Blazers Recap: Dropping Some NYC
by Arthur Bradford The Blazers were supposed to win this game and they did. The Knicks are just coasting to the end of a forgettable season at this point, something many people expected the Blazers to...
View ArticleTed Wheeler's Home Has Once Again Become a Target for Protesters
by Dirk VanderHart Mayor Ted Wheeler's home, in the Portland Heights neighborhood.Google Street ViewAs he preps for his first State of the City Address this afternoon, Mayor Ted Wheeler continues to...
View ArticleLive: Watch House Members Cast Their Votes on Repealing Obamacare (Or Maybe Not)
by Eli Sanders Oops. We're fucked.Zach Gibson / GettyWhat's going in DC today? Who knows! House Speaker Paul Ryan is rushing to the White House to tell President Donald Trump that he doesn't have the...
View ArticleSurprise! The Trainspotting Sequel Is Great!
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 and efficient statement, a coming-of-age story told through...
View ArticleIntroducing Wynne
by Jenni Moore WYNNEPHILLIP QUINNWhew! Now that I’ve gotten some feminist concerns off my chest [Sneaker Wave, “We’ve Got to Talk Misogyny in Hip-Hop,” March 8], received overwhelmingly positive...
View ArticleJohn Scalzi's The Collapsing Empire: Politics! Intrigue! Sex! In Space!
by Erik Henriksen COVER ART BY SPARTHThere’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 reflect, and...
View ArticlePower Rangers Made Me Feel Old. Because I am Old, So Very Old
by Bri Brey Power Rangers these days, amirite? They're all shiny and sleek! Their mouths move when they speak! They've got Bryan Cranston as their disembodied-head mentor! Ugh. They're like, totally...
View ArticleOh My God! What a Stupid, Beautiful Movie
by Suzette Smith I was having a rotten day before I watched CHIPS, but its explosion-heavy, progressive-bro comedy motored my frown upside down. That’s a dumb thing to say, but this is a dumb movie.
View ArticleTrump and GOP Pull Doomed Trumpcare Bill
by Megan Burbank Rep. Raul Ruiz, Democrat from California, demonstrating four possible reasons Trumpcare didn't go anywhere today.Screenshot via CSPANAfter a debate in the House today,...
View ArticleLandlord Regulations, New Infrastructure Borrowing Highlight Ted Wheeler's...
by Dirk VanderHart Promising to further regulate landlords, proposing borrowing millions of dollars to mend Portland's aging infrastructure, and pitching the city on new swim spots on the Willamette...
View ArticleAdult Training
by Anonymous Or meetings, or workshops, whatever you wanna call it. Teaching an adult is pointless. Way more senseless than training a stray cat or a kid. The only point is that it makes adults feel...
View ArticleSay Goodbye to the Third Eye During the Portland Head Shop's Final Blowout
by Josh Jardine When I moved to Portland in 1989, I knew exactly three people, I thought Satyricon was both cool and scary (right on both counts), and I had no weed connection. I did have a friend who...
View ArticlePolice Chief Mike Marshman Was Just Placed on Leave for Unclear Reasons
by Dirk VanderHart Police Chief Mike Marshman, left, and Mayor Ted Wheeler last month. Doug BrownOkay, something's up at the Portland Police Bureau. Roughly two weeks after two top police officials...
View ArticleNow You're Just Somebody that I Used to Know
by Anonymous Who are you anymore? When we first met, you were a cool person to be around. Now I can't even get an appointment. You're like a 44 year old guy going through a midlife crisis about to...
View ArticleLife: Alien 1, Stupid Scientists 0
by Ned Lannamann Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A small group of people—oh, let’s say six or seven of them—are floating around somewhere up in space, when they learn they’re sharing their...
View ArticleMeet Your New Role Model, Multimedia Artist Marilyn Rondón
by Kathleen Marie ARTWORK BY MARILYN RONDÓNI first learned about Marilyn Rondón after she lost a fight in the ring. Along with a selfie, she shared her honest feelings about loss and losing. Then she...
View ArticleIs There Any Limits You Won't Cross?
by Anonymous I am not against protesters. The situation in front of MayorTed Wheeler's home with so called protesters is ridiculous. These people are threatening, and are a little too close for...
View ArticleAMF Pro 300 Fights Back Against News of Closure
Landlord Maintains That a New Tenant Is Planned by Ned Lannamann Top: Google Maps / Bottom: Jason DesomerEarlier this week, the Mercury and other media outlets reported that the AMF Pro 300 bowling...
View ArticleBlazers Recap: The Blazers Tip The Timberwolves, 112-100. Playoffs Pending...
by Aris Hunter Wales Weekend games are always more fun than games during the week. When I park and make my trek to the Moda Center, the surrounding streets are always teaming with bubbly Trail Blazer...
View ArticleTimbers Lose First Game of 2017 Late in Columbus
by Abe Asher USA Today SportsThe Portland Timbers' perfect start to the 2017 season is over.Though they were ahead after just four minutes of their game Saturday night in Columbus, a confluence of...
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