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A Year Since Prince's Death, Remembering His Purple Reign
by Joshua James Amberson PRINCE "Parties weren't meant to last," but this one ended too soon.EIGHT YEARS AGO, I decided to start researching the life of Prince Rogers Nelson. He'd been a guiding light...
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What’s She Mad About Now? "Fighting Your Inner Tomi"
by Courtenay Hameister ALLISON KEREKLast month, Ann-Coulter-in-training Tomi Lahren appeared on The View and shocked pundits on both sides of the aisle by saying she was pro-choice. She claimed it was...
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Give a Shit About Science, Progress, and Equality? Then Don't Miss Tomorrow's...
by Erik Henriksen In a mere three months, Donald Trump—who lost the popular vote by 2,864,974 votes—has fucked up a bunch of shit. But the most terrifying of those fuck-ups have been his...
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Prince Played His Final Portland Concert Four Years Ago Today—Here's Our Review
by Ned Lannamann From the Vancouver showROGERS & COWANFor 90 minutes last night, Prince found the common ground between virtuosic guitar shredding and house-party funk, with the scales tipped...
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Blood, Laughs, and Free Fire
by Erik Henriksen “You know what? Fuck the small talk. Let’s buy some guns, eh?” So speaketh Chris (Cillian Murphy) right at the start of Free Fire. It’s a compelling argument. So: Creedence...
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Sampha's Debut LP, Process, Will Shred Your Heart
by Ciara Dolan SAMPHA Sun 4/23 Moda Center Courtesy of the artistKnown largely for his collaborations with big time hip-hop artists like Solange and Drake, London-based producer/keyboardist/singer...
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Californians Are About to Spend Millions On A Byproduct of Portland's Excrement
by Dirk VanderHart Where The Magic Happens: Portland's wastewater treatment plantCity of PortlandEveryone in City Council Chambers had themselves a nice chuckle Wednesday, when an item came up about...
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Rich Hunter's Third Eye Inspiration Is Grown Folks’ Music
by Santi Elijah Holley RICH HUNTER Grown folks’ music.Sam LingleAllow Rich Hunter to reintroduce himself.For over a decade, the Portland-born and -raised songwriter has been writing, producing, and...
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Lil Debbie Celebrates 4/20 at Portland's Bossanova Ballroom
by Claire Holley Lil Debbie in Portland on 4/20Claire HolleyThough she lives every day like it’s 4/20, Lil Debbie still celebrated yesterday's holiday in a major way. After taking a weed nap (her...
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by Anonymous This morning, a man felating another man downtown near the train station. A homeless man on the burnside bridge popping a squat and forcibly trying to take a deuce but not succeeding. A...
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Can Someone Remind Bernie Sanders That Abortion is an Economic Issue?
by Megan Burbank Campaigning for an anti-choice politician? What the fuck, Bernie?Joe Raedle / GettyBernie Sanders is in trouble with major reproductive rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America after...
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Maybe the Middle of a Genocide Isn't the Best Time for Romance
by Elinor Jones The Promise has been marketed as a romance set against the backdrop of the fall of the Ottoman Empire. So hey, pop quiz: Do you guys remember what happened during the fall of the...
View ArticleALL OF MY NEIGHBORS (SOME OF WHOM I LOVE DEARLY):
by Anonymous YOUR ADORABLE CUDDLY CATS ARE SHITTING IN MY GARDEN BEDS!! RUINING MY NEAT ROWS OF CARROTS, RADISHES, AND LETTUCE!! DESPOILING THE FOOD THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SOMEDAY EAT!! YOU ARE THE SAME...
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Timbers Surge Early, Hold On Late To Beat Vancouver
by Abe Asher Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland TimbersIt was Darlington Nagbe's afternoon.Every once in a while, the Timbers' mild-mannered midfielder checks into a gear that most players can only marvel at...
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Blazer's Recap: It's the Playoffs!
by Arthur Bradford Man, this really seemed like it could be the one, a meaningful playoff victory...but alas, it slipped away. Blazers fans filed into the Moda Center on Saturday night full of hope....
View ArticlePortland Pizza Week 2017
All the Places You Can Get $2 Slices April 17-22 IT’S BACK.The Portland Mercury’s Pizza Week has, at long last, returned! AND NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON. For, as the world disintegrates into chaos and...
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Things to Do This Week: April 24-27
by Mercury Staff Sometimes (most times, really) people say "Keep Portland Weird" and what they really mean isn't "weird," it's "eclectic." This week is definitely a great example of that, as an...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Peggy Whitson Breaks Space Record, Blazers Cling to...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! All the songs you requested, you're dancing like you're naked. Oh, it's almost like we're sexing (oh yeah). LET'S GO TO PRESS.Though close all the way...
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Thorns Crumble to Courage, 1-0
by Erin O'Regan Courage... Flash- it's all the same to me. Photo courtesy Portland Thorns FCThe Portland Thorns lost to the North Carolina Courage, 1-0 on Saturday. DOUBLE DRATS! This second game of...
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Toke Talks Are Tonight—Like TED Talks, But for Weed
by Josh Jardine The Oregon Cannabis Association and the Portland Mercury are proud to present Toke Talks, taking place this evening at the Aladdin Theater. The program kicks off at 6 pm with special...
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