Grateful Biker....One Small Example
by Anonymous To the two grown men, in a presumably heated SUV, who turned left in front of me going through an intersection, waved and smiled at me, biker in the rain - I didn't stop to give you the...
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Things to Do This Week!
Things to do for November 28 - December 1 by Mercury Staff It typically takes about 3 or 4 days for that post-Thanksgiving weekend lethargy to shake loose, and this week is a good example of that...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Shooter on Ohio State Campus, and Voter Recount Driving...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! You keep telling me on the telephone, how you got it going on, and how you'll keep me satisfied. LET'S GO TO PRESS.There were a lot of shootings this...
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Blazer's Recap: The Beard Wins Again, Dammit
by Arthur Bradford It's easy not to like the Rockets and their star guard James "The Beard" Harden. One way or another this team has ended up breaking the hearts of Blazer's fans for years. Plus,...
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The Walking Dead Recap: Tara? Which One is Tara? Ohhh, THAT Tara.
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Welcome back to the Walking Dead recap in which we ask, "Wait... which one is Tara?" Hit the jump for our SPOILER-FILLED remembrances of last night's episode, and then let's...
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Nocturnal Animals Review: The Right Movie at the Wrong Time
by Marc Mohan Nocturnal Animals, fashion-designer-turned-director Tom Ford’s second film (and his first since 2009’s A Single Man) looks great, and the story is intriguing and disturbing. But the...
View ArticleTipless in Seattle
by Anonymous Reality check for those that think people that deliver food to your fat selfish faces don't deserve a tip:I have to drive my own car, which is incredibly hard on my family's ONLY car....
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Win Tickets to See The Exorcist—with Linda Blair in Attendance!
by Erik Henriksen This Saturday, the Hollywood Theatre and Movie Madness are showing William Friedkin's 1973 horror classic The Exorcist—with Linda Blair in attendance for a post-screening Q&A! If...
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Portland Jazz Club Jimmy Mak's Is Closing at the End of 2016
by Ned Lannamann FacebookPortland jazz club Jimmy Mak's has announced it will be closing at the end of 2016. A statement has been released which details the circumstances, which are truly...
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Army Corps Says It Will Break Up Standing Rock Camp by December 5, Proposes...
by Sydney Brownstone A scene from Oceti Sakowin camp at dusk in September.SBFor the last seven months, Standing Rock Sioux tribal members and thousands of tribal and non-tribal allies have been...
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Wes Anderson Made a Four-Minute Christmas Ad for H&M
by Ned Lannamann It's still a little too early for Christmas cheer, but that hasn't stopped H&M from unveiling its new holiday ad: a four-minute "short film" from Wes Anderson. From the opening...
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Trump Is Also One of The Losers Benefitting from Fake News
by Charles Mudede We be in the city.Charles MudedeYesterday, the president-elect stunned everyone by claiming that he would have won the popular vote if not for the millions (yes, millions) of people...
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Activists Sue North Dakota Law Enforcement Over Alleged Excessive Force at...
by Sydney Brownstone An activist locked to Dakota Access pipeline construction equipment in early September.SBActivists at Standing Rock have filed a class action lawsuit against North Dakota law...
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Good Morning, News: Dead Conifers, More Trump Picks, and the Upside of Gas Leaks
by Dirk VanderHart Thank goodness for gas leaks: Were it not for a reported leak at a building on (the) Ohio State University's campus Monday morning, a campus police officer likely wouldn't have been...
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Tonight is the PERFECT Night for Riding Your Bike Through PIR's Winter...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Courtesy PIRToday is one of the few dry days this week, and as such, the PERFECT night to ride your bike through Portland International Raceway's Winter Wonderland light show!...
View ArticleBaby Mama Drama Vs. Tired-Ass Dad
by Anonymous I may be a whiny ex, but you didn't call our son the holiday after ignoring him all week because you lost your job! So when you call Saturday , I screw up and bitch and lecture you for...
View ArticleSold Out
Why what (and where) you buy matters. by Cassie Ridgway On election night, the reality slowly came over me like a fever—which, hours later, became a non-metaphorical fever. Like many, I felt helpless,...
View ArticleSavage Love
Quickies by Dan Savage My boyfriendof almost two years is wonderful, and we have had very few issues. But there is one thing that has almost been a deal breaker. He fiddles with his penis almost...
View ArticleWe’ve Got the A's to Your Frequently Asked Q's
Snappy answers to common cannabis questions. by Josh Jardine THE CANNABIS DESK at the Mercury doesn’t receive a great deal of mail. Part of that may be due to the growing use of what the millennials...
View ArticleCould Trump’s Attorney General Nominee Make Legal Weed Go Away?
Rolling back legalization seems unlikely, but only time will tell. by Vince Sliwoski With Trump as president,are legal-weed states like Oregon totally screwed?IT'S HARD TO SAY right now. Immediately...
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