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The masterful play-by-play of Blazers radio announcer Brian “Wheels” Wheeler. by Aris Hunter Wales {{image:15, align:right,width:250}} The Portland Trail Blazers' have had only two radio play-by-play...
View ArticleDrink This!
On the hunt for Portland’s best chai. by Zahir Janmohamed The secret to making the perfect cup of chai, a roadside vendor in India once told me, is to strain the tea with a used men's undershirt. The...
View ArticleWhat’s She Mad About Now?
A Partial List by Courtenay Hameister Welcome to “What’s She Mad About Now?,” the column formerly known as “This Week in Vaginas.” If you’ve been reading along, you know that I recently asked for some...
View ArticleThis Week’s Featured I, Anonymous!
“I swear I will super-glue a ‘Make America Great Again’ hat to your morning wood.” by Anonymous Dear boyfriend of my housemate: I get that you’re an awesome guy, a Bernie Bro and a friend of feminism....
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
“How can they expect me to pump my own kombucha if I can’t even pump my own gas?”OKAY, BUT HE IS A CORRUPT, RACIST, SLUMLORD SEX OFFENDERRE: Things To Do This Week: April 3-6 [April 3], our rundown of...
View ArticleJoie de Vivre at Quaintrelle
Northwest ingredients shine on an aggressively seasonal timeline. by Heather Arndt Anderson A quaintrelle is a woman who exudes joie de vivre. The word and its definition are printed on the wall of...
View ArticleFrom Slacktivism to Activism
Resistance events for the week of April 5–11. by Emilly Prado WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5PDX Divest Several groups will gather in a demonstration against a proposal initiated by Portland Treasurer Jennifer...
View ArticleSlow Your Roll, Iron Fist—We’re Talking Esoteric Comics With Ron Regé Jr.
Also discussed: Wonder Woman’s goddess origins and the Holy Grail. by Suzette Smith In 2008, the work of Ron Regé Jr. took a startling shift. Though still symmetrical and fine-lined—with forms...
View ArticleTender Table Honors Food and Family
Inside the new pop-up storytelling series. by Emilly Prado Shortly after the New Year, writer and community activist Stacey Tran created the reading series Tender Table as a way to amplify the voices...
View ArticlePortland’s Pretty
Back on the Flea wagon! by Marissa Sullivan Man, it’s been a minute since I last checked out the Portland Flea + Food (featuring tons of vintage and local crafts, held on the last Sunday of the...
View ArticleSavage Love
Domme and Dommer by Dan Savage I’m a womanin my late 40s. In my early 20s,I married a much older man. We did all the requisite things: kids, house, intercourse once a week. When the sex fell off due...
View ArticleCanna Rants
These things in the cannabis world just need... to... stop. by Josh Jardine I managed to stay healthy since March of last year, despite being surrounded this winter by numerous friends who fell victim...
View ArticleWhy Is There Still a Huge Black Market for Weed in Oregon?
Why is there still a huge black market for weed in Oregon? by Vince Sliwoski I’ve read there is still a huge black market for weed in Oregon. What gives?Yes, there is a large black market, has always...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
We love you like Val Kilmer loves Cate Blanchett. by Ann Romano MONDAY, MARCH 27Welcome back to the Apocalypse, dears! Let’s see if maybe, just maybe, this week was better than last wee... no. No, it...
View ArticleNew Column!
Spring is here... and it’s time to HUMP! by Mercury Staff HUMP! (AKA the Northwest’s sweetest li’l homemade porn festival) once again invites amateur filmmakers, porn-star wannabes, hotties,...
View ArticleAll-Ages Action!
This week’s all-ages shows. WED APRIL 5Desiignerw/Rob $tone, Ski Mask Slump God, 16YROLD; Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W BurnsideMost of my criticisms of Desiigner are rooted in the fact that he’s only 19...
View ArticleA Conversation with Mitski, Indie Rock’s Favorite Bard
Mitski’s Puberty 2 is one of the greatest indie rock records ever. by Ciara Dolan Last year, Mitski Miyawaki released what will go down as one of the greatest indie rock records of all time, Puberty...
View ArticleThe Majesty of Radiohead
Here are the five songs that define the English group’s artistic power to us. by Mercury Music Staff Radiohead is the most artistically significant band of the past 20 years, maybe 30 years, and maybe...
View ArticleThings to Do Music: April 5-11
Noteworthy shows for the week of April 5-11. Super Pick: Monday 4/10JAY SOM, THE COURTNEYS (Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside) It’s wise to be wary of buzz bands. These days it hardly matters how much time you...
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Things to Do Film: April 7-13
Donnie Darko, Miller’s Crossing, and the Hollywood Theatre's 70mm Sci-Fi Weekend. by Mercury Staff 70mm Sci-Fi Weekend The Hollywood Theatre is the only theater in the state—and one of the few theaters...
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