Princess Syndrome
by Anonymous You had a fake fare that the driver called you out on. You paid, reluctantly. What were you to do called out by someone? Maybe like never before? Maybe like everytime you try to be cheap...
View ArticleStill Don't Get It
by Anonymous Waited 30 years to get here. Been here 1 year. Love weather, freshness of foods. Life here is good. So why lack of smiles? Why the stone faces? A happy Hello goes a long way!![ Comment on...
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You Can Now Send Your Local Officials Facebook Messages. (Thanks, Facebook!)
by Bri Brey Facebook is trying, you guys. In a sea of rampant misinformation and fake news shared on the site and accusations of their immense political impact, yesterday the social media network...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Uninvited Touching from Strangers and Ghosts
by Dan Savage I'm 24 years old and I've been traveling around Europe for the past 10 months. Recently I've had some pretty traumatic sexual experiences and I guess I'm not sure how to wrap my head...
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This Week's Style Events
by Elizabeth Mollo Win this Rollas Leather Jacket!CommunionCommunion will celebrate its 5 year anniversary with a party complete with food, booze, music from DJ Nature, and a raffle with prizes...
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What Americans Can Learn from Badass Russian Dissident Reporter Victoria Lomasko
by Rich Smith Other Russias: Victoria Lomasko's Graphic Journalism is on display at Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery through April 5.VICTORIA LOMASKOWhen Victoria Lomasko returns to the Russian...
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New York Attorney General: If They Repeal the Clean Power Plan, They Have to...
by Sydney Brownstone Make America Pollute Again!ollo/Getty ImagesA troll who once called climate change a Chinese hoax on Twitter signed an executive order today that starts to roll back the country's...
View ArticleBaby Banter
by Anonymous When a customer insists that he's seen you on tinder and swiped right but didn't get a response and thinks you're lying that you have a boyfriend.... fuck off you bald ass baby man...
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Ron Funches is Coming Back to Portland!
by Megan Burbank Mindy TuckerNot forever, greedy goblins! But he IS performing at Revolution Hall on Friday, July 7 in something he's calling Funch-A-Mania, which sounds like Legomania*, but with Ron...
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The Mayor's Got a Hush-Hush New Plan for Dealing With Meeting Outbursts
by Dirk VanderHart Mayor Ted Wheeler's office has a new game plan for handling disruptive meeting attendees—it's just not saying what it is. "Those who attempt to disrupt city council meetings will be...
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Blazer Recap: The Blazers Bury The Nuggets, 122-113!!!
by Aris Hunter Wales After last night’s match up against the Denver Nuggets, the Trail Blazers have only eight regular season games left. Considering the playoff crunch that they are in, it’s fair to...
View ArticleIn Other News
Police Chief on Leave; Oregon Republicans Say Dumb Shit by Mercury Staff THINGS ARE ROCKY at the top of the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) as Chief Mike Marshman and his executive assistant, Lt. Mike...
View ArticleThe Party Review
I attended a “nasty woman” party. by Daniel Martin Austin This past Saturday brought me the honor of being invited to a “nasty woman” party. I’ve since come to learn there are innumerable variations...
View ArticleThis Week's Featured I, Anonymous!
“I despise Portland’s arts tax and the people who administer it.” by Anonymous I just received the “Arts Income Tax Return” for 2016. We moved out of Portland two years ago. I notified you of that when...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
“VAGINA! It’s okay to say.” RESISTRE: “Gas, Grenades, and Pepper Spray: Portland Police’s Crowd Control Weapons Under Fire from Civil Rights Groups” [News, March 22], by News Reporter Doug Brown, and...
View ArticleA Town Deserving of Dumplings
Can XLB provide dumplings worthy of other West Coast cities? by Andrea Damewood It’s almost impossible to think about soup dumplings without visions of Din Tai Fung, the legendary Taiwanese chain...
View ArticleA Bumper Crop of Citrus IPAs
The citrus tsunami that's sweeping the craft beer industry by Brian Yaeger In 2012, tiny Portland U-Brew (PUB), Sellwood’s brew-on-premise and homebrew supply shop, converted a homebrewer’s IPA recipe...
View ArticleFrom Slacktivism to Activism
Resistance events for the week of March 29–April 4. by Emilly Prado THURSDAY, MARCH 30Let’s Talk: Workgroups + Discussions Get guidance on how to transition from talk to action at this ongoing series...
View ArticleThe Politics of Shopping
Vote with your dollar to make small businesses and Portland great. by Cassie Ridgway Because you’re a Portland Mercury reader, I assume you care about the vibrancy and charm that make Portland the...
View ArticleShop... and Resist
Local stores giving back to fight Trump. by Elizabeth Mollo If you’re anything like me, you’ve felt anger, despair, and sadness over the current president and his administration. Trump and his cronies...
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