People Can't Read Around Here
by Anonymous Or at least not comprehend very well. Words of advice: before you comment, make sure to read what is written, make sure you understand what is written (including knowing how to count),...
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Things to Do: Friday PRIDE Events
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Carol MunroIn case you didn't notice, the Mercury has a HUGE PRIDE ISSUE this week, with loads of great writing and the best PRIDE weekend calendar in town. Here are the top...
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Can Bernie and Hillary Beat Donald Together?
by Matt Baume "How am I still here?"https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/top-republicans-join-obama-in-condemning-trumps-words/2016/06/14/fb1619c0-325e-11e6-95c0-2a6873031302_story.htmlIt won't be...
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Themes of Identity and Diaspora at the Risk/Reward Festival of New Performance
by Suzette Smith Vanessa GoodmanDavid Cooper"We automatically try to see patterns," says Jerry Tischleder, producing artistic director of the Risk/Reward Festival of New Performance, when I mention...
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Bernie Sanders Is Still Running for President
by Rich Smith Still in it. Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.comThough he said the word "ending" nearly a dozen times, Senator Sanders did not end his campaign for the presidency during a special...
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Despite Study Saying Otherwise, Portland Is the Most Metal City in America
by Ned Lannamann NoiseyNothing says "metal" like good old-fashioned demographic analysis, and one writer over at Noisey has ranked American cities by how metal they are. This study was inspired by a...
View ArticleFed Up Bike Commuter
by Anonymous Dear Divers who do not check for cyclists when turning,Yes, you nearly right hooked me and so I yelled. I yelled because I cannot honk, I yelled to alert you to my presence as you failed...
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My Encounters with '80s Porn Star Al Parker
by William Lunt THE FIRST TIME I saw him was on a giant screen at a bathhouse in the summer of 1984. Sitting on a carpeted banquette, with only a white towel wrapped around me, I watched him climb a...
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Endangered Animal Artifacts Seller Who Became an Informant Gets Plea Deal,...
by Doug Brown Gary Holstrom and one of the primate skullsLinkedin/FWS.govThe Forest Grove man indicted last week for selling parts of endangered animals illegally smuggled from Asia pleaded guilty in...
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Congress is Still Doing as Little as They Can on Gun Violence
by Matt Baume Here we are again.Leonard Zhukovsky / Shutterstock.comOne of my friends who's mid-transition wrote a Facebook post a few days ago about how it was harder for her to get on hormone...
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Car Dealership Gives Away Free AR-15 Assault Rifle With Every Vehicle
by Ansel Herz 'MERICA!Africa Studio/ShutterstockNot The Onion: A New Hampshire car dealer is offering everyone who buys a car a free AR-15 assault rifle, a type of weapon similar to the one used in...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Weeded Out
by Dan Savage So my husband and I are both bisexual 30 year olds. And — spoiler alert — this one won't be about sex, though we do have a good amount of sex and it's not always just us two. This is...
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Conduit Dance is Suspending Operations
by Megan Burbank Conduit DanceFrom an email sent today by Conduit Dance:As you know, we moved into the Ford Building last October with generous support from building owner Mike Tevis, who offered a...
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Nick Fish Says A Massive Homeless Campus is a Bad Fit At NW Portland's...
by Dirk VanderHart Terminal 1, in all its glory.GoogleA quiet proposal by a pair of Portland developers for a massive complex to shelter and house homeless Portlanders got a familiar response from one...
View ArticleNow We All Ride Blind
by Anonymous To the couple cycling without lights,I can always buy a new pair of lights. They are $8 over at a hardware store on division, but nothing is going to change the fact that you're a bunch...
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Things to Do: Saturday at PRIDE
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Courtesy GaylabrationPortland Pride FestivalGet out and proud for Portland's annual LGBTQ-appreciation fest! Shop at Waterfront Park vendors by day, hit up dance parties by...
View ArticleThe Usual OKC Ad Lately
by Anonymous Your ad will contain a picture of you from about 2 years ago. The photos will also include your enormous weight gain through the last few years as well. To a point of who is this other...
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PHOTOS & VIDEO: 21 People Arrested While Protesting Oil Trains in Vancouver
by Doug Brown 21 people were arrested in Vacouver today while protesting oil trainsDoug BrownAbout a hundred people from around the region showed up to Vancouver, Wash., this morning to protest oil...
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Things to Do: Sunday at PRIDE
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Pride Parade Map 2016, Kickoff at W Burnside & ParkPortland Pride Parade Don't miss the Technicolor exuberance and thumping splendor of the annual Portland Pride Parade,...
View ArticleDearest filthy bearded, timber geared, lazy...
by Anonymous ...faux-hawked, whiny floppin' weekend pick-up futbol player:Why do I have to fetch your errant kicks every time you grunt "a little help"? I just wanna run around the track and burn off...
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