Girl Fest 2017
Celebrating Girl Fest’s third year. by Ciara Dolan THERE ARE some extraordinary women running Portland music right now. Not to brag, but from the queer vampire goth-punk of Mira Glitterhound’s band...
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Noteworthy shows for the week of January 11-17. by Mercury Staff SUPERPICKSPRINGTIME CARNIVORE (w/ Fruit Bats, Jan 14, 8 pm, Revolution Hall, 1300 SE Stark #110) Waking up in the middle of the night...
View ArticleTips and Tricks for Kim Jong’s Smokehouse
How to make the most of your bowl. by Andrea Damewood THE THREE CHEFS behind Kim Jong Smokehouse are en fuego right now. Han Ly Hwang’s original Kim Jong Grillin’ cart is a perennial favorite, and...
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Herbal Pine Deodorant™... for when you really care. by Anonymous I HAVEN’T DATED in over a year. It’s not something I think about on a regular basis—I spend most nights watching old home movies from...
View ArticleThe Artists Resist
Let Portland art save your sanity. by Megan Burbank IN THE WAKE of the presidential election, I heard a common refrain: It’s okay because art is going to be so much better under Trump! Part of my job...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
RIP, Club 21. DREAM OF THE NICETIESRE: “Can Portlandia Be Funny in the Age of Trump?” [Blogtown, Jan 9]. “Season 7 of Portlandia premiered Thursday on IFC,” wrote Charles Mudede, noting that the show...
View ArticleThe Rockettes’ Leaked Email
The Rockettes’ leaked email by Courtenay Hameister To:allrockettes@rockettes.comFrom:shelby@rockettes.comSubject: Rockette Gazette, 1/13/17Welcome to this week’s “Rockette Gazette,” all the news...
View ArticleWell That Escalated Quickly
Last year, a local cop’s brief misconduct quietly became a war over police accountability. by Dirk VanderHart ON AN AUTUMN morning in 2015, a Portland cop named Scott Groshong decided to harass a...
View ArticleEviction Wars
After the Landlord-Tenant Coalition split up, the “no-cause” eviction fight heads to Salem. by Doug Brown Rents continue to skyrocket. People continue to get evicted. Poor residents and people of...
View ArticleDays of Protest Past
Portland’s rich history of marches, protests, and political action. by Joe Streckert Make no mistake: Inauguration Day on January 20 will bring protests. There will also be marches, rallies, and other...
View ArticleZachary Auburn is No Longer Anonymous
The How to Talk to Your Cat About Gun Safety author was in our hearts all along. by Suzette Smith {{image:1}}OVER THE YEARS, Zach Auburn self-published under many assumed names—’90s preteen Joshua...
View ArticleWatch Donald Trump's Press Conference Here
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Donald Trump's first press conference since last July (!!) is scheduled to start at 8 am. And with the bombshell that was dropped yesterday about Russia's potential (but...
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Good Morning News: Snow, Trump's Press Conference, and About a Billion Other...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Oh boy, I can see your body moving. Half animal, half man. I don't, don't really know what I'm doing, but you seem to have a plan. LET'S GO TO...
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Snow Day Movie Day: Here's How to Stream the Best Movies of 2016
by Erik Henriksen THE NICE GUYS Pictured: two exemplary role models.Are you imprisoned within your squalid home thanks to Portland's dangerously unmaintained city streets? Me too! So please—join me in...
View ArticleShovel your Fucking Sidewalk
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View ArticleLocal News to the Rescue!!!
by Anonymous I really appreciate that as Trump lied to the American people over and over again over the last few hours KATU, KGW and KOIN were all focused on snow. There is for sure nothing else more...
View ArticleTrump Gave a Press Conference About Pee Gate. He Probably Thought He Was...
by Tricia Romano ABC Breaking News | Latest News VideosYesterday, documents leaked alleging that during a visit to Russia, Donald Trump purposely stayed in the same hotel room that the Obamas had...
View ArticlePresident Obama Gave His Farewell Speech Last Night: No, You're Crying
by Tricia Romano Last night was the last time for four years that we will see an intelligent grown up who can speak in complete sentences in the White House. (Don't believe me—rewatch the shitshow...
View ArticleMy Apology
by Anonymous Sorry for touching you without prior consent last night in the snow on the patio of Club 21. Memories of my childhood get me rowdy and what was done in the schoolyards of Wisconsin in the...
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Vaya Sin Dios: The Farewell Show of Nariko Ott Sometimes I’ll be on the radio with Nariko Ott, and even though we’re not in the same room and he has no idea what I look like, he’ll...
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