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The Walking Dead Recap: Tips for Overthrowing Trump, Part One
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Did you watch last night's mid-season premiere of Helpful Tips for Overthrowing Trump 101The Walking Dead? Then by all means, let's chitty-chat about it! Lotsa spoilers and...
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Grammys 2017: Adele vs. Beyoncé, A Tribe Called Quest vs. Trump, Bruno Mars...
by Sean Nelson Metallica and Lady Gaga at the Grammys: Could've been better. Could've been much worse, too.Christopher Polk/GettyNews Flash: The Grammys are of no significance to anyone who isn't an...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Straight Guy Can't Win
by Dan Savage Forty-ish straight white dude here, Dan. I have this weird (possibly misogynistic) belief that, when it comes to sex, I can't win. Actually, I think men in general can't win. Thoughtful,...
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Girls Season 6 Premiere Recap: “That’s Sun in Her Pussy!”
by Jessica Fu Riz Ahmed plays a surfing instructor, who becomes Hannah Horvath's new love interest.MARK SCHAFER/HBOThe sixth and final season of Girls begins with Hannah’s very first piece getting...
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R2DToo Could Move to SW Naito—But It Might Have to Move Again Next Year
by Dirk VanderHart The ongoing quest to move Right 2 Dream Too has been in hurry-up mode since October, when the well-respected homeless rest area blew a deadline for leaving its long-term home at NW...
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The War on Women Returneth (It Never Wenteth Away)
by Megan Burbank OKLAHOMA! Where a grumpy male legislator will tell you your body isn't yours.istock / DustyPixelIf you pay attention to reproductive rights, you know the War on Women never really...
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Good Morning, News: More Tainted Water, Trump's Big Shakeup, and Grizzly...
by Dirk VanderHart Dirk VanderHartAs I write this, the sky is a Creamsicle dreamscape, Portland, and all of our hearts are breaking into spontaneous song. But of course, the news rarely pays heed to...
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Win Tickets to PIFF After Dark's Screening of The Eyes of My Mother!
by Erik Henriksen We're in the midst of the Portland International Film Festival (read Andrew Wright's festival preview here!), which means we're also in the midst of PIFF After Dark—the late-night...
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Did You Get a Mercury Valentine This Year? Check and See!!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, EVERYBODY! As you know the Mercury loves LOVE—which is why we print your valentines to your beloved schmoopy-woopy every year for FREE. Did you get a...
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Your Guide to the 2017 PDX Jazz Festival
by Robert Ham James Blood UlmerJazz music in Portland has been taking some serious lumps lately. At the end of 2016, Jimmy Mak’s, the city’s hub for local and touring jazz acts for 20 years, closed...
View ArticleMichael Flynn: That Deescalated Quickly, Over And Out, You're Fired, Etc.
by Dan Savage Michael Flynn has no plans to resign and no expectations that he'll be fired, a senior administration official says https://t.co/IBfkxWaE42pic.twitter.com/kykHLgpkWo— CNN (@CNN) February...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Facebook Stalking Pharmacist Questions His Ethics
by Dan Savage I'm a gay man in my late 20's who works for a national pharmacy chain. At my old store, there were three cute guys who were semi-regular patients; they don't know each other, and I knew...
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Blazers Recap: Hawks Rawk Blazers in OT
by Arthur Bradford There was big news in Blazersland before this game even started. The Blazers had swapped centers with western conference rivals the Denver Nuggets, dealing away fan-favorite Mason...
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Record Review: The Last Artful, Dodgr & Neill Von Tally, Bone Music
by Jenni Moore PORTLAND HIP-HOP TWITTER (yes, it’s a thing) was ablaze last week as the online community rejoiced over the release of local rapper the Last Artful, Dodgr and producer Neill Von Tally’s...
View ArticleWhat To Do On Valentine's Day
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Happy Oregon's Birthday, Everyone!
by Joe Streckert It's Oregon's birthday, everyone! 158 years ago our particular piece of geography went from being a territory to a full-fledged member of these United States. In celebration of our...
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I, Anonymous: The Spanking Machine
by Anonymous Kalah AllenLAST NIGHT I broke the dry spell of five years, two months, and 15 days without penetrative sex. It was lackluster, and not only because the guy’s cock was tiny and nothing...
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A Valentine's Day Playlist for the Lovers and Haters
by Ciara Dolan ISTOCK/damedeesoFor better or for worse, today is Valentine's Day. Whether you're spending the evening with someone special, celebrating yourself, or moping alone by candlelight and...
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Bands I Pretended to Like for Boys. Part Eight: Rush
Part of Me Wanted to "Get" Rush Because They're Marketed as a Boys' Band by Kathleen Tarrant He worked at a pizza place and played bass.Sometimes he would drive over to my house at midnight to bring...
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Planned Parenthood Affiliate on Counter-Protesting Anti-Choicers: Do This...
by Megan Burbank DON'T counter-protest. DO call your legislators.istock / diego_cervoLast Friday, after finding out that an anti-abortion protest was scheduled for Saturday at Planned Parenthood on NE...
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