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Good Morning, News: Shady Deals, New Prisons, and an Oil Baron Might Be...
by Dirk VanderHart It's Tuesday, and we're going to talk about justice! Or at least this country's justice system. For instance, did you know that Oregon's Department of Corrections is hoping to get...
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Kanye West Meets with Trump; Twitter Says "...what...."
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey So anyway, Kanye West met with Donald Trump this morning... NBD! According to the master of lies, Donald Trump, they were just chatting "friend to friend"—though maybe Yeezy's...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Love Letter, Interrupted
by Dan Savage Should I get married to my transgender undocumented girlfriend before January 20? We live in Chicago and have been very happy in love and committed to each other for two years.Terrific...
View ArticlePeople in Besieged Aleppo Are Filming What Could Be Their Last Messages to...
by Ana Sofia Knauf From The Morning News digest...The messages are circulating all over social media— and for good reason. The city is under heavy bombardment from Syrian President Bashar Assad and...
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Robert Glasper Experiment Robert Glasper might be better known for his collaborations than his solo output, but that’s not meant as a knock. He’s worked with Erykah Badu, Maxwell,...
View ArticleMeyers Is The New Stewart
by Dan Savage Watch:Trump didn't use a hat to distract us from Russia and his conflicts of interest and the appointment of plutocrats today. He had something better...Donald Trump just met Kanye West...
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This Week's Style Events
by Elizabeth Mollo Once again there are so many events coming up, I'm going to break them into two posts this week. Here are the fashion events happening during the week.View our full fashion event...
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John Kasich Just Signed Off On A 20-Week Abortion Ban in Ohio, Because We...
by Megan Burbank Ohio Governor John Kasich demonstrating how much he cares about women.mphillips007 / istockOhio Governor John Kasich, who is not a moderate or a doctor, today vetoed Ohio's proposed...
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Shitty Oklahoma Lawmakers Require Businesses to Post Dishonest Anti-Abortion...
by Dan Savage I'm old enough to remember when religious conservatives objected to women being harassed in public restrooms:A new law in Oklahoma requires restaurants, hospitals, public schools, and...
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Mayor Charlie Hales Wants to Create a Village for Homeless Women in Kenton
by Dirk VanderHart Portland's first "sleeping pod" village might take root in Kenton. For weeks, the Mercury has learned, Mayor Charlie Hales' Office has been quietly pitching the North Portland...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
Good news, everybody: We’re all going to Hawaii! by Ann Romano MONDAY, DECEMBER 5This week’s off to a great start! By which we mean a horrible start! Sorry, everybody! The Pacific Northwest-based...
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Don’t miss the I, Anonymous Show—this Monday, December 19. Do you like laughing your pants off? Well, one of the funnest comedy nights in Portland is hands-down the Mercury’s monthly I, Anonymous...
View ArticleRed Fang Dig Deep into Their Emotional Roots
On Only Ghosts, the Portland metal heroes deal with anger issues. by Ben Salmon FOR THE PAST DECADE, Red Fang have excelled at writing hook-heavy hard-rock songs that kick down your door, grab you by...
View ArticleThe Year the Music Died
Is it over yet? A song-by-song look back on some of the late greats of 2016. by Ciara Dolan IS IT OVER YET? Among 2016’s many regrettable qualities, this year was a particularly unkind one for...
View ArticleThings to Do Music
Noteworthy shows for the week of December 14-20. WEDNESDAY 12/14A GOOD CHEER HOLIDAY SHOW: TURTLENECKED, COOL AMERICAN, FLOATING ROOM, MAYHAW HOONS, TWO MOONS, CHAIN (Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison) Three...
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Things To Do Film
Star Wars! Star Wars! Star Wars! (Also: some movies that aren't Star Wars.) by Mercury Staff The Accountant It’s not hard to imagine how Ben Affleck was convinced to sign on to The Accountant. “Hey...
View ArticleJackie and the Illusion of Truth
The magic of Camelot never existed. by Wm. Steven Humphrey JUST ONE WEEK after the assassination of her husband, Jacqueline Kennedy invited respected political journalist Theodore H. White to conduct...
View ArticleRage Against the Machine
The old hope of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. by Bobby Roberts ROGUE ONE is a Star Wars story born of the present, but it ends in May of 1977. It’s a direct prequel to a movie made in response to...
View ArticleLa La Land Is Beautiful and Good
Just like Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone! by Megan Burbank IN ANY GIVEN YEAR of reviewing movies, I spend a lot of time sitting through money-covered crap struggling to discern why it was greenlit in the...
View ArticleCollateral Beauty Demands the Sacrifice of Your Human Tears
Dead cancer kids, gaslighting, and other holiday traditions. by Ned Lannamann THE HOLLYWOOD TEARJERKER is an art form of pure privilege. Your life a little too comfy and bright? Here are some...
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