Here to There
by Anonymous This is why it takes you an hour to get 5 miles across town. See, there's nothing wrong with building rail lines and bike lanes. The mistake is BUILDING THEM TO THE EXCLUSION OF EVERTHING...
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Good Morning, News: Oregon's Graduation Woes, Clinton Email Haggling, and You...
by Dirk VanderHart FIRST THINGS FIRST:Register to vote right now. It's the last day you can do so if you want to vote in this election (and you do). Speaking of this election: In September, when it...
View ArticleAge Like Wine
by Anonymous There's always an old timer at every dive bar that everyone knows. He's reached this status of celebrity that staff and customers give him a special nickname. Super Dave. Beer Bill....
View ArticleTwin Peaks is Returning, and Here's the Cast Talking About It
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Guys, it's for real! The show that brought on the new golden age of television, Twin Peaks, returns in early 2017 on Showtime. And to get you PUMPED, here's a teaser trailer...
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Cash-Strapped PBOT Doesn’t Want Your Free Crosswalks
by Dirk VanderHart Kinoko EvansPARENTS WALKING their young children to Southeast Portland’s New Day School have had a confusing month.After years of crossing a barren Clinton Street, they showed up on...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Her Girlfriend Won't Fuck Her
by Dan Savage I'm a 30-year-old lesbian. I live abroad in the European country my girlfriend of two years is from. She is seven years my junior. We met in the states while she was on an exchange...
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The Strange Phenomenon of Women Who Vote Trump
by Megan Murnane Baffling. Just baffling.Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.comLast week, Donald Trump faced a flood of sexual assault accusations. The week before, a leaked Access Hollywood tape heard Trump...
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Things To Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff LVL UP, Blowout, Sleeping Blood After helping to build one of the nation’s most promising DIY scenes through their own label, Double Double Whammy, Brooklyn-based indie rock quartet...
View ArticleHUMP! 2016 Film Lineup Announced!
by Dan Savage The HUMP! Jury was blown away by the number and the quality of films submitted for HUMP! this year. Deciding which films were going to make it into the festival was difficult for the...
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Potential Trump News Network Means Trump Might Never Go Away
by Rich Smith Trump's once and future marks. mikeledray / Shutterstock.comDuring the Trump tax release fiasco earlier this month, we were all reminded that Trump is only worth as much as his name....
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Where to Watch the Final Presidential Debate
by Bri Brey Wednesday is the final presidential debate, and we can't wait to put this election behind us. The debate will be moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace (barf) and is being hosted by the...
View ArticleTaco Trucks Mock Trump's Wall
by Megan Murnane Remember when Marco Gutierrez, founder of Latinos for Trump, went on MSNBC's All In and warned America that there will be "taco trucks on every corner" if this country doesn't build...
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The Boiler Room Comedy Open Mic Lives On at Valentine's!
by Megan Burbank When Old Town institution the Boiler Room closed, it seemed at first that it'd taken one of the city's longest-running comedy open mics with it. But good news! The open mic has...
View ArticleSweeping Exits Take Back the Night
Sweeping Exits turns horror into empowerment. by Ciara Dolan NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, she watches the watchers. She intoxicates them with the flickering glow of film reels, gazing down from her booth at the...
View ArticleBrandy Clark’s A Small-Town Lady
Brandy Clark’s sophomore record, Big Day in a Small Town, has some of the sharpest lines in country. by Ben Salmon COUNTRY SINGER/SONGWRITER Brandy Clark has lived in Nashville for years, but she grew...
View ArticleOde to Reacher
Jack Reacher goes back in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. by Erik Henriksen JACK REACHER says things like “I will break your legs. I will break your arms. I will break your neck.” If Reacher says these...
View ArticleForcing the Issue: The Mercury’s 2016 Endorsements
You’ve got a bunch of important decisions to make, Portland. Here's some help. by the Mercury Endorsement Strike Force This past Spring, the Mercury Endorsement Strike Force titled our endorsement...
View ArticleThe State Just Sneakily Outlawed A Bunch of Portland Smoking Patios
Some bar owners say they could be snuffed out. by Dirk VanderHart ANYONE DESPERATE for a seat at the Alberta Street Pub on a recent Friday evening was in luck.The bar top was crammed with drinkers....
View ArticleThe Portland Police Bureau Has Been Quietly Documenting Encounters with the...
Whoops! It didn’t tell prosecutors or defense attorneys. by Doug Brown For the past 10 months, Portland police officers have been documenting encounters with people they deem mentally ill, whether...
View ArticleHall Monitor: The Mayor’s Last Big Loss?
Charlie Hales’ police contract “victory” looks like anything but right now. by Dirk VanderHart Viewed a certain way, the riot cops who mobilized around Portland City Hall on Wednesday, October 12, had...
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