Russia's Ambassador to Turkey Assassinated in Ankara
by Dan Savage Live scenes while #Russia-n ambassador to Turkey shooted by gunman. #Karlov#Syria#Aleppopic.twitter.com/b3eHecSQvk— Jon Carvalho (@Jonjoncar) December 19, 2016The Guardian:The Russian...
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The Hamilton Elector Movement Seems to Have Failed to Stop Trump
by Rich Smith Despite numerous letters and vigils, electors don't appear to be rallying around the ghost of Alexander Hamilton.FrameAngel / shutterstock.comFollowing the events of 11/9, Washington...
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Christmas Is Bigger Than Trump. Don't Let Him Steal Your Capacity for Awe
by Rich Smith You can have my yuletide joy when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.Jessica SteinHave you read Charles Mudede's piece "How Trump Turned Christmas Films into Horror Films"? If not, go...
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As Electors Make Trump's Win Official, "Not My President" Protests Are Back
by Dirk VanderHart Sure, the Hamilton Electors were an interesting idea. End of the day, though, their greatest accomplishment was probably teaching us all a hell of a lot more about the Electoral...
View ArticleKeep Calling Me Sweetie
by Anonymous Right before the first snowfall I decided to refill my liquor cabinet before it was too late to brave the incoming elements of destruction (aka snow and ice). While finishing my liquor...
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Good Morning, News: Europe's on Fire, Trump's Officially President, and We...
by Dirk VanderHart DISCLAIMER: This sunshiny paradise not at all reflective of current reality. istockWell, everybody, Monday somehow managed to be worse than we all figured. Donald Trump was, of...
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State Officials Are Walking Back Their Sneak Attack on Smoking Patios
by Dirk VanderHart New state rules that outlawed many of Portland's smoking patios overnight have been extinguished. At least for now. Facing outcry and threats of legal action from bar owners, the...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Cutting Hair & Cutting Breaks
by Dan Savage I've been seeing my boyfriend on and off for about two years. We met at a difficult time—he was recently divorced—but have both grown a lot and are back together. Things are better than...
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by Anonymous Recently at a well known store, I watched in disgust as you would slyly dig away into your nostrils. You would then roll up the the "goods" between your thumb and index finger and then...
View ArticleThey Ain't Gonna Play Trump City
by Dan Savage Donald Trump is having a hard time finding bigly name performers to play at his inauguration...Just when you thought it was time to break your Andrea Bocelli CDs in two, the opera singer...
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, DJ Zone, Homeboy Sandman Ian Bavitz, more popularly known by his rap moniker Aesop Rock, might just be one of the best white dude rappers around. Armed with his...
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Fuck The Nutcracker: Why You Should Boycott the Most Popular Ballet of the...
by Sydney Brownstone ANGELA STERLINGI hate The Nutcracker. I hate, hate, hate it. From the age of 4 to 14, I was forced to participate in its production every year. My mother, a former ballerina of...
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Portland's Publication Studio is Closing
by Megan Burbank We're losing an independent publisher at a time when we need them more than ever.patpitchaya / iStockJust shy of its eighth birthday, Portland's Publication Studio is closing up shop....
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How Christmas Songs Help Us Fake It Through the Despair Times
by Jen Graves My closest friend in the world lay next to me a day after her son died and asked me to sing her a song. To my horror, I couldn't think of one. Finally she murmured, "Just do 'Jingle...
View ArticleI Hope the Person Who Made this Simulated Battle Between Santa and Penguin...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey So for reasons unknown, someone went to the trouble of making a computer simulation of an epic war between 11,000 penguins and 4,000 Santas. The Santas are armed with two arms...
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President Obama Indefinitely Blocks Arctic Drilling, Giving Seattle...
by Sydney Brownstone Rejoice, kayaktivists! Kelly OWith less than a month to go until the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump, President Obama made a sweeping announcement earlier today that...
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Making people smile during the holidays. THERE I WAS, doing my servant job. The day before—a hard day of stupid, entitled, rude, horrible, rotten people—left me tired and in a bad mood. So doing it...
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Lookin’ ho-ho-hot at the Mercury holiday party. by Marissa Sullivan It’s that time of year again: Holiday parties are in full swing! I’m sure you’re drinking every night of the week, and if you’re...
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The Intern by Dan Savage I’m having anissue with my boyfriend, and I don't know if I am the crazy, paranoid, controlling party here. We have been together for more than a year and a half. We had...
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