Gay Porn (and James Franco) in King Cobra
Oh, and melodrama. Also melodrama. by Eric D. Snider DESPITE BEING a true story of jealousy and murder in the world of gay porn, King Cobra is neither thoughtful enough to find meaning in it, nor...
View ArticlePlaying the Odds at the Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival
You can’t win ‘em all, but this regional fest has plenty to offer. by Ben Coleman REGIONAL FILM FESTIVALS are a gamble. For every uncompromising new vision, there’s an obnoxiously inaccessible art...
View ArticleA Lot Went Wrong on Election Night
But here’s what happened in local races. by Dirk VanderHart A YEAR THAT upended political precedent refused to exempt Portland City Hall on Tuesday.In the biggest political upset in a quarter century,...
View ArticlePortland’s Pretty
This is how to throw a party—and what to wear. by Marissa Sullivan EVERYBODY HAS ONE, right? That cool friend who organizes a bunch of amazing shit in town, has an interesting job, and also dresses...
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Good Morning, America. Welcome To Your White Supremacy
by Ijeoma Oluo The White Supremacist House. ESB Professional/shutterstock.com#mc_embed_signup{padding: 20px; background:#fff;font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;width:100%;}To get this delivered to...
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Rae Sremmurd, Lil Yachty, Eearz, BoBo Swae, Impxct The Tupelo, Mississippi-hailing hip hop duo consisting of brothers Khalif "Swae Lee" Brown and Aaquil "Slim Jxmmi" Brown hit the...
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The Disgust. The Grief. The Shock. And What to Do About It.
by Christopher Frizzelle I took this photo last night and I still can't believe the words I see there on the screen.Soon, we'll be past shock. We'll be onto anger. I can't wait for anger. I wish I...
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Heads Up: There Will Likely Be A Big Donald Trump Protest Downtown Today
by Doug Brown Click the picture for the Facebook event pageHey, did you all hear the news? Word on the street is reality show host Donald Trump was elected as the next president. Yeah, it's confusing...
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We Can't Go On. We'll Go On.
by Megan Burbank The StrangerSince yesterday, I've been unable to eat or sleep, and I've been fielding angry, shocked texts from my friends across the country and my female relatives. I'm in Beckett...
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America Has Been Marinating in White Supremacy for Hundreds of Years
by Ciara Dolan If you marinate something in white supremacy, it will probably taste like white supremacy.iStock.com/Aunt_SprayTrump won, and it really fucking sucks. You're probably pretty upset right...
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Cops Helped A Massive Anti-Trump Protest Shut Down I-5 on Wednesday
by Dirk VanderHart Doug BrownFor the second time in the very short period Donald Trump has been president-elect, protestors headed to Interstate 5 this evening. And in an exceedingly rare instance...
View ArticleDump Protesters
by Anonymous Upset about the new president? Y'all just followers. You hear what he's said. You buy into the gossip. You hate what he believes and his image. All the while, little do you know, you're...
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Morning, News: Trump's Still President-Elect, and Portland Is Still Furious
by Dirk VanderHart Doug BrownWhat did the first day of President-elect Trump (ugh) look like? Very, very angry. In Portland, thousands of chanting protestors took to the streets—and two of the city's...
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It's Not "the Economy, Stupid"
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Doug Brown"It's the economy, stupid."That's the reasoning coming from Trump supporters across the country for voting for the most clearly inexperienced president in history....
View ArticleStop Telling People of Color to Calm Down
by Ciara Dolan Here's what people of color are already dealing with: Day 1 In Trump's America[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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More Anti-Trump Protests Planned For This Afternoon
by Doug Brown A Donald Trump protest on November 9Doug BrownThousands of people gathered downtown yesterday and marched through the streets to protest President-elect Donald Trump. It was massive....
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Why Protesting Trump Now Is So Important
by Ned Lannamann Demonstrators in Portland, Oregon; November 9, 2016.Doug BrownLast night thousands took to Portland’s streets, in addition to the thousands more across the country, to protest our...
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Oregone? Two Portlanders Are Pushing for State Secession After Trump's Victory
by Dirk VanderHart The United States and Cascadian flags reside side-by-side in the Mercury news cave.Dirk VanderHartIt took less than 24 hours for Donald Trump's victory to inspire a formal proposal...
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After a Week Like This, You Should See Arrival This Weekend
by Erik Henriksen Hahahahahaaaa! Hell of a week, am I right? Ha! JESUS SHITTING CHRIST.There are things we can do to make this better.These things will come in time: Marching. Volunteering what time...
View ArticleThank you for being a white male, aged 18 to 35
by Anonymous As I casually dusted and raked leaves from the patio of the restaurant where I work, a man I can only describe as "average white male" decided to shout something lewd about how he wanted...
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