Are You Voting Red or Black, Comrade?
by Anonymous All of you dumb fucking americans feel like you really have a say in the way your country is run. You feel like going and voting is a patriotic duty, but you actually know NOTHING about...
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by Anonymous My white girlfriend and her white girlfriend were forced off the premises at the Moda last night, ostensibly because they were caught smoking a bowl in the womens' bathroom. Now, I ask...
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff EXPLODE INTO COLORS, WAMPIRE, HUGO BERLIN (early show); EXPLODE INTO COLORS, THE GHOST EASE, LITHICS (late show) (Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi) It seems like only yesterday...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: The Storm That Wasn't, and New Trump Network Will...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Baby I just don't get it. Do you enjoy being hurt? I know you smelled the perfume, the make-up on his shirt. LET'S GO TO PRESS.So apparently it rained a...
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Things To Do This Week!
Things to do for October 17-20 by Mercury Staff Yes, this week represents the last of the Presidential debates. We're getting closer to the finish line, although it's gonna take a fair amount of...
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Timbers Beat Colorado, Keep Playoff Hopes Alive
by Abe Asher Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland TimbersIt wasn't a pretty week in Portland, and the 1-0 win that extended the Timbers' 2016 MLS season on Sunday afternoon at Providence Park wasn't pretty...
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Tonight in Comedy, It's "The I, Anonymous Show"!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey If the stormy weather kept you inside all weekend, how about getting out tonight for some guaranteed laughs at The I, Anonymous Show?You’re undoubtedly familiar with the...
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John Oliver Shreds Third Party Candidates Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, and Joe...
by Dan Savage Speaking of third party candidates...Did you miss the part of the last debate where Hillary Clinton declared war on Russia? Me too.I tweeted "Fuck off" at Stein (something I've tweeted...
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A Ringo Defender Speaks
by Morgan Troper RINGO STARR Rings? Check. Star? Check.Rob ShanahanSOMETIMES I THINK I’m the biggest Beatles fan in the world, which is probably how most Beatles obsessives feel. At age five, I...
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Things To Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff The I, Anonymous Show If you missed the first live episode of the Mercury and Secret Society's I, Anonymous Show then commence to kicking yourself because it was a goddamned hoot....
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Numero Group's Pop-Up Record Shop Is Coming to Portland This Week
by Ned Lannamann If you're familiar with the Numero Group, you know that the Chicago label is responsible for some of the best reissues around. If you're not familiar, know this: Numero's heads are...
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Register to Vote Right Now, Damn You
by Dirk VanderHart In case you haven't heard, there's a vitally important election in three weeks. Not even because of Clinton v. Trump, either. Granted: No race on your ballot has more say in the...
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41 Percent of U.S. Voters Believe Election Could Be "Stolen" from Trump
by Christopher Frizzelle I can't even.George Sheldon / Shutterstock.comPolitico just released the results of a new nationwide poll showing the "electorate has turned deeply skeptical about the...
View ArticleHere to There
by Anonymous This is why it takes you an hour to get 5 miles across town. See, there's nothing wrong with building rail lines and bike lanes. The mistake is BUILDING THEM TO THE EXCLUSION OF EVERTHING...
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Good Morning, News: Oregon's Graduation Woes, Clinton Email Haggling, and You...
by Dirk VanderHart FIRST THINGS FIRST:Register to vote right now. It's the last day you can do so if you want to vote in this election (and you do). Speaking of this election: In September, when it...
View ArticleAge Like Wine
by Anonymous There's always an old timer at every dive bar that everyone knows. He's reached this status of celebrity that staff and customers give him a special nickname. Super Dave. Beer Bill....
View ArticleTwin Peaks is Returning, and Here's the Cast Talking About It
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Guys, it's for real! The show that brought on the new golden age of television, Twin Peaks, returns in early 2017 on Showtime. And to get you PUMPED, here's a teaser trailer...
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Cash-Strapped PBOT Doesn’t Want Your Free Crosswalks
by Dirk VanderHart Kinoko EvansPARENTS WALKING their young children to Southeast Portland’s New Day School have had a confusing month.After years of crossing a barren Clinton Street, they showed up on...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Her Girlfriend Won't Fuck Her
by Dan Savage I'm a 30-year-old lesbian. I live abroad in the European country my girlfriend of two years is from. She is seven years my junior. We met in the states while she was on an exchange...
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The Strange Phenomenon of Women Who Vote Trump
by Megan Murnane Baffling. Just baffling.Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.comLast week, Donald Trump faced a flood of sexual assault accusations. The week before, a leaked Access Hollywood tape heard Trump...
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