The Word Afraid
by Anonymous I am perplexed that so many people refuse to seek help for all kinds of things because they think that if they admit they are afraid, they will lose other people's respect. I would not...
View ArticleWhy I Hate My Hometown of Portland, OR
by Anonymous Why I hate my hometown of Portland, OR:1) Desperately mentally ill and homeless everywhere on city streets yelling at imagery people2) Desperate drug addicts with visible sores and needle...
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Good Morning, News: Hillary Had a Big Day, Gun Nuts are Furious, and Memorial...
by Dirk VanderHart Hillary Clinton had a big Thursday. Having presumably locked up the Democratic nomination, Clinton got both the inevitable nod from President Obama and the backing of lefty...
View ArticleThe Importance of an Apology
by Anonymous You have not apologized to me. You have the middle name Love, and you seem to fancy yourself as a hippie goddess of some sort. I only know you as the woman who didn't yield, hit me with...
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How to Pick Up a Sailor (Or Rather Pick You Up)
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey One of the Mercury's great joys of the summer is Fleet Week... and even more specifically, SAILORS. (Ah-RRROOOO! Pant, pant! Ah-OOOH-Gah!) That's why we always challenge...
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This Weekend's Style Events
by Elizabeth Mollo A preview of Crazy Wind's rack of goods.Shop great deals on past season clothing at the Stu-Stu-Studio Summer Sample Sale. Snag items from West End Select Shop, Made On The Moon,...
View ArticleCell Phones Off!
by Anonymous YES. The rules DO apply to you. Why do you think there are multiple ads before and during the previews that tell moviegoers to turn off their cellphones, not to text during the film...
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Weiner Is Just Like Veep—Except Not as Funny
by Kjerstin Johnson It's possible that if you don't live in New York City or follow politics closely, the first time you heard about Congressman Anthony Weiner was when he sent a picture of his...
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Donald Trump Is Not a Loser. But He IS a Quitter
by Ned Lannamann David Rees of The Baffler has an interesting theory about Donald Trump: that the [presumptive] Republican nominee doesn’t have the type of personality that will take him all the way...
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You Must Attend Tomorrow's Bowie Vs Prince Ride. Here Are Some Costume Ideas.
by Dirk VanderHart During Pedalpalooza, nothing brings out the cycling masses like the perfect conceit. And for the last eight years, the Bowie vs. Prince ride has been at or near the very top of the...
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Looking for Portland's Best Brunch? It's at Expatriate.
by Andrea Damewood Expatriate's waffle with fried chicken NATALIE BEHRINGPART OF THE JOY/pain/burden/responsibility of being a food critic is fielding the unending questions from...
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Rejoice! Beyonce's Lemonade Returns to HBO
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD NEWS, PEOPLE. If you missed Beyonce's Lemonade—which I still feel strongly is the best and most important work of art of the last decade, prove me wrong— when it premiered...
View ArticleThings To Do This Weekend!
by Bobby Roberts FRIDAY, JUNE 10Weekend at Bernies: Live on StageAw, Weekend at Bernie's, that 1989 classic in the esteemed "WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?" movie tradition! (FYI a LOT can go wrong...
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Are You Kidding Me With This Harry Potter Closet For Rent?
by Bri Brey Portland, are you kidding me with this Harry Potter closet under the stairs for rent?A user on Reddit has brought this brought to our attenton:Are you kidding me?Let's break this post down...
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A Local Judge Just Ruled A Portlander's Legal Gender Could be "Non-Binary."...
by Dirk VanderHart A Portland judge made apparent national history today, when she issued an order that a transgender Portlander's gender identity should be legally changed from "female" to...
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Hillary Clinton, Now Endorsed by Elizabeth Warren, Goes to Bat For Abortion...
by Megan Burbank Elizabeth Warren endorsing Hillary Clinton on The Rachel Maddow Show. Sorry, have you been creeping on my vision board or...?MSNBCThat's a headline I never thought I'd type outside of...
View ArticleMitt Romney and a Dark Secret
by Anonymous I woke up after a stressful night of neighbors fighting and slamming closet doors. One moved out because the other threw their belongings in the hall. The one said, you owe me $ and weed....
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Here's Some Sexy Fan Fiction About Why Now You See Me 2 Exists
by Elinor Jones STUDIO EXECUTIVE 1: I want more money. Let's make an unnecessary sequel.STUDIO EXECUTIVE 2: Okay.SE1: How about Now You See Me? That was a movie.SE2: I forgot about that movie until...
View ArticleFuckermothers
by Anonymous Fuck the religious right. Fuck people that care more about being "right" than just being decent people. Fuck all of you motherfuckers that think a failed business man like Donald Trump is...
View ArticleSister, Sister I Declare
by Anonymous I have an extremely hard time listening to you discuss science and vaccinations and diet prevention that can prevent the need for a vaccines. "Farm to table, organic non GMO foods and...
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