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Things to Do This Week
Things to do for January 23-26 by Mercury Staff It's almost the end of January. Except it almost doesn't feel like we even got a January. It got lost somewhere in a fog of unexpected snow, ice, and...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Women's March (Hurrah!), Trump's Lies (Boo!), and the...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! This goes out to all the women getting it in, you're on your grind. To other men that respect what I do, please accept my shine. LET'S GO TO PRESS.If...
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Timbers Open Preseason With New Focus On Youth
by Abe Asher Marc Kostic/Portland TimbersOver the last several years, for all their successes on and off the field, there has been just one major knock against the Portland Timbers in MLS circles:...
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The Parent Trap!
How do I encourage my artist daughter to consider a more lucrative career? by Erik Henriksen iStock / Geber86 My daughter will be graduating from high school this spring, and I'm worried about her...
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The Founder: The Making of Ray Kroc's Garbage Food Empire
by Ned Lannamann The story of McDonald’s is as American as that fast-food restaurant’s version of apple pie—a dubious, deep-fried log of chemically sweetened goo. The business was started by two...
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Trump Brought Personal Cheerleading Squad to CIA Meeting
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey "Okay, I'm going to lie and say I like you, and then my people are going to clap. Everybody got it? Good, let's do this."Courtesy NBCSomething I neglected to mention in Good...
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Where Are They Now, the "Most Fuckable People in Portland" circa 2002
by Bri Brey This photo has been circulating on Reddit via user SpringwaterBikeThief:VIA SPRINGWATERBIKETHIEF ON REDDITWe at the Mercury immediately recognized the list as the handiwork of our 2002...
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Sasquatch! Music Festival Announces Its 2017 Lineup
by Ciara Dolan Every Memorial Day weekend, Sasquatch! Music Festival takes over the Gorge Amphitheater for three days of music and windswept hairdos. It's the Pacific Northwest's version of Coachella,...
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Saturday's Women's March Might Have Caused TriMet's Busiest Rush Ever
by Dirk VanderHart My rainy-ass bus stop.Dirk VanderHartIf you attempted to ride a bus or MAX train down to the waterfront for Saturday's Women's March on Portland, you already know: TriMet was pushed...
View ArticleCheck Your Driving Privilege, Please
by Anonymous I guess you don't notice that you impose a burden on every other driver when you phone or text or even look down at your screen while driving. Even at stoplights.Driving isn't like...
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Women's March Participants: Today, the Real Work Begins
by Megan Burbank On Saturday, I saw the America I want to live in.Doug BrownHere's how the Assaulter in Chief responded to the huge, inspiring, intersectional marches that took place throughout the...
View ArticleDear Senators of the United States of America...
by Anonymous YOU are our last defense against the political dark arts of the new Sociopath in Chief's cabinet picks. Each candidate is supposed to be vetted BEFORE you even consider confirming them....
View ArticleF**k Trump
by Anonymous Nice of Trump to defund Planned Parenthood because, you know, the Republicans just love life...except when that life is a casualty of war, or some poor kid going hungry, or a Mexican kid...
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Good Morning, News: Inauguration Day Fallout, More Presidential Lies, and the...
by Dirk VanderHart Saturday's Women's March on Portland was huge. Doug BrownLook: Millions of people marched in the streets on Saturday to protest Donald Trump's rise to president. Plenty of people...
View ArticleMilitarized Police State
by Anonymous You read the title, first thing you thought was "ah a post that I agree with!" Probably not. I'm not here to use big words to express an opinion no one agrees with, or vice versa,...
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Trump Pushes Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines Forward; What You Can Do...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey An activist locked to Dakota Access pipeline construction equipment in early September.Sydney BrownstoneWhile it should not come as a shock to anyone, this is some bullshit:...
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The 2017 Oscars Nominations are Here, And Are Not So White
by Charles Mudede Moonlight has the second-most nominations in this year's Oscars.The 89th Academy Awards, which will be broadcast by ABC on February 26, is not as white as the 88th edition. That is...
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Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher Dazzle in HBO's Bright Lights
by Leilani Polk Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher in Bright LightsHBOIt's clear within the first half hour of Bright Lights that Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher were a mother and daughter with two...
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff John K. Samson & the Winter Wheat John K. Samson’s beloved band The Weakerthans always made for quintessential snow day listening, and the Winnipeg-based songwriter’s latest solo...
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Today's Portland Protest Schedule: Tuesday, Jan 24 (Stop Trump's Swamp Cabinet)
by Mercury Staff If you missed the Inauguration Protest, check out our recap here. Portland also SHOWED UP to the massive Women's March on Saturday that almost broke Trimet. Reporter Megan Burbank...
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