The Stumptown Improv Festival Returns
The fest’s founders on their new venue, this year’s lineup, and idle gossip. by Megan Burbank IT’S NO LONGER a well-kept secret: Portland’s improv and sketch comedy communities are on the verge of...
View ArticlePlease Kill Me Turns 20
Revisiting Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain’s essential history of punk. by Santi Elijah Holley IF YOU’VE READ it, you probably remember exactly where you were when you first encountered Legs McNeil and...
View ArticleGrowing Up With Harry Potter
Harry Potter And The Cursed Child is like a letter from an old friend. by Morgan Troper EVERYONE loves Harry Potter. The series’ generation- and globe-spanning appeal is rivaled only by that of Star...
View ArticlePortland’s on the Verge of Major Police Oversight Reforms.
Some worry it will make things worse. by Doug Brown KRISTIN MALONE, chair of the citizen board that scrutinizes complaint findings against Portland cops, didn’t mince words.“I can make this one thing...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Hales Backtracks on "Safe Sleep" Policy, Trump Makes...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Girl, you so fine. Could you be mine? Or do I slack in the back of a wic-wic-wic-wack line? LET'S GO TO PRESS.As we reported yesterday, Mayor Charlie...
View ArticleWE are Responsible
by Anonymous We are responsible. We, you , I. Daily. For the lead. For the cadmium. Because of our expectations, our lifestyle. We buy the lycra clothes*, the shiny car, the new refridgerator, the...
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Should I Vote for Hillary Clinton? A Flow Chart
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View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: The Men In Her Life
by Dan Savage I'm a mostly heterosexual woman in my mid-30s in a very vanilla relationship with my husband for the past 14 years. My husband is a great guy. We get along really well as do our...
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For Those Wanting a "Combine Demolition Derby" in Their Lives—There's This!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Courtesy Banks Sunset ParkStarting on Friday, August 19... and ending on Sunday, August 21... in Banks, Oregon... a mere 25 miles away from Portland... the most freaky small...
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The Next Fight Over A Large NW Portland Homeless Shelter: How Much Should It...
by Dirk VanderHart Terminal 1, with the disputed warehouse.City of PortlandA week from today, city council is scheduled to take up one of the more politically intriguing questions to come before it in...
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Jared Leto Is a Bad Actor Who Should Not Be Allowed to Act
by Erik Henriksen Suicide Squad is... fine. Totally fine. It’s a patched-together mess, and it’s more boring than any movie starring a crocodile man and someone named “Captain Boomerang” should be,...
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The Portland Business Alliance Is Now Opposing A Homeless Shelter... At A...
by Dirk VanderHart Developer Homer Williams makes his pitch.Dirk VanderHartThere's nothing like the specter of a homeless shelter to bring out a little hypocrisy.For some fun examples, look at...
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Modest Mouse Frontman Isaac Brock Crashes Car in Southeast After Falling...
by Ciara Dolan Ben MoonGood news for people who love bad news: Earlier this evening the Oregonian reported that this morning Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock caused a multi-vehicle crash at Grand Avenue as...
View ArticleHere Ya Go, Newbies. *Hands Over Keys to the City*
by Anonymous Bring on the even-more-expensive condos and houses. Bring on the mindless trend-followers, the developer-enablers and "investors", the narcissistic tech workers the corporate excess, the...
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Good Morning, News: Hypocrisy On Homelessness, A Modest (Mouse) Car Crash,...
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. Please click these links. ICYMI: Check out an interactive map of the 120 properties city and county officials considered for potential homeless shelters. Some...
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Gov. Kate Brown Breaks Silence on A Proposed Corporate Tax: She's For It!
by Dirk VanderHart Gov. Kate BrownAfter months of conspicuously guarding her opinion, Gov. Kate Brown this morning came out in favor of what's likely to be Oregon's most contentious state-wide issue...
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Tone Roads: Classical Music Roundup for August 2015
by Robert Ham Pianist Leif Ove AndsnesHerein lies Tone Roads, a new column by Robert Ham, a regular contributor to the Mercury, highlighting the most interesting classical events happening in the...
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Tonight's Your Last Chance to See the Comedic Masterpiece The Great Outdoors...
by Erik Henriksen Tonight's your last chance—or in some cases your only chance—to see the following movies on the big screen in Portland before they disappear forever and everything turns into Suicide...
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Oh, Good, Now Donald Trump is Getting Intelligence Briefings
by Matt Baume Donald cranes his neck to copy off of Chris Christie's test.uplift_the_world / Shutterstock.comThose who believe that elections are rigged might perceive a smoking gun in the news that...
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21 Counts: Grand Jury Indicts Right Wing Videographer Who Pulled Gun on...
by Doug Brown Michael Strickland, right, after pulling a gun on July 7Doug BrownA Multnomah County grand jury returned a 21-count indictment today against Michael Strickland, the 36-year-old right...
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