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This Week On Blogtown
by Bri Brey Everything you missed from Monday, October 10-Friday, October 14. TOP STORY: DOUG BROWNPROTEST: Portland City Council passed a controversial new police union contract amid furor and chaos...
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Woody Allen's Brand Is Crisis
by Megan Koester Crisis in Six Scenes is an appropriate moniker for Woody Allen’s latest project, since the present iteration of his brand is crisis. To be an Allen apologist in 2016 (which I, for...
View ArticleWe Are Already Dead
by Anonymous Did you know that even if all commercial factories, air travel, manufacturing, oil production, cars, food, clothing and most importantly - THE BREEDING OF HUMAN BEINGS - stopped today...
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Things To Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Portland Hip-Hop DayLast year’s inaugural Hip Hop Day was a blast. Now it’s time to join StarChile at the Skype Live Studio for a few hours and do it again. Hip hop artists Mic...
View ArticleVisit the Forest Today, Will Ya?
by Anonymous It's not very often that I'll go on a hike on a first date; I don't like to be committed to that much time in case things go south. I did try to change up my dating criteria this last...
View ArticleAre You Voting Red or Black, Comrade?
by Anonymous All of you dumb fucking americans feel like you really have a say in the way your country is run. You feel like going and voting is a patriotic duty, but you actually know NOTHING about...
View ArticleOver-Policing at Boo-Bomb
by Anonymous My white girlfriend and her white girlfriend were forced off the premises at the Moda last night, ostensibly because they were caught smoking a bowl in the womens' bathroom. Now, I ask...
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff EXPLODE INTO COLORS, WAMPIRE, HUGO BERLIN (early show); EXPLODE INTO COLORS, THE GHOST EASE, LITHICS (late show) (Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi) It seems like only yesterday...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: The Storm That Wasn't, and New Trump Network Will...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Baby I just don't get it. Do you enjoy being hurt? I know you smelled the perfume, the make-up on his shirt. LET'S GO TO PRESS.So apparently it rained a...
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Things To Do This Week!
Things to do for October 17-20 by Mercury Staff Yes, this week represents the last of the Presidential debates. We're getting closer to the finish line, although it's gonna take a fair amount of...
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Timbers Beat Colorado, Keep Playoff Hopes Alive
by Abe Asher Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland TimbersIt wasn't a pretty week in Portland, and the 1-0 win that extended the Timbers' 2016 MLS season on Sunday afternoon at Providence Park wasn't pretty...
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Tonight in Comedy, It's "The I, Anonymous Show"!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey If the stormy weather kept you inside all weekend, how about getting out tonight for some guaranteed laughs at The I, Anonymous Show?You’re undoubtedly familiar with the...
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John Oliver Shreds Third Party Candidates Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, and Joe...
by Dan Savage Speaking of third party candidates...Did you miss the part of the last debate where Hillary Clinton declared war on Russia? Me too.I tweeted "Fuck off" at Stein (something I've tweeted...
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A Ringo Defender Speaks
by Morgan Troper RINGO STARR Rings? Check. Star? Check.Rob ShanahanSOMETIMES I THINK I’m the biggest Beatles fan in the world, which is probably how most Beatles obsessives feel. At age five, I...
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Things To Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff The I, Anonymous Show If you missed the first live episode of the Mercury and Secret Society's I, Anonymous Show then commence to kicking yourself because it was a goddamned hoot....
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Numero Group's Pop-Up Record Shop Is Coming to Portland This Week
by Ned Lannamann If you're familiar with the Numero Group, you know that the Chicago label is responsible for some of the best reissues around. If you're not familiar, know this: Numero's heads are...
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Register to Vote Right Now, Damn You
by Dirk VanderHart In case you haven't heard, there's a vitally important election in three weeks. Not even because of Clinton v. Trump, either. Granted: No race on your ballot has more say in the...
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41 Percent of U.S. Voters Believe Election Could Be "Stolen" from Trump
by Christopher Frizzelle I can't even.George Sheldon / Shutterstock.comPolitico just released the results of a new nationwide poll showing the "electorate has turned deeply skeptical about the...
View ArticleHere to There
by Anonymous This is why it takes you an hour to get 5 miles across town. See, there's nothing wrong with building rail lines and bike lanes. The mistake is BUILDING THEM TO THE EXCLUSION OF EVERTHING...
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Good Morning, News: Oregon's Graduation Woes, Clinton Email Haggling, and You...
by Dirk VanderHart FIRST THINGS FIRST:Register to vote right now. It's the last day you can do so if you want to vote in this election (and you do). Speaking of this election: In September, when it...
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