Baby Mama Drama Vs. Tired-Ass Dad
by Anonymous I may be a whiny ex, but you didn't call our son the holiday after ignoring him all week because you lost your job! So when you call Saturday , I screw up and bitch and lecture you for...
View ArticleSold Out
Why what (and where) you buy matters. by Cassie Ridgway On election night, the reality slowly came over me like a fever—which, hours later, became a non-metaphorical fever. Like many, I felt helpless,...
View ArticleSavage Love
Quickies by Dan Savage My boyfriendof almost two years is wonderful, and we have had very few issues. But there is one thing that has almost been a deal breaker. He fiddles with his penis almost...
View ArticleWe’ve Got the A's to Your Frequently Asked Q's
Snappy answers to common cannabis questions. by Josh Jardine THE CANNABIS DESK at the Mercury doesn’t receive a great deal of mail. Part of that may be due to the growing use of what the millennials...
View ArticleCould Trump’s Attorney General Nominee Make Legal Weed Go Away?
Rolling back legalization seems unlikely, but only time will tell. by Vince Sliwoski With Trump as president,are legal-weed states like Oregon totally screwed?IT'S HARD TO SAY right now. Immediately...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
Let’s gossip, dears! Oh. Wait. Gwyneth Paltrow’s here to ruin everything. Sigh. by Ann Romano MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21We’ll admit it, dears: For much of 2016, your fave gossip column (One Day at a Time, of...
View ArticleNew Column!
Don’t miss Dan Savage’s Holiday Special—this Friday, December 2! by Mercury Staff You know Dan Savage, you love Dan Savage... and now Dan Savage is returning to Portland for a special one-night-only...
View ArticleHaste’s Annabelle Is Drowning in Distortion
On Annabelle, Haste’s Jasmine Wood lets her guitar do the talking. by Ciara Dolan MANY RECORDS pay tribute to lost loves and departed friends, but Portland shoegaze three-piece Haste’s debut...
View ArticleRecord Review: Point Juncture, WA, Me or the Party
Point Juncture, WA’s Me or the Party was well worth the wait. by Morgan Troper “THE DOUBLE ALBUM”—considered by many to be a vestige of rock’s masturbatory past—is an affront to the modern music fan’s...
View ArticleThings to Do Music
Noteworthy shows for the week of November 30-December 6. by Mercury Staff WEDNESDAY 11/30SAD13, VAGABON, LISA PRANK (Bunk Bar, 1028 SE Water) Laetitia Tamko has been releasing music under the moniker...
View ArticleVagabon’s Hardcore Intimacy
As Vagabon, Lætitia Tamko turns her insides out. by Ciara Dolan LÆTITIA TAMKO’S musical origin story sounds familiar: Inspired by the sudden urge to channel herself into something external, she...
View ArticleDonald Trump Chump
by Anonymous I was sitting in the left turn lane at a stop light behind a blue van yesterday when something odd happened. I could see the man in the van through his side mirror and noticed he was...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Duck Coach Canned, Trump Picks Foreclosure King, and...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Don't need no hateration, holleratin' in this dance for me. Let's get it percolatin', while you're waiting so just dance for me. LET'S GO TO PRESS.Coach...
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This Week's Style Events
by Elizabeth Mollo There are SO MANY awesome events coming up in the next few days that I need to split them between two posts: one for this week (the post you are about to read) and one for this...
View ArticleHall Monitor—A Declaration of Independence
Portland’s auditor says she’s unduly strained. She wants you to change that. by Dirk VanderHart PORTLANDCITY AUDITOR is an office built with conflict in mind.As the only elected city office aside from...
View ArticleIndia by Way of Williams
Open Tandoor brings Indian food to where it’s sorely needed. by Andrea Damewood OPEN TANDOOR was smart to open on North Williams. Until a few months ago, North Portland was without any Indian food—be...
View ArticleDrink This!
Union Wine Co. Red Haute Wine by Andrea Damewood Critic’s note:This occasional entry is about stuff that I eat or drink that you should eat or drink, too. It may be about items that are locally made,...
View ArticleOut with the Old and in with the New in North Portland
Hooray? by Thomas Ross CHANGE IS GOOD, change is good, change is good. It’s become my mantra while walking or driving around my home in North Portland’s Overlook neighborhood. I shouldn’t have to...
View ArticleHari Kondabolu: Making Mainstream Cool Again
The comedian weighs in on human connection, ditching labels, and his new album. by Emilly Prado In the two years since Hari Kondabolu’s debut release with Kill Rock Stars, the Brooklyn comedian has...
View ArticleWine for Everyone!
Millennials are fermenting a new kind of Oregon winemaker—and drinker. by Andrea Damewood Go ahead: Feel a little less bad for having wine as one of your most-used emojis. According to data released...
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