Non-Violent Response to Texting While Driving (3)
by Anonymous Continued...He's understood you. He hasn't blamed you. Together, he and you have investigated and expressed your motivations in terms of feelings relating to your (universal) needs being...
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by Anonymous What he asks:”Would you like to make love with me?”What she says:” I really like you and I think that’s a very special thing between two people and it’s nice to be asked so to think that...
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by Anonymous The mind of the simpleton was ready to be plowed. Fertile ground for the sowing of right-wing conspiracy theories. Alternative facts and extremism. The right-wing media noise machine...
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BANG! BANG BANG BANG BANG! BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!!!
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 think you know how many bad guys John Wick is going to...
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BANG! BANG BANG BANG BANG! BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!!!
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 think you know how many bad guys John Wick is going to...
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Things to Do This Week: February 13-16
by Mercury Staff Lotta love to indulge this week, and not just because Valentine's Day is wrapping up all of Tuesday like a warm embrace. It's a feast of festivals in the city this week too, with the...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Mike Flynn in Trouble, the Grammys are a Joke, and...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! If you arrive and don't see me, I'm going to be with my baby. I am free—flying in her arms, over the sea. LET'S GO TO PRESS.Senior White House Adviser...
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The Walking Dead Recap: Tips for Overthrowing Trump, Part One
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Did you watch last night's mid-season premiere of Helpful Tips for Overthrowing Trump 101The Walking Dead? Then by all means, let's chitty-chat about it! Lotsa spoilers and...
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Grammys 2017: Adele vs. Beyoncé, A Tribe Called Quest vs. Trump, Bruno Mars...
by Sean Nelson Metallica and Lady Gaga at the Grammys: Could've been better. Could've been much worse, too.Christopher Polk/GettyNews Flash: The Grammys are of no significance to anyone who isn't an...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Straight Guy Can't Win
by Dan Savage Forty-ish straight white dude here, Dan. I have this weird (possibly misogynistic) belief that, when it comes to sex, I can't win. Actually, I think men in general can't win. Thoughtful,...
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Girls Season 6 Premiere Recap: “That’s Sun in Her Pussy!”
by Jessica Fu Riz Ahmed plays a surfing instructor, who becomes Hannah Horvath's new love interest.MARK SCHAFER/HBOThe sixth and final season of Girls begins with Hannah’s very first piece getting...
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R2DToo Could Move to SW Naito—But It Might Have to Move Again Next Year
by Dirk VanderHart The ongoing quest to move Right 2 Dream Too has been in hurry-up mode since October, when the well-respected homeless rest area blew a deadline for leaving its long-term home at NW...
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The War on Women Returneth (It Never Wenteth Away)
by Megan Burbank OKLAHOMA! Where a grumpy male legislator will tell you your body isn't yours.istock / DustyPixelIf you pay attention to reproductive rights, you know the War on Women never really...
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Good Morning, News: More Tainted Water, Trump's Big Shakeup, and Grizzly...
by Dirk VanderHart Dirk VanderHartAs I write this, the sky is a Creamsicle dreamscape, Portland, and all of our hearts are breaking into spontaneous song. But of course, the news rarely pays heed to...
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Win Tickets to PIFF After Dark's Screening of The Eyes of My Mother!
by Erik Henriksen We're in the midst of the Portland International Film Festival (read Andrew Wright's festival preview here!), which means we're also in the midst of PIFF After Dark—the late-night...
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Did You Get a Mercury Valentine This Year? Check and See!!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, EVERYBODY! As you know the Mercury loves LOVE—which is why we print your valentines to your beloved schmoopy-woopy every year for FREE. Did you get a...
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Your Guide to the 2017 PDX Jazz Festival
by Robert Ham James Blood UlmerJazz music in Portland has been taking some serious lumps lately. At the end of 2016, Jimmy Mak’s, the city’s hub for local and touring jazz acts for 20 years, closed...
View ArticleMichael Flynn: That Deescalated Quickly, Over And Out, You're Fired, Etc.
by Dan Savage Michael Flynn has no plans to resign and no expectations that he'll be fired, a senior administration official says https://t.co/IBfkxWaE42pic.twitter.com/kykHLgpkWo— CNN (@CNN) February...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Facebook Stalking Pharmacist Questions His Ethics
by Dan Savage I'm a gay man in my late 20's who works for a national pharmacy chain. At my old store, there were three cute guys who were semi-regular patients; they don't know each other, and I knew...
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Blazers Recap: Hawks Rawk Blazers in OT
by Arthur Bradford There was big news in Blazersland before this game even started. The Blazers had swapped centers with western conference rivals the Denver Nuggets, dealing away fan-favorite Mason...
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