Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart Reunite to Remind Us Just How Angry We Should...
by Dan Savage ...at the Comedy Central executives who failed to offer them however much money they wanted to stick around through this year's general election:Colbert brings back his signature "The...
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Portland: Now Famous for Polyamory!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Enrique Ramos LopezAfter years of being in the national media spotlight for food carts, doughnuts, and bagpipe tootin' unicyclists, it looks like Portland is finally being...
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Eat That Question Is Zappa Being Zappa (for Better or Worse)
by Robert Ham During his lifetime, Frank Zappa was to the press what Donald Trump is now. The journalists of the world knew that if they pointed a camera and a microphone at the hirsute...
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Our Editors Made Us Tinder at the RNC, So We Spent 10 Minutes Talking to a...
by Sydney Brownstone We are following around photos of fetuses and protesters by day, but by night, we are on the prowl. Be warned, Cleveland: These ladies will be sitting in your local bars, smelling...
View ArticleTheater Has a Well-Documented Diversity Problem. One Local Company Has a...
For the next three years, Profile Theatre will only produce plays by women and people of color. by Megan Burbank “FOR OUR FIRST 17 seasons we really focused on the mid-20th-century masters... people...
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Weekend at Bernie’s is a vulgar delight. by Dirk VanderHart THIS TOWN knows its way around an irreverent nostalgia stage production. In recent years, we’ve been tickled by theatrical renditions of the...
View ArticleHall Monitor—The Biggest Whack-A-Mole
Hundreds of homeless are about to be swept. Where to is anyone’s guess. by Dirk VanderHart LAST WEDNESDAY, a Multnomah County judge tossed a lawsuit against Mayor Charlie Hales’homeless camping...
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Superintendent splits! New public plaza! by Mercury staff CAROLE SMITH’s taking a little summer vacation of her own—then quitting.The superintendent of Portland Public Schools made a surprise...
View ArticlePortland’s Police Reforms Are Headed Toward a Big Shake Up
After all the recent trouble, that might be a good thing. by Doug Brown AFTER NEARLY two years of a rocky, uniquely Portland marriage, a group of well-paid Chicago academics and the local volunteer...
View ArticleCannabuzz: How to Diversify Your Potfolio
Since traditional banking isn’t on the table, here’s how canna business are raising capital. by Josh Jardine POP QUIZ! Remember last week when we talked about how cool it was that banks are full-on...
View ArticleSurprise! You Just Got a Bike
It’s the 2016 Bike Issue, and it’s for the people. by Dirk VanderHart WAIT JUST A MINUTE, Portland.Most years, our annual Bike Issue means those muscle-thighed readers who already dig on two-wheeled...
View ArticleMeet Your New Bike!
We put Biketown to the test on a volcano. It got us to the top... eventually. by Dirk VanderHart I’M NOT EVEN close to Mt. Tabor yet when it becomes apparent: This will be unpleasant.It’s a humid...
View ArticleThe E-Bike Is the Perfect City Bike
How I learned to stop worrying about hills and love e-biking. by Courtney Ferguson MY RELATIONSHIP with my commuter bike greatly improved last year after I got a proper bike fitting ["Fit While You...
View ArticleAsk a Pot Lawyer: How to Get Your Weed Worker Permit
It’s not hard, but you’ll need to study up—and pony up. by Vince Sliwoski Do I reallyhave to pay $100 to work in recreational marijuana?YES, YOU REALLY DO. And you must pass a test and a criminal...
View ArticleThe Life-Changing Magic of Bike Maintenance
A guilt-free approach to the care and feeding of your steed by Megan Burbank AFTER BECOMING a fair-weather bike commuter last year, I was sidelined completely one day when the chain came off my bike,...
View ArticleDemanding More from the City
Portland’s most prominent tactical urbanist movement explains itself. by PDX Transformation LATE LAST YEAR,rogue safety cones began popping up around Portland bike lanes, and an interesting...
View ArticleYOU Can Learn to Ride a Bike Right Now!
Our music editor just did. by Ciara Dolan UNTIL EARLIER this month, I had not ridden a bike in at least 10 years, but probably closer to 15.Before I explain that, let me say I enthusiastically support...
View ArticleMeet Your New Helmet
Try your hand at winning one of these custom Bike Issue 2016 beauties. by Dirk VanderHart NOW THAT you've got a bike, you'll want a helmet.No, it's not a requirement to wear a bike helmet in Oregon if...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
Kim K Drops a Shade Bomb on Taylor Swift! by Ann Romano MONDAY, JULY 11Welcome back to One Day at a Time, dears—where we tirelessly bring you the finest gossip featuring the most famous celebs! But...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
"Perhaps their efforts give us all some hope that change is possible."GAY PANIC AT THE DISCORE: “Kicked to the Curb” [Feature, July 13], Doug Brown’s feature about how queer dance nights Blow Pony and...
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