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Why Is the TSA Banning Passengers from Bringing Electronic Devices “Bigger...
New TSA rule says "electronic devices bigger than a cellphone" must be checked on selected flights by Amber Cortes Flights from 13 different countries in the Middle East and Africa will be affected by...
View ArticleI Think I've Found the Perfect Boy/Girlfriend for You
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey I've been watching you this morning, and I think you seem a bit stressed out and need a friendly voice to help relax you, cheer you up, and make you feel better about yourself....
View ArticleTrump Doesn't Give Two Shits About His Supporters (And Neither Should You)
by Dan Savage NYT:“This is the country that elected Donald Trump,” said Garth Gardiner, driving a pickup across the 48,000-acre Angus beef ranch he runs with his two brothers. They lost about 500 cows...
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Can You Guess the Old Curmudgeon's Dark Secret?
by Megan Burbank The Sense of an Ending, Ritesh Batra’s adaptation of Julian Barnes’ Man Booker Prize-winning novel, will make you cry if you see it on an airplane. It’s slow and a little boring, but...
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Portland's Anarchist Pothole-Fillers are Holding a Public Meeting
by Bri Brey The Portland Anarchist road crew, who went rogue and started filling potholes in the city's absence, are still fairly mysterious, even after granting an email interview to The Oregonian,...
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Portland Pizza Week: All the Places You Can Get $2 Slices April 17-22
by Mercury Staff Listen, Portland. We love you. And we love pizza. So the Portland Mercury is teaming up with dozens of local pizza shops to bring you the second Portland Pizza Week: $2 slices for...
View ArticlePhotos from Last Night's I, Anonymous Show
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Last night's Mercury sponsored I, Anonymous Show (held monthly at the Secret Society) was the first helmed by new host Caitlin Weierhauser, and dear god was it laff-out-loud...
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The AMF Pro 300 Bowling Alley on Powell Is Going Away
by Ned Lannamann Soon to be a 24 Hour Fitness, or Panera Bread, or Gentle Dental, or something similarly bland and horrible!Google MapsNooooooooooooooooooo.....Portland Business Journal reported today...
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The Portland Officer Who Killed Quanice Hayes Last Month Won't Face Charges
by Dirk VanderHart Friends mourn the death of Quanice Hayes in Northeast Portland last month.Doug BrownThe police officer who killed a Portland teen in an early morning manhunt last month won’t face...
View ArticleT2 Trainspotting Is a Worthwhile Relapse
Danny Boyle’s flamboyant sequel is all about the characters. by Ned Lannamann A sequel to Trainspotting could have been as bad an idea as picking up your old heroin habit. The 1996 movie was a perfect...
View ArticleThe Wit and Wisdom of Wilson
Woody Harrelson plays America’s latest complainer-in-chief. by Marc Mohan Everybody loves a misanthrope, right? Well, maybe not everybody, but there’s a long American tradition of giving it up for the...
View ArticleThis Week's Featured I, Anonymous!
“But seriously, I’m grateful, because now I am certain that humans are basically shit.” by Anonymous Thank you so much for breaking in and robbing our store. Our year was starting off pretty good, so...
View ArticleJohn Scalzi Ventures Into The Collapsing Empire
Politics! Intrigue! Sex! In space! by Erik Henriksen There’s a reason so much fiction is about rich people: Rich characters are the ones who get to do things! They travel. They chat. They have time to...
View ArticleFuck Politeness
My Favorite Murder reclaims true crime for women. by Megan Burbank When faced with a too-charming stranger, an overly inquisitive Lyft driver, or another potential creep, “Fuck politeness!” is my...
View ArticleAmong the Deplorables
Meeting the state’s conservatives at the Oregon Freedom Rally. by Santi Elijah Holley As I near the entrance to the Oregon Convention Center, a white security guard is in the process of ordering a...
View ArticleA Business Owner Was Cleared for Killing a Homeless Man Last Month
But official reports raise questions. by Dirk VanderHart JASON PETERSEN never laid a finger on Charlie Win Chan. According to Oregon law, he didn’t have to.That became clear March 13, when the...
View ArticleGas, Grenades, and Pepper Spray
Portland police’s crowd control weapons are under fire from civil rights groups. by Doug Brown The police response to protests in Portland can make the city look like a war zone.On January 20,...
View ArticleHall Monitor: Into the Glue Pot
This looks like the year Portland’s horse cops finally get the ax. by Dirk VanderHart I SWORE I’d never write another column about the horse cops. I literally said this last week to a City Hall...
View ArticleFrom Slacktivism to Activism
Resistance events for the week of March 22–28. by Emilly Prado In addition to the weekly resistance events you’ve come to love, each installment of From Slacktivism to Activism will now conclude with...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
“It’d be nice if your paper ventured outside the ‘typical Portland’ areas.” DRUNK IN SOUTHWESTRE: “The Happiest Hours” [Feature, March 15], the Mercury’s guide to Portland’s happy hours—conveniently...
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