I, Anonymous
FYI, breeder. STOP LOOKING at me with those “poor you” eyes. Just because I don’t have kids doesn’t mean I’m a lesser person. I know you’re secretly envious of my freedom, my peace of mind, and my...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
“Whites pushing out other whites—what has the world come to?”THE GRESHAM MERCURYRE: “New Map Conveniently Shows Entire Metropolitan Area Where You Can No Longer Afford to Live” [Blogtwon, Nov 1], in...
View ArticleSavage Love
Aaron The Side by Dan Savage I am a bi manin my late 20s in a poly relationship. My primary partner's name is Erin. One of the rules she mandated is that I cannot date anyone else named Aaron or Erin....
View ArticleOther Herbs You Can Smoke or Vape
Sprinkle them in with your cannabis or try them on their own. by Josh Jardine THIS JUST IN! Cannabis is a great herb to smoke—one of the best. I know that’s a fairly bold statement, but trust me, it’s...
View ArticleTHC, Thanks for the LOLs
The connection between weed and enhanced laughter is empirically real. by David Schmader FOR MANY, MANY people, the experience of getting high is forever linked to the experience of laughing their...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
OH GOD VAL KILMER IS GOING TO DIE! Oh no, wait. He’s fine. by Ann Romano MONDAY, OCTOBER 31Welcome back to a very spoooooOOooOooky One Day at a Time—for today is Halloween, the most terrifying and...
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View ArticleGrowing Up with Milo Auckerman of Descendents
Descendents’ new record Hypercaffium Spazzinate features fewer fart jokes and more lyrics about credit scores. by Aris Hunter Wales TO SAY THAT Descendants were a groundbreaking West Coast band in the...
View ArticleThe Mystical Power of Jenny Hval’s Blood Bitch
Norwegian musician Jenny Hval’s new record Blood Bitch reveres taboos like menstruation. by Anna McClain BLOOD PERMEATES our lives and elicits a wide range of reactions: horror, fascination, pain,...
View ArticleSneaker Wave
An ode to Ms. Lauryn Hill. by Jenni Moore THE FACT THAT Ms. Lauryn Hill has released just one studio album is baffling. But to be perfectly honest, I don’t want her to drop another if it can’t live up...
View ArticleToro Y Moi’s Chaz Bundick Talks Blending in, Standing Out, and Staying Real
On his new visual album, Live from Trona, Chaz Bundick of Toro Y Moi plays to an empty desert. by Guadalupe Triana FROM THE YOUTHFUL DAZE of his debut full-length, 2010’s Causers of This, to last...
View ArticleThings to Do Music
Noteworthy shows for the week of November 9-15. by Mercury Staff WEDNESDAY 11/9TORO Y MOI, THE MATTSON 2 (Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell) Read our story on Toro Y Moi.RAE SREMMURD, LIL YACHTY, EEARZ,...
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Things to Do Film
An Arrival, some Time Bandits, and James Franco does gay porn! by Mercury Staff The Accountant It’s not hard to imagine how Ben Affleck was convinced to sign on to The Accountant. “Hey Benny!”...
View ArticleThe Close Encounters of Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival
First contact with mysterious aliens? WHAT COULD GO WRONG by Erik Henriksen GENRE MOVES LIKE geology: There are long stretches of gradual, creeping change, and then there are unexpected interruptions...
View ArticleWoman in Crisis
Christine is a humane, improbably funny depiction of a woman in crisis. by Megan Burbank IF YOU KNOW who Christine Chubbuck was, the prospect of watching an entire movie about her may fill you with...
View ArticleGay Porn (and James Franco) in King Cobra
Oh, and melodrama. Also melodrama. by Eric D. Snider DESPITE BEING a true story of jealousy and murder in the world of gay porn, King Cobra is neither thoughtful enough to find meaning in it, nor...
View ArticlePlaying the Odds at the Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival
You can’t win ‘em all, but this regional fest has plenty to offer. by Ben Coleman REGIONAL FILM FESTIVALS are a gamble. For every uncompromising new vision, there’s an obnoxiously inaccessible art...
View ArticleA Lot Went Wrong on Election Night
But here’s what happened in local races. by Dirk VanderHart A YEAR THAT upended political precedent refused to exempt Portland City Hall on Tuesday.In the biggest political upset in a quarter century,...
View ArticlePortland’s Pretty
This is how to throw a party—and what to wear. by Marissa Sullivan EVERYBODY HAS ONE, right? That cool friend who organizes a bunch of amazing shit in town, has an interesting job, and also dresses...
View ArticleHe Grabbed America by the P***y
by Anonymous Quit your whining already. It's over and Trump won. We need to stand tall and take the higher ground. Let us not be whiny little children and start yelling that, "The system is rigged!"...
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