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Good Morning, News: International Women's Day Without Women, Portland's Still...
by Bri Brey Good Morning, ladies (and gentlemen, too, but mostly ladies because today is our day)! Today is International Women's Day which takes on a new importance and new opportunities for action...
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Celebrating Women Blazed Trails... by Blazing Ganja
by Jagger Blaec BROAD CITYComedy CentralHistorically, public cannabis use has been reserved for men. Cheech and Chong helped pave the way for stoners in Hollywood. Everybody loves to get nice and...
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There are No Male Bylines in Our Paper or Blog Today... Here's Why
by Megan Burbank MARLOWE DOBBEIt’s the shameful open secret of our industry: Journalism is kind of a boys’ club. Since 2009, VIDA: Women in Literary Arts has tracked the gender breakdown of bylines in...
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Helado Negro Finds Power Through Autonomy
by Emilly Prado INMA VARANDELACasually dropping bombs of wisdom is second nature for Roberto Carlos Lange, better known by the moniker Helado Negro. It’s Valentine’s Day when I call him. I ask how...
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You’re Wrong About That: The “Keep Hope Alive” Edition
by Francine Colman-Gutierrez Hi. I’m Francine Colman-Gutierrez. And here are some things you’re totally wrong about in your teeny tiny bubble full of safe space.“The Supreme Court will stop him.” No,...
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More Trouble for Women's March Organizers
by Megan Burbank AMANDA LEIGH SMITHThe Portland chapter of the Women’s March on Washington has faced organizational challenges since its inception, though it seemed most had been resolved when a new...
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We’ve Got to Talk Misogyny in Hip-Hop
by Jenni Moore KELSEY WROTENIt’s officially Women’s History Month, and I’ve been writing the Sneaker Wave column for a while now. It’s time to talk about my relationship with hip-hop.First off, I...
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Let’s Do It—With Bri Pruett
I’m a Woman—AMA! by Bri Pruett KINOKO EVANSI love having sex and enjoy male company, but I don’t have time to go on dates with a bunch of strangers—especially because I DO NOT want to make time for a...
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Cannabuzz: D.A.R.E.'s Scare Tactics Worked on Me for Years
by Claire La Fleur GETTY / VICTORIA PINEAPPLEHello, reader! It’s me again, Josh’s girlfriend. Happy International Women’s Day! Cheers to all the ladies who contributed to this issue of the Mercury....
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Could Refurbished Airplanes Become Portland’s Next “Tiny Homes” Movement?
by Elinor Jones NATALIE BEHRINGI don’t like flying.To me, flying is the hurdle you jump to get somewhere fun. I’ve never had an attraction to planes. Airplanes are inconvenient sky buses accessed only...
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As Layperson, Julian Morris Gives Us His Voice
by Ciara Dolan HANNAH CANTRELL“Honestly, well, the ticket is worth the price,” Portland musician Julian Morris sings in the first breath of Layperson’s new folk-pop EP, Tidings. This opening track,...
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A Rape Committed Under Any Circumstance Is Still a Rape, and Horrible
by Brittnie Fuller PHOTOALTO/FREDERIC CIROUIn an Op-Ed published by the Seattle Times this past January, 'Personal Responsibility and the Rape Debate,' author Froma Harrop regurgitates the argument...
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This Week's Style Events
by Elizabeth Mollo Simply Vintage Co.Erin Belisle PhotographyIn celebration of International Women's Day a few shops and boutiques on lower SE Division are joining forces for a Shop Hop. Participating...
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Oregon is Stepping Up for Reproductive Healthcare
by Megan Burbank Sydney BrownstoneWhile Republicans assembled a woefully inadequate plan to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this week, Oregon has quietly joined a handful of states considering...
View ArticleWhat the Hell is in the Air?
by Anonymous I can't believe all the people hacking and coughing in the Portland Metro area. Is this for real, or are we being fumigated by some unknown source? Is this a usual event in March? I am...
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Good Morning, News: A Day Without Women, that Hillsboro Plane Guy, and...
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. Yes, it's cold and raining again.Natalie BehringYesterday, our print issue (pick up a copy!) and website only featured bylines from women and nonbinary writers,...
View ArticleIs Your Alexa a Secret Tool for the CIA? Mmmmmaybe?
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Here's a funny/scary video from a woman who asked Alexa (her Echo Dot) if the device was connected to the CIA. (You know, in reference to the Russian governmentWikileaks dump...
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A New Kind of Homeless Village is Coming to Kenton. It's a Big Deal.
by Dirk VanderHart Two of 14 tiny homes that will soon populate a city-owned lot in Kenton. This was taken in December, while they were under construction. Karney HatchAt some point, probably next...
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Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts on Why Kong: Skull Island Is "Like a Vietnam War...
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View ArticleTrump's Plan: Pass Nothing, Sabotage the ACA, Let Americans Die, Blame Obama
by Dan Savage It looks like I called it on yesterday's Blabbermouth. Eli asked what we thought might happen if the Republicans didn't manage to pass their Trumpcare/Ryancare/Wealthcare plan—which they...
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