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Shorthanded Timbers Pasted in San Jose
by Abe Asher Portland TimbersAfter a two months filled with strong, skillful performances, the Portland Timbers threw up a stinker on Saturday night at Avaya Stadium: Losing 3-0 to the San Jose...
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Things to Do This Week: May 8-11
by Mercury Staff After the behemoth of a weekend we just got through, this upcoming week is kind of a cool-down period. But that just makes it easier to emphasize the "cool" part, starting with the...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Grant High Teacher Goes Rogue, Macron Wins in France, and...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Words just ain't enough baby, baby. But that's all I can use to state my intentions. Hope it gets to love baby, baby. It's a perfect situation. LET'S GO...
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A Few Picks For Oregon Wine Month (in Town)
by MJ Skegg It’s May, which means Oregon Wine Month is in full swing. Much of the activity is happening in wine country but there are also plenty of events in town. More than 100 Portland restaurants...
View ArticleThe FDA Has Been Ordered to Watch Fox News by... Guess Who?
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Fox News has been the subject of an onslaught of bad press lately—mostly of the sexual harassment variety—but that doesn't seem to have dissuaded the Trump administration very...
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Portland's New Gas Tax Is Raking in More Than Expected
by Dirk VanderHart ccpixs.comIt's too early to make any broad pronouncements, but worth noting that the four-year, 10-cent-per-gallon gas tax Portlanders approved in November is outperforming...
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The Best of Bridgetown: Competitive Erotic Fanfiction, Guy Branum's Gay Bash,...
by Megan Burbank Karen KilgariffMBThe Bridgetown Comedy Festival is a test of endurance and decision-making skills. Each year, I spend four days going to see comedy, and with a festival so full of...
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Citizen Jane Works Beautifully As a History Lesson—And Not Much Else
by Ned Lannamann Citizen Jane: Battle for the City is a warm, liberal sweater of a movie, a comfy, affirming documentary about a plucky David—in this case, journalist and neighborhood activist Jane...
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Bridgetown: Minority Retort Gets the Festival Treatment, with Bri Pruett,...
by Jenni Moore For months, I have been meaning to check out Minority Retort, Portland’s comedy showcase for people of color and other minorities. So on the last night of Bridgetown, I headed to...
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Bridgetown Day 4: Shane Mauss Might Make You Want to Do Drugs
by Robert Ham The closest I’ve ever come to taking a psychedelic drug was in high school. During a commercial break for 120 Minutes, my buddy Charlie said he had a tab of acid in his wallet and...
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Bridgetown: The Dave Hill Experiment, Featuring Shalewa Sharp, April...
by Claire Holley Dave Hill played guitar and railed on Guitar CenterClaire HolleyDave Hill started off his Bridgetown show Saturday night with the disclaimer that the name, The Dave Hill Experience,...
View ArticleRound Two: John Oliver vs. The FCC
by Dan Savage Watch:Do: GoFCCYourself.com. (Click "express" and demand the FCC to "keep strong net neutrality rules backed by Title II." Do it now.)[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments...
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Good Morning News: Sally Yates Kicks Ass, the Blazers' New Logo, and One Less...
by Claire Holley Bridgetown comedy festival was this weekend, but with so many shows, you probably missed most or at least some of it. Don't cry though, you can check out our coverage here, here, here...
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GOP Congressman Has Ass Handed to Him by TV News; Then Handed to Him Again by...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Courtesy KCRGIowa Republican Congressman Rod Blum had a terrrrrible day yesterday—and he deserved every minute of it. As one of the Freedom Caucus members who helped pass the...
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Bridgetown Days 3 & 4: Funny Over Everything and All Fantasy Everything
by Chipp Terwilliger Funny Over EverythingChipp TerwilligerAfter bumping into a large crowd at Eugene Mirman’s only scheduled show of the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, I was determined to give myself...
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Hanford Nuclear Site Evacuated Over Emergency
by Sydney Brownstone On the left: a Department of Energy photo of Hanford's B reactor, the world's first plutonium reactor. On the right: a sign near the site today. The StrangerA nuclear cleanup site...
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Stephen King and Bernie Wrightson's Creepshow Comic Is Available Again, For...
by Erik Henriksen Creepshow, written by Stephen King, art by Bernie WrightsonWe're in the midst of a Stephen King renaissance—between the nonstop King homage that is Stranger Things, the upcoming film...
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Is It Illegal to Lead an Online Mob Against Someone?
by Eli Sanders In December, to avenge alleged affronts to white nationalist Richard Spencer (above), a "troll storm" descended on the small town of Whitefish, Montana.Chip Somodevilla / Getty...
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Spoiler Alert: Polish Raves Are Boring
by Marc Mohan A creative writing teacher I once had about a thousand years ago taught me that you shouldn’t let the content of your work dictate the form. That is, writing about boring people doesn’t...
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Like Cats? And Drinking? There's a Portland Happy Hour for That
by Bri Brey MICHELLE MITCHELLJust when you thought Portland couldn't out-Portland itself (Look! A double decker bike for sale on Craig's List!) this happens:A happy hour downtown called "I Love Cats....
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