A Mob of Dancers Gathered in Support of Hillary Clinton and Her Pantsuits
by Jennifer Campbell NYC is WITH HER! #pantsuit #flashmobs ✊🏼💙👑🇺🇸 #HILLYES #IMWITHHER #giveemhill #hillary2016 #hrc #hrc2016 #democrat #hillaryclinton #hillary #clinton #voteHillary #madampresident...
View ArticleNeed a Job? Doctor Who is Hiring.
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey "Hmmm... good resume, solid references, knows how to drive a Tardis... YOU'RE HIRED!"Courtesy BBCIt's official: You need a job. And you need a job that will appreciate your...
View ArticleThings To Do Tonight 10/4
by Mercury Staff KING, Joey Dosik“Let’s explore, so much more to discover,” sings R&B trio KING in their song “Red Eye.” This is, appropriately, exactly how I feel when listening to their debut,...
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by Dan Savage Originally posted on October 15, 2014.I'm a middle-aged, fat, and happy gay man. My partner has a best friend, and they share everything—including our bed. Most weekends, we tromp...
View ArticleAlleged Scary Clown Chases School Kids in Dallas, Oregon
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey "Why on earth would you be afraid of me?"iStock/Lisa F. YoungThis just in from the Dallas Oregon Police Department (Dallas is in Polk County, west of Salem):Let's break this...
View ArticleTonight's VP Debate: An Excruciating Game of "Who's the Most Christian...
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View ArticleThings to Do Music
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The Birth of a Nation, the real Godzilla, and a visit from the ghost with the most. by Mercury Staff American Honey Yes, this is an indie film with Shia LaBeouf in it. No, he doesn’t have that...
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View ArticleShin Godzilla: Will the Real Godzilla Please Stand Up?
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But there’s still a lot of Emily Blunt sulking in beautiful coats. by Megan Burbank IF YOU LIKE watching Emily Blunt sulk in beautiful coats, you will enjoy The Girl on the Train, the adaptation of...
View ArticlePortlanders Just Got Their First Look at a Police Body Cam Policy
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View ArticleThe Feds and State Are Targeting a “Suspicious” Portland Methadone Clinic
The DEA and state health officials are investigating a Portland methadone clinic by Doug Brown It's just after 4 am on a cold Tuesday morning and people are gathering outside a gray two-story building...
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View ArticleLetters to the Editor
“I think you mean ‘Biff.’”BAN MENRE: “His Word Against Mine” [Feature, Sept 28], Ciara Dolan and Doug Brown’s feature on stories of sexual assault from the Portland music community following local...
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Part four of Ian’s award-winning dissection of Carlos Santana’s Supernatural. by Ian Karmel The following is the fourth in a four-part series examining Carlos Santana’s album Supernatural. Part three...
View ArticleI, Anonymous
MOVE YOUR FUCKING DOG. WHENEVER I’m taking a stroll down a sidewalk, there will inevitably be someone with a dog on a leash. A sidewalk is designed to let two HUMANS walk past each other with an...
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