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Good Morning, News: City Hall Lockdown, A Methadone Clinic Investigation, and...
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. Please be nice and click these links. Thanks!Kenneth HueyYou may have missed the intense drama yesterday, as protesters disrupted a Portland City Council meeting...
View ArticleCheck Out Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy in Jackie
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey While Natalie Portman's career swerved into Marvel/Star Wars territory for awhile, she's returned to drama in the biopic Jackie—about First Lady Jackie Kennedy. And in this...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Minor Inconvenience
by Dan Savage Long time on and off reader for a whole now. So, I have a weird question that maybe you don't deal with and you are you just going to be flabbergasted that I'm emailing you about it, but...
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime (Bag)?
by Josh Jardine Alabaster PizzoIt's estimated that on any night, Portland has nearly 4,000 people either sleeping in shelters or on the street. Adjust those numbers to include those couch surfing,...
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Tone Roads: Classical Music Roundup for October
by Robert Ham Percussionist Colin CurrieMarco BorggreveHerein lies a new edition of Tone Roads, a column by Robert Ham, a regular contributor to the Mercury, highlighting the most interesting...
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Kathleen Hanna’s Still Queen of the Neighborhood
by Ciara Dolan THE JULIE RUIN Cleaning the slate.Shervin Lainez“I DON’T THINK you’re sorry at all/Hit reset,” sings Kathleen Hanna on the title track of the Julie Ruin’s glitchy punk sophomore album....
View ArticleElections Are Being Rigged, but Not to Supress Trump's White Flock
by Rich Smith Yesterday Samantha Bee ran a hilarious little "gotcha" segment featuring Trump supporters who claim that Democrats have "rigged" the election in favor of their nominee, Hillary Clinton....
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As Hurricane Matthew Death Toll Tops 100 in Haiti, Do's and Don'ts for...
by Ansel Herz Ansel HerzWashington Post:The death toll from Hurricane Matthew rose to more than 100 on Thursday, officials said, as the scope of the devastation became clearer with reconnaissance...
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Parent Voices Concern Over Accused Nonconsensual Groping of Underage...
by Ciara Dolan The Roseland TheaterAnother Believer via Wiki CommonsFollowing last night's Danny Brown show at the Roseland, which was part of the Mercury's All-Ages Action! concert series, we...
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Tim Kaine Should Challenge Other Old White Men on Abortion More Often
by Megan Burbank Tim Kaine doesn't have time for your guff.United States Senate via Wikimedia CommonsIt's a good look, and the lone reason the agony of this week's interruption-happy vice presidential...
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Watch Police Accountability Advocates Smuggle Their Complaints Into Bridge...
by Dirk VanderHart What a weird situation at Portland City Council today. As we reported after a meeting was shut down because of public outcry yesterday, Mayor Charlie Hales made the decision to...
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FashionXT: Night One in Review
by Cassie Ridgway The first night of FashioNXT came out with a bang. Arriving at the venue, guests were dressed to the nines as they entered a massive industrial building that is currently converted...
View ArticleEverybody's Doing It
by Anonymous I've resigned myself to the fact that DT (yeah, we've all got the DTs) is running his campaign as a money-maker. Now I think I can see his next marketing move... The Elephant People used...
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Good Morning, News: Hurricane Matthew Nears, a Body-Shaming Church, and...
by Dirk VanderHart If you're seeing #bridgecrane randomly on your Twitter feed and aren't sure what the deal is: Since a City Council hearing yesterday, the hashtag has become a representation of...
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Things To Do This Weekend!
Things to do for October 7-9 by Mercury Staff October certainly blew in with a bang, and now the city settles in for the ramp-up to the holiday season, building to Halloween in satisfying style,...
View ArticleThe Excellent Black Mirror Returns and Here's the Trailer
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey One of the most adventurous TV series ever, Black Mirror, is returning to Netflix on October 21, and that is reason enough to celebrate. Created by Charlie Brooker, Black...
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Shots Fired Last Night at the Roseland Theater
by Ciara Dolan The Roseland Theater Another Believer via Wiki CommonsShots rang out last night around 10:30 pm at the Roseland Theater during a show featuring LA rapper the Game. According to the...
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Despite Setbacks, The Birth of a Nation Has Lots of Potential Impact
by Marc Mohan THE BIRTH OF A NATIONNow a property of the Fox conglomerate.It's hard to know where to start talking about The Birth of a Nation. It’s hard to remember the last time a movie showed up...
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What You Need to Know About Growing Your Own
by Vince Sliwoski Dear Pot Lawyer,I can grow my own pot, right?Under state law, yes. Under federal law, no. Note also that here in Oregon, the rules differ for medical and recreational users. Medical...
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Where to Watch the Second Presidential Debate
by Bobby Roberts It's on, again. For someone who thinks so highly of himself, Donald Trump really had his orange ass handed to him in the first presidential debate with Hillary Clinton. But now it’s...
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