Dear Henry:
by Anonymous Keeping with the theme of I Anonymous' directed at one specific person, I thought I'd write an email to an old friend: Dearest Henry,I'm sorry that I said your girlfriend was annoying,...
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by Anonymous I happened to pick up a copy of The Mercury tonight and came across your I, Anonymous. I have to say, I'm touched that so much effort into contacting me would have been expended. I've...
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Pickathon Announces Two-Thirds of the 2017 Festival Lineup
by Ned Lannamann Pickathon announced a hefty chunk of their 2017 lineup at a preview party tonight at Revolution Hall, an unveiling that included performances by Y La Bamba, TYuS, Cat Hoch, 1939...
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by Anonymous ... Anybody on this planet thinks Donald Trump is sane? He thinks his son-in-law will negotiate a peace settlement in the Middle East. "Do you know what? Jared is such a good guy; he will...
View ArticleDog Piss
by Anonymous This snow has been around for a week, it would not be to much to ask you dog owners of portland to start picking up your dogs piss caked chunks of ice and snow! I mean, the fuck?...
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Things to Do This Week!
Things to do for January 16-19 by Mercury Staff This week starts with a call to service in the name of one of the greatest Americans who ever lived, includes a protest against some of the worst, and...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Rise Up for Health Care, Trump's Ignorant Tweets, and We...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! So lonely inside, so busy out there. And all you wanted was somebody who cares. LET'S GO TO PRESS.It's Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday today, and also...
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Don't Miss the I, Anonymous Show... Tonight!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Do you like laughing your pants off? Well, one of the funnest comedy nights in Portland is hands-down the Mercury’s monthly I, Anonymous Show. As longtime Mercury readers...
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Megyn Kelly, Donald Trump, and Angry Men Who Don't Understand Journalism
by Megan Burbank I read it so you don't have to.Over the holidays, I read Megyn Kelly's memoir, Settle for More. I'm not proud of this, and I felt weird reading Kelly's book in public—like I should...
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Officials Are Doubling the Number of Homeless Counts in Portland
by Dirk VanderHart An outreach worker speaks with a homeless man during the last "point-in-time" homeless count in January 2015.Dirk VanderHartIn a housing and homeless emergency, Portland's...
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Inauguration 2017 Playlist: Songs of Rage, Protest and Reflection
by Leilani Polk By now, more than half the U.S. population is likely feeling a growing sense of fear, rage, disbelief, and pitying self-reflection as Inauguration Day 2017 looms ever closer to the...
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Pioneering Newspaperman Bill Hilliard Has Passed Away
by Santi Elijah Holley Hilliard at his desk at the Oregonian, 1979.PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE OREGONIANWilliam A. Hilliard passed away today at age 89, after a remarkable and unprecedented life as a...
View ArticlePedestrian Rights
by Anonymous To the asshole in the gray SUV by the Pearl District Safeway. I'm sorry you had to wait for 30 seconds as my partner and I walked across the icy street. You could have waited patiently in...
View ArticleI'm Okay, You're Okay, but Kristie Sucks
by Anonymous Hello Kitten. How you hated being called that! It's been a long time, dear. I hear you are happy, and that's the important thing. I finally have my medications right. I like how I think...
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Radiohead Is Coming to Portland
The Last Time They Played in the City Was at La Luna in 1996 by Ned Lannamann Alex LakeHere's some good news for this week of decidedly mixed fortune: Radiohead is coming to Portland.The English...
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Good Morning, News: Someone Among Us Offended a Vengeful God and Now It's Ice...
by Dirk VanderHart I left town for a week as PDX was canceling all sorts of flights because of ice. I got back and roads were about the same. This weather is crazy, and it's not ending. Today,...
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View ArticleIce Storm Remedy #6,437: Watching Dance Duels from Fame
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Lots of people are staying home from work AGAIN (!!!) due to the threat of an afternoon ice storm. And I may be wrong, but perhaps by now you're going a bit CRAZY? There are...
View ArticleLloyd Center Mall Pushed Back Against Spencer's Pro-Sexual Assault Shirts
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Over the weekend, local writer and humorist Mary Numair took to Twitter to alert Portland that Spencer's gift store in the Lloyd Center Mall was proudly displaying Trump...
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by Anonymous You sit there behind the computer monitor, mouth breathing. Sweaty palm grasping the mouse. Sticky cum and crumb encrusted keyboard. Salivating on your shirt. You spout off about fake...
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