Donald Trump Will Be GOP Nominee; Ted Cruz Drops Out
by Dan Savage Donald Trump has won Indiana's GOP primary, and Ted Cruz has dropped out of the race.It's hard to keep at the front of your mind that Trump is a national emergency.— Jon Lovett...
View ArticleLush Life
Preaching to the choir at Bible Club. by Thomas Ross I KEEP MAKING EXCUSES for Bible Club. Whenever I bring up the new cocktail bar, I feel obligated to say, "It's speakeasy-themed—but not a...
View ArticleEverything as Fuck
Can the Blazers accomplish the impossible? They think so. by Ian Karmel As you're reading this, the Trail Blazers are either behind 0-2 or tied 1-1 with the Golden State Warriors in their second round...
View ArticlePortland Dating Dispatch
True Portland dating stories from those who lived through them. by Bri Brey A FEW WEEKS AGO, the Mercury published a collection of advice and observations from some of Portland's most experienced and...
View Article#FUBAR's War Stories
Portland veterans speak up in a new storytelling series. by Joe Streckert "INEVITABLY, everyone in the military has experienced some sort of trauma," says Ryan Stroud. "In military life, all the rules...
View ArticleStraight to Video (Tonfa!)
Seven years of Tim Goodyear's movie zine. by Suzette Smith MY FRIEND stole a copy of the Cometbus Omnibus anthology from the bedroom of a shady anarchist in San Diego. She sent it to me with a card...
View ArticleThe Youth Culture of Kids in Love
Photographer Olivia Bee's interior universe. by Megan Burbank OLIVIA BEE is 22. But all of the photos collected in her first book, Kids in Love, were taken when she was a teenager, mostly between the...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
"Oh, jeez. I thought I was going to get out of having to read your paper ever again."WHINY NIMBYS, RENT CONTROL, AND DONALD FREAKING TRUMPRE: "Shake Up the City" [Feature, April 27], the Mercury's May...
View ArticleCannabuzz: Using Weed to Aid Veterans
Cannabis helps with PTSD, and so can you. by Josh Jardine I'M A BIG SUPPORTER of allowing armed service veterans access to cannabis—seeing as how I'm a huge wussy who wouldn't have made it through...
View ArticleAsk a Pot Lawyer: Relaxing Weed's Legal Status
The feds may move weed from Schedule I classification. That's not good enough. by Vince Sliwoski I HEARD THATthe feds may relax the legal status of weed. That's good, right?It's okay. Actually, I...
View ArticleNew Column!
Quick, get your tickets to the super sexy HUMP! Encore! REMEMBER ALL the good times we had at HUMP! 2015? All the homegrown porn, the sex-positive laughs, and the hot freaky sex? WHAT?! YOU MISSED IT...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
Chris Hemsworth's dad is super hot (Justin Bieber's isn't). by Ann Romano MONDAY, APRIL 25 Welcome back, dears, to One Day at a Time—the only source of news you need for the rest of the week. (And...
View ArticleMy, What a Busy Week!
Things to do for May 4-10. WEDNESDAY, MAY 4Revolution Comedy Tonight's installment of Andie Main's do-gooder comedy series, Revolution Comedy, is for the birds. JK! It's for the animals of the Oregon...
View ArticleSavage Love
"I've never had a boyfriend or dated anyone for more than a couple of months." by Dan Savage I'm a 31-year-old straight woman. I have a good job, great friends, and average attractiveness. I've dated...
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Film Shorts
This week: The Family Fang, Touch of Evil, and the thick slab of '90s cheese known as Twister. 10 Cloverfield Lane Some movies let you know you're in good hands with the very first shot. The latest...
View ArticlePortland's Pretty
Loving the dark, hot fashion at Expressway to Yr Skull. by Marissa Sullivan HELMING ONE of Portland's more interesting dance nights, Expressway to Yr Skull (at the Lovecraft every first Saturday), are...
View ArticleIron Man and Captain America Hurt Each Other's Widdle Feewings in Civil War
Plus! Spider-Man! Ant-Man! Winter Soldier complaining about riding in the backseat of a VW Bug! by Wm. Steven Humphrey TECHNICALLY, anyone can have a "civil war." I get that. There were places and...
View ArticleBest Bets at the 2016 NW Animation Fest
Featuring Coraline and sexy lady pigs! LAIKA is 10 years old? The animation studio is 10 YEARS OLD?! Oh cool, a chance to see 2009's Coraline on the big screen!That's right: The annual NW Animation...
View ArticleYou Already Know The Man Who Knew Infinity
Another by-the-numbers math biopic. by Ned Lannamann I'M NOT SURE how we got to this particular moment in cinematic history—a moment in which a biopic about an unconventional mathematician seems...
View ArticleHall Monitor: Boom Town Budget Fight!
It could have been Charlie Hales' easiest budget ever. Now it's a battle. by Dirk VanderHart ON THE SECOND FLOOR of Portland City Hall, it looked to some like another blessed trouble-free budget...
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