Little Star's New Record Finds Peace in Simple Pleasures
by Robert Ham MOLLY SCHAEFFERAs a generation of young artists comes of age in the Spotify era, we’re going to be hearing a lot more bands like Little Star. The new self-titled sophomore album from...
View ArticleAttorney for Ed Murray's 2008 Portland-Based Accuser Believed Client, But...
by Sydney Brownstone PHOTO BY KELLY O, PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MIKE FORCEIn an April 6 Seattle Times story that published allegations from three people who accused Seattle mayor Ed Murray of child rape...
View ArticlePortland Pizza Week April 17-22: $2 Slices at Old Town Pizza and Brewing,...
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 ArticleGifted: Jenny Slate + Chris Evans 4EVR
by Elinor Jones Remember last year, when we learned that Marcel the Shell’s Jenny Slate and our soulful, Nazi-crushing Captain America Chris Evans were ~DATING~ and we all died of how...
View ArticleVytell Brings the Fire to the Kelly's Olympian Planned Parenthood Hip-Hop...
by Claire Holley Vytell, AKA Vanessa Tello, performing at Kelly's OlympianClaire HolleyLast night, Kelly's Olympian hosted a hip-hop show to benefit Planned Parenthood. 100% of the profits from the $6...
View ArticleThe Portland Mercado's Two-Year Anniversary Party El Pueblo Unido Spotlights...
by Emilly Prado SUCULIMA Transcending borders.Courtesy of the artistSpanish speakers use the word latinidad to express solidarity among the vastly diverse peoples of Latin America, which spans two...
View ArticleTrump Signs Off On Letting States Pull Funding from Planned Parenthood
by Megan Burbank The law allows states to pull funding for preventive care services provided by organizations like Planned Parenthood. It's primed to gut basic health care for America's poorest...
View ArticleStream Queen: Put The Kids to Bed and Watch The Gorburger Show, Mystery...
by Chase Burns Gorburger is a superfan of Earth and pop culture, but his bloodlust keeps getting in his way.Is it just me, or are puppets everywhere this spring? And they're not just on TV for kids,...
View ArticleMan Who Did Something
by Anonymous This is not a rant or anything that I care to keep anonymous. I wanted to thank a gentleman who stepped in when I was getting verbally harassed downtown by a random stranger this morning....
View ArticleYour 10 Best Bets to Make Easter Weekend Something Special
by Mercury Staff You don't have to wait until Sunday to get your Easter festivities rolling like an upended basket of eggs. Look below for a list of 10 opportunities to celebrate the season at the...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Safe Play During Moresomes with Strangers
by Dan Savage I'm a queer girl living in Vancouver with my male partner. This weekend we found ourselves in an after-hours club, made some friends and ended up at a house with two other guys and a...
View ArticleGo F Meeself?
by Anonymous C'mon. Is that all yee got? That's about the same as someone giving me the middle twat tickler. It doesn't hurt. At all. Not one bit. It makes you feel like you're the superman though....
View ArticleEconomic Bomb
by Anonymous That bomb we just dropped cost $16M (only hardware). Killed 36 terrorists, which pencils out to ~$444K each. Setting aside politics/ethics/etc. for a minute, that just doesn't make...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Ed Murray Accuser Speaks Out, the Mother of All Bombs,...
by Dirk VanderHart First read this in-depth interview, by our sister paper the Stranger, with a Gladstone man who offers an open, detailed account of allegedly being sexually abused by Seattle Mayor...
View ArticleThings to Do This Weekend: April 14-16
by Mercury Staff Waiting at the end of this weekend is a magical rabbit who shits colorful eggs full of candy and/or valuable prizes that hordes of small children will assault each other over as they...
View ArticleDon't Miss Dan Savage's Easter Extravaganza... TONIGHT!
by Mercury Staff No one loves Easter more than sex advice columnist extraordinaire, Dan Savage!* And that’s why he’s bringing his top-rated podcast, the Savage Lovecast, to Portland for a special live...
View ArticleHere's That Star Wars: The Last Jedi Teaser...
by Erik Henriksen I couldn't get a decent screencap of Rey. You're just gonna have to settle for Poe and BB-8.... and if you get an Empire Strikes Back vibe from it, that's probably 1,000 percent...
View Article"I'm Not Lying": One of Seattle Mayor Murray's Alleged Victims Tells His Story
by Sydney Brownstone Jeff Simpson couldn’t get past the fourth step: taking inventory of the people who had hurt him.Long addicted to meth, he started a program called Celebrate Recovery in 2010. That...
View ArticleTimbers v. Sporting Kansas City Match Preview
by Abe Asher Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland TimbersAfter three straight games against Eastern Conference opponents, the Portland Timbers face a crucial early-season stretch with four straight games...
View Article10 for $10: The Best Bang for the Buck Shows, April 14-16
by Mercury Staff El Pueblo Unido: Portland Mercado 2 Year Anniversary A daylong celebration of Portland Mercado making it to 2 years old, transforming 72nd and Foster into a bustling, busy community...
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