Pinky vs. the Brain: Bill Nye Valiantly Tries to Explain Climate Change to...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Yesterday Bill Nye (American hero and "Science Guy") had a Facebook Live chat to discuss climate change with Bernie Sanders. Later he tried to have a similar discussion with...
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Stevie Nicks' Crystal Visions
by Ciara Dolan STEVIE NICKS WATCH OUT LADY THERE'S ANOTHER STEVIE NICKS BEHIND YOUKRISTIN BURNSSTEVIE NICKS IS the queen of rock ’n’ roll. Anyone questioning this fact should immediately Google the...
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Dan Savage Went To Austria to Escape the U.S., But It Was Still Trump Time,...
by Dan Savage I'm walking through Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam on the last day of January, looking for someplace to get tea. I realize my dark-blue passport is still in my hand. I slide it into my...
View Article10%
by Anonymous I heard most humans only use 10% of cerebral functioning of their brain. Dolphins use more, apparently. Neurologists don't truly know what exactly 10% of brain function means. Nor how...
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Ask a Feminist: What Would Tim Kaine Do?
by Megan Burbank You can't be an anti-choice feminist. That's not a thing. Getty / MivPivDo you have a question for a feminist? Please send 'em to askafeminist@portlandmercury.com. For more on why I'm...
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Portland Mercury's Highball Drink Recipes Are Here: Sandy Hut, Saucebox, Slow...
by Mercury Staff It’s almost time for... HIGHBALL!Brace yourself for over 40 specially crafted cocktails… for only $5 each!All of the tantalizing drink recipes are available online! Check out what...
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Don't Worry! No "Open Carry" at the "March 4 Trump" Rally! (They'll Conceal...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Attendance for the upcoming March 4 Trump rally is picking up steam with 283 supporters of the president pledging to attend the event. This could partially be because the...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: The Longest SLLOTD Ever Posted
by Dan Savage I'm sometimes sent long letters that read more like drafts of forthcoming and often ill-advised/conceived memoirs. I usually pass on these letters because, you know, the print column has...
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Bands I Pretended to Like for Boys. Part Ten: The War on Drugs
by Kathleen Tarrant If I like the record, why did I hate the show?A boy I had a crush on several years ago, who also wrote about music, was pretty into the War on Drugs. It was during that sweet time...
View ArticleOld Portland New Portland - Us vs. Them
by Anonymous I think I’ve realized why I and others don’t like the newcomers to Portland. It’s a bit hypocritical because most of us moved here at some point, but I think the difference between the...
View ArticleMykki Blanco Gets Personal on 2016’s Mykki
Mykki Blanco’s 2016 studio debut Mykki draws from hip-hop, punk, and even string music. by Amber Cortes Queer hip-hop artist Mykki Blanco is more interesting than a Twitter hashtag. Though Blanco...
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Things To Do Film: March 3-9
This week: Burlesque: Heart of the Glitter Tribe, Krzysztof Kiéslowski’s Dekalog, and a timely return of Starship Troopers. by Mercury Staff B-Movie Bingo: Tiger Claws 2 Your monthly opportunity to...
View ArticleA United Kingdom: When Love Actually Wins
Love! Drama! Politics! by Elinor Jones A United Kingdom is packaged as a romance: The film’s poster shows an embracing interracial couple gazing out over an African sunset. And it is a romance, in...
View ArticleSavage Love
Come Now by Dan Savage Fortyish, straight,white dude here. 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....
View ArticlePortland’s Pretty
The One Moto Show gets our fashion motors runnin’. by Marissa Sullivan What’s there to say about The One Moto Show that hasn’t already been said? In its eighth year, this local show spotlighting hot...
View ArticleA Former OPB Journalist Just Beat the Trump Administration in Court
Here’s why the win was important. by John Sepulvado [Editor’s note: On February 24, a federal judge in Portland handed Donald Trump’s administration a defeat in its ongoing battle against the press....
View ArticleA Homeless Man Was Killed on 82nd Last Week
His family wonders why it was so hard to get him help. by Dirk VanderHart Last week, a 32-year-old man named Jason Petersen was shot and killed in East Portland.Police say Petersen, who was homeless...
View ArticleHall Monitor: City Hall’s Uneasy Denizens
Turns out plenty of city staffers are freaked out by unceasing protests. by Dirk VanderHart There’s been some unmistakable new furniture in City Hall since the beginning of the year: Portland police...
View ArticleUndisputed Youth
Rip City Boxing teaches kids how to fight, and more importantly, the art of self-respect. by Santi Elijah Holley Coach Franco helps Matthew into his headgear, fitting the mouthpiece over his braces....
View ArticleBiwa Is Dead, Long Live Biwa
Longtime SE standby is now an upscale Izakaya and casual cocktail bar. by Andrea Damewood A decade ago, Biwa was where all my hip friends—who worked at hotspots like Beaker & Flask and Gruner—just...
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