Nude Beach Intrusion
by Anonymous To the young woman at Collins Beach: It was shaping up to be a naked mellow day. My wife and I found some nice open space near the old pilings. You and your friend found good space as...
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Parents to Schools Superintendent: What Did You Know About Lead in Water? And...
by Daniel Forbes Superintendent Carole Smith, in less leaden times.Portland Public SchoolsThe question for the angry crowd at Rose City Park school confronting embattled Portland Public School...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: What To Say? Beats Me.
by Dan Savage Longtime reader and listener but first time advice-seeker. I am a 36-year-old gay man in a wonderful monogamish relationship with my partner of seven years. We are sexually compatible in...
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Phil Elverum Seeks Assistance During Wife Geneviève's Battle with Cancer
by Ciara Dolan GoFundMeYesterday iconic Pacific Northwest musician Phil Elverum (the Microphones, Mount Eerie) announced via a GoFundMe campaign that just over a year ago his wife Geneviève (Woelv, Ô...
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Modern Baseball's New Record Is Mature Emo
by Morgan Troper MODERN BASEBALL Avoiding the drain of the “emo revival.”JESSICA FLYNNMODERN BASEBALL really want you to believe they're just four ordinary kids. This is a band that made a name for...
View ArticleWhat the HELL is that SMELL?
by Anonymous In today's episode it was a hand towel, wadded up under my couch. As we look closely at the clues left behind, we find that it was an almost full spilled beer. The perp tried to cover up...
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Tonight's Bridgetown Picks: It's Gonna Be Okay, Baked, and Lance Bangs
by Megan Burbank Laurie Kilmartin's among the extra-special Bridgetown edition lineup of Barbara Holm's showcase It's Gonna Be Okay.Whether you're ready or not, the Bridgetown Comedy Festival is in...
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Oregon Table: Keeping it (Too) Plain and Simple
by MJ Skegg Oregon Table sits on a pleasant corner overlooking the North Park Blocks, tasked with furnishing local produce and wines. There’s a pretty extensive menu—lunch, dinner and weekend...
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Shill Yr Idols—Thurston Moore Cuts Benefit Song for Bernie Sanders's Campaign
by Dave Segal Contribution is sex; Thurston Moore feels the Bern.Cover art by David KlocFormer Sonic Youth guitarist/vocalist and avant-rock icon Thurston Moore has recorded a benefit song for Bernie...
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La Luz at Mississippi Studios, Wed June 1
by Ciara Dolan Christopher Keith GarciaChristopher Keith GarciaLast night former Seattle (now LA) band La Luz drew hoards of people (a surprising number donning Hawaiian shirts) to Mississippi Studios...
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Florist's The Birds Outside Sang Is a Story of Survival
by Cameron Crowell FLORIST Part of a balanced diet.STEPHANIE GRIFFINEMILY SPRAGUE survived a hit-and-run collision on her bicycle in the winter of 2014. The wreck left Sprague traumatized with a...
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Tonight: Local Comics Artist and Author of My Boyfriend Walt Whitman Menorah...
by Suzette Smith As homework for this comic, I would suggest the documentary film Paris is Burning.Floating World ComicsTonight, local comics artist and author of My Boyfriend Walt Whitman and The...
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For First Time in Years, City Council Will Decide Outcome of Police a...
by Doug Brown Acting Chief Donna Henderson and Internal Affairs Captain Derek RodridguesDoug Brown*** Update ***This case has seen another interesting development, as Acting Chief Donna Henderson, who...
View ArticleThink of the Children!
by Anonymous Lead! Radon! Gorillas! Oh my! It's about time we lock all of our precious little ones in sterile boxes with 24 hour video monitoring. We can pipe in filtered air, water, and organic food...
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The Comedy Onslaught Begins: Bridgetown Fest Kick-Off Show
by Courtney Ferguson Chicago stand-up Rebecca O'Neal was a highlight of day one.Pat MoranWell, the comedy onslaught is here. Are you ready? I'm not. I feel weak as a kitten. Commence inner pep talk....
View ArticleLet's Watch Hillary Clinton's Speech On National Security, AKA Her Speech...
by Dan Savage It just concluded and people are raving about it.Hillary Clinton rolled out the anti-Trump argument that could deliver a landslide https://t.co/SwHqvMSTrMhttps://t.co/K4Gc7jobku— Vox...
View ArticleWhen the Dong gets Dinged
by Anonymous To the cyclist wearing the Durango Cyclery shirt that rang your bell at me and my infant son who made the mistake of crossing the Broadway bridge during rush hour, I am sorry. I am sorry...
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Good Morning, News: Paul Ryan Caved, Prince OD'd, and PPS Has Been Using Weak...
by Dirk VanderHart The lead (and radon) crisis unfolding at Portland Public Schools keeps getting worse. The O dropped the bomb last night that water filters used by the school district—filters that...
View ArticleDifferent, but Same Same
by Anonymous In thinking about one friend in particular... Can this person still really be a friend even though I haven't seen, talk, texted, emailed, Facebooked to them in over 8 years? I remember...
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Tonight at Bridgetown: "The Court of I, Anonymous"
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey As you know, the Mercury’s “I, Anonymous” column is famous for publishing anonymous rants and confessions from our readers. But tonight at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, “The...
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