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The Coen Brothers Are Making a Western TV Show and Movie, or Something
by Ned Lannamann HAIL, CAESAR!The Coens' upcoming western TV show will be just like this, but totally different.UniversalI finally started watching Fargo (the TV show) a few days ago—it seemed...
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Today, in More Things Donald Trump is Wrong About
by Megan Burbank ISTOCK / MATTJEACOCKHere are just a few things the incoming Box of Hair in Chief has been wrong about, failed to support with actual facts, or just straight-up lied about in recent...
View ArticleWhy do you think you're better than her?
by Anonymous She's the mom of his kid!! You call yourself one of her best friends, and yet you're sleeping with the father of her son. A dude she's trying to raise not to be like him, and you're still...
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Good Morning, News: Protests, Snowpocalypse, and Donald Trump
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. Put down those shovels and click these links, please. youtube.com/user/jugleFirst, out in print yesterday before the planned Donald Trump-related protests next...
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Blazers Recap: We Beat The Champs! (Courtney Taylor Edition)
by Arthur Bradford Sure, Cleveland was tired, having played the night before and arriving in snowbound Portland at 2:30 am. But so were the Blazers. They played the night before too, and got diverted...
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This Week in Vaginas: The Leaked Rockettes Email
by Courtenay Hameister Allison KerekTo:allrockettes@rockettes.comFrom:shelby@rockettes.comSubject: Rockette Gazette, 1/13/17Hey ladies!Welcome to this week’s “Rockette Gazette,” all the news that’s...
View ArticleAll the Jive that's Fit to Print
by Anonymous I think anyone with half a brain knows the comment section on OregonLive is filled with right-wing trolls with limited writing skills and poor reading comprehension. I rarely venture into...
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Snow Poll: Testing Your Portland Snow Ethics
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Clean off the top of your car!! Or don't!!Portlanders are nothing if not judgmental. And this never ceases, even when there's 4-8 inches of snow on the ground. Therefore, it's...
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Chuck Wendig on "Why We Need the Affordable Care Act"
by Erik Henriksen iStock / CatLane Author Chuck Wendig writes books that're exciting and creepy and funny and smart, and within the past few years, his blog has become mandatory reading for me. If...
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Why Can't NFL Players Use Weed to Treat Injuries?
by Vince Sliwoski ISTOCK / JHPHOTOS / SHELMA1Can NFL playersuse weed to treat their work-related injuries?NO. THE NFL prohibits its players from using marijuana. This is the rule regardless of whether...
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Celebrating the Third Annual Girl Fest
by Ciara Dolan Haley Heynderickx Evan AtwoodTHERE ARE some extraordinary women running Portland music right now. Not to brag, but from the queer vampire goth-punk of Mira Glitterhound’s band Sweeping...
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Stellar If you’re still kicking yourself for missing last fall’s presentation of Stellar, Bri Pruett’s hilariously smart one-woman show, you are in SO much luck! This highly regarded...
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About That L.L. Bean Tweet
by Ned Lannamann The president-elect tweeted his full-throated support of an American business this morning:Thank you to Linda Bean of L.L.Bean for your great support and courage. People will support...
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Sad? Watch This Video of a Polar Bear Who Loves Snow
by Bri Brey ..and these snow-loving otters, and seals and elephants at the Oregon Zoo in Portland yesterday. What are you waiting for? Press play on both of these videos below at the same time for...
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Five Thoughts on the Portland Timbers' 2017 MLS Schedule
by Abe Asher Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland TimbersMLS today released the full schedule for its twenty-second season of play. Here are five thoughts on the Timbers' 2017 slate.1. The Show Starts HereThe...
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Want to Know What's Going on with the Portland Women's March? Listen to the...
by Megan Burbank Doug BrownI've been hearing a lot about the Portland chapter of the Women's March on Washington lately—first, because the event's original organizers weren't addressing concerns from...
View Article"We Just Want You to be Safe"
by Anonymous I get embarrassed by things that aren't that big of a deal. I also tend to do stupid things in public that would make even normal people feel bad. It's a terrible combination that leaves...
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Things to Do This Weekend!
Things to do for January 13-15 by Mercury Staff Straight out the gate, the first month of 2017 has a Friday the 13th in it. Some might see that as a bad omen. Some might say luck (and the weekend) is...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Wyden Takes on Pompeo, Trump Cries Like a Stupid Baby,...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Now I see where believing you got me. Gave you the wheel, but you can't drive me. LET'S GO TO PRESS.Guys, it's COLD outside this morning (like 23...
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Ben Affleck Doesn't Wear His Little Bat Ears Even ONCE in Live by Night
by Ned Lannamann O, Fortuna! Your capricious wheel of fate brings us mortals to greatest highs and most miserable lows as we rotate, ever onward, through the spinning machinations of time! And none...
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