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Ask a Feminist: Okay, But What About LADIES Who Don't Get It?
by Megan Burbank Feminism isn't just for women we like and agree with. Getty / VladimirFLoydDo you have a question for a feminist? Please send 'em to askafeminist@portlandmercury.com. For more on why...
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Portland Landlords Just Sued to Kill New Renter Protections
by Dirk VanderHart Commissioner Chloe Eudaly addresses supporters of new renter protections last week. As promised, Portland landlords are attempting to dismantle brand new renter protections Portland...
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Good Morning, News: 2017's First Bike Death, Landlords Fight Renter...
by Dirk VanderHart The Landlords Strike Back—or try to at least. As expected, two Portland landlords filed suit against the City of Portland yesterday hoping to forestall new renter protections city...
View ArticleWhen Did it Become OK
by Anonymous My therapist suggested this site to vent. I'm still new to this being a parent thing. But I don't ever remember a time when it was ok to just walk up to a complete strangers kid(s) and...
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Only Rich White Homos Care About Marriage Equality—Still With This Shit?
by Dan Savage I open this week's Savage Lovecast by heaping praise on the big queer demonstration outside the Stonewall Inn in New York this weekend. The New Yorker also wrote it up. On the Lovecast I...
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Today at 3 PM: Livestream the Oral Arguments in State of Washington vs. Trump
by Sydney Brownstone Federal Judge James Robart's decision to block Trump's travel ban is now being examined by the San Francisco-based Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. AGOWABetsy DeVos is the...
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Senate Confirms Betsy DeVos, Biggest Threat to Public Schools Since the Flu...
by Rich Smith Betsy DeVos, perhaps plotting the demise of public education, perhaps thinking of Jesus nude on the beach, perhaps resting in the comfort of a vacant mind, perhaps about to puke.Courtesy...
View ArticleBlatant Tattoo Disrespect and Discrimination
by Anonymous I frequent this page often. I'm aware of the topics that trend. If I bore you with yet another tattoo gripe, feel free to move on to the posts still complaining about snow preparedness...
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Two Moons Merge Alienation with Connection
by Cameron Crowell TWO MOONS And a third guy.Claire Gunville“I LIKE TO THINK of albums as photographs, because visual representation and recording goes hand in hand with audio,” says Two Moons’ Aaron...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Maybe Sex Just Isn't His Thing
by Dan Savage I am a 26-year-old male, with ten years of sexual history. Since I was 16, I have always identified as a gay man. However, I don't think I'm gay. I've only had sexual relations with...
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Under Armour Supports Trump, So Stop Buying Their Shit
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Kevin Plank, supporter of Trump, maker of garbage clothes.Getty / Allison JoycePeople who know me know I despise Under Armour—mostly because it's the workout gear for bro-dudes...
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Photos: Run the Jewels at the Crystal Ballroom, Mon Feb 6
by Ciara Dolan Christopher Garcia ValleChristopher Garcia ValleRun the Jewels packed the Crystal Ballroom last night for a sold-out show and lots of smiles. They're currently touring in support of...
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February’s best sales and fashion events! by Elizabeth Mollo I LOVE collaborations. I especially love it when the collaboration involves two local companies that have different yet similar aesthetics....
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Wilbur & Rensselaer by Dan Savage Last week, I spoke at the Wilbur Theater in Boston and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Audience members submitted their questions on tiny...
View ArticleSynthetic Cannabis, Zombies, and You
Fake weed that turns you into an actual zombie? No thanks. by Josh Jardine DO YOU like zombies? Based on the ratings of all the TV shows that feature flesh-eating former humans having their rotting...
View ArticleCBD Isn’t Federally Legal... or Is It?
The beneficial cannabis compound’s current legal status is confusing. by Vince Sliwoski Are CBD products federally legal?THIS IS a tricky question without a simple answer, and it gets trickier by the...
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“Who Put Ham in My Dannon©?!?” by Stephen K. Bannon by Stephen K. Bannon Phew! What... a... day! Let me tell you, it’s super tiring to secretly run the country from behind the scenes. That’s why I love...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
ATTENTION, EVERYBODY! BEYONCÉ’S HAVING TWINS!! by Ann Romano MONDAY, JANUARY 30Welcome back to One Day at a Time, dears—your fave gossip column, and one in which, before reality turned into a cruel...
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Lead Has Been Spouting from Drinking Fountains in Some City Parks
Officials can’t say for how long, or why. by Dirk VanderHart IN OCTOBER of last year, city officials discovered drinking fountains in Northgate Park were discharging lead.According to test results...
View ArticleHall Monitor: A Fight We’ve Been Waiting For
Portland’s finally ready to fight for renter protections in court. Good. by Dirk VanderHart TO HEAR Portland’s landlords tell it, the city’s housing market will soon be circling the drain.Why? How? As...
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