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John Scalzi's The Collapsing Empire: Politics! Intrigue! Sex! In Space!
by Erik Henriksen COVER ART BY SPARTHThere’s a reason so much fiction is about rich people: Rich characters are the ones who get to do things! They travel. They chat. They have time to reflect, and...
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Power Rangers Made Me Feel Old. Because I am Old, So Very Old
by Bri Brey Power Rangers these days, amirite? They're all shiny and sleek! Their mouths move when they speak! They've got Bryan Cranston as their disembodied-head mentor! Ugh. They're like, totally...
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Oh My God! What a Stupid, Beautiful Movie
by Suzette Smith I was having a rotten day before I watched CHIPS, but its explosion-heavy, progressive-bro comedy motored my frown upside down. That’s a dumb thing to say, but this is a dumb movie.
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Trump and GOP Pull Doomed Trumpcare Bill
by Megan Burbank Rep. Raul Ruiz, Democrat from California, demonstrating four possible reasons Trumpcare didn't go anywhere today.Screenshot via CSPANAfter a debate in the House today,...
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Landlord Regulations, New Infrastructure Borrowing Highlight Ted Wheeler's...
by Dirk VanderHart Promising to further regulate landlords, proposing borrowing millions of dollars to mend Portland's aging infrastructure, and pitching the city on new swim spots on the Willamette...
View ArticleAdult Training
by Anonymous Or meetings, or workshops, whatever you wanna call it. Teaching an adult is pointless. Way more senseless than training a stray cat or a kid. The only point is that it makes adults feel...
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Say Goodbye to the Third Eye During the Portland Head Shop's Final Blowout
by Josh Jardine When I moved to Portland in 1989, I knew exactly three people, I thought Satyricon was both cool and scary (right on both counts), and I had no weed connection. I did have a friend who...
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Police Chief Mike Marshman Was Just Placed on Leave for Unclear Reasons
by Dirk VanderHart Police Chief Mike Marshman, left, and Mayor Ted Wheeler last month. Doug BrownOkay, something's up at the Portland Police Bureau. Roughly two weeks after two top police officials...
View ArticleNow You're Just Somebody that I Used to Know
by Anonymous Who are you anymore? When we first met, you were a cool person to be around. Now I can't even get an appointment. You're like a 44 year old guy going through a midlife crisis about to...
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Life: Alien 1, Stupid Scientists 0
by Ned Lannamann Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A small group of people—oh, let’s say six or seven of them—are floating around somewhere up in space, when they learn they’re sharing their...
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Meet Your New Role Model, Multimedia Artist Marilyn Rondón
by Kathleen Marie ARTWORK BY MARILYN RONDÓNI first learned about Marilyn Rondón after she lost a fight in the ring. Along with a selfie, she shared her honest feelings about loss and losing. Then she...
View ArticleIs There Any Limits You Won't Cross?
by Anonymous I am not against protesters. The situation in front of MayorTed Wheeler's home with so called protesters is ridiculous. These people are threatening, and are a little too close for...
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AMF Pro 300 Fights Back Against News of Closure
Landlord Maintains That a New Tenant Is Planned by Ned Lannamann Top: Google Maps / Bottom: Jason DesomerEarlier this week, the Mercury and other media outlets reported that the AMF Pro 300 bowling...
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Blazers Recap: The Blazers Tip The Timberwolves, 112-100. Playoffs Pending...
by Aris Hunter Wales Weekend games are always more fun than games during the week. When I park and make my trek to the Moda Center, the surrounding streets are always teaming with bubbly Trail Blazer...
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Timbers Lose First Game of 2017 Late in Columbus
by Abe Asher USA Today SportsThe Portland Timbers' perfect start to the 2017 season is over.Though they were ahead after just four minutes of their game Saturday night in Columbus, a confluence of...
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Racing Cars in the West Bank with Speed Sisters
by Elinor Jones In the West Bank, there’s a team of Palestinian women racecar drivers, and the documentary Speed Sisters chronicles a racing season with them. That’s putting it as simply as I can,...
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Fleet Foxes Announce First US Show Since Breakup at Portland's Crystal Ballroom
by Ciara Dolan Shawn BrackbillThis morning, the mountain monks of Fleet Foxes took to Facebook to quietly announce (via a BandsInTown link) that they'll play at Portland's Crystal Ballroom Thursday,...
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Good Morning, News: ICE Picks Up Portland Dreamer, Trump Blame Game, and Ugh!...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey JARED KUSHNER"What's that smell? Oh, it's me."Pool / GettyGOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! When you're feeling good in somebody's spot, getting hot, don't stop. Just don't think I'm...
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Things to Do This Week: March 27-30
by Mercury Staff The last week of March is going to have some sunshine, dammit. If the sun doesn't wanna come out, Portland will provide its own light and warmth, be it a stand-up set from the...
View Article"Do You Know Who We Are?"
by Anonymous Yeah I know who you are. I could spot you two-blocks away. It was raining and you were standing there in your Frog Togg holding a clipboard on the corner. You stood there, arms crossed,...
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