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The Portland Thorns Smog Sky Blue FC
by Erin O'Regan For real you guys. Sunday is going to be loony tunes. COME JOIN US!Photo Courtesy of Portland Thorns FC With their notorious grit, grace, style and bite, the Portland Thorns defeated...
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Jerry Lewis Shines in the Manipulative Max Rose
by Wm. Steven Humphrey While everyone remembers Jerry Lewis’s hilarious youth with comedy partner Dean Martin, less is said about his flings with drama. His turn as a burned-out late-night talk show...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Practically Married and Completely Sexless—And...
by Dan Savage I'm a 40+ year old woman. I've been practically married to a man who will be 50 soon. No kids. Just a condo. We have not had sex in a very, very, very long time. It's been years.We had a...
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Cass McCombs' Mangy Love Is Real Magic
by William Kennedy CASS McCOMBS “Please, I’ve been stuck in this tree for hours. Please call the fire department.”RACHAEL PONY CASSELLS“THIS IDEA that I’m not into doing interviews, it’s a weird lie...
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Things To Do Tonight 9/27
by Mercury Staff Banned Books Week: Diversity Celebrate books that upset the delicate sensibilities of puritanical PTAs and Republican congressmen everywhere with a spirited Banned Books Week panel...
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by Anonymous As I pulled to a stop in the left turn lane, I noticed that the driver and passenger in the car beside me were both texting while stopped at the light. I rolled down my window and asked,...
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View ArticleNo One’s Policing Lead Dust in Demolition-Happy Portland
That has potential consequences for every neighborhood in the city. by Dirk VanderHart IN A YEAR when environmental hazards have screamed across TV news broadcasts with surprising frequency, lead has...
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Susan Faludi Applies a Journalistic Lens to Her Father’s Gender Transition by Katie Pelletier PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING feminist writer Susan Faludi had been estranged from her difficult and domineering...
View ArticleLooking for Tiger Lily Deconstructs Assimilation with PowerPoint
It’s Anthony Hudson’s hilarious cabaret about Native American identity. by Suzette Smith IN JUNE, I profiled a series of short pieces presented for Risk/Reward’s Festival of New Performance. Known...
View ArticleAugust Wilson Speaks in How I Learned What I Learned
At Portland Playhouse, a freewheeling meditation on race and art. by Megan Burbank AT THE BEGINNING of Portland Playhouse’s How I Learned What I Learned, Victor Mack, in the role of playwright August...
View ArticleWhere to Get the Freshest Fresh Hop Beer
It's harvestin' time, so get your hop on. by Brian Yaeger FRESH HOP BEERS are somewhat analogous to Beaujolais nouveau wines in that they’re the freshest possible beer you can get. The Northwest is...
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Ian investigates Rob Thomas’“Smooth” from Santana’s Supernatural album. by Ian Karmel The following is the third in a four-part series examining the lasting impact of Carlos Santana’s electrifying...
View ArticleI, Anonymous
It was me. I’m not sorry. I WAS ATTENDING my company’s monthly “team building outing” when I first felt it. A rumble in my tummy that was indicative of my worst fear: bubble guts. In a public place....
View ArticleSavage Love
Cheats by Dan Savage I’m a guy, 35,anda cheating piece of shit. I’m engaged to awoman I love, but earlier this year I cheatedon her. I have no excuse. She discovered the datingapp I used, and we...
View ArticleClean Your Bong: Straining to Care About Strains
I love weed, but I simply can’t give much of a shit about strains. by David Schmader WALK INTO any weed store and you’ll be bombarded with dozens of available strains, most boasting prog-rock names...
View ArticleCannabuzz: Welcome to Oregon. Please (Don't) Enjoy Our Weed.
The current state of canna tourism. by Josh Jardine WHEN OREGON legalized cannabis last year, one of the expected benefits to our state economy was a wave of curious tourists, escaping the tyranny of...
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Brangelina is no more. The world has been torn asunder. by Ann Romano MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19GASP. No, really, dears—GASP. The day we thought would never come has arrived! For Brangelina is no more......
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Hot days, hot looks at Century bar. by Marissa Sullivan The jury is still out for Century—the newest bar by the guys behind Sweet Hereafter, Jackknife, and Dig A Pony. Is it a sports bar? Is it the...
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