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Neon Indian’s “Annie” Music Video: Cool VHS Aesthetics for Hot Days
by Suzette Smith We rented a karaoke machine and cloned the hard drive and after we sang karaoke all night we laid in my housemate’s bed and watched the videos created specially for some of the songs,...
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The City Might Not Wall Off Police Discipline Appeal Hearings, After All
by Dirk VanderHart There are potentially big changes coming to Portland's police oversight process next month. But, at least for now, the system won't be sealed off from public scrutiny as many had...
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Erik Reece’s Utopia Drive: What Utopian Societies Can Teach Us About Reality
by Rich Smith You can join any of the surprisingly numerous utopian experiments in the US. All you have to do is give up a sizable chunk of your individual identity.FSGDo you want to live in a place...
View ArticleFingering the Coconut
by Anonymous Ahh the magical properties of coconut oil. It keeps my skin nice a moisturized, no more dandruff and my toenail fungus is beginning to clear up. Yep, dripping wet from the shower I lube...
View ArticleNo More Family E-mails
by Anonymous My Uncle is now in his mid 80's. He was born a Republican, and thinks all members of his extended family should be Republican. He has never sent me a person e-mail or call me to see how I...
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by Anonymous About your new degree, I do not believe you're worthy of it. Who decides this shit? I won't be buying your book, "Recycled Opinions: A Study".[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the...
View ArticleI Would
by Anonymous I would go to war over $3 Trillion. If the Duck don't pay, Americans will. I doubt Trump is the only POTUS candidate that had the threat of whacked knees upon him and Hillary is beholden...
View ArticleHow Human Are You?
by Anonymous We can all agree & speak openly about the mass influx of out-of-towners into portland & the damage that this is doing to the local population. The economic & cultural impact...
View ArticleI Have a Voice
by Anonymous I hated the message you sent me on OkCupid. Maybe if you read this you'll remember.. it was a piece of fiction with the reader as the subject (me in this case). In the story I'm pulled...
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Things To Do This Week!
Things to do for Aug 22-25 by Mercury Staff Remember Zelda Rubenstein? She was the lady from Poltergeist best known for "clearing" a house that wasn't cleared, and then flip-flopping on the whole "Go...
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Timbers Undone By Surging Sounders in Seattle
by Abe Asher Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland TimbersWhen the Portland Timbers' starting lineup was released one hour ahead of their crucial Sunday night tilt with the Seattle Sounders at CenturyLink...
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Good Morning, News: Protesting Traffic Deaths, Trumps Gonna Trump, and "Sorry...
by Megan Burbank A protest is scheduled for this Friday in response to the death of a teenage girl who was hit by a speeding car while crossing SE Hawthorne Friday. The victim has been identified as...
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Hubris, Cocaine, and the Bad Boys of War Dogs
by Ben Coleman LIKE BLACK LICORICE or the PT Cruiser, Jonah Hill is divisive. I have friends who can’t get enough of his potty-mouthed braggadocio, and others who only watch his movies on the off...
View ArticleIvanka Trump's Interns Share Tips on How To Survive Working For Free For...
by Jennifer Campbell How to make it work as an unpaid intern: https://t.co/pwMIYWh4kw#nomoneynoproblems#interntips#internshipspic.twitter.com/BRoWuO6bq7— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) August 18,...
View ArticleFuck You, Breeder
by Anonymous To the person who wrote the I, Anonymous entitled "Breeding the Future," let me say, Fuck You. Don't call all of us not having children "selfish and sad", just because we had the common...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Quick Hits
by Dan Savage I’m a big fan, faithful reader or your work, and subscriber to the Magnum Savage Lovecast. I listened to podcast 512, and wanted to write you regarding a specific caller. It was the...
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A New Bike/Pedestrian Bridge Is Coming to NW Portland—And Spurring Some Debate
by Dirk VanderHart Last year, the Mercury was among the first outlets to report the Portland Bureau of Transportation had a new bridge in mind: A pedestrian-and-bike-only span over I-405 at NW...
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Donald Trump Insists He's "Not Flip-Flopping" On How He Will Screw Over 11...
by Christopher Frizzelle But not to worry, Trump supporters. You still have on your side a 12-year-old running a campaign office in Colorado and a terrifying Christian woman who equates voting for...
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The Proposed Homeless Shelter at Terminal 1 Is Now Part of a Lawsuit
by Dirk VanderHart The fight over Terminal 1 has a new home: The courts. As promised, local attorney John DiLorenzo filed a fresh pleading today in an ongoing legal dispute over how the city spends...
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The Portland Man Accused of Murdering A Black Teenager Is Connected to A...
by Doug Brown Russell Courtier and his girlfriend Colleen Hunt were indicted for the murder of Larnell Bruce. Courtier has an "EK" tattoo, representing "European Kindred," an Oregon white supremacist...
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