Eat This!
Hot shit for the chilehead on your holiday shopping list. by Heather Arndt Anderson FUN-HATING Sylvester Graham called spicy foods “some of the most powerful of the class of artificial stimulants” and...
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The breeders strike back. POPPING THE BUBBLERE: “The ‘Liberal Bubble’ Is a Ridiculous Myth” [Blogtown, Dec 5]. “Now that the white working class has enabled a Manhattan billionaire to dick-swing his...
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FK you too. PERHAPS YOU, like me, are pissed because the electoral college will put Trump in office even though Hillary won the popular vote. Maybe you’re angry that he’s a narcissistic bully and a...
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A brief history of Logan Lynn. by Hutch Harris At 37, Portland musician Logan Lynn is many things: a respected songwriter, mental health advocate, and LGBTQ icon. But at the young age of 14, Logan...
View ArticleA Cure for Holiday Theater Season
Scroogey, cheer up! With strippers, Christmas elves, and the case for ballet. by Megan Burbank I KNOW. You hear me grouse about holiday theater season constantly, with all the gray-mustachioed...
View ArticleJustin Hocking Goes Underground
In Reclamation, the Portland writer explores the subterranean. by Joshua James Amberson RECLAMATION: ESSAYS, the new chapbook from Portland author Justin Hocking, looks under the surface—into caves...
View ArticleIt is Getting Real
by Anonymous After the holidays I will find another job. It will not easy to accomplish my escape and still hold on to this great career that is a sinking ship. I just got my 6 month review and I was...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Snow's A-Coming, Abortion Under Attack, and Trump is...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! And need I say I can't break away, you control every little thing I do. I used to be a swinger, until you wrapped me 'round your finger. LET'S GO TO...
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Hulk Broke! So Hulk Write Fake News! Make Big $$$!
by The Incredible Hulk Dear puny humans... HULK BROKE! First, landlord make Hulk pay “extra tenant fee” for puny Bruce Banner! Then, Hulk get “let go” from Forever 21! (Hulk fight with Assistant...
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Oregon is Finally Processing Its Rape Kit Backlog, But That's Just the...
by Megan Burbank JENNIFER ILETTLast spring, the Oregon Legislature passed two bills reforming how the state handles cases of sexual assault. One struck down the statute of limitations in cases of...
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Matmos Experimental electronic musicians Drew Daniel and M.C. Schmidt—AKA Matmos—have incorporated everything from the amplified neural activity of crayfish to the snips and slices of...
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This Bud’s for Brew: Coalition Brewing's CBD Beer
by Brian Yaeger Coalition's West Coast IPA, with a sidecar of Space Fruit IPA for comparison.Brian YaegerMalted barley, water, and yeast have always needed hops to make beer magical. Now—as reported...
View ArticleAlready Boomed
by Anonymous Portland. Please deal. Change will continually happen. For better or worse, whether you like it or not. What one person likes another dislikes. Stop crying. Get with it or get out. I'm a...
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In Case You Forgot What Snow in Portland Looks Like...
by Bri Brey Portland is abuzz with rumors that it may snow tomorrow! ⛄❄️❄️❄️⛄For other cities this may be a run-of-the-mill winter occurrence, but not in Portland! Your Twitter feed and Instagram are...
View ArticleFucketiquette
by Anonymous Social graces. Doesn't exist. No such thing as politeness or consideration. I could be standing there and instead of a greeting, it's a demanding do this for me, a complaint or what I'm...
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My Body's Forthcoming EP, Seven Wives, Is Classical Pop
by Morgan Troper MY BODY From Portland to Brooklyn and back.JEREMY HERNANDEZBEING CLASSICALLY trained has never exactly been a badge of honor in the world of popular music (unless you’re in an early...
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Win Two Tickets to See "The Siren Theater's Best Christmas Ever!"
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Hey guys! Now more than ever you need A GOOD LAUGH, am I right? Then here's your opportunity to see a super funny show I'm in called The Siren Theater's Best Christmas Ever! As...
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Mayor Charlie Hales: Federal Judge Should Be Removed from Minding Portland...
by Dirk VanderHart Joe SchlaudMayor Charlie Hales says a federal judge "has lost credibility and standing in terms of being an impartial body" in overseeing Portland's efforts to reform its police...
View ArticleFred Thomas Still Rents in His Video for “Voiceover”
by Suzette Smith Yesterday Michigan scene indie folk old boy Fred Thomas debuted a video for the first single from his upcoming record Changer (out Jan 27 on Polyvinyl) via NPR’s Songs we Love series....
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Officials Plan to Clear North Portland's Forgotten Realms Camp After Monday Fire
by Dirk VanderHart Forgotten Realms, shortly after it was founded in January 2016.Dirk VanderHartThe city says it's time for Forgotten Realms to go. For nearly a year, the organized homeless camp has...
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