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Portland’s “It’s Also a Bar” Culture Is Still King
by Thomas Ross QUARTERWORLDLindsey RickertOn the rare occasion that I travel outside Portland’s city limits, I’m always surprised that I can’t buy a beer at a movie theater. Can I really enjoy the...
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Is Pornography Use a Public Health Crisis?
Religious Conservatives Are Using Porn as a Sexy Scapegoat for Social Ills by David Kinder SCYTHER5/SHUTTERSTOCK.COMThe Washington State legislature has now joined a very select group of governmental...
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Things to Laugh at This Weekend
by Mercury Staff All Jane Comedy Festival: Maria Bamford, Jackie Kashian, The Curious Comedy All Stars The All Jane Comedy Festival and Curious Comedy present an evening of stand-up and storytelling...
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Despite Overwhelming Evidence, Trump Still Believes Central Park 5 Are Guilty
by Rich Smith Unfortunately, he's probably not the only one. Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.comDonald Trump's birtherism isn't the only racist idea he holds against all reason. According to CNN, Trump...
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Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend
by Bri Brey 2016 Handmade Bike and Beer Festival The annual party paying tribute to two of Portland's favorite pastimes: Riding bikes and drinking beers. This year's family-friendly offering features...
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New Recording Surfaces of Donald Trump Bragging About Groping Women
by Megan Burbank *VOMIT EMOJI*Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia CommonsThe Washington Post just released a video of Donald Trump discussing women in impossibly disparaging terms, and it's damning. In the...
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Right 2 Dream Too Was Supposed to Leave Its Home By Today. It's Sticking Around
by Dirk VanderHart It's a bit ironic that today—exactly one year after City Council declared a housing emergency in Portland—was also the day when homeless rest area Right 2 Dream Too (R2DToo) was...
View ArticleBy a Hair
by Anonymous We'd see each other every day. That is, I'd notice you and you'd glance at me. I told you "I love your hair." See, I've always had a weakness for brunettes. You were gracious and said...
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This Week On Blogtown
by Bri Brey Everything you missed from Monday, October 3-Friday, October 7. TOP STORY: The Roseland TheaterANOTHER BELIEVER VIA WIKI COMMONSNOT OK: This week we received letters from both a concerned...
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Things To Do Tonight 10/8
by Mercury Staff Widmer Brothers Oktoberfest: X Ambassadors, Tango Alpha Tango, Quiet Type, The Lonesome BIllies, DJ Danny Merkury Follow the sound of flugelhorns! The annual Oktoberfest blowout in...
View ArticlePost-Feminism, My Ass
by Anonymous I have been in this city for two months and already loathe the racist misogyny, all wrapped up in whimsical white liberalism. Apparently, a few white liberal hipstertarians decided to...
View ArticleThe Day After Trump Takes Office
by Anonymous "My fellow Americans, I'd like to thank you for the support, and I hope we can set the turmoil of the election aside so that we may move forward to make America Great Again. That said, I...
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Things To Do Tonight 10/9
by Mercury Staff Presidential Debate #2 For someone who thinks so highly of himself, Donald Trump really had his orange ass handed to him in the first presidential debate with Hillary Clinton. But now...
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Things To Do This Week!
Things to do for October 10-13 by Mercury Staff People like to describe the city as "weird," which is pretty accurate most of the time, but when it comes to this week's worth of things to do,...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: At Debate, Trump Lowers Bar for Decency... AGAIN
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Damn, I wish I was your lover. I'd rock you 'til the daylight comes, made sure you are smiling and warm. I am everything, tonight, I'll be your mother....
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The Second Presidential Debate Was a Horrifying Display of Donald Trump's...
by Megan Burbank Left: A sweaty, unqualified misogynist. Right: An adult woman who has to emulate discourse with him.Krassotkin via Wikimedia CommonsHere are some things Donald Trump did during last...
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Twitter Reacts to the Second Presidential Debate
by Jessica Fu PATRIMONIO DESIGNS LTD / SHUTTERSTOCK.COMSunday night saw the second presidential debate of the 2016 election. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and the GOP's Donald Trump faced off in...
View ArticleStarbucks Pecker Guy V.2: An I, A Success Story
by Anonymous I posted some time ago about Mr. bicycle man and his excessively revealing spandex pants at the starbucks. It gained some attention, wasn't a hit by any means, but I'm here to tell you...
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Hillary Clinton Won the Town Hall Debate
by Rich Smith Her performance of restraint was more powerful than his performance of brute strength. Krista Kennell / Shutterstock.comIt's hard to talk about who "won" last night's Town Hall debate at...
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A Tiny Glimmer of Hope in a Bleak World: A New Randy Newman Song, "Putin"
by Sean Nelson Randy Newman can still crank 'em out.Tae Won YuIf, like every other element of the ongoing international humanitarian crisis that is this presidential election, the brutality of last...
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