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by Elizabeth Mollo Bridge & Burn X KirikoErik ProwellBridge & Burn X Kiriko, a women’s and men’s collaborative capsule collection focused on classic Northwest designs made from heritage...
View ArticleThings to Do Tonight: Thursday, Feb 2
by Mercury Staff The Thesis While the rest of the world grows bleaker by the minute, the Thesis just keeps getting better and better. The monthly hip-hop-and-beyond showcase is a crucible of diverse...
View ArticleRo James Is Finally Taking His Edgy R&B on Tour
by Jenni Moore RO JAMES Representing the new generation of genre-melting R&B.SARAH MCCOLGANI BECAME a fan of Ro James about a year ago, when his sensual slow jam “A.D.I.D.A.S.” (which stands for...
View ArticleNo-Cause Evicted? Landlords Now Have to Pay Your Relocation Costs
by Dirk VanderHart Commissioner Chloe Eudaly addresses supporters of new renter protections Thursday afternoon. Dirk VanderHartWith a few notable tweaks, Portland City Council this evening passed the...
View ArticleUPDATED: Here's a Leaked Copy of Trump's Anti-LGBTQ Executive Order
by Tricia Romano Windover Way Photography / Shutterstock.comUpdated: There is some question as to whether the documents are real. The Nation updated its post explaining: "A White House official,...
View ArticleDrink Coffee, Help the ACLU
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Getty / Christopher JueLook, you're drinking coffee anyway, right? So why not feed your addiction while helping the ACLU in their many battles against the immorality of the...
View ArticleNeil Gorsuch's Record on Reproductive Rights is Awful and He Must Be Stopped
by Megan Burbank It's the left's turn to be obstructionist pests. Let's not squander it.Doug BrownDonald Trump, who lost the popular vote by 2,864,974 votes, wants to put Colorado judge Neil Gorsuch...
View ArticleIn Response to Go Home
by Anonymous If I may offer a translation of what you said: "I'm a descendant of those classy people who moved here back when Oregon was founded as a racist white upotia. How dare people do exactly...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: ICE Antics, Ice Antics, and Portland Renters' Strong New...
by Dirk VanderHart This is my icy street. I usually like it. Not today. The Really Big News: If you're a renter in Portland, you wake up on this glacial morning with stronger protections than you've...
View ArticleThings to Do This Weekend: February 3-5
by Mercury Staff The unofficial national holiday for advertising and gluttony, the Super Bowl, is sitting at the end of this weekend like the 30-pound lump of half-digested cheese and chicken wings...
View ArticleNordstrom Won't Be Selling Ivanka Trump's Clothing Anymore; SAD!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey "Buy Ivanka Trump Clothing: They Make Your Legs Look Broken."AmazonThe New York Times is reporting that Nordstrom will no longer be selling any of Ivanka Trump's line of...
View ArticleMale Executives Will Advise the "President" on Women's Issues, What Could...
by Megan Burbank Trump's response to massive calls for gender equality? Quality time with men.Doug BrownDonald Trump, who lost the popular vote by 2,864,974 votes, is meeting with advisors from...
View ArticleSuper Bowl 2017 Is Both a Football Game And a Battle of Good (Falcons) vs....
by Spike Friedman Good vs. EvilGetty ImagesThe Super Bowl on Sunday is probably not a matchup of good versus evil. It’s a matchup of two football teams, the New England Patriots and the Atlanta...
View ArticleBeware the Slenderman Review: Half of a True Crime
by Megan Burbank If you're a true-crime freak like me, you’ll devour HBO’s Beware the Slenderman. But you probably won’t remember it. That’s because Irene Taylor Brodsky’s documentary—which examines...
View ArticleRecord Review: Moon Duo, Occult Architecture Vol. 1
by Chris Sutton THE ONLY limit to an artist’s stylistic potency in this age of information is their ability to absorb the sacred vibrations of their record collection without sounding derivative....
View ArticleHurry! The Deadline for Submitting Your FREE Mercury Valentine is Monday, Feb 6!
by Mercury Staff Because we love you more than life itself, every year the Mercury happily publishes YOUR VALENTINES to your loved ones FOR FREE (!!) in our annual Valentine’s Day Issue—BUT HURRY, THE...
View ArticleOur Picks for Sabertooth Micro Fest 2017
by Emma Burke SAM GEHRKETHIS WEEKEND, Sabertooth Micro Fest hits the historic Crystal Ballroom for two nights of psychedelic stoner rock. Here are the Mercury’s top picks for the all-ages-friendly...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: He's Paranoid About His Girlfriend Whenever...
by Dan Savage About a month or so ago, my girlfriend went on a road-trip with some friends to St. Louis. After the trip, I learned that she had played a stripping game with them called padiddle—...
View ArticleNat Borchers' Five Greatest Moments As A Portland Timber
by Abe Asher Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland TimbersAs his rehab from the Achilles tear that ended his 2016 season continues, Nat Borchers announced his retirement from professional soccer on Friday...
View ArticleFederal Judge in Seattle Grants Nationwide Temporary Restraining Order...
by Sydney Brownstone Judge James L. Robart of the Western District of Washington has just ruled in favor of the Washington State Attorney General's motion for a temporary restraining order on key...
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