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Revisiting David Bowie's Difficult "Middle" Period: Who Can I Be Now? 1974-1976
by Ned Lannamann Forgive me for taking this long to fully absorb the recent David Bowie box set, the 12-CD (or 13-LP) Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976), which came out at the end of September. The box...
View ArticleThings to Do Comedy
Funny things to do for the month of November. by Chipp Terwilliger Jim Jeffries An evening with a man who has become one of the single best stand-ups in the fuckin'world, via his carefully concocted...
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Dia De Los Muertos: Orquestra Pacifico Tropical, Big Big Love, Savila It’s easy to be uneasy about too-white Portland dressing itself up in the pageantry of a Mexican holiday for dead...
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Your guide to holiday feasting without having to cook a damn thing! by Mercury Staff Feast your eyes on this feast of restaurants offering literal feasts you can devour on Thanksgiving Day, all...
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How to eat, drink, and be merry for the month of November. by Mercury Staff The 4th Annual Chili Jamboree The Portland Mercury is teaming up with White Owl Social Club, Jim Beam, and Nicky USA to...
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New Map Conveniently Shows Entire Metropolitan Area Where You Can No Longer...
by Erik Henriksen Mike Sellinger via Open: HousingThis post—it's by Michael Andersen, of housing advocacy coalition Portland for Everyone—starts with a pretty effective lede:Every month, Portland’s...
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Donald Trump Gets Coveted Ku Klux Klan Endorsement
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Courtesy Daily KosWhile Donald Trump may be suffering from a lack of endorsements—even reviled Republicans such as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker accidentally gave Hillary the...
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If Your Nerves Are Fried from this Presidential Race, Here's What You Can Do
by Christopher Frizzelle In eight days, the internet can go back to what the internet does best: showing us what kittens look like.Kitten/ShutterstockWhen. Is this. Going to be over. Longest, most...
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Election Night in Portland 2016...Come Hang With the Mercury at Doug Fir
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey This is about to get weird. If you’ve ever attended any of the past Mercury Election Night Parties, then you already know they get WILD. And once again, we’ve got another...
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Keep Calm and Visualize Michelle Obama Being Appointed to Hillary Clinton's...
by Megan Burbank In a Clinton cabinet of wonders, I picture Michelle Obama as Attorney General.Bastiaan Slabbers / iStockIf you're still paying attention, this election is probably causing you a...
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Want to Buy Terminal 1? You'll Have Two Weeks to Make an Offer
by Dirk VanderHart Dirk VanderHartNow that a proposed homeless shelter at its 14.5-acre Terminal 1 property is off the table, the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) is itching—once...
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How to HUMP!
A guide to the film festival where everyone is sexy and porn isn’t a dirty word. by Bri Brey Let's talk about HUMP!, bay-bee!HUMP! is the world-renowned, amateur dirty movie festival featuring a hot...
View ArticlePortland’s Police Reform Effort Has a Problem
Its citizen advisers say they’ve been abandoned. by Dirk VanderHart THE CITIZEN BOARD helping reform Portland’s police force got out of a two-month timeout last week to find it had been stood...
View ArticleLocal Activists Call Out Disparate Treatment After Controversial Bundy Acquittal
“We would have been shot,” a Don’t Shoot Portland organizer says by Doug Brown SECONDS AFTER someone lit the American flag on fire, it became clear: The group marching against perceived government...
View ArticleHall Monitor—The Death of Terminal 1
Portland’s bold, flawed mass shelter proposal just gave way to the status quo. by Dirk VanderHart THE TERMINAL 1 proposal probably dies its official death Wednesday, November 2.Nearly five months...
View ArticleCelebrate Know-vember
It’s the Know’s final month at its current location. by Ciara Dolan DON’T PANIC—the future is bright for the Know. News had broken over the summer that the Northeast Portland punk venue would be...
View ArticleGive It Your Full Attention
Dame: All natural wine, backed by a thoughtful kitchen. by MJ Skegg THE BRAINCHILD of Dana Frank and Jane Smith, Dame offers a version of that Portland favorite: seasonal, European-influenced, Pacific...
View ArticleSlabtown Hits Refresh: The Solo Club
The Solo Club: At least NW Portland’s re-renewal offers good food and drinks. by Thomas Ross SOMETHING STRANGE is happening in Northwest Portland: It’s getting cool again. Under pretenses of...
View ArticleI, Anonymous
“I’m sorry I threw dog shit on your white Honda.”I WAS RAKING LEAVES. I’m getting too old to take care of my place. My back is killing me and I just got a property tax bill for $6,000. I don’t know how...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
"In the future, after the Corporate Weed Wars, there very may well only be like three legal strains in Oregon."THE WEED WARSRE: “Clean Your Bong: Straining to Strain About Strains” [Cannabis, Sept...
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