Good Morning, News: GOP Fails to Silence Warren, Court Grills Trump Ban, and...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Everyday I walk her home from school and she tells me how she really feels. And there's no doubt in my mind that this girl is one of a kind. LET'S GO TO...
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Developers Just Proposed Nearly 6,000 Apartments to Evade Portland's New...
by Dirk VanderHart Nicole CmarWant to ensure Portland developers build more housing? Threaten to make them offer affordable units. That's one takeaway from new data obtained by the Mercury, which...
View ArticleLife Lessons and Lego Batman
Everything is still awesome (mostly). by Ned Lannamann LET’S START with the good: There’s finally a Batman movie you can take the kids to! The Lego Batman Movie follows up 2014’s surprisingly...
View ArticlePIFF Notes
A guide to the Portland International Film Festival’s 40th year. by Andrew Wright OKAY, quick show of hands: Has sitting in the dark and temporarily saying goodbye to reality ever seemed like a better...
View ArticleSanta Clarita Diet: Netflix’s Cannibal Sitcom Needs More Bite
Family first. by Ned Lannamann THE DOMESTIC SITCOM has gotten a shakeup in recent years by circumventing its white-bread tendencies with solid network shows like Black-ish and Fresh Off the Boat. But...
View ArticleIntimidation is Running Rampant in Trump-Era Portland
A proposed new program would help communities push back. by Doug Brown IT'S A SCARY TIME to be an immigrant or refugee in this country, with President Donald Trump’s rise to power leaving...
View ArticleI, Anonymous
tktk by Anonymous LAST NIGHT I broke the dry spell of five years, two months, and 15 days without penetrative sex. It was lackluster, and not only because the guy’s cock was tiny and nothing compared...
View ArticleEast Coast Counter Service Finds a Home in Figlia Americana
East Coast counter service finds a home in Figlia Americana. by Thomas Ross THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT a counter service deli that feels very East Coast. Last time I tried to get a recommendation in...
View ArticleEat This!
Eat those horrible feelings away with these comfort foods. by Heather Arndt Anderson HOLY CHRIST ON A CRACKER, is shit ever awful right now. We’ve got a petulant sociopath at the helm of the free...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
“Enough is enough, Merc. Put your money where your writers’ mouths are.” HAVING IT BOTH WAYSRE: “Is Your Band Sexist, or are Womxn Just Annoying?” [Feature, Feb 1], Ciara Dolan and Kim Selling’s story...
View ArticleProfile Theatre’s New Season Is Already Great
Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue captures the tenor of a country at war with itself. by Megan Burbank I KNOW YOU’RE scared of your Twitter feed right now, and I have the cure: Go see Pulitzer...
View ArticleRenée Lopez’s My Life Through My Lens
In her first gallery show, the local photographer captures the vitality of Portland’s communities of color. by Emilly Prado WRITING OFF 2016 as the worst year of the century may ring true for many,...
View ArticleThe Party Review
Uggh. Theater people. by Daniel Martin Austin WHEN A LOCAL comedy producer invited me to his birthday, I assumed I’d walk into a house full of inebriated comics. Maybe a small group in their 20s would...
View ArticleFrom Slacktivism to Activism
Resistance events for the week of February 8–14. by Emilly Prado Welcome to the inaugural installation of From Slacktivism to Activism, a brand-new weekly roundup of select social justice-oriented...
View ArticleThe 2017 Mercury Readers’ Valentines!
Being in love and showing love is more important than ever—in fact, it’s become a political act. What you’re about to read are hundreds of real love notes sent in (for free!) from Mercury readers to...
View ArticleBANG! BANG BANG BANG BANG! BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!!!
A Careful and Critical Analysis of John Wick: Chapter 2 by Erik Henriksen BANG! BANG BANG BANG BANG! BANG. BANG BANG BANG!! John Wick shoots so many bad guys in John Wick: Chapter 2! You probably...
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Trump-Supporting Under Armour Has Been Added to the Grab Your Wallet List
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Look for this label when looking for Trump-supporting clothing.Yesterday I went on a rant about how Kevin Plank, the CEO of Under Armour (the uniform for douchebags who don't...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Well-Adjusted & Ready for a Caning
by Dan Savage I'm in my 50s and happily married for 10 years to my second wife. She has known my full sexuality from the start, including that I love being degraded and humiliated by cruel women. I...
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Fred Thomas' New Record Centers on Immersive Synth Instrumentals
by Suzette Smith FRED THOMAS More than just a gearhead.JIMMI FRANCOEURIT’S EASY to see that Fred Thomas is a well-rounded songwriter; he’s done a lot of living. Even though his main job is producing...
View ArticleSince We Won't be Teaching Science in School Anymore, Bill Nye is Here to...
by Bri Brey Children of the '90s commence freak out. Bill Nye is returning to television, and the first trailer for "Bill Nye Saves the World" is out today! From Netflix:Bill Nye hosts a talk show...
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