Portland's Top Boozy Smoothies
Our picks of the city's best alcoholic slushies. by Thomas Ross NOTHING SAYS SUMMERTIME like blended cocktails. Blendies, slushies, icies, freezes—whatever you call them, they're a summertime staple....
View ArticleInto the Wilderness with Outdoor Afro
Inviting African Americans back to nature. by Santi Elijah Holley THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST is famous for its abundant and accessible outdoor spaces. Oregon boasts nearly 200 state parks and recreation...
View ArticleThe Stoner Games
Summer games to play... while stoned. by Bri Pruett WHETHER YOU'RE a veteran stoner, or a new adventurer into the wondrous world of newly legal edibles and oils (see page 67), there are plenty of...
View ArticleSubterranean Bars for the Sun-Phobic.
Portland's best subterranean bars for the sun-phobic. by Thomas Ross WHEN I WAS A KID, my dad used to think it was a great joke to look up whenever the gray Portland clouds parted and shout in mock...
View ArticleSummer Patio Roundup
A few of Portland's best patios for sippin' and sunnin'. by MJ Skegg IT'S SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN that sun and alcohol are natural partners—a fact that Portland's drinking establishments are well aware...
View ArticleTube Tips for Summer Floating
Hit the river with confidence with these tubing tips. by Suzette Smith SITTING BY THE RIVER drinking water beers is boring! I want to drink AND float AND maybe do a flip in my floatie! Mmm... which is...
View ArticleCamping for the Not-So-Adventurous
A quick and dirty camping guide for the not-so-adventurous. by Doug Brown ONE OF THE BIGGEST perks of living in Portland is that we're not far from some of the most awe-inspiring wilderness in the...
View ArticleIs a Travel Trailer Right for You?
It's like bringing your house with you. by Wm. Steven Humphrey IF YOU HATE CAMPING, but feel guilty about not camping, you're not alone. A travel trailer could be the answer to your summer camping...
View ArticleYou're a Teacher? Act Like It.
by Anonymous Okay, let's get one thing straight. You teach a high school intro to forensics class with no prerequisites, not some high-level college course that requires any kind of previous...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Lead-Tainted Water, a Possible HIV Cure, and North Korea...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! It's tearin' up my heart when I'm with you, but when we are apart, I feel it too. And no matter what I do, I feel the pain, with or without you. LET'S...
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Happy 16th Birthday, Portland Mercury (and Do You Know Who the Fuck I Am?!?)
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Dear Portland Mercury readers,I have two things to say: First, thank you for reading the Portland Mercury newspaper gazette periodical. It is largely because of your unceasing...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Do All Gay Men Have Anal Sex?
by Dan Savage I'm a trans guy currently comfortably exploring my sexuality. At a gathering of friends, who all know I'm trans and are mostly queer men themselves, in casual conversation a statement...
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There's More to Life and Death Than the Looming Dread of the Ancient Ones
by Courtney Ferguson At least that's what Gwen Callahan has discovered when it comes to programming film festivals—not all horror flicks fit into Cthulhu's tentacled purview. As co-director of the HP...
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Video: Check Out this Dude Climbing the Shit out of Buildings Downtown
by Doug Brown Modern-day ninja Marshall Hall posted some first-person footage of some "chill climbs" in downtown Portland on Monday like he's in Assassin's Creed or something. Try to watch it without...
View ArticleThings To Do Tonight!
by Bobby Roberts Bridgetown Comedy FestivalThe Bridgetown Comedy Fest starts today, bringing in a slew of out-of-town comedians who'll collide with Portland's own remarkable stand-up community in a...
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Let's Do It with Bri Pruett: 'Do It' Like a Comic
by Bri Pruett Illustration: Erika MoenIf you’ve seen Louie and Maron, you know that comics do not seem like safe bets for relationships. You may be inevitably drawn to comedians anyway: their...
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Portland Just Approved Two Multi-Stall Gender-Neutral Restrooms on City...
by Dirk VanderHart An example of the new signage you'll see in city-owned buildings. As expected, Portland City Council this morning voted to ensure the city joins the ranks of progressive places all...
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This Week's Style Events
by Elizabeth Mollo Native Fashion NowUnék FrancisNative Fashion Now, an exhibit at the Portland Art Museum celebrating the work of indigenous fashion designers from the United States and Canada, is...
View ArticleWhatever Times Two
by Anonymous The only time you talk to me. The only time you talk to me nicely. The only time I hear from you. The only time you would say hi to me. Is when you want something. Do you even have a...
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Presidential Candidates Hate Press Conferences, and Also Love Them
by Matt Baume Donald recommends that you remember the name of Joe Pittman from the Daily Post.mikeledray / Shutterstock.comWhat even is a press conference? That depends on whom you ask: Donald Trump...
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