Dear Bad Hombres and Nasty Women: Don't Panic. Vote! Then Do These Other Things
by Megan Burbank So you're sick of this election and praying to Saint Beyoncé that the president we welcome tomorrow is a pantsuit-clad overlady and not Jabba the Hutt? Me too! Here are a few things...
View ArticleA Terminal 1 Shelter Lease Would Have Been Well Under Market Rate, Thanks to...
by Dirk VanderHart If plans to place an emergency homeless shelter at the city's surplus Terminal 1 property would have moved forward, the property would have been leased at well under what city...
View ArticleSamwise Gamgee and Carter Burke Have Joined the Cast of Stranger Things
by Ned Lannamann It's still a long while until we'll see Season 2 of Netflix's Stranger Things, but since the election's not over yet, any diversion is welcome.Today's diversion comes in the form of...
View ArticleTo the Woman Who Hooted at Sex Scene in Moonlight
by Anonymous Thank you for almost ruining one of the best films I've seen in ages. I'm not sure why you felt the need to let out a holler during the very awkward and sex scene between 2 CHILDREN! The...
View ArticleSavage Love Letters of the Day: Screwing Trump Supporters
by Dan Savage #mc_embed_signup{padding: 20px; background:#fff;font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;width:100%;}To get this delivered to your inbox, subscribe to The Stranger's newsletter:Bless me Dan,...
View ArticleScumbag Weed Store Owner
by Anonymous Dear weed store owner dude in SE that reminds me of one of Jesse Pinkman's shitty buddies from season one of Breaking Bad, please go fuck yourself. While I was waiting for some nugs in...
View ArticleGentrification
by Anonymous I'm truly sorry for the couple of nice families in my neighborhood that will get priced out of their rentals. But that's it. I'm over the fucktards that destroy their own neighborhood....
View ArticleLibrary and Lines
by Anonymous Since when did some libraries become playgrounds and a place for them future doctors and lawyers to be babysat? Forget peace and quiet to study, read, and concentrate. Because here's...
View ArticleGood Morning, Election Day! Here's What (and Where) to Watch as We Finally...
by Dirk VanderHart Happy Election Day! https://t.co/jfd3CXLD1spic.twitter.com/IfOBRuvQzJ— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 8, 2016It all comes down to this, everybody. If you still haven't...
View ArticleGot Voter Anxiety? Relax and Celebrate at the Portland Mercury’s Election...
by Mercury Staff If you’re the type of person who's going to be a nervous wreck on election night—and considering the past few months, who could blame you—then we have the perfect remedy: The Portland...
View ArticleSavage Love Letters of the Day: What's In a Name?
by Dan Savage I've appreciated your advice for parents over the years, and have stowed chunks of it away for when my son is old enough to need it. I would appreciate your view on this little problem...
View ArticleLast Minute Voter? Use Our Election Cheat Sheet!
by the Mercury Election Strike Force Hey lazy bones! It's time to poop or get off the pot—and VOTE! And if you're doing the last minute scramble of filling out your ballot and need some guidance, you...
View ArticleThere's More to This Election Than Clinton and Trump: Universal Healthcare,...
by Ansel Herz Democracy is more than picking a president.Baimieng/Gino Santa Maria / Shutterstock.comIf you're sick of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, The Intercept has a helpful list of cool ballot...
View ArticleThings to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Tory Lanez, Jacquees, Kranium, DJ VeeCee Add yet another Canadian hip-hop/R&B sensation to the list: 24-year-old Tory Lanez, whose lead single, "say It," has helped hoist him into...
View ArticleI Love New Yorkers
by Dan Savage New Yorkers boo Trump as he enters his polling place to vote...VIDEO: Donald Trump gets booed as he arrives at his polling place. pic.twitter.com/CJcmBIt9Zl— Anup Kaphle (@AnupKaphle)...
View ArticleA Multnomah County Deputy Chanted "Trump" At Voters Tuesday Afternoon
by Dirk VanderHart Voters waiting in line to cast their ballots near Multnomah County Election Division headquarters this afternoon got a rude shock. According to one eyewitness, a Multnomah County...
View ArticleIf White Voters Want to Understand Black Voters in the 2016 Presidential...
by Ijeoma Oluo The last few days, I’ve been hearing from white people concerned about lower voter turnout of black Americans. Some have implored me to “do my part” to help get out the black vote....
View ArticleThe Portland Mercury's Live Updates from the 2016 Election!
by Erik Henriksen Update, 10:59 pm:THE ENDAnd we're out. From the Doug Fir's green room—Erik Henriksen—this is the Mercury Election Strike Force, signing off. Good night, and good luck.Update, 10:49...
View Article"Replied the Scorpion, 'It's My Nature.'"
by Bobby Roberts iStock/scarletsailsWe forget so much, so quickly, don't we? We forget that we don't need to break ourselves before we can build. We don't have to sink so low to prove how tall we can...
View ArticleEat This!
Eat like a #humiditypdx noodle thug. by Heather Arndt Anderson ANYONE WHO TRACKS our local food scene on Instagram has seen hints of the not-so-secret soup club, Humidity PDX. Started last winter bA...
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