy Festival Lineup is Here
by Megan Burbank The Bridgetown Comedy Festival 2017 lineup is here and it's great—as usual, it's a delightful mix of big-name stand-ups and local performers and I'm so excited about so many of them!...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Portland's New Exclusion Policy Wouldn't Be Able To Exclude Anyone—Yet
by Dirk VanderHart If (and probably when) Portland City Council passes a new policy tomorrow enabling Mayor Ted Wheeler to exclude disruptive audience members for months, those exclusions aren't on...
View ArticleAll-Ages Action!
This week’s all-ages shows. by Emma Burke FRI MARCH 17Japandroidsw/Craig Finn & the Uptown Controllers; Revolution Hall, 1300 SE StarkThe cover of Japandroids’ new album Near to the Wild Heart of...
View ArticlePut Down the Green Beer and Enjoy a Quiet Pint with Clannad
Clannad’s early records forged the river separating old Ireland from popular culture. by Ciara Dolan For many Americans, March 17 is the day to cut loose and LARP Flogging Molly’s sloppy anthem...
View ArticleThings to Do Music: March 15-21
Noteworthy shows for the week of March 15-21. Super PickSOUND + VISION: BLOSSOM, AMENTA ABIOTO Saying that Black people have been “taking an L” lately is essentially the biggest understatement ever....
View ArticleLet Jesca Hoop’s Memories Are Now Soundtrack Your Springtime
Jesca Hoop’s Memories Are Now blooms with the spring. by Ben Salmon Maybe it’s the season, but when she’s talking about her new album Memories Are Now, the California-raised, Manchester, UK-based...
View ArticleFive Reasons the Red Hot Chili Peppers Are Maybe Okay?
I try to love a band that’s easy to hate. by Nathan Tucker 1) They’re actually the cheesiest band ever.Anthony Kiedis and the other Chili Peppers clearly try hard to cultivate a tough-guy sex symbol...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
“As an ‘alternative weekly,’ your paper has been a sincere disappointment.” AN ISSUE WITHOUT MENRE: “A Note to Our Readers On A Day Without a Woman (Or, Why There Are No Men in This Issue)” [Letters,...
View ArticleI, Anonymous
“I was so scared and it helped so much to have you all there.” by Anonymous Yesterday my wife and I took a walk to get lattes at the café down the street. As we were in the crosswalk, a driver missed...
View ArticleThe Party Review
Cultures collide at a Sunday morning potluck. by Daniel Martin Austin It’s hard to believe I disliked naps as a child. This past Sunday morning, I took such a good nap, I didn’t bother getting dressed...
View ArticleMy Brother, My Brother and Me IRL
The McElroy Brothers Take on Television and Portland by Suzette Smith “We always underestimate it,” Justin McElroy says of his upcoming Portland show—a live recording of the popular advice podcast he...
View ArticleAt Last, A Feminist Manifesto for Brocialists
Or, I Read Jessa Crispin’s New Book and I Have Regrets by Megan Burbank “Is this feminist?” is one of the least interesting questions I can think of, so I was ready for former Bookslut editor Jessa...
View Article