Happy Hour Guide: Northwest
The Mercury’s guide to more than 75 of the city’s best happy hours. Brix Tavern 1338 NW HoytIf you need more “lively” in your life, Brix Tavern is a great pit stop after work. Slightly rambunctious,...
View ArticleBeauty and the Beast Is Like The Bachelor, But There’s Only One Rose and It’s...
It’s the most shocking rose ceremony yet! by Ciara Dolan It’s the most shocking rose ceremony yet. Will the Beast successfully woo Belle, the small-town girl living in his castle’s lonely turret? Or...
View ArticleLand of Mine Is Explosive Filmmaking!
(It is about land mines, you see.) by Robert Ham Released in Denmark in late 2015 as Under Sandet (“Under the Sand”), writer/director Martin Zandvliet’s World War II drama Land of Mine almost deserves...
View ArticleCrooks, Dicks, and Femme Fatales in Cinema 21’s Noir Series
Sixteen black-and-white crime classics come to Portland. by Ned Lannamann After the trauma of World War II, Americans wanted to take shelter in the blithely inoffensive music and film of the late ’40s...
View ArticleOlivier Assayas and Kristen Stewart Reteam for Personal Shopper
The shopping is a metaphor! by Marc Mohan I don’t think I’m unique in having an opinion about the acting talents of Kristen Stewart that has fluctuated over the years. My personal K-Stewmometer,...
View ArticleThe Sense of an Ending Will Make You Cry if You See It on an Airplane
Starring everyone’s polite British grandpa, Jim Broadbent! by Megan Burbank The Sense of an Ending, Ritesh Batra’s adaptation of Julian Barnes’ Man Booker Prize-winning novel, will make you cry if you...
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Things To Do Film: March 17-23
Kathryn Bigelow’s Near Dark, John Waters'Pink Flamingos, and more! by Mercury Staff Arrival In the bright light of something shiny and new, it’s easy to declare that thing an outlier: To smile and...
View ArticlePortland’s Pretty
Where do the kids hang out? (Also, do they have any coke?) by Marissa Sullivan I went to the Fade to Light fashion show last week (which, as usual, was faaaaantastic) and snapped pics of all the...
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Good Morning, News: Justice Dept. vs. Russian Hackers, Maddow vs. Impatient...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey "And now, Trump's tax returns. And by 'now', I mean 20 minutes."Courtesy MSNBCGOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Used to have a little, now I have a lot. No matter where I go, I know...
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Friends on Bikes Is a New Collective of Femme Cyclists of Color Redefining...
by Jené Etheridge Friends on BikesThough Portland has one of the largest bicycling scenes in the US, there’s something to be said for its lack of diversity, especially when it comes to women of color....
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Don't Miss the Mercury's FREE Sound + Vision Concert Tonight at Mississippi...
by Cervante Pope BLOSSOMMiss Lopez MediaAMENTA ABIOTOIntisar AbiotoSaying that Black people have been "taking an L" lately is essentially the biggest understatement ever. Sure, we've managed to MAKE...
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Trying to Love the Red Hot Chili Peppers, a Band That's Easy to Hate
by Nathan Tucker RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS The gentlemen responsible for the lyrics “Chicka chicka dee/Do me like a banshee.”Steve Kero1) They’re actually the cheesiest band ever.Anthony Kiedis and the...
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One Hulk’s Opinion: Hulk Stand in for Puny Sean Spicer
by The Incredible Hulk RYAN ALEXANDER-TANNER[Today on C-SPAN: The daily White House briefing. Standing in today for White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer is the Incredible Hulk.]HULK: [To room of...
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Portland Just Passed a Legally Ambiguous Exclusion Ordinance. It's Unclear...
by Dirk VanderHart Commissioner Chloe Eudaly lays down a lengthy exhortation to audience members.Dirk VanderHartAs a proposal that could allow Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler to exclude people from City...
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The Mercury's Guide to More Than 75 Portland Happy Hours
by Ned Lannamann Tyler GrossThe day is done, but you’ve still got work to do—eatin’ and drinkin’ work, that is. Which is where the Mercury’s happy hour mega-guide comes in: We’re here to tell you...
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The License-Revoking Strategy Lawmakers Think Will Reduce Prostitution
by Doug Brown Jahn TeetsovShame is a powerful tool—one that Oregon lawmakers are trying to leverage in their ongoing fight against sex traffickers and those who pay for sex.The theory, according to...
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Good Morning, News: City Council Outbursts, Landslides, and the McDonald's...
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. Click these links. First up, before we get into the news, make sure to check out our happy hour guide for more than 75 spots around town. Pick up a print copy,...
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Beauty and the Beast...iality
by Ciara Dolan It’s the most shocking rose ceremony yet. Will the Beast successfully woo Belle, the small-town girl living in his castle’s lonely turret? Or will he instead succumb to his roguish...
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New Twin Peaks Skateboards: I WANT I WANT I WANT
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Courtesy Habitat SkateboardsYou: "Yes, I am a lover of the classic David Lynch TV show Twin Peaks, and yes, I am excited about its return to TV on Showtime this coming May...
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Since Google Won't, It's Time for Portland to Invest in Fiber
by Erik Henriksen "Beep boop beep! Time for publicly owned fiber optic internet!"Three years ago, Denis C. Theriault and I cowrote a story for the Mercury about Google Fiber. At the time, Google had...
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