Ask a Pot Lawyer: Growing Your Own
What you need to know to grow your own medical or recreational cannabis. by Vince Sliwoski I can grow my own pot, right?UNDER STATE LAW, yes. Under federal law, no. Note also that here in Oregon, the...
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The latest on Crooked Trump, Kim K’s robbery, and Lindsay Lohan’s missing finger. by Ann Romano MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26Welcome back to One Day at a Time, the column that sipped martinis and clapped her...
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Introducing Trump University’s Newest Class... The Art of Debate! by Donald Trump Hello, I’m Donald Trump. You knew that. You also know I have the biggest, best university in the world: Trump...
View ArticleAll-Ages Action!
This week’s all-ages shows. by Emma Burke FRI OCT 7Rodw/Sweeping Exits, Dim Desires, Riled; Anarres Infoshop, 7101 N LombardAs we ease into Portland’s dark, dank fall season, Rod helps us reflect on a...
View ArticleWaiting for the Day: Brian Wilson and Pet Sounds
The Beach Boy celebrates the album’s 50th anniversary. by Ned Lannamann FIFTY YEARS is a long time, particularly in the quick-change world of pop songs. So it’s kind of amazing that Brian Wilson,...
View ArticleJoyce Manor’s Pop-Punk for Grownups
On Cody, Joyce Manor breaks free from punk’s adolescent trappings. by Morgan Troper AT THE BEGINNING of the decade, “mid-tempo” was still a faux pas by pop-punk standards; people still considered...
View ArticleThe Familiar Fire of the Julie Ruin’s Hit Reset
On the Julie Ruin’s sophomore album, Hit Reset, Kathleen Hanna’s still queen of the neighborhood. by Ciara Dolan “I DON’T THINK you’re sorry at all/Hit reset,” sings Kathleen Hanna on the title track...
View ArticleRyley Walker’s Golden Sings of Summer
The Chicago Guitar Phenom Discusses His Inner Halfwit by Ryan J. Prado CHICAGO GUITAR PHENOM Ryley Walker is amusingly complicated. Steeped in free jazz experimentalism and dream-folk whimsy, Walker’s...
View ArticleThings to Do Music
Noteworthy shows for the week of October 5-11. by Mercury Staff {{ image:1 }} WEDNESDAY 10/5DANNY BROWN, MAXO KREAM, ZELOOPERZ (Roseland, 10 NW 6th) Detroit’s tumultuous history has always imbued its...
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The Birth of a Nation, the real Godzilla, and a visit from the ghost with the most. by Mercury Staff American Honey Yes, this is an indie film with Shia LaBeouf in it. No, he doesn’t have that...
View ArticleThe Birth of a Nation Arrives Fraught with Baggage
Despite its setbacks, Nate Parker’s controversial film still has lots of potential impact. by Marc Mohan IT’S HARD TO know where to start talking about The Birth of a Nation. It’s hard to remember the...
View ArticleShin Godzilla: Will the Real Godzilla Please Stand Up?
Apparently, real Godzilla movies are talky, allegorical, and silly. by Bobby Roberts SINCE 1998’S REMAKE, the primary question regarding any new Godzilla movie concerns its authenticity: Are we gonna...
View ArticleThe Girl on the Train: It’s Better Than a Low-Rent Gone Girl!
But there’s still a lot of Emily Blunt sulking in beautiful coats. by Megan Burbank IF YOU LIKE watching Emily Blunt sulk in beautiful coats, you will enjoy The Girl on the Train, the adaptation of...
View ArticlePortlanders Just Got Their First Look at a Police Body Cam Policy
We asked experts how it stacks up. by Dirk VanderHart EVEN BEFORE Mayor Charlie Hales hastily exited city council chambers amid a hail of profanity last week, it was clear: Portland’s first glimpse at...
View ArticleThe Feds and State Are Targeting a “Suspicious” Portland Methadone Clinic
The DEA and state health officials are investigating a Portland methadone clinic by Doug Brown It's just after 4 am on a cold Tuesday morning and people are gathering outside a gray two-story building...
View ArticleHall Monitor: A Police Reform Lube Job
Everyone seems to dislike a new police union contract. It’ll pass anyway. by Dirk VanderHart CITY COUNCIL chambers aren’t a place where you expect to see much unanimity.Sure, the council likes to...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
“I think you mean ‘Biff.’”BAN MENRE: “His Word Against Mine” [Feature, Sept 28], Ciara Dolan and Doug Brown’s feature on stories of sexual assault from the Portland music community following local...
View ArticleEverything as Fuck
Part four of Ian’s award-winning dissection of Carlos Santana’s Supernatural. by Ian Karmel The following is the fourth in a four-part series examining Carlos Santana’s album Supernatural. Part three...
View ArticleI, Anonymous
MOVE YOUR FUCKING DOG. WHENEVER I’m taking a stroll down a sidewalk, there will inevitably be someone with a dog on a leash. A sidewalk is designed to let two HUMANS walk past each other with an...
View ArticleChungdam: Late Night Deep Korean Cuts
Cheesy Corn, K-Pop, Korean Fried Chicken And Silkworm Pupae on SE 82nd by Andrea Damewood NEW PORTLAND LIFE GOAL: Assemble a group of six or seven friends, and make sure they are the kind who roll...
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