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Tacos 'n' Tequila Preview: Taqueria Nueve & Abuelo's Dark Secret
by Andrea Damewood Andrea DamewoodJoin the Portland Mercury, Hornitos Tequila, Nicky USA, and Mississippi Studios on Saturday June 18th from 12-4pm for Portland's ONLY celebration of Tacos ’n’...
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Me Before You: In Which Finnick Odair and Daenerys Targaryen Fall in...
by Elinor Jones Advance movie screenings often feature crappy free swag. When I arrived at the advance screening of Me Before You, I was urged to take a free box of tissues emblazoned with an image...
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Portland's Largest Bike Advocacy Group Is No Longer Just About Bikes
by Dirk VanderHart Not for longBike City, USA, just lost its largest bike advocacy organization. Sort of.After 26 years pushing for better bike amenities in and around Portland, the Bicycle...
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The End of Bridgetown: Yo, Is This Racist?, Rachel Bloom, and Bad Manners...
by Megan Burbank Andrew Ti and his panel of "racism experts": Rhea Butcher, Sam Jay, and Curtis Cook.Pat MoranAt last night's final Bridgetown show, it felt like my face was melting. You too? Here are...
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Game of Thrones Recap! "The Broken Man" Is Still Good at Chopping Stuff
by Ned Lannamann All hail the new queen.HBOThat was kind of weird, wasn't it? Last night's Game of Thrones didn't feel quite like a normal episode. This was a good thing, in large part—there was a...
View ArticleI Missed the Memo from ODOT.
by Anonymous Driving in Pdx is frustrating these days, especially with the new changes to red lights.Can anyone tell me when ODOT changed the laws and made it so red lights not longer mean stop? I ask...
View ArticleThings To Do Tonight!
by Bobby Roberts The Sadies, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Kris Orlowski, Michael DamronTonight's bill at the Star Theater will deliver a double whammy of legendary Canadian '90s surf from the...
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Bridgetown: THE WORM! and Photos
by Courtney Ferguson Well, Bridgetown's over. My brain is now a melty, gooey puddle of laffs, chuckles, guffaws, and snortles. I hardly have words, so let's just look at Pat Moran's great photos from...
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Hillary Clinton Has Already Won the Democratic Nomination
by Dan Savage jctabb / Shutterstock.comJoan Walsh in The Nation:Hillary Clinton needs just 24 more delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination, when the total of delegates she’s won in primaries and...
View ArticleI'm Not Avoiding You, Promise
by Anonymous I couldn't hang out or play videogames with you guys all weekend or today and probably not even tomorrow but I want you to know that it's not like I don't want to, but I really can't. I...
View ArticleStop Pretending To Be a Good Student
by Anonymous Part three of my extra boring school-themed rants goes out to a certain condescending douchenozzle who I have the pleasure of knowing. I see you staring at my work during tests, don't...
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Bullseye Glass Has Finally Reached an Agreement With the State. It's On A...
by Dirk VanderHart It's been a little more than four months since Portland citizens learned Southeast Portland's Bullseye Glass has been pouring harmful compounds into the city's air for decades. It's...
View ArticleNobody Wants To Say It
by Anonymous But I will. Soccer has fucked up Portland. It's all soccer's fault. I don't hate the game, other than it replaced the Beavers. I don't hate the real football fans. It's all the wannabe,...
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Good Morning, News: Oil Train Fallout Continues, New Rules for Bullseye, and...
by Dirk VanderHart Is it possible for a week to be too newsy? There are a hell of a lot of things going on right now. Paloma Ayala, courtesy of Columbia RiverkeeperFirst, Union Pacific has resumed...
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The Bachelorette Recap: Episode 3 – Rage, Rage Against The Dying Of The Chad
by Campy Draper This is how normal people think/talk.courtesy of @BacheloretteABCI hope you bought an air conditioner during the heat wave this weekend, because last night’s episode of The...
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Modern Baseball's New Record Is Mature Emo
by Morgan Troper MODERN BASEBALL Avoiding the drain of the “emo revival.”JESSICA FLYNNMODERN BASEBALL really want you to believe they're just four ordinary kids. This is a band that made a name for...
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Tacos 'n' Tequila Preview: Stella Taco & Día de las Sandías - Tres Generaciones
by Andrea Damewood Andrea DamewoodJoin the Portland Mercury, Hornitos Tequila, Nicky USA, and Mississippi Studios on Saturday June 18th from 12-4pm for Portland's ONLY celebration of Tacos ’n’...
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Princess Shaw's 15 Minutes of (YouTube) Fame
by Elinor Jones The internet is my favorite intangible place. It's full of interesting facts, interesting lies, and boring facts that become interesting black holes at 3 am when you have to work...
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The Human Condition
by Ben Salmon SAM HUMANS Eyes closed, ears open.Jason QuigleyADVERSITY IS NOFUN when you're right in the middle of it. That's just a fact of life.But once you get through tough times, there's usually...
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Republicans: We Have More Important Things to Worry About than President of...
by Matt Baume Not going away, no matter how long you hold your eyes shut.mikeledray / Shutterstock.comHere's a fun fact about the American democracy experiment: Did you know there are actually THREE...
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