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This Week on Blogtown
by Bri Brey Your week in review for Monday September 19 to Friday September 23!TOP STORY: From Doug Brown's transcript of the interview. Joel Magid, the Portland musician who earlier this month...
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Finally, A Film Festival for People Who Love Germans and Hamsters
by Marjorie Skinner There's something charmingly bizarro about annual by-country groupings of cinema. Movements can certainly emerge based on convergence of time and place—but more often, a...
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Things To Do Tonight 9/24
by Mercury Staff Kurt Braunohler Kurt Braunohler is a master of chaos. When the comedian isn't hosting the popular Hot Tub variety show in Los Angeles (along with the hilarious Kristen Schaal), he's...
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Feckless Timbers Dismantled in Houston
by Abe Asher Troy Taormina-USA TODAY SportsIt just goes on and on. The Portland Timbers, on the back of two straight wins and seemingly in their best form of the of the year, traveled to Houston to...
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Things To Do Tonight 9/25
by Mercury Staff Gabe Dinger's Going Away Comedy Spectacular! Well, goddammit. We’re losing another Portland comedian to the wiles of Los Angeles. This time it’s the beloved Gabe Dinger, but he’s...
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Things to Do This Week!
Things to do for Sept 26-29 by Mercury Staff I don't know if the last week in September is supposed to feel super- important and soul-enriching as a rule, but it definitely seems to be the case for...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: More Shootings, and Trump v. Clinton Debate Tonight—but...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! I know them other guys, they been talking 'bout the way I do what I do. They heard I was good, they wanna see if it's true. LET'S GO TO PRESS.Two mass...
View ArticleCountry as Fuck?
by Anonymous There's this thing happening in Portland, where more and more dudes and dudettes who look super metal, punk, motorcycle outlaw, whatever, wearing cowboy boots and hats driving square body...
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Don’t Be Duped by Author: The JT LeRoy Story
by Megan Burbank It's been called the greatest literary hoax of all time, but it wasn’t a hoax. It was a con. When Laura Albert, a thirtysomething San Francisco writer, adopted the identity of JT...
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Where to Watch Tonight's Presidential Debate in Portland
by Mercury Staff There are multiple reasons for you to seek out the first Presidential Debate as opposed to, say, spending the night buried under thirty blankets like a small child hoping the monster...
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Soccer Recap: Portland Thorns vs. Sky Blue FC
by Chipp Terwilliger Courtesy Portland Thorns FCRejoice! The Portland Thorns captured their first NWSL Shield Sunday evening after defeating Sky Blue FC by a score of 3 - 1 at Yurcak Field in...
View ArticleGary Johnson Is a Moron (And If You Vote For Him, You Are Too)
by Dan Savage CNN:Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson offered an outta this world solution on Sunday to the planet's environmental crises. "We do have to inhabit other planets. The future of...
View ArticleClinton Predicts that Lying Liar Donald Trump Will Lie to the American People...
by Christopher Frizzelle After all, he's been lying like crazy lately—why should tonight be any different?Clinton's ad says he "can't win the debate" if he lies tonight, although he's never been hurt...
View ArticleIn Portland, Kristen Schaal Speaks Out Against Donald Trump—and the Tampon Tax
by Meryl Williams So honored and proud to get the word out about my favorite candidate. Thanks for coming out Portland! Now everyone vote! http://IWillVote.comA photo posted by Kristen Schaal...
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Two Weeks After Turning Down a $50K Record Deal, Olympia Punk Band G.L.O.S.S....
by Dave Segal G.L.O.S.S.: "Being in the mainstream media, where total strangers have a say in something we’ve created for other queer people, is exhausting."Rising Olympia-based, queercentric punk...
View ArticleSensuous one
by Anonymous You appeared to be very confident with your gorgeous long legs and your stunning white smile. I enjoyed just observing you as your pooch took you for a walk in the park. I'm sure you're...
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Donald Trump Implodes When Hillary Clinton Shows Up Prepared to First...
by Megan Burbank When you're implying that your opponent has somehow wronged you by preparing for a debate, you know things are desperate.Krassotkin, Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons"I think Donald...
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Good Morning, News: Clinton Crushes Trump, Standoff Trial Continues, and a...
by Megan Burbank She crushed it.Lorie Shaull via Wikimedia CommonsThe first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was held last night, and it was a doozy!Clinton showed up...
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The Portland Thorns Smog Sky Blue FC
by Erin O'Regan For real you guys. Sunday is going to be loony tunes. COME JOIN US!Photo Courtesy of Portland Thorns FC With their notorious grit, grace, style and bite, the Portland Thorns defeated...
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Jerry Lewis Shines in the Manipulative Max Rose
by Wm. Steven Humphrey While everyone remembers Jerry Lewis’s hilarious youth with comedy partner Dean Martin, less is said about his flings with drama. His turn as a burned-out late-night talk show...
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